Dimuth Karunaratne (right) finished on 71 not out, while Lahiru Thirimanne remained unbeaten on 57
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne scored an unbeaten 71 and 57 not out respectively to put their side 135 runs away from victory heading into the final day in Galle.
Rohit Sharma became the first player in history to score five centuries in a World Cup
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Rohit Sharma became the first player to score five centuries in a World Cup as India crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets at Headingley.
Angelo Mathews struck his 28th half-century in Test cricket
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Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanne scored 52 and 51 respectively to ensure Sri Lanka remained in control on the third day of the first Test against India in Kolkata.
Babar Azam (left) and Shoaib Malik both made fifties as Pakistan chased down their target with ease
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Pakistan went 4-0 in the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka after they waltzed their way to a seven-wicket win in Sharjah.
Babar Azam made his sixth ODI century
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Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik scored 103 and 81 respectively as Pakistan took down Sri Lanka by 83 runs in the first ODI in Dubai.
Sadeera Samarawickrama is one of two uncapped players included in Sri Lanka’s Test squad
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Sri Lanka have called up uncapped batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama and Roshen Silva to their squad for the upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Upul Tharanga will not play Test cricket for the next six months
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Sri Lanka batsman Upul Tharanga has opted to take a break from Test cricket for the next six months in order to focus on limited overs cricket.
Jasprit Bumrah finished with career-best figures of 5-27 off his 10 overs
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Jasprit Bumrah ripped through Sri Lanka’s batting line-up with his maiden five-wicket haul before opening batsman Rohit Sharma clubbed an unbeaten 124 to lead India to a six-wicket win in the third ODI in Pallekele.
Dinesh Chandimal has not played ODI cricket since the Champions Trophy in June
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Sri Lanka have added batsmen Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne to their squad for the last three ODIs against India after captain Upul Tharanga was suspended and opener Danushka Gunathilaka suffered a shoulder injury.
Thirimanne has not played Test cricket since June 2016
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Batsman Lahiru Thirimanne is back in Sri Lanka’s squad for the second Test against India in Colombo.
