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'We may look pretty today, but it's another day tomorrow' - Rumesh Ratnayake
Sri Lanka's acting coach is wary of the fifth-day wicket but says there is belief as well from the team's successful chases in South Africa
Karunaratne, a cool captain for Sri Lanka's high seas
A few months of his leadership appears, against all expectation, to have steadied the national team
Sri Lanka mull playing Test cricket in Pakistan
An SLC security delegation to Lahore and Karachi has returned 'very positive' feedback, opening up the possibility of Test cricket returning to Pakistan after a decade
Stats - Sri Lanka's opening record, and New Zealand's lower-order resistance
All the stats highlights from an eventful fourth day in Galle
Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne fifties lead Sri Lanka's victory push
Sri Lanka took a giant stride towards chasing down 268 with a wicketless post-lunch session from their openers on the fourth day
New Zealand happy to set 'anything above 200' - Tom Latham
Niroshan Dickwella, meanwhile, thinks any target under 225 will be achievable
BJ Watling leads the way as New Zealand stretch lead to 177
Lasith Embuldeniya struck vital blows for Sri Lanka before the wicketkeeper-batsman rallied with the lower order
Ajaz Patel follows the Herathian template to turn Galle Test
Hanging in and playing the long game as Rangana Herath did helped him succeed in Galle, the New Zealand spinner said
Ajaz Patel's five-for keeps New Zealand in the hunt
Unbeaten eighth-wicket stand between Lakmal and Dickwella keeps Sri Lanka in sight of parity after 12-wicket day
'The ball spun earlier than expected' - Nicholls
Henry Nicholls has suggested that it was his and Ross Taylor's mental capacity to deal with balls that beat the bat that helped New Zealand recover from three quick wickets
Akila Dananjaya: Resilience, guile, and a bit of elbow grease
Plenty of spinners, particularly those from Sri Lanka, have faded away after remodelling their actions. It's still early days, but Akila Dananjaya seems to be bucking that trend
The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32
For the first time, even Full Members will go head-to-head in a bid to secure their World Cup spot - no more just depending on the rankings
Ross Taylor keeps New Zealand in the fight after Akila Dananjaya's five-for
A Taylor counterpunch kept the visitors alive on a day where they seemed in control during all overs except the ones immediately preceding a break
England whitewash forced us to rethink plans for New Zealand Tests - Dimuth Karunaratne
The Sri Lanka captain, who expects a batting-friendly pitch in Galle, has warned his spinners of the dangers of 'attacking too much'
New Zealand seek to gain Asian foothold
After their win over Pakistan in UAE, New Zealand have a chance to scale Test rankings' summit if they topple Sri Lanka
New Zealand eye Test dominance amid Sri Lanka's theatre of the absurd
In the right corner, a team that meticulously plans and steadily impresses. In the left, one with raging mood swings and an inclination to blow one's mind. Welcome to Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews return for first Test against New Zealand
Three frontline spinners - Lasith Embuldeniya, Lakshan Sandakan and Akila Dananjaya - have been named in the 15-man party
SL look to sever ties with Hathurusingha, Rumesh Ratnayake named interim coach
Pressure mounts on Hathurusingha but he has a solid contract that runs up to end of 2020
Let Williamson eat cake
The fans wanted to indulge him on his 29th birthday. The New Zealand captain ended up indulging fans instead
Ajaz takes five after Gunathilaka-Samarawickrama push their claims
Both openers hit substantial fifties at rapid pace, while none of the New Zealand pacemen found success on the first day
There will be concerns after 2009 - Sri Lanka security delegation (1:00)
Chandimal, Akila, Dilruwan in contention for Test squad
Uncapped batting allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya and fast bowler Asitha Fernando are also among the squad of 22 that will be trimmed to 15 later on
The uncrowned World Test champions of the last two decades
If you applied the current Test Championship rules to previous home and away cycles of each team, who would have made the finals?
'I have a team I can work with' - Karunaratne sees good signs for the future
The search for a new bowling spearhead following Lasith Malinga's retirement, however, could make the team sweat
Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka star as Sri Lanka complete sweep
The pair first powered Sri Lanka to an imposing total before Shanaka's 3 for 27 derailed Bangladesh's chase
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