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'Our bowlers created the opportunities' - Jayawardene

'Our bowlers created the opportunities' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene described his team's thumping innings and 234-run victory over Bangladesh in the first Test as a brilliant effort under tough conditions

28-Jun-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Murali and Malinga wrap up innings win

Murali and Malinga wrap up innings win

Srl Lanka took the last five Bangladesh wickets in just 30 minutes on the fourth morning to sweep to victory by an innings and 234 runs

28-Jun-2007•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Penney rues dropped catches

Penney rues dropped catches

Stand-in coach Trevor Penney said that there there are no excuses for dropping so many catches

27-Jun-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Bangladesh resistance delays the inevitable

Bangladesh resistance delays the inevitable

The hope Bangladesh held out early was however frittered away towards the end

27-Jun-2007•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

'I have been waiting for this moment' - Vaas

'I have been waiting for this moment' - Vaas

Chaminda Vaas and Prasanna Jayawardene figured in a 223-run partnership which was a seventh wicket record for Sri Lanka against all countries

26-Jun-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Ton-heavy Sri Lanka eye crushing win

Ton-heavy Sri Lanka eye crushing win

Sri Lanka ground down the visitors in humid conditions, with 125 runs coming in the first session, 107 in the second and 118 in the third as the lead swelled to 488

26-Jun-2007•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Hard work paid off, says Vandort

Hard work paid off, says Vandort

Michael Vandort played his last Test over a year ago and it could have stayed that way had Upul Tharanga not broken a bone in his foot in the build-up to the first Test

25-Jun-2007•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka to provide no respite for Bangladesh

Sri Lanka to provide no respite for Bangladesh

Bangladesh can expect no respite from a charged up Sri Lanka team when they confront them in a series of three Tests starting tomorrow at the SSC grounds

24-Jun-2007•The Preview by Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

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