Chaminda Vaas’s omission from Sri Lanka’s one-day squad is the only surprise in the 15-man parties announced by the selectors for their upcoming tour of Bangladesh.
Vaas back for Tests, but not ODIs
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Batting slump not down to overconfidence – Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has denied that overconfidence of playing against weak opponents resulted in his disappointing form during the one-day series against Zimbabwe. Though Sri Lanka ensured a clean sweep against the hosts in the five-match series, Jayawardene scored just 19 runs in four innings .
Sri Lanka claim series whitewash
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 19 runs to win the one-day series 5-0.
Zimbabwe choke again to gift Sri Lanka whitewash
Sri Lanka completed a series whitewash over Zimbabwe with a 19-run victory in the fifth and final ODI at Harare Sports Club, but, not for the first time in the last week, Zimbabwe threw away a gilt-edged chance of winning within sight of the finishing line.
Zimbabwe keep Sri Lanka in check
Zimbabwe turned in one of their best performances in the field to bowl Sri Lanka out for 152 in the fifth and final ODI at Harare Sports Club.
‘Sri Lankan cricket going through dark ages’
Hashan Tillakaratne, the former captain, has said Sri Lankan cricket is going though “the dark ages” and that an elected body is the way forward.
Sri Lanka dig in to beat Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by two wickets to extend their lead to 4-0 in the one-day series.
Mubarak holds nerve after Mendis’ six
A disciplined performance in the field from Zimbabwe gave Sri Lanka more than the occasional fright, but the visitors eventually crept over the line by two wickets in Harare with Jehan Mubarak calming the situation with an unbeaten 57.
Mendis takes six as Zimbabwe struggle again
Ajantha Mendis again proved far too much for Zimbabwe’s batsmen to handle as he bagged 6 for 29 in the fourth one-day international in Harare.
Chilaw Marians deny Army SC
A round-up of the second-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka survive Zimbabwe scare
Zimbabwe give Sri Lanka a major scare before a late collapse sees them lose the third one-day international by five runs in Harare, and with it the series.
Zimbabwe spark but Sri Lanka make it 3-0
A match reduced to 28 overs produced the series’ most compelling game in Harare, and the first performance by Zimbabwe to cause Sri Lanka a headache, but Sri Lanka nevertheless made it three wins out of three.
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka latest score
Latest score from the third one-day international in Harare.
Sri Lanka hammer woeful Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka take a 2-0 series lead over Zimbabwe with a crushing nine-wicket victory in the second one-day international in Harare.
Hapless Zimbabwe crushed once more
It has not been a particularly encouraging day for cricket’s minnows. First Bangladesh were routed by an innings-and-129 runs in Bloemfontein while, in Harare, Zimbabwe capitulated to their fourth-lowest ODI score of 67 against a clinical Sri Lanka who, with gross inevitability, are heading for a 5-0 series win.
Hapless Zimbabwe collapse again
Zimbabwe collapsed for the second time in consecutive games against Sri Lanka and were bowled out for just 67 at the Harare Sports Club.
Sri Lanka cruise to Zimbabwe win
Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis help Sri Lanka to a six-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first one-day international in Harare.
Murali and Mendis rout Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe tumbled from 124 for 3 to 127 in the blink of an eye, leaving Sri Lanka to coast to their target with six wickets and more than 16 overs in hand.
Sri Lanka dominant but captain looks for improvement
Despite his team claiming a comprehensive six-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the opening ODI, the Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is still looking for improvement.
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka live score
Zimbabwe host Sri Lanka in the first one-day international at Harare Sports Club.
Mendis a bigger threat than Murali – Utseya
Prosper Utseya, the Zimbabwe captain, believes Ajantha Mendis will be a bigger threat than his Sri Lankan spin partner Muttiah Muralitharan in the five-match one-day series starting on Thursday in Harare.
Murali and Mendis torment Zimbabwe
Ripping the ball with all the mystery and venom of old, Murali claimed figures of 4 for 14 in four overs, as Zimbabwe collapsed dramatically to 127 all out in 31 overs, having at one stage been comfortably placed on 124 for 3 after 27.
Zimbabwe braced for rare home series
Zimbabwe take on Sri Lanka in Harare in their first home international in almost a year.
Mubarak boosts Sri Lankans before rain
Rain denied the Sri Lankan bowlers another workout before the one-day series when their match against Zimbabwe A was washed out after they were dismissed for 235.
Top order seals draw for Zimbabweans
Half-centuries from Chamu Chibhabha, Hamilton Masakadza and Stuart Matsikenyeri ensured the four-day contest between Zimbabwe Select XI and the Sri Lankans ended in a draw at the Queens Sport Club in Bulawayo.
Sri Lanka dominate between the rain
Sri Lanka ensured that they made the most of a rain-hit third day, as Chamara Kapugedera reached 150 to guide his side to a dominating 564 for 4. Zimbabwe’s bowlers were spared further punishment when the rain came tumbling down shortly after lunch.
Sangakkara and Kapugedera pile up tons
Kumar Sangakkara and Chamara Kapugedera highlighted the huge gulf in class on show in Bulawayo as they both struck centuries in a 287-run third-wicket stand with the Sri Lankans closing on 450 for 3, a lead of 291 over the Select XI.
Fernando and Mendis hurt Zimbabweans
Sri Lanka began their tour of Zimbabwe in bullish fashion, dismissing a Zimbabwe Select XI for 159 on the first day of their first warm-up match in Bulawayo. Ajantha Mendis picked up four wickets and in reply, Upul Tharanga and Mahela Udawatte propelled the tourists to 50 without loss in 14 overs.
de Alwis spins Sri Lanka to series win
Sri Lanka crushed West Indies by seven wickets in the fifth and final ODI at the Premadasa in Colombo to win the series 3-2. After Suwini de Alwis had ripped through the West Indies batting, it was upto captain Shashikala Siriwardene to once again lead her team to an emphatic victory with 12 overs to spare.
West Indies level series with 14-run win
A complete team performance from the West Indies ensured a 14-run win against Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI at the Premadasa in Colombo.
Silva fifty gives Sri Lanka series lead
Sri Lanka took a 2-1 lead with an emphatic eight-wicket win as they chased the lowest total of the series so far. West Indies’ middle order collapsed to Sri Lankan spin and only some late fightback by Danielle Small took them past 100.
Chance to blood youngsters – Jayawardene
The Zimbabwe tour affords Sri Lanka the opportunity to give some of their younger players a taste of international cricket.
Siriwardene leads SL to hard-fought win
Sri Lanka women held their nerve to beat West Indies by two wickets, and level the series 1-1, in their second ODI in Dambulla. Shashikala Siriwardene, the captain, took two wickets and top scored with 43 as Sri Lanka reached the target with four balls to spare.
Zimbabwe treat Bulawayo warm-up ‘like a Test’
Zimbabwe will approach their four-day match against Sri Lanka as seriously as if it was a Test, according to head of selectors Kenyon Ziehl..
Iresh Pushpakumara dies aged 21
Iresh Pushpakumara, a 21-year-old left-arm chinaman bowler from Kalutara in Sri Lanka, has died in Colombo General Hospital after a brief illness.
West Indies ease to 40-run win
Stacy Ann-King’s laid the foundation with her 70 as offspinners Afy Fletcher and Stefanie Taylor shared six wickets between them to ensure a comfortable 40-run win for West Indies in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla.
Openers star in comprehensive Windies win
West Indies Women, buoyed by centuries from Deandra Dottin and Stefanie Taylor, both openers, beat Sri Lanka Women XI comprehensively by 112 runs in their only tour match at the P Saravanamuttu stadium in Colombo on Monday.
Sri Lanka board eyes tighter control over player contracts
Arjuna Ranatunga has reiterated his opposition to the IPL and said it was “unfair” that the national board does not gain any money for releasing its players for the BCCI-backed Twenty20 league.
Five Sri Lanka women players lose their jobs
Five Sri Lankan women’s cricketers, including captain Shashikala Siriwardene, have claimed that their refusal to give up their pursuit of the game has cost them their jobs.
Sri Lanka women stars ‘jobless’
Five members of Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket team claim to have lost their day jobs because they refused to give up their cricket careers.
Panesar unlikely to play for Sri Lankan club
Monty Panesar, the England left-arm spinner, is unlikely to play for Bloomfield in Sri Lanka’s domestic Premier trophy tournament due to a pay dispute.
Sri Lanka Cricket reinstate Malinga’s contract
Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to reinstate fast bowler Lasith Malinga’s central contract. Malinga was earlier not handed the contract on the excuse that he had not represented his country for a sufficient period of time due to a knee injury which ruled him out for eight months.
Firm ‘sacks’ top Sri Lanka women
Five members of Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket team claim to have lost their day jobs because they refused to give up their cricket careers.
ECB and Sri Lanka agree to postpone tour
The ECB and Sri Lanka Cricket have agreed to postpone Sri Lanka’s tour of England in 2009, Cricinfo can reveal.
Jayasuriya spruces up All-Stars team
Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya has been included in the All Stars team for the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes on November 8 and 9.
Sri Lanka women recall Fernando sisters
Sri Lanka women have called up two new players for the five ODIs against West Indies women from November 5 to 12. Colombo Cricket Clubs Chandi Wickramaratne and Udeshika Prabhodini are part of the 15-member squad which includes sisters Rose and Hiruka Fernando, recalled after a long hiatus from the national side.
Mathews earns maiden call-up for Zimbabwe tour
Allrounder Angelo Mathews is the new face in Sri Lanka’s 15-member squad named for the tour of Zimbabwe in November.
Morgan hopeful Sri Lanka will tour
David Morgan, the ICC president, has expressed his confidence that Sri Lanka’s tour of England next May will go ahead as planned, despite fears that a number of their leading players will instead opt for the financial lure of the IPL.
Sri Lanka exit opens up Pietersen for IPL
With the possible abandonment of Sri Lanka’s tour of England next year, Kevin Pietersen is just one high-profile member who could reap the financial benefits by appearing in the IPL.
Cricket in his genes
Channa Gunasekera, who died aged 77 on Saturday, was a versatile sportsman who took his cricketing genes from his father, Churchill, the first Sri Lankan player to represent an English county.