Sri Lanka's top order batsmen will have to deliver when they go into their second tri-series cricket match against formidable Australia in Perth on Friday, hoping to revive their fortunes after a series of indifferent shows of late.
Images from the second ODI of the CB tri-series between India and Sri Lanka in Perth, on Wednesday.
Dashing batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan stepped down as Sri Lanka captain following the team's dismal performance in South Africa, where they lost both the Test and ODI series.
Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan became the seventh cricketer from the island nation to feature on Lord's Hounour's Board, courtesy his big century in the drawn second Test against England.
Tillakaratne Dilshan batted with the responsibility appropriate to his new role as Sri Lanka captain during an accomplished unbeaten century on the second day of the second Test at Lord's on Saturday.
The two champion players will clash against each other in the opening game of the 'Unacademy Road Safety World Series'on March 7
A superb all-round display by Thisara Perera and Tillakaratne Dilshan's 13th one-day century helped Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 76 runs at the Pallakele Stadium on Saturday to level the five-match series 1-1.
Chris Gayle scripted yet another victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore, scoring an unbeaten 70, as they spanked Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in the Indian Premier League match, in Jaipur, on Wednesday. The victory took them to second place in the league standings.
Sri Lanka's newly-appointed cricket captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has chosen country over club by deciding to leave his IPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore next week to be available for the national team's first tour game in England.
After the reports of Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan leaving the IPL to join the England-bound national team got rife, it is learned that former captains Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are also packing their bags for an early exit.
Sri Lanka appointed former captain Marvan Atapattu as the team's batting coach for the England tour, which gets underway next month.
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
AB de Villiers might have turned out to be the hero for Royal Challengers Bangalore in their five-wicket win over Deccan Chargers on Sunday, but the South African instead lavished praise on openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Chris Gayle for setting up the platform for the run chase.
Their crucial contribution in guiding India to their first World Cup title in 28 years on Sunday fetched the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan a place in the International Cricket Council's Team of the Tournament.
Tillakaratne Dilshan's 17th one-day century proved in vain on Thursday as Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by three wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis rain rule to win the third and final one-day international and share the series one-all.
Extremely pleased with his terrific all-round show, Tillakaratne Dilshan -- who scored a blazing century and picked four wickets -- said he played the best match of his career against Zimbabwe on Thursday.
England won the second Test against Sri Lanka in some style when man of the match Kevin Pietersen smashed Tillakaratne Dilshan for six over mid wicket to complete an eight-wicket victory on the fifth and final day on Saturday.
Off spinner Nathan Lyon dazzled on his international debut by capturing five wickets as Australia bowled out Sri Lanka for a paltry 105 runs in their first innings of the opening Test on Thursday.
A brilliant 13th one-day international century from opener Upul Tharanga guided Sri Lanka to a 78-run win over Australia in the third one-day international at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium on Tuesday.
Indian opener Virender Sehwag was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year for the second time in a row.
Captain Tillakaratne Dilshan led from the front with 87 and Thisara Perera hit his first half-century in a one-dayer to lead Sri Lanka to a superb five-wicket win over South Africa on Friday.
Sri Lanka, looking to square the three-match series 1-1, were in complete command after 14 wickets tumbled on the second day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead, on Tuesday.
Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene will bat more freely after he reaches his milestone of 10,000 Test runs, feels captain Tillakaratne Dilshan.
England claimed two late wickets to reduce Sri Lanka to 133 for two at the close of a rain-shortened first day in the first test on Thursday.
With as many as three of his past key players turning out for the opposition camp in New Delhi on Tuesday, Delhi Daredevils coach Greg Shipperd has termed his side's crucial IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore as a battle between 'Old Delhi and New Delhi'.
Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara today rubbished media reports that Tillakaratne Dilshan was under the ICC scanner for his alleged links with bookmakers and said none of his team-mates were suspected of "fraternising with shady characters".
Tillakaratne Dilshan was named Sri Lanka captain in all three formats of the game for next month's tour of England, following Kumar Sangakkara's resignation after the World Cup. The selectors, however, did not name a vice-captain for the tour because 'the prospective candidates are nursing injuries, and their availability for the forthcoming tour is still in question'.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni missed the cut in the ICC World Cup XI but the India skipper has been selected by noted cricket writer Peter Roebuck in his squad of 12 players, which also has iconic Sachin Tendulkar.
Suraj Randiv was suspended for one match and Tillakaratne Dilshan slapped a fine of 50 per cent of his match fees following an inquiry into the no-ball controversy that denied Virender Sehwag a century in the third ODI of the tri-series between India and Sri Lanka.
Just when it seemed like a two-horse race, Tillakaratne Dilshan has also jumped into contention to be the most valuable player (MVP) of World Cup 2011 with his explosive century against England.
Sri Lanka were 66 for 1 at stumps, in reply to India's 642 in the fist innings, at the end of Day 2 in the second Test in Kanpur on Wednesday. Rahul Dravid went on to score a fluent 144 while Rangana Herath claimed five wickets as India were dismissed in 154 overs.
All the five players who came out to bat in the Sri Lankan first innings in the second Test against India in Colombo scored at least a fifty.
Sri Lanka vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene dismissed media reports that star batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan failed a dope test conducted during the ongoing World Cup.
Zimbabwe's total of 199 in the deciding match of the tri-series against Zimbabwe on Wednesday was their highest against a Test-playing country in a tournament final.
Sri Lanka's selectors have appointed Tillakaratne Dilshan as captain of the national side for all formats until the end of 2011.
Tillakaratne Dilshan hammered a maiden Twenty20 century to set up Sri Lanka's 35-run victory over Australia in the opening match.
Sri Lanka have named Tillakaratne Dilshan as captain after deciding to rest several senior players for their tri-series in Zimbabwe in June. Normal captain Kumar Sangakkara, vice-captain Muttiah Muralitharan, former captain Mahela Jayawardene and fast bowler Lasith Malinga were all rested for the three-nation tournament.
Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan said it would be a mistake to write off the defending champions after they returned to winning ways with a six-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 in Kolkata on Thursday. "We have a team where whoever gets going finishes the job for us. We can go a long way, with our brand of cricket we can beat any team," the former Sri Lankan captain said after they chased down a victory target of 154 in their Group 1 Super 10 opener at the Eden Gardens last night. After a string of three defeats in the Asia Cup and two defeats on the trot in the warm-ups, Sri Lanka bounced back riding on Dilshan's sparkling 83 not out from 56 balls to seal the win with seven balls to spare. "Every team has seniors who can do the job, there's no doubt about that. Whoever got the start need to finish well. We're looking forward to do well."
Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan completed his highest Test score on Sunday before rain brought a premature end to the third day of the second Test against England at Lord's.
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