The Lankans were 160-3 after their spinners bowled out Bangladesh for 188 in 44 overs on the first day of the first Test.
Delhi Jets did not feel the absence of skipper Marvan Atapattu as former Pakistani opener Taufeeq Umar slammed a sparkling half-century to lead the side to a five-wicket win against Hyderabad Heroes.
Sri Lanka made 269 for nine wickets in their 50 overs and then restricted Bangladesh to 181 for 9 in the first ODI.
Asserting that boards around the world cannot bar players from earning a living through the Indian Cricket League, former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu on Monday said the venture should be looked upon as an employment opportunity rather than a challenge to the existing set up
Sri Lanka have axed middle order batsman Thilan Samaraweera from their 14-man squad for the first test against England
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.
The Bangladesh seamer replaces Pakistan's Naved Rana in the Asian squad for the one-day matches against Africa.
Chaminda Vaas and Sanath Jayasuriya will be back in the reckoning for the match against West Indies.
Sri Lanka are anticipating an easy victory against a depleted South Africa in the first match of the Unitech Cup.
The Sri Lanka captain will miss the Test series against South Africa starting later this month.
Chief selector Ashantha de Mel told reporters Atapattu had been left out to give opportunities to younger players.
The duo have been left out of the training squad for the New Zealand series.
Sri Lanka were 102 for 3 when rain interrupted play in the first One-Day International against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
Play was abandoned on the opening day of Sri Lanka's three-day tour opener against the Board\nPresident's XI following wet ground conditions.
Three members of the squad are down with flu ahead of Wednesday's match against Pakistan.
Sri Lanka's captain said getting the master batsman out early could make a big difference to his team's fortunes.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner equalled Courtney Walsh's world mark of 519 Test wickets on the first day of the first Test against Zimbabwe.
West Indies captain Shivnaraine Chanderpual won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka
Sourav Ganguly is a surprise omission; so is Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu.
Sri Lanka's preparations for the second Test against the West Indies are being hampered by a flu virus that forced four players to miss team practice on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu is being sent abroad for treatment on a back injury which officials say has left him suffering unbearable pain.
The former Sri Lanka captain returns after a five-month absence having recovered from an acute disc problem in his lower back that required surgery in May.
Mahela Jayawardene will lead Sri Lanka for the Test series against South Africa as well as the one-day series, involving India, next month.
Tillakaratne will lead the Test team while Atapattu will skipper for the ODIs for England's six-week tour.
Marvan Atapattu scored a chanceless, unbeaten 108 as Sri Lanka reached 250-4 on the opening day of the first Test against the Windies.
India's batting coach Sanjay Bangar defend Rohit Sharma's repeated failures in Test cricket, saying the Mumbai batsman deserves the same patience Sri Lanka had with their greats, Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara.
Marvan Atapattu will lead the one-day side.
Sri Lanka dropped Sanath Jaysuriya for the final ODI against India in Baroda.
A backlash can never be ruled out from the Sri Lankans in the third one-day international as they look to rally from the loss of the first two matches.
Sri Lanka are toying with the idea of promoting Kumar Sangakkara to opener in the second one-day international against India.
India coach Greg Chappell said the team will try out new tactics against the Sri Lankans in the upcoming series.
Nuwan Zoysa has been recalled to Sri Lanka's one-day squad for the seven-match tour of India
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