Since first opening the batting together in January 2023, the duo has been prolific in 50 overs cricket.
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.
Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga says his return to the side after a three-month drugs ban is a chance to rebuild his career and reputation.
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 75 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Opener Upul Tharanga struck an unbeaten century to steer Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over West Indies under the Duckworth Lewis method in the second one-day international on Thursday. Sri Lanka lead the three-match series 1-0 after the first game ended in a no-result due to rain.
Mahela Jayawardene (108) and Upul Tharanga (118 not out) hit sparkling centuries as Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by nine wickets to storm into the final of the tri-series in Mirpur, Bangladesh, on Friday.
Mahela Jayawardene (108) and Upul Tharanga (118 not out) cracked sparkling centuries as Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by nine wickets to storm into the final of the cricket tri-series in Mirpur, Bangladesh on Friday.
Tillakaratne Dilshan produced a superb all-round display with bat and ball to send Sri Lanka through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Thursday with a crushing 139-run win over Zimbabwe.
Tharanga is set to miss at least the first Test against Bangladesh later this month after suffering a hairline fracture in his left foot.
Upul Tharanga scored his second one-day international century to anchor Sri Lanka's 255 for seven off 50 overs in the third one-day international against New Zealand in Christchurch.
According to a statement issued by SLC, the batsman's urine sample was taken on March 29 after the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.
Pacer Asitha Fernando has been named as Chameera's replacement.
Openers Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene hit centuries to power Sri Lanka to a crushing 161-run victory against India in the third match of the tri-nation series in Jamaica, on Tuesday.
Dhammika Niroshana died on Wednesday at the age of 41
A day after a doping scandal rocked Sri Lankan cricket, the country's sports ministry on Monday confirmed that the ICC informed opening batsman Upul Tharanga about flunking a random dope test conducted during the recent World Cup. A sports ministry spokesman said minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has set up a three-member panel to inquire into the case.
Sri Lanka piled on 240 for two in the second innings of their New Zealand tour match against Otago on Saturday.
Sri Lanka have not called up an extra batsman following the retirement of Sanath Jayasuriya for the second Test against England, starting on Sunday, and Upul Tharanga will open the batting with Michael Vandort.
Dinesh Chandimal was named skipper of Sri Lanka's Test team on Wednesday, while fellow batsman Upul Tharanga has been tasked with leading the limited-overs squads after Angelo Mathews relinquished the captaincy across all formats a day earlier.
All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva will take over from Dimuth Karunaratne as captain of Sri Lanka's Test side, the country's cricket board (SLC) said on Thursday.
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar returned to the cricket field once again after playing his last international back in 2013, featuring in the One World One Family Cup match held at Bengaluru on Thursday.
Wanindu Hasaranga will make his comeback after missing the Asia Cup and the 50-overs World Cup.
Sri Lanka Cricket appointed former opener Sanath Jayasuriya as the full-time Cricket Consultant for one year.
Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra scoring centuries in the same game is the first instance of two Kiwi batters scoring a century each in a World Cup match. It was also the first time two Kiwi batters scored a century each on World Cup debut.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Pakistan in Bengaluru, on Friday.
Teenager Trent Alexander-Arnold curled in a magnificent free kick on his European debut to set Liverpool on the way to a 2-1 win at Hoffenheim which put them on the brink of UEFA Champions League group stage place.
Former India cricketers Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha and R Vinay Kumar, all of whom recently announced their retirements, will feature in the India Legends team in the Road Safety World Series starting in Raipur on March 5.
Pakistan to allow vaccinated spectators to attend NZ series.
The team heard a loud crackle. Then the scream came from Dilshan at the front of the bus. 'Get down.' Jayawardene was hit first; his sock filled with blood. Outside, twelve gunmen blocked the exit. A revealing excerpt from Nicholas Brookes's An Island's Eleven: A History of Cricket in Sri Lanka.
Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will be among a host of former stars in the India Maharaja team which will take part in the inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC), starting on January 20 in Oman.
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 Lanka ODI captain Upul Tharanga said the hosts will have to quickly forget the 0-3 drubbing in the Test series and draw confidence from their win over India in the ICC Champions Trophy in June.
Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga on Wednesday asked his top order batsmen to fire against a dominant India, urging them not to throw their wickets in the second One-Day International, in Pallekele, on Thursday.
Shikhar Dhawan struck a sublime hundred in the nick of time as India delivered yet again in a series decider to beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the third ODI and record their eighth successive win in a bilateral contest.
India amassed 600 in their first innings and returned to blow away the top half of the Sri Lankan batting order to tighten their grip on the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday.
Lasith Malinga is set to make a comeback to the Sri Lanka T20 and ODI team.
South Africa's Faf du Plessis smashed a career-best 185 off 141 balls as the hosts beat Sri Lanka by 40 runs after surviving a fierce onslaught in a high-scoring fourth one-day international to take a 4-0 series lead on Tuesday.
Images from the 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka played in Vizag on Sunday
Sri Lanka's ex-Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage on June 18 made the allegation but later backtracked, saying it was just his suspicion.
Former Sri Lanka players Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have been summoned to appear before a special investigation unit in Sri Lanka.
