Shaminda Eranga

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day in Colombo

Under sunny skies on a track good for batting, New Zealand failed to take advantage after winning the toss, allowing a disciplined Sri Lankan attack to first make inroads through pace before capitulating to Herath's left-arm spin

Adam Milne and Tom Latham have promised much, but they must use this opportunity in Sri Lanka if they are to help New Zealand overcome a slump

With a talent for making big statements with the ball, and a track record of overcoming considerable adversity, Shaminda Eranga may in time become the spearhead Sri Lanka sorely need

Nagenahira Nagas beat Uva Next by six wickets in Colombo

Plenty of record-holders in part two of our series on players who we expect will grab your attention in next month's World Twenty20

Nagenahira Nagas prevailed by five runs in a rain-curtailed SLPL curtain-raiser against Ruhuna Royals at the R Premadasa Stadium

Sri Lanka left-arm fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara has been ruled out of the second Test against England that starts at the P Sara Oval on Tuesday with a groin injury

Shaminda Eranga, the fast-bowling allrounder, has been picked to replace the injured Angelo Mathews in the Sri Lanka squad currently playing in the Asia Cup.

ESPNcricinfo rounds-up the fourth round of matches of the Premier League Tournament 2011-12

Chamara Silva, a middle-order batsman, has joined Sri Lanka's squad in the UAE as back up for Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene

Shaminda Eranga has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's Test series against Pakistan in the UAE with an injury, and will be replaced in the squad by uncapped seamer Kosala Kulasekara

Sri Lanka's attack has been given a major overhaul ahead of the first Test against Australia, with the uncapped Shaminda Eranga and Seekkuge Prasanna among those vying for a position

Australia's captain Michael Clarke pointed to the failure of his top order batsmen to set a platform as the primary reason for a heavy loss to Sri Lanka in the third limited overs match

Upul Tharanga's fourth one-day international century this year and a five-wicket haul from Lasith Malinga kept the series alive as Sri Lanka compiled a comfortable 78-run victory in Hambantota

Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has not been picked for the national team's two-match Twenty20 series against Australia

Sri Lanka's selectors have dumped fast bowlers Dammika Prasad and Thilan Thushara, and recalled seamer Nuwan Kulasekara, to face West Indies