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Kuruppu to manage Sri Lanka

Brendon Kuruppu has been reappointed as temporary senior team manager for Sri Lanka's tour of New Zealand starting next month.

Dilshan set to play against India on Sunday

In-form Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan almost certain to play Sunday's final league match against India, Sri Lankan team manager Brendon Kuruppu said. Talking to reporters after the Lankans crushed Bangladesh by nine wickets on Friday night, Kuruppu said Dilshan has almost recovered from the groin injury and is set to play on Sunday.

Jayawardene called up to prop Sri Lanka

Three Sri Lankan cricketers, including former captain Mahela Jayawardene, were flown in on Wednesday to prop a side struggling to field 11 fit men in the ongoing cricket tri-series in Bangladesh. Sri Lanka team manager Brendon Kuruppu said besides Jayawardene, who was part of the Sri Lankan team that played the ODI series in India last month, the other two players are uncapped wicketkeeper batsman Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal and left-handed batsman Mahela Udawatte.

Dilshan fractures finger, could miss one-dayers

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan, who fractured his finger while keeping wickets during the ongoing third Test, is a doubtful starter for the five-match one-day series against Pakistan starting on July 30, team manager Brendon Kuruppu said.

SL to decide on Kiwi tour

Sri Lanka cricket officials will decide whether to continue with the Kiwi tour after the devastation by tsunami waves.

Lankans to miss Dammika again due to injury

Sri Lanka will miss the services of paceman Dammika Prasad in the third and final cricket Test against India in Mumbai on Wednesday as he has not recovered from the hamstring injury picked up during the series-opener in Ahmedabad.

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'We have to regroup and come back strong'

The Sri Lanka team arrived in Mumbai on Saturday and will start their preparations for the final cricket Test against India from Monday after taking an off on Sunday. The third Test will begin from December 2 at the Brabourne Stadium.

Dilshan sprains ankle ahead of Test series

Sri Lankan all-rounder has suffered a minor ankle sprain but the team management is confident of his availability for the first Test against India starting at Ahmedabad on November 16.

Rohit's super stats from Visakhapatnam Test

Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the first Test.