England captain Joe Root cut a route to his second successive test century 186, but left arm finger spin prodigy Lasith Embuldeniya had his day claiming 7 wickets for 132 runs as Sri Lanka did well to keep England at bay on 339 for 9 for a first innings lead of 42 in...

In a sad trysting so close, but yet so far act that fell short of a deserving magical maiden long eluding Test century, Niroshan Dickwella’s 92 off 144 was consigned to an agonising end having walked right into the James Anderson far outside the off stump full toss...

Angelo Mathews struck a timely unbeaten 107 to rescue Sri Lanka from the pitfall of a shaky 2 for 7 to a satisfactory 229 for 4 on the opening day of the second Test match against England at the Galle International Stadium on Friday. It was Mathews’ first Test ton at...

Captain Marvel Joe Root ‘Player of the Match’ England shrugged aside yesterday’s 3-wicket hiccup to wrap up the first test against Sri Lanka with consummate ease requiring just  9.2 overs to close in on their victory target finishing on a 7-wicket triumphant...

Lahiru Thirimanne won over a personal  redeeming battle realizing the much eluding three figure mark - 111in a 8-year barren run since doing so in 2013, but in a eminent lost battle as far as Sri Lanka staving off defeat despite a bizarre 3-wicket collapse for 14...

Lahiru Thirimanne might well have played the innings of his life yet rising from a patchy strutting of low scores but at long last in a confidence reposed unbeaten 73-run pay off of his second coming from the hibernation of having lost his way since his last Test ton...