R Narayan (R Narayan is a reporter with CricketCountry)
New Zealand won the first Test by an innings and 117 runs.
Sri Lanka came to bat in the second innings with a lead for 175, and ended the session at 31 for 3.
Ashwin's record in the overseason conditions, minus the current West Indies series and Indian subcontinent, stands at: 24 wickets from 9 matches
Both the teams have lost key players in the past few years, yet, recent performances show West Indies have failed to cope with it, whereas Sri Lanka have moved on in the right direction.
Sri Lanka's win was spearheaded by Rangana Herath, who took nine wickets, Lakshan Sandakan, who took seven wickets, and Kusal Mendis, who scored a career-best 176 in the second innings.
Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Day 5 of the first of the three-match Test series between Sri Lanka and Australia, at Pallekele.
Yasir Shah has 86 wickets to his name in 13 Test matches, and has been often regarded as the best leg-spinner after Shane Warne
England came into the series after a comfortable 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka, but were brought down by the spirited Pakistan team, who beat them by 75 runs in the first Test at Lord's.
Jason Holder will lead a young and inexperienced side against the No.2 ranked team in the world.
Russell scored a quickfire 44 and took 4 wickets which helped Tallawahs climb to the top of table in CPL 2016
Misbah's century helped Pakistan post 339 in the first innings against England
India are No.2, whereas West Indies are No.8 in the ICC Test rankings
Sachin Tendulkar was among many who hit their peak form under Ganguly's captaincy.
Sourav Ganguly enjoyed tremendous success from 2000 to 2005 as the skipper of Indian cricket team.
Sri Lanka are yet to taste victory against England on this tour.
Roy has been in sensational form in the ODI series, having already scored 282 runs with two centuries
England head into this fixture leading the series 2-0.
Starc took eight wickets whereas Hazlewood took 11 wickets in the recently concluded tri-nation series
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of England vs Sri Lanka One-Day International series. I, R Narayan will bring you all the live updates of the third ODI of the five-match series between the two teams at County Ground, Bristol on Sunday. England are ahead of Sri Lanka in the series by 1-0. After a successful Test...
England head into this fixture 1-0 ahead in the series, after winning the second ODI by 10 wickets
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