Herath added three wickets to his previous day's removal of opener Kraigg Brathwaite (34) after taking six wickets in the first innings. He finished with match figures of 10-147.
Karunaratne, 36, scored 7222 runs in Tests at a healthy average of nearly 40, including a top score of 244. He also played 50 ODIs, scoring 1,316 runs.
Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is of the opinion that India's home series against Sri Lanka served little purpose ahead of the gruelling tour of South Africa.
Sachithra Senanayake has been indicted by the Hambantota High Court for attempting to lure a fellow player for match-fixing during the 2020 Lanka Premier League.
Sri Lanka's practice match against Board President's XI was on Friday called off without a ball being bowled due to unsuitable ground conditions. Two days of play had already been lost after unrelenting rains lashed the city since Wednesday, and the visitors were not willing to take the field on the third and final day as some parts of the ground were still damp.
Co-hosts Sri Lanka can seal their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a win over Zimbabwe in their penultimate match at the Pallekele stadium in Kandy on Thursday.
Australia, who have already secured their place in the final of the World Test Championship against South Africa, won the opening Test, also in Galle, by an innings and 242 runs.
Sri Lankan cricketers are to get fielding tips from the man who pretty much revolutionized the art after former South African player Jonty Rhodes agreed to a short stint with them.
Sri Lanka stayed on course for victory against New Zealand in the opening test in Galle despite Rachin Ravindra's unbeaten 91 on Sunday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla said that head coach Gautam Gambhir has a firm grip on the team and is popular among the players.
Azhar Ali smashed a second century in successive matches on Wednesday to leave the final Test between Pakistan against Sri Lanka poised for an intriguing finish. His 136 enabled Pakistan wriggled out of a tight corner and post 299-8 in their second innings by stumps on the fourth day in Pallekele.
The ACC said in a statement it is hoping to stage the Twenty20 competition, which will feature six countries including India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in June next year.
Sri Lanka debutant Rathnayake changes bowling arm to target batter's weakness
Australia removed Sri Lanka's openers cheaply to leave the tourists clinging on at 65 for two and chasing an imposing 393 runs for victory at the close of play on the fourth day of the first Test on Monday.
Sri Lanka lost early wickets in their second innings but extended their lead to 220 runs over Pakistan in the third and final Test in Sharjah to boost their chances of a series victory.
Ganguly said that it will be a different side, which won't have anyone from the outfit that will be in the United Kingdom at that time.
Kumar Sangakkara struck his maiden triple hundred and became the ninth batsman to score 11,000 Test runs as a dominant Sri Lanka took control of the second and final Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka's left-handed opener Dimuth Karunaratne is willing to think out of the box in an attempt to counter spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the upcoming three-match Test series against India.
Pakistan included two uncapped spinners, Tahir Khan and Abdul Rehman, in their squad for this month's one-day series in Sri Lanka.\n
Sri Lanka Cricket will lodge a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against an 'unacceptable' reprieve for England batsman Alex Hales in the third and final Test.
Sri Lankan cricket and the island's once-powerful side arrive at the World Cup struggling for form under a newly appointed captain who has played a single One-day international since 2015.
New Zealand Cricket officials announced that two Tests would be played from April 4-8 and 11-15 at venues still to be decided.
Thirteen of Zimbabwe's most experienced players including former captain Heath Streak have refused to play in the home series starting next week.
Steve Smith is the 15th player to go past the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket.
The ace off-spinner claimed six wickets to help Sri Lanka ease to an innings and 153-run victory over South Africa in the first Test.
Mahela Jayawardene will lead Sri Lanka for the Test series against South Africa as well as the one-day series, involving India, next month.
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 22 runs in the second Twenty20 international, to clinch a 2-0 series victory on Friday.
Kohli, who was named man-of-the-match for the 2nd Test that India won against Sri Lanka in Nagpur on Monday, will play the third and final Test in New Delhi.
Sri Lanka, who won the tournament in 1996 before making consecutive finals in 2007 and 2011, enter the 2019 edition on a difficult recent run of form.
Captain Virat Kohli reveals how the Indian team managed to make a winning comeback in 2015 and also on his relationship with new coach Ravi Shastri.
Australia will play two spinners in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on Tuesday, captain Steve Smith said, as the world's top-ranked side eye a turnaround in their poor record on the slow pitches in Asia.
While India starts as favourites, following their success in the three-match Test series, the Sri Lankans are hoping to get back to winning ways with some good performances in the T20 matches.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, on Friday.
Sri Lanka were in record-breaking mood as they beat Kenya by 172 runs in a Twenty20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka sacked its entire sports medical unit over allegations that staff were linked to banned steroids used by cricketers and national athletes, officials said Tuesday. According to AFP, Sports Minister Mahindananda Althugamage ordered the complete overhaul of the unit following positive tests for cricketer Upul Tharanga, national rugby players and boxers.
'Even though the immediate past has not been good we are looking for a new leaf to start with'
Dhananjaya de Silva's heroic hundred and Roshen Silva's gallant, unbeaten 74 helped secure Sri Lanka's morale-boosting draw in final Test against India, who won the three-match series 1-0 on Wednesday.
The three-wicket win helped the visitors square the three-match series 1-1 against India 'A'.
An unbeaten 86 by Mahela Jayawardene enabled Sri Lanaka score 226 in their second innings on day 4 of the first Test.
'Dhawan is a very strong contender while is miles ahead of his peers in terms of being an impact performer'
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