Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by 209 runs in the second test with 22-year old left-arm spin prodigy Praveen Jayawickrama claiming 5 for 86 for a record debut match haul of 11 for 178 becoming the first bowler to take a 10-wicket haul on debut since Jason Kreiza in 2008...

Bangladesh faced imminent defeat at 177 for 5 off 48 overs chasing 437 to win with the cream of the batting destroyed by Sri Lanka’s new found youth spin duo of Ramesh Mendis who took 3 for 86 and Praveen Jayawickrama  2 for 58 on a dramatic fourth day after Sri...

Twenty-two year old left-arm spinner debutant Praveen Jayawickrama, in a dream start to his Test career took 6 wickets for 92 to decimate Bangladesh to 251 as Sri Lanka took a 242-run first innings lead, but chose not to enforce the follow on making 17 for 2 that of...

Sri Lanka ended the second day of the second test match against Bangladesh on 469 for 6 wickets adding a further 178 to the overnight 291 with wicket-keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella hogging the limelight with an unbeaten 64 off an equal number of deliveries at the...

Striking a masterly unbeaten 131, Lahiru Thirimanne blossomed into full measure in a measured comeback trail from the wilderness over the past year as he and skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, who struck 118 in the wake of his 234 in the previous test, took the Bangladesh...