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  Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal to miss first Test against India

  Cricket | July 21, 2017 16:21 IST

  Veteran spinner - Rangana Herath who captained Sri Lanka in four Tests in the 2016-17 season, is likely to lead in Galle Test which starts on 26th July.

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  One-off Test, Day 1: Craig Ervine's unbeaten ton helps Zimbabwe to win honours in Colombo

  Cricket | July 14, 2017 21:46 IST

  Ervine (151*) knitted crucial partnerships with Sikander Raza (36) and Malcolm Waller (36) to pull Zimbabwe out of initial trouble.

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  Sri Lanka spinner Herath retires from T20I, ODIs

  Cricket | April 17, 2016 20:04 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lanka’s veteran spinner Rangana Herath on Sunday announced his retirement from T20 and One-Day International (ODI) cricket. In a letter addressed to Sri Lanka Cricket, Herath said he would like to concentrate on

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  Sri Lanka sweeps West Indies test series 2-0

  Cricket | October 26, 2015 21:59 IST

  Colombo, Sri Lanka (AP): Spinners Rangana Herath and Milinda Siriwardana shared seven wickets Monday to lead Sri Lanka to a 72-run win over the West Indies in the second test to sweep the series played

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  Herath spins Sri Lanka to innings win over West Indies

  Cricket | October 17, 2015 17:21 IST

  Galle: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by an innings and six runs in the first test on Saturday after bowling out the tourists for 227 in their second innings after lunch on day four.Left-arm spinner

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  We have to blame ourselves for loss: Virat Kohli

  Cricket | August 15, 2015 15:54 IST

  Galle: India Test skipper Virat Kohli has blamed the talented batting line-up for team's humiliating 63-run defeat to hosts Sri Lanka on the first Test on Saturday.Sri Lanka's left-arm spinner Rangana Herath claimed seven wickets

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  World Cup 2015: Rangana Herath ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad before QFs

  Cricket | March 18, 2015 7:52 IST

  Syndey: Rangana Herath has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's World Cup squad hours before Wednesday's quarterfinal against South Africa.The left-arm spinner injured the index finger on his bowling hand in a Pool A match

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  World Cup 2015: Sri Lanka's Mathews, Herath set to be fit for quarters

  Cricket | March 12, 2015 23:53 IST

  Sydney: Sri Lanka were on Thursday "a 100 percent sure" that skipper Angelo Mathews, down with a heel injury, will be fit for their quarter-final outing of the cricket World Cup in Sydney next week.The

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  World Cup 2015: Dual injury blow for Sri Lanka ahead of Australia clash

  Cricket | March 06, 2015 19:58 IST

  Sydney: Sri Lanka will be forced to make at least two changes for Sunday's crunch cricket World Cup clash with Australia here, with veteran spinner Rangana Herath ruled out and batsman Dimuth Karunaratne being sidelined

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  World Cup 2015: Sri Lanka call up Seekkuge Prasanna as cover for injured Herath

  Cricket | March 03, 2015 13:07 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lanka leg spinning-allrounder Seekkuge Prasanna is all set to join the World Cup squad as a stand by for the injured Rangana Herath.Herath split his finger during his team's match against England and

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  NZ vs SL: NZ rallies to take 118-run lead vs Sri Lanka in 2nd test

  Cricket | January 05, 2015 12:21 IST

  Wellington, New Zealand: Kane Williamson made 80 and B.J. Watling 48 in an unbroken 94-run partnership that rallied New Zealand to a 118-run lead over Sri Lanka on the third day of the second test

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  NZ vs SL: New Zealand trails Sri Lanka by 39 at lunch on day 3

  Cricket | January 05, 2015 6:34 IST

  Wellington, New Zealand: Nuwan Pradeep and Rangana Herath shared three wickets before lunch on the third day Monday to tighten Sri Lanka's grip on the second cricket test against New Zealand.Pradeep dismissed Hamish Rutherford for

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  Top 10 test bowlers of the year 2014

  Cricket | December 25, 2014 6:21 IST

  New Delhi: Despite cricket being batsmen's game, test bowlers can take pride in their performance during the year 2014.The year witnessed some of the great bowling performances from across the cricketing World. Indian lanky pacer

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  SL vs Eng: England 265 in the 4th ODI vs Sri Lanka

  Cricket | December 07, 2014 15:44 IST

  Colombo, Sri Lanka: England's James Taylor hit a maiden international half-century to carry the tourists to 265 after batting first in the fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka on Sunday.Taylor, playing his third match, made

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  Sri Lanka vs England: Scoreboard, 4th ODI

  Cricket | December 07, 2014 19:01 IST

  Colombo: Scoreboard after Sri Lanka defeated England by 6 wickets in 4th ODI and took a 3-1 lead in the seven match series played at R Premadasa Stadium here Sunday. England innings: 265 all out in

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  SL vs PAK: Perera powers Sri Lanka to 7-wicket victory

  Cricket | August 30, 2014 23:43 IST

  DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka: All-rounder Thisara Perera led Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory on the Duckworth/Lewis Method against Pakistan in the series-deciding third and final one-day international on Saturday.Perera grabbed 4-34 and tore through Pakistan's

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  SL vs PAK: Perera steers Sri Lanka to victory over Pakistan

  Cricket | August 27, 2014 7:04 IST

  HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka : A brilliant all-round performance by Thisara Perera guided Sri Lanka to a 77-run victory over Pakistan in their second one-day international on Tuesday to level the three-match series.   Perera's whirlwind 65

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  SL vs Pak: Sri Lanka close in on winning 2nd test vs Pakistan

  Cricket | August 17, 2014 18:53 IST

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Rangana Herath put Sri Lanka within sight of victory in the second test against Pakistan by taking four second-innings wickets on Sunday.  Chasing 271 to win the test and level the two-match

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  SL vs Pak: Sri Lanka leads Pakistan by 165 in 2nd test

  Cricket | August 16, 2014 19:16 IST

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara scored a half-century and shared an unbroken 98-run third wicket stand with Mahela Jayawardene to give Sri Lanka a strong 165-run lead against Pakistan in the second test.Sri Lanka reached

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  SL vs Pak: Herath has Pakistan toiling at 244-6, trail by 76

  Cricket | August 15, 2014 19:22 IST

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Rangana Herath snared five wickets to limit Pakistan to 244-6 at stumps on day two of the second test after Sri Lanka posted 320 in the first innings on Friday.Herath starred with