SECOND TEST VS SOUTH AFRICA By Srian Obeyesekere Despite the humiliating first test defeat, everything is not lost for Sri Lanka in the running to the now alluring ultimate of the World Test Championship that has come to galvanise test cricket when they take on South...

By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka was soundly beaten by South Africa by 232 runs, but the last trio of the recognised batsmen Dinesh Chandimal 83, Skipper Dhananjaya de Silva 59 and Kusal Mendis 48 did mount a rearguard action in the hopelessness of the huge eroding...

By Srian Obeyesekere Defeat stared Sri Lanka in the eyes in a wilting of four of the top order before South Africa's quality fast bowling in a strangulation of five gone with nighteatchman Prabath Jayasuriya the exception in a wobble of a shaky 101 for 5 wickets, the...

SOUTH AFRICA BOX SEAT 281 LEAD By Srian Obeyesekere South Africa took a box seat grip of the first test against Sri Lanka by the second day yesterday leading by 281 runs with seven second innings wickets intact after left-arn six footer Marco Jansen led a lethal pace...

By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka had South Africa on the hop grabbing four wickets for 80 runs on a rain affected opening day confined to just 20.4 overs of the first test match at Kingsmead in Durban yesterday in a decisive must win final chance scenario to staying in...