Sri Lanka reached 35/0 at lunch as they chas Pakistan's meagre target of 137.
Born on October 9, 1979, Prasanna Jayawardene is probably one of the best wicketkeeping talents to emerge from Sri Lanka. Having been around since the early 2000s and watching Kumar Sangakkara usurp his position from the sidelines, one can probably say Prasanna was born in the wrong era. However, he belonged to the generation who believed in putting their head down and working hard on their skills, irrespective of results. Prakash Govindasreenivasan has more.
All-rounder Angelo Mathews has been appointed Sri Lanka's Test and ODI captain, replacing Mahela Jayawardene, for a period of one year.
After a huge loss against Australia in the Boxing Day Test, Sri Lankan coach Graham Ford defended the decision to take a day off just two days before the start of the final Test at Sydney.
Sri Lanka's gloom over their shattering innings capitulation to Australia deepened with news Friday that star batsman Kumar Sangakkara will miss the rest of the tour with a fractured finger.
David Warner was dismissed by Rangana Herath as he edged the delivery to Prasanna Jayawardene on the fourth day of the first Test match against Sri Lanka at Hobart on Monday. Australia opener David Warner slammed his second his second half-century of the match against Sri Lanka on the fourth day. It was his third half-century...
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon talks about Australia's chances on Day Four of the first Test match at Hobart on Monday. Lyon admitted that the 160-odd run partnership between Angelo Mathews and Tillakaratne Dilshan caused some worries to the Australians.
Tillakaratne Dilshan hit an unbeaten century and Kumar Sangakkara chipped in with a half-century as the touring Sri Lankans got in some batting practice on Friday ahead of next week's first Test against Australia.
Trent Boult and Tim Southee claimed three wickets each as New Zealand thrashed Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 167 runs in the second Test at P Sara Oval in Colombo.
Angelo Mathews remained unbeaten on 63 as Sri Lanka reached 168 for seven at tea against New Zealand on the final day, in a bid to force follow-on at the P Sara Oval on Thursday.