IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's, on Sunday.
Sri Lanka Test captain Dinesh Chandimal was withdrawn on Monday from the 16-member squad for the Asia Cup because of an injury during a recent domestic tournament. The 28-year-old batsman injured a finger during a domestic Twenty20 match and needed more time to recover, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said.
Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Upul Tharanga has been suspended for two matches due to his team's slow over rate in Saturday's Champions Trophy game against South Africa, the International Cricket Council said.
David Warner's unbeaten 90 went in vain as Sri Lanka beat Australia by five wickets in the first Twenty20 International on Saturday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
Sri Lanka's young team are good enough to be competitive in the One-day tri-series in Bangladesh this month, coach Trevor Bayliss said on Sunday.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday suggested that the veteran batsman should not miss any of the One-Day Internationals in the ongoing CB tri-series in Australia.
Mahela Jayawardene will step down as captain of the Sri Lanka Test and One-day teams after the current tour of Australia and has backed Angelo Mathews to replace him.
Images from the second One-day International between Sri Lanka and India being played at Hambantota.
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.
Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan and all-rounder Angelo Mathews are doubtful for the World Cup final against India, prompting the Sri Lankan team management to call in Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv as standbys for the the April 2 clash in Mumbai.
Australia edged Sri Lanka by five runs in an enthralling One Day International of the tri-series in Perth on Friday.
High on confidence after their emphatic victory over England, the West Indies will once again look for an explosive knock from Chris Gayle to inch closer to a semi-final berth when they take on defending champions Sri Lanka in a World Twenty20 Super 10 Group 1 match in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Sri Lanka have named three uncapped players in their 15-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan on July 4.
A patient 72 from Jonathan Trott helped England to a 16-run win over Sri Lanka in the final one-dayer at Old Trafford on Saturday, giving the hosts a 3-2 series win which allowed them to gain some revenge for their 10-wicket World Cup quarter-final humiliation.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth one-day international against India in Colombo on Sunday. Spinner Pragyan Ojha and pacer Praveen Kumar made way for debutant Ravindra Jadeja and Laxmipathy Balaji.
As the first week's action in the third edition of the Indian Premier League comes to a close, rediff.com takes a look at the Indian players who have made noteworthy contributions thus far.
As the first week's action in the third edition of the Indian Premier League comes to a close, rediff.com takes a look at the Indian players who have made noteworthy contributions thus far.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Kolkata, on Sunday.
Australia will aim to secure a Super Eight berth when they face lower-ranked Namibia
With the cloud over Muttiah Muralitharan's fitness still remaining for the World Cup final against India, the spin wizard has made it clear that he will play in the final.
The list has been ratified by sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekera. The list however says Malinga has been rested without stating any reason for that. Malinga is currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Elated after winning the tri-series on Wednesday night, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said he is all the more delighted because the youngsters played a big part in the achievement.
Harbhajan Singh took four wickets to keep India in the hunt after Tillakaratne Dilshan's breezy century on Day 1 of the third and final Test at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai, on Wednesday. Angelo Mathews was unbeaten on a brisk 86 that included 13 boundaries in 119 deliveries, as Sri Lanka finished on 366 for 8 at stumps.
Sri Lanka will look towards veteran Lasith Malinga to deliver with the ball and get them back on the winning path after their horror showing in the three-Test series.
Sri Lankan medium-pacer Nuwan Pradeep is likely to miss the second cricket Test against India, starting on Thursday as he is yet to fully recover from a hamstring injury.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, on Sunday.
England edged past Sri Lanka by 10 runs to reach the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi, on Saturday.
India might have won the third ODI against Sri Lanka, but the architect of the triumph, opener Gautam Gambhir, feels the team has to get its act together as far as bowling at the death is concerned.
Virender Sehwag closed in on his second successive century as India ended Day 2 in the third and final Test on 180 for two, in 35 overs in their first innings, in reply to Sri Lanka's 425.
Captain Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with a brisk 75, while Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera also hit half-centuries, as Sri Lanka took the honours on day one of the third and final Test against India, at the P Sara Oval in Colombo, on Tuesday.
Images from the openong day of the third and final Test betweeen India and Sri Lanka at the P Sara Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.
Taking the series 3-2 in Hambantota, 11th-ranked Zimbabwe registered its maiden series win in Sri Lanka, and first overseas triumph in eight years.
India won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka.
After being dropped in the last two matches, veteran Sanath Jayasuriya may return to the Sri Lankan playing XI, in the fourth One-dayer against India, at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Thursday.
Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed his second straight century to guide Sri Lanka to a three-wicket victory over India in the second One-Day International, in Nagpur, on Friday. Dilshan scored 123 from 113 deliveries, inclusive of 12 boundaries and two sixes, as Sri Lanka posted 302 for seven in 49.1 overs in reply to India's 301 for seven.
It was a case of missed opportunities for two youngsters. Sri Lanka's 22-year-old all-rounder Angelo Mathews missed the chance to register a maiden Test century when he attempted a tight second run and was run-out for 99, while Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay also looked set for a maiden Test ton before attempting a rash sweep shot and was trapped leg before wicket.
Images from Day 2 in the third Test between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai.
Images from Day 5 in the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Ahmedabad, on Friday.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said the 139-run loss to Sri Lanka was one of the worst days for him in office and hoped to bounce back strongly in the final of the Compaq Cup tri-nation series against the same opponents on Monday.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said toss and poor fielding had a big role to play in his side's comprehensive defeat against Sri Lanka in the inconsequential match of the Compaq Cup tri-nation series in Colombo.
