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Happy to see youngsters perform - Dilshan

For the third time on this tour, a Sri Lanka youngster played a vital role in a victory, as Lahiru Thirimanne put in a performance worthy of the Man of the Match award

23-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda at the Wanderers

Marsh to be replaced by Ford as coach

Sri Lanka Cricket are set to replace current coach Geoff Marsh with Graham Ford, the former South Africa coach, ESPNcricinfo has learned

22-Jan-2012•Tariq Engineer

Sri Lanka ride on Sangakkara ton in thriller

For once, the choke was almost on the opposition in a game involving South Africa. Sri Lanka almost messed up what had been the perfect big ODI chase

22-Jan-2012•The Report by Abhishek Purohit

Final chance for Dilshan the captain?

ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Johannesburg

21-Jan-2012•The Preview by Abhishek Purohit

I made a few tactical errors - de Villiers

AB de Villiers' bright start as South Africa's limited-overs captain has hit a speed bump and it did so in embarrassing fashion

21-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda in Kimberley

Dilshan wants strong finish to lost series

Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lanka captain, is targetting a strong finish to the ODI series after his team won the fourth match by five wickets in Kimberley

21-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda in Kimberley

Hard-hitting Perera seals first win for Sri Lanka

It took Sri Lanka four games and a series loss to get their batting to fire to its potential as they chased down a stiff 300 in Kimberley

20-Jan-2012•The Report by Abhishek Purohit

Jayawardene defends Dilshan and Marsh

Mahela Jayawardene will play no further part in the series after injuring his back but will watch carefully from the sidelines as Sri Lankan cricket enters yet another critical phase

19-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda

Sri Lanka and Smith under pressure

ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Kimberley

19-Jan-2012•The Preview by Firdose Moonda

SL has new selection panel, more changes likely

Ashantha de Mel, the former Sri Lanka fast bowler, has been named the chairman of the country's new selection panel, which replaced the one headed by Duleep Mendis

19-Jan-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

We showed a lot of maturity - de Villiers

In the space of a week, AB de Villiers has gone from captaining a team for the first time at any level, to winning an international series with two matches to spare

18-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda

Dilshan rues Duckworth-Lewis denouement

Had it not rained, and if the full 50 overs of the South African innings had been bowled, Tillakaratne Dilshan may have been able to smile whole-heartedly for the first time this year

18-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda in Bloemfontein

Tight Duckworth-Lewis win gives South Africa series

South Africa took an unassailable 3-0 lead, with the result settled in anti-climatic fashion by the Duckworth-Lewis method after thundershowers interrupted play

17-Jan-2012•The Report by Siddhartha Talya

Sri Lanka looking to touch 250

Sri Lanka have one important target in their minds ahead of what could be a series-decider in Bloemfontein: to put at least 250 runs on the board

16-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda in Bloemfontein

South Africa's brave new world of experimentation

'Cautious over curious' has usually been the approach of the South African selectors. Instead of being dynamic and open-minded they have traditionally acted in a risk averse manner, until now

16-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda in Bloemfontein

Kallis, Amla absence gives Sri Lanka an opening

ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Bloemfontein

16-Jan-2012•The Preview by Nitin Sundar

Ingram keen to bat at No.3

Colin Ingram says he would prefer to bat at No.3 if picked in the playing XI for the ODIs against Sri Lanka

16-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda

Kallis and Amla to miss rest of ODI series

South Africa have made three changes to the squad for the remainder of the ODI series against Sri Lanka

15-Jan-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka batting too slow at start - Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan has admitted that his side were "20 or 25 runs" short of a winning total in the second one-day international against South Africa in East London

14-Jan-2012•Firdose Moonda at Buffalo Park

Duminy, Amla take SA to five-wicket win

Sri Lanka's batting turned up on a slow East London pitch after the no-show in Paarl, but a scratchy performance was not enough to push South Africa

14-Jan-2012•The Report by Abhishek Purohit

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