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Pramodya Wickramasinghe to head Sri Lanka's new selection committee

He has been chief selector before - between 2021 and 2023 - with Sri Lanka men's poor performance in the 2023 World Cup prompting his removal

17-Dec-2025 • 3 hrs ago•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Upul Tharanga, Ajantha Mendis named on five-man Sri Lanka selection panel

The new committee, which will be in place for a two-year term, is among the youngest ever appointed to such a post at SLC

13-Dec-2023•Madushka Balasuriya

Tharanga Paranavitana retires from international cricket

Known as an old-school opener, he played 32 Test matches, scoring 1792 runs including two hundreds

27-Aug-2020•ESPNcricinfo staff

Paranavitana yet to cement his spot

Tharanga Paranavitana has had a long run at the top of Sri Lanka's order to try and make the opening position his own. He hasn't done it yet

04-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando

Attacking Perera gives Sri Lanka control

Sri Lanka took a significant step in their attempt to thwart Pakistan from levelling this rain-affected series, through a combination of dogged batting on a testing pitch, a fair amount of luck, and aggression

10-Jul-2012•The Report by Siddhartha Talya

Dilruwan Perera burst keeps Colts top

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

07-Mar-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Paranavitana ton lifts Sri Lankan spirits

Sri Lanka's top three were able to spend much-needed time in the middle on the third day of their tour match against the South African Invitation XI

11-Dec-2011•Firdose Moonda at Willowmoore Park

Sri Lanka face battle to save series

Sri Lanka remained ahead after another attritional day in the third Test in Sharjah, but not to the extent that they needed to be if they are to be confident of squaring the series

06-Nov-2011•The Report by Siddarth Ravindran

Sri Lanka show fight to secure draw

This time there was no post-tea demolition job as Sri Lanka kept themselves alive in the series by surviving the final afternoon at Lord's on 127 for 3

07-Jun-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Dilshan hundred gives Sri Lanka hope

illakaratne Dilshan led the way for Sri Lanka at Lord's with an unbeaten captain's innings of 127 in a record opening stand of 207

04-Jun-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Sri Lanka fight on shortened opening day

England's bowlers hit back on the first day in Cardiff after Sri Lanka had set a solid base through their openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana

26-May-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Dilshan hundred leads Sri Lanka's fightback

After two tough days against England Lions, the Sri Lankans put up a better fight having been asked to follow on but still face the prospect of defeat ahead of the first Tes

21-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Derby

Dilshan and Paranavitana hit hundreds

On the first day at Uxbridge it was the England captain reacquainting himself with first-class cricket and on the second it was the turn of Sri Lanka's

15-May-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Paranavitana, Mahela ensure draw on final day

A lacklustre post-lunch performance from West Indies, and rain clouds that once again swooped over Galle in the afternoon, ensured that Sri Lanka held on for a draw in the first Test in Galle

19-Nov-2010•The Bulletin Andrew Fernando in Galle

Kuhn, Elgar lead South Africa A to victory

South Africa A cruised to a seven-wicket victory against Sri Lanka A at the P Sara Oval on Saturday to maintain their unbeaten run in the triangular series

04-Sep-2010•Cricinfo staff

Paranavitana solves a top-order problem

Tharanga Paranavitana is not a very remarkable batsman, but the man has done his job in this series

26-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga at the SSC

Sri Lankan batsmen grind toothless India

The SSC has been a fortress of sorts for Sri Lanka in the recent past, and they set about continuing their dominant run at the venue with another imposing performance

26-Jul-2010•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Talya

Tharanga Paranavitana thrilled with maiden hundred

Tharanga Paranavitana made a compelling case to be given a permanent slot at the top of Sri Lanka's batting order with his maiden Test century

18-Jul-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Sangakkara and Paranavitana punish India

The Test is only a day old but already it appears as though this is Sri Lanka's game to lose

18-Jul-2010•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Kandurata and Ruhuna rule the roost

A round-up of the action from the first four rounds of the 2009-10 SLC Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

14-Feb-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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