Matches (25)

PAK vs SL (1)

BAN vs IRE (1)

WBBL (1)

Sheffield Shield (3)

Ranji Trophy (19)

PAK

(3/50 ov) 11/0

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IRE

(75.1 ov) 228/7

BAN

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Dimuth Karunaratne

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As Dimuth Karunaratne bids goodbye, an era begins to end

How much longer will Mathews and Chandimal go on? And more worryingly, what of Sri Lanka's Test-match future?

08-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kuhnemann's four, Webster's late impact puts Australia on course for 2-0

Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis had given Sri Lanka hope but the home side lost late wickets to finish on the brink

08-Feb-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Kusal Mendis fights for Sri Lanka as Starc and Lyon stand out

The home side were promisingly placed after lunch but lost their way before two Mendis' staged a recovery

06-Feb-2025•Tristan Lavalette

Stats: Karunaratne, a colossal Test opener for Sri Lanka

A look at Karunaratne's Test career ahead of his 100th match in the format, after which he is set to retire

05-Feb-2025•Namooh Shah

Karunaratne: 'Series win in SA 2019 one of the most favourite chapters of my career'

The Sri Lanka opener looks back on some of the most memorable moments in his career and ahead to his team's future in Test cricket

04-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Karunaratne to retire from Test cricket after making his 100th appearance

With Sri Lanka set to play only two further Tests until May 2026, there isn't much cricket for a specialist such as the 36-year-old Karunaratne to focus on

04-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Karunaratne toils his way to a place among Sri Lanka's greats

An ego-free, hard-working opening batter will be playing his 100th Test match this week. And he might be one of the very last of his kind

04-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Pace riches give Sri Lanka hope on Gqeberha greentop

Despite the shellacking in Durban, Sri Lanka believe they can compete in the second Test thanks to their depth of seam resources

04-Dec-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka's Durban heist: 'It felt like an oven, and we were yelling for every run'

Five years ago, Kusal Perera pulled off an unimaginable chase. Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Dimuth Karunaratne and others look back at the incredible win

27-Nov-2024•Interviews by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Welcome to New Zealand's multiverse of fine margins

Very little went New Zealand's way on the opening day of the second Test and chancy Sri Lanka cashed in

26-Sep-2024•Madushka Balasuriya

Battle of cricket nerds: How Herath helped New Zealand bring Karunaratne down

On day three of the Galle Test, Herath, New Zealand's bowling consultant, hatched a plan with Ajaz Patel to get rid of his former team-mate

20-Sep-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews, Dhananjaya help extend SL's lead ahead of rest day

The duo helped Sri Lanka recover from O'Rourke's strikes after Chandimal and Karunaratne had laid the foundation earlier

20-Sep-2024•Madushka Balasuriya

How to get Root out? SL are still searching for answers

Karunaratne says they have drawn up several plans to Root but have been forced to go back to square one

04-Sep-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bangladesh 'pay the price' for multiple dropped catches as Sri Lanka take control

Bowling coach Andre Adams also reckons the team needs to find a method to take better reviews, rather than rely on emotions

30-Mar-2024•Mohammad Isam

Vishwa, Kumara and Rajitha help Sri Lanka inch ahead on another bowlers' day

The trio shared all ten wickets, before Dimuth Karunaratne's fifty took the visitors' lead to 211

23-Mar-2024•Madushka Balasuriya

Karunaratne's next target: 100 Tests, 10,000 runs and Usman Khawaja

"Khawaja has been consistent last year and the year before. What I'm trying to do is to compare myself to him year by year"

03-Feb-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dhananjaya de Silva replaces Dimuth Karunaratne as Sri Lanka's Test captain

Karunaratne had taken over in 2019, and led the side in 30 Tests, including a series win in South Africa

04-Jan-2024•Madushka Balasuriya

Madushanka eyes Test debut after being picked to play Pakistan

Nissanka returns to the squad led by Karunaratne, whose fitness status is unclear

13-Jul-2023•Madushka Balasuriya

Sri Lanka in ODIs: aye to bowlers and opening batters, nay to everything else

Hasaranga, Theekshana continue to sizzle but Shanaka's form and frailties in the batting unit remain concerns

10-Jul-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Nissanka, Theekshana lead Sri Lanka to dominant win over West Indies

Keacy Carty's 87 was the only bright spark in another error-strewn display from West Indies

07-Jul-2023•Madushka Balasuriya

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