Opener Malinda Warnapura scored his maiden Test century to lead Sri Lanka to 269 for four on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies in Georgetown, Guyana on Saturday. The 28-year-old, playing his third Test, compiled a patient 120 from 226 balls with 14 fours.
The turning point of the match has Kumar Sangakkara's wicket.
Images from Day 1 of the fourth Test between England and India, at The Oval, on Thursday.
Sri Lanka vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara said bowling in the slog overs is a worry for the team after India scored 105 runs in the last ten overs in the second ODI of the tri-series in Australia.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said an inspirational net session with the legendary Kumar Sangakkara played a key role.
Sri Lanka reached 500 for four with a huge 369-run lead on the third day of the third and final Test against Bangladesh on Friday.
Dismissed for 62 in the first innings, the tourists, replying to Sri Lanka's first innings of 451 for 6 declared, were 69 for 4 at close on day 2 of the second Test.
Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting regained the top spot in the LG ICC Test rankings for batsmen after Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara slipped two places to move to the third position.
England pace bowler Steve Harmison claimed two late wickets to leave Sri Lanka on 147 for four at the close on the opening day of the third and final Test on Tuesday.
Matthew Hoggard (4 for 29) and Monty Panesar (3 for 46) shared seven wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 188 on first day of the first Test against England on Saturday. In reply, England were 49 for 1 at stumps.
An unbeaten century by Kumar Sangakkara and a fighting 80 from Marvan Atapattu saw Sri Lanka reach 247 for 3 at stumps on day 4, needing to bat through the last day of the second Test to salvage a draw or score another 260 for a famous victory.
It was Australia's 14th consecutive Test victory, just two short of the world record they set between 1999 and 2001.
Sri Lankan off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has signed up with English county team Worcestershire, replacing Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal for the upcoming season.
Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara has announced that he will retire from Twenty20 Internationals after the conclusion of the ongoing ICC World T20 tournament in Bangladesh.
Angelo Mathews was replaced Lasith Malinga as captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team for the International Cricket Council World Twenty20.
Kumar Sangakarra was unbeaten on 170 as Sri Lanka amassed 385 for five wickets at the tea interval on the second day of the second Test.
Batting all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy realised his dream of playing international cricket for South Africa on Wednesday and could not be happier that his debut is against the country of his origin, India.
"Like any other industry, cricket has been disrupted. IPL has been a disruptive event, giving players options and opportunities," Atherton said, talking about the future of Test cricket in the wake of ever rising popularity T20 Leagues, offering big bucks to the players.
Former England spinner Monty Panesar dismissed Sachin Tendulkar four times in 11 Tests but says the Indian legend was the best batsman he played against alongside Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. Virender Sehwag was the "most destructive" of that era, Rahul Dravid was "The Wall", but the ability to change gears made Tendulkar the best.
Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has penned a heartwarming farewell message to retiring Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara.
Upul Tharanga scored his second one-day international century to anchor Sri Lanka's 255 for seven off 50 overs in the third one-day international against New Zealand in Christchurch.
The duo, who added a Test and first-class record 624 for the third wicket in Sri Lanka's innings victory over South Africa moved into the top 10 of the LG ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.
Sri Lanka were 128-2 at the end of day one after bowling out South Africa for 169 in the opening Test of the series.
Bumrah is considered to be a key player for India.
A career-best unbeaten 138 by wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara marked the revival of Sri Lankan batting fortunes.
Sri Lanka will have to do some rethinking on how to bowl in the slog overs when they take on World champions Australia in the tri-series match in Sydney on Friday.
The Lankans were 160-3 after their spinners bowled out Bangladesh for 188 in 44 overs on the first day of the first Test.
The tournament is set to be played in Dubai and also at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.
Sri Lanka were all out for 268 before New Zealand slumped to 66 for four on the opening day of the second Test.
New Zealand secured a nervous five-wicket victory in the low-scoring first Test match against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka were toiling at 125 for eight at the close in their second innings, just 73 runs ahead on day two.
Sri Lanka piled on 240 for two in the second innings of their New Zealand tour match against Otago on Saturday.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed five second innings wickets as India beat Sri Lanka by 278 runs in the second Test for a series-levelling victory at the P Sara Oval, in Colombo, on Monday.
Kumar Sangakkara remained unbeaten after a sparkling half-century as Sri Lanka responded well to the challenge of scoring 370 runs in four sessions in order to win the first Test against South Africa on Saturday.
Images from the opening day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, on Thursday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from Day 2 of the Galle Test.
At least four suspected bookmakers have been thrown out of cricket stadiums during the ongoing scandal-tainted Bangladesh Premier League, in efforts to ensure the tournament is graft free, an official said on Thursday. BPL secretary Ismail Haider Mallick said anti-corruption officials had spotted the four whom they suspected of placing bets on behalf of clients during Twenty20 league matches, which is illegal in Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 78 runs to win the series 2-1
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