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Siriwardana tipped to be SL's spin allrounder

The improvement in Milinda Siriwardana's bowling may allow Sri Lanka to explore new combinations in their ODI side, vice-captain Lahiru Thirimanne has said

31-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Narine key in Holder's plans for middle-overs control

Spinner Sunil Narine's return to international cricket after a 14-month hiatus could help solve West Indies' lack of penetration in the middle overs, captain Jason Holder said

31-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL, WI battle to restore ODI credentials

West Indies, who have been elbowed out the 2017 Champions Trophy since they last played an ODI, will be looking to regain their reputation against a Sri Lanka team that has not won an ODI series since 2014

31-Oct-2015•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Carlos Brathwaite, Russell counterattack steals D/L win

A breakneck 193-run eighth-wicket stand between Carlos Brathwaite and Andre Russell transformed West Indians' position from dire to dominant in the Colombo practice match, which the visitors went on to win by 43 runs

29-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mathews hails 'great find' Siriwardana

Angelo Mathews has hailed man-of-the-match Milinda Siriwardana as a "great find" following Sri Lanka's 72-run victory over West Indies which sealed a 2-0 whitewash

26-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

'We need to work on our temperament' - Holder

Jason Holder marked out the West Indies top order's Test-match temperament as an area much in need of improvement

26-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Herath and Siriwardana seal 2-0 series win

Milinda Siriwardana and Rangana Herath took seven wickets between them to steer Sri Lanka to a 2-0 series win

26-Oct-2015•The Report by Deivarayan Muthu

Persistent rain wipes out fourth day

Persistent rain forced the umpires to abandon the fourth day of second Test at the P Sara Oval, in Colombo at 3pm

25-Oct-2015•The Report by Deivarayan Muthu

Brathwaite six-for sets West Indies 244 target

Part-time offspinner Kraigg Brathwaite took six wickets but contrasting forties from Milinda Siriwardana and Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka set West Indies a target of 244 on the third day in Colombo

24-Oct-2015•The Report by Deivarayan Muthu

Sri Lanka grow lead after West Indies' 163

Dhammika Prasad took four wickets while the spinners claimed the rest as Sri Lanka gained a lead of 37, which was built further by Kaushal Silva and Kusal Mendis

23-Oct-2015•The Report by Deivarayan Muthu

Mendis, Vandersay, Jayasuriya picked for WI ODIs

Sri Lanka brought back spinner Ajantha Mendis and pacer Nuwan Kulasekara, and also named three uncapped ODI players - Shehan Jayasuriya, Jeffrey Vandersay and Danushka Gunathileka - for the upcoming three ODIs against West Indies in November

23-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

T20 competitions destroying West Indies cricket - Sobers

Garry Sobers has delivered an emotional lament on the state of West Indies cricket, attributing the decline of West Indies side to the rise of Twenty20 leagues

22-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Debutant Warrican takes four, Sri Lanka out for 200

Buoyed by a quicker pitch with some live grass on it, West Indies' three-pronged pace attack made light work of Sri Lanka's top order before Jomel Warrican claimed four wickets to wrap up the Sri Lankan innings at 200

22-Oct-2015•The Report by Deivarayan Muthu

Holder confident of better fielding show

The costly drops and missed run-outs in the Galle Test have spurred West Indies to renew their focus on fielding in the approach to the second Test

21-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Mendis has earned his place - Mathews

With 20-year-old Kusal Mendis likely to debut, the top order will be light on experience, but captain Angelo Mathews said Sri Lanka had little choice but to take the risk

21-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Pacy P Sara brightens visitors' hopes

West Indies need a win to save the series, while a strong victory would partially absolve the hosts of the disappointment of two defeats at the hands of India and Pakistan

21-Oct-2015•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Injury-free Prasad eases into SL pace spearhead role

Following excellent home series against Pakistan and India, Dhammika Prasad has become the Sri Lanka pace attack's new leader.

20-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Blackwood looks to build on patience and restraint

West Indies batsman Jermaine Blackwood has said it's not his strokeplay he seeks to sharpen in Sri Lanka, it is his instinct to survive

20-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Samuels reported for suspect action again

Marlon Samuels, the West Indies allrounder, has been reported for a suspect bowling action during the first Test against Sri Lanka

19-Oct-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Rangana can play few more years' - Mathews

Tharindu Kaushal's indifferent outing at Galle raised concerns over whether he could become Rangana Herath's spin-bowling successor, but Herath himself could still play for some time yet

17-Oct-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

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