Cricket News

Jayawardene hails team for 'winning tough moments'

Jayawardene hails team for 'winning tough moments'

On the second day, Sri Lanka were 50 for 5 in response to New Zealand's 221. Before the third day was done, the Test was finished, and the hosts had won

19-Nov-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Herath delivers crushing win for Sri Lanka

Herath delivers crushing win for Sri Lanka

New Zealand slumped to a fifth straight Test defeat in conditions far less lethal than their scoreline suggested

19-Nov-2012•The Report by Siddhartha Talya

Seamers caught us by surprise - Ford

Seamers caught us by surprise - Ford

Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has said the swing New Zealand's seam bowlers generated caught Sri Lanka by surprise on the second morning in Galle

18-Nov-2012•Andrew Fernando in Galle

Dead heat after hard-fought day

Dead heat after hard-fought day

The seesaw battle on the second day ensured the series lead would be decided by what is effectively a one-innings shootout

18-Nov-2012•The Report by George Binoy

We needed to bat more positively - McCullum

We needed to bat more positively - McCullum

Brendon McCullum believed an early burst of wickets and tight bowling in the afternoon session from Sri Lanka's spinners cornered the visitors into reticence

17-Nov-2012•Andrew Fernando in Galle

Patience pays off for Sri Lanka's bowlers

Patience pays off for Sri Lanka's bowlers

On a day of old-school Test cricket, Sri Lanka's bowlers plugged away, focusing on the basics and earned rich rewards

17-Nov-2012•Andrew Fernando in Galle

Herath five-for gives Sri Lanka control

Herath five-for gives Sri Lanka control

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

17-Nov-2012•The Report by Siddhartha Talya

Aggressive batting recipe to win - Taylor

Aggressive batting recipe to win - Taylor

New Zealand captain Ross Taylor believes attacking Sri Lanka's spinners will give his side a good chance of winning the Test series

16-Nov-2012•Andrew Fernando in Galle

Dilshan misses out, Dimuth Karunaratne to debut

Dilshan misses out, Dimuth Karunaratne to debut

Tillakaratne Dilshan will miss the first Test against New Zealand due a back niggle and, in his place, 24-year-old Dimuth Karunaratne will debut

16-Nov-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Conditions key as New Zealand look to surprise Sri Lanka

Conditions key as New Zealand look to surprise Sri Lanka

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle

16-Nov-2012•The Preview by Andrew Fernando

1

Showing 1 - 10 of 10

Most Read

Samson asks to be released by Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2026 auction

Samson asks to be released by Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2026 auction

07-Aug-2025 • 18 hrs ago•Nagraj Gollapudi

Haider Ali under criminal investigation in the UK, suspended by the PCB

Haider Ali under criminal investigation in the UK, suspended by the PCB

07-Aug-2025 • 18 hrs ago•Danyal Rasool

Holy mackerel Batman, what did we just watch?

Holy mackerel Batman, what did we just watch?

06-Aug-2025•Osman Samiuddin

India dominate the series stats; Gill, Rahul boss the control numbers

India dominate the series stats; Gill, Rahul boss the control numbers

07-Aug-2025•S Rajesh

Two-tier model for Test cricket - ECB wary, CA 'open'

Two-tier model for Test cricket - ECB wary, CA 'open'

06-Aug-2025•Nagraj Gollapudi