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WELLINGTON: Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara is reconsidering retirement plans after his 203 against New Zealand here on Sunday put him one behind Australian legend Don Bradman for the most double centuries. […]

Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has become the fastest player to reach 12,000 runs in Test cricket – and only the fifth to reach the landmark. The 37-year-old achieved the feat in his 224th Test innings, during his side’s second Test in New Zealand. […]

Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor calmly guided New Zealand to an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first test at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Monday. […]

Sri Lanka pace spearhead Lasith Malinga is recovering well from his ankle surgery and should be back in action during the later stages of the one-day international series in New Zealand next month, according to coach Marvan Atapattu. […]

T.M. Dilshan vs England Kumar Sangakkara, playing his final one-day international on home soil, set a record for the most runs in a calendar year as Sri Lanka thumped England by 87 runs in the last match of the series in Colombo on Tuesday. […]

Making it obvious that he will quit after the 2015 World Cup, former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene on Monday, revealed that the seventh and final ODI against England here on Tuesday will be his last at home. “Going for my last practice session with the boys at home going to have some fun,” the […]

Sri Lanka 292 for 7 (Sangakkara 112, Dilshan 68) beat England 202 (Root 55, Woakes 41, Lakmal 4-30, Senanayake 3-33) by 90 runs A masterful century from Kumar Sangakkara helped Sri Lanka wrap up the ODI series against England with a thumping 90-run victory in Pallekele. […]

Suspended offspinner Sachithra Senanayake has been included in Sri Lanka’s provisional 30-man squad for next year’s cricket World Cup. […]

Sri Lankan spinners combined for nine wickets before Kumar Sangakkara hit 86 runs to help the hosts to a tense six-wicket win over England in the fourth one-day international on Sunday. […]

Sri Lanka Cricket Executive Committee arrived at this a decision on Tuesday (02) to generally safeguard spectator comfort inside spectator areas of the stadium. This does not mean that the papare bands are banned but portable horns and hooters being brought in by spectators will be banned. SLC announced that this rule will be implemented […]

Sri Lanka Cricket says batsman Mahela Jayawardene has pulled out of the third limited-overs international against England for personal reasons. […]

Second one-day international, Colombo (RPS): Sri Lanka 186-2 (34.2 overs) beat England 185 (43 overs) by eight wickets Sri Lanka beat England by eight wickets in a rain-reduced one-day international to take a 2-0 lead in the series. […]

Sri Lanka’s cricket players will observe a two minute silence at the start of their next one-day international against England in Colombo on Saturday as a mark of respect for Australia’s Phillip Hughes. […]

Sri Lanka cricketers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thisara Perera have been fined and reprimanded for disciplinary breaches during the first one-day international against England, the International Cricket Council said on Thursday. […]

The cricket world has been left shattered by the death of Australian batsman, Phillip Hughes. The 25-year-old suffered devastating head injuries when he was struck while batting at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. […]

Sri Lanka defeated England by 25 runs in the first one-day international in Colombo on Wednesday to take the lead in the seven-match series. […]