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Paranavitana fined 50% match fees

Sri Lankan opener Tharanga Paranavitana has been fined 50% of his match fees for violating ICC's Code of Conduct during the second Test against New Zealand in Colombo

31-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff

Herath no more just support for Murali - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara has said despite the 2-0 series win, the hosts were yet to reach their peak

30-Aug-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at the SSC

Vettori lauds last-ditch effort

The New Zealand captain was obviously disappointed, but found the need to sift through the rubble and take the proverbial positive from defeat

30-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

Herath five-for hands Sri Lanka clean sweep

Sri Lanka had to wait until the 68th over of the day to seal a 2-0 sweep and cement their place at No. 2 in the ICC Test rankings

30-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the SSC

'Two nineties are disappointing, I'll take the runs' - Jayawardene

Just when he looked like getting a hundred in the second innings, Jayawardene put himself into the record books for a reason that left him bittersweet at the end of the day

29-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

Herath sets SL on course for clean sweep

New Zealand began their last innings of this series needing 494 to win or, more realistically, over four-and-a-half sessions to bat out a draw

29-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the SSC

Herath cashes in on opportunity

Rangana Herath believes that he is good enough to hold down a regular spot in the Sri Lankan side in Test cricket as well as the limited-overs forms of the game

28-Aug-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Another day of dominance for SL

Sri Lanka, polished by an unbroken 68-run stand between Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, bolstered their grip on the second Test with a lead of 339 and eight wickets in hand - and two days to go

28-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the SSC

Samaraweera's 2009 dream run continues

The contest veered between bat and ball, dominating certain passages, but, at the end of the day, New Zealand had their backs firmly to the wall

27-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

I kept my belief - Patel

Jeetan Patel, the New Zealand offspinner, put his effort down to perseverance and his belief in his ability to bowl in the right areas as he triggered a Sri Lankan collapse and helped his team bowl the hosts out for 416

27-Aug-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at the SSC

Bowlers help Sri Lanka keep advantage

The contest veered between bat and ball, dominating certain passages, but, at the end of the day, New Zealand had their backs firmly to the wall

27-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the SSC

'Two more wickets would have made it a good day' - Vettori

The only highlight was the New Zealand captain crossing 300 Test wickets, but it seemed that after that landmark New Zealand's intensity dipped

26-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

NZ's defensive approach helped us - Bayliss

The Sri Lanka coach has said that his team capitalised on New Zealand's negative bowling to finish on top on the first day at the SSC

26-Aug-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at the SSC

Vettori joins 300-wicket club

Daniel Vettori prised out the two wickets he needed to cross 300 Test victims on the first day of the second Test at the SSC

26-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

Jayawardene and Samaraweera grind New Zealand

For the second Test running Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera batted with a purity of purpose that New Zealand have been unable to produce all tour

26-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the SSC

Sangakkara unfazed by No. 2 ranking

There's a buzz that Sri Lanka, after England claimed back the Ashes, are sitting pretty at No. 2 in the Test world. But Kumar Sangakkara is having none of it

25-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Solid Sri Lanka remain favourites

While New Zealand own a decent record in Sri Lanka - three wins, three losses and five draws - it's the nature of their recent form that leaves a mark

25-Aug-2009•The Preview by Siddarth Ravindran

Vettori banks on batsmen to recover form

The fate of this contest depends on New Zealand's ability to hit back hard

25-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

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