Mahela Jayawardene

Zimbabwe: Sangakarra, Kapugedera Slay National Team

STAND-IN captain Kumar Sangakkara and Chamara Kapugedera both smashed centuries as Sri Lanka yesterday ruthlessly seized control of their tour-opening four-day match against Zimbabwe Select at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.

Youngsters to be tried out in Zimbabwe - Jayawardene

Zimbabwe may not be the kind of opposition Sri Lanka would like to have to improve their rankings, but the tour, which comprises five ODIs in addition to two practice matches, gives them the opportunity to give some of their...

Ranji Trophy: Pujara, Jadeja set world record

11 Nov 2008, 2016 hrs IST, Santosh Suri, TNN LUCKNOW: Cheteshwar Pujara (302 not out) and Ravindra Jadeja (232 not out), junior India players, set a world record in first class cricket, when they became the first pair to put on...

Lankan stalwarts praise Ganguly

Colombo: After Sri Lanka Cricket Chairman Arjuna Ranatunga, captain Mahela Jayawardene and vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara took their turn to lavish praise on retired former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he brought...

Ganguly gave India strength of character: S'kkara

After Sri Lanka Cricket Chairman Arjuna Ranatunga, Captain Mahela Jayawardene and Vice-Captain Kumar Sangakkara took their turn to lavish praise on retired former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he brought the strength of...

Chance to blood youngsters: Jayawardene

Monday, November 10, 2008 Harare: Zimbabwe may not be the kind of opposition Sri Lanka would like to have to improve their rankings, but the tour, which comprises five ODIs in addition to two practice matches, gives them the...

Board officials knew about IPL contracts - Labrooy

The Sri Lanka Cricketers' Association has claimed Sri Lanka Cricket, including chairman Arjuna Ranatunga, was informed during a meeting in June that some of the country's leading cricketers had committed to the IPL for the next...

‘Kumble’s retirement a loss to cricket’

Colombo: In an era dominated by spin wizards Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, Anil Kumble managed to retain a distinct identity and his retirement is a loss to international cricket, according to Sri Lanka skipper Mahela...

'We didn't know of IPL-II before finalising Eng tour'

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket on Monday rubbished Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi's claim that its chairman Arjuna Ranatunga was aware of the Lankan players' contract with the IPL's next edition when he finalised the...

Stanford Super Series: So who will drop the $20m catch?

Matt Prior Tidied up his act since losing his place after last year's tour to Sri Lanka, when dropping Mahela Jayawardene on 66 in the third Test forced the selectors' hands. The Sri Lanka captain went on to make an undefeated...

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