2 http://www.cricinfo.com Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb http://www.cricinfo.com/logos/rss/ci.gif http://www.cricinfo.com/ Sri Lanka gave themselves a minimum of 134 overs and an ample cushion of runs to try and register their first Test win in India, but the Ahmedabad pitch got deader and deader every passing minute http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435171.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435171.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:26:24 GMT Mahela Jayawardene was a beautiful batsman to watch, one capable of playing every stroke in the book with real elegance. What he lacked, perhaps, was the touch of steel, that ability to put the boot in when on top of his game http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435132.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435132.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:21:31 GMT Just when he looked like getting a hundred in the second innings, Jayawardene put himself into the record books for a reason that left him bittersweet at the end of the day http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422658.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422658.html Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:47:30 GMT New Zealand began their last innings of this series needing 494 to win or, more realistically, over four-and-a-half sessions to bat out a draw http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422589.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422589.html Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:52:33 GMT For the second Test running Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera batted with a purity of purpose that New Zealand have been unable to produce all tour http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422170.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422170.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:05:37 GMT Thilan Samaraweera has said his unsatisfactory scores in the previous series against Pakistan motivated him to get a big hundred at the start of the series against New Zealand http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420448.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420448.html Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:28:44 GMT A wonderfully composed 26th Test century from Mahela Jayawardene and a thrill-a-minute 92 from Tillakaratne Dilshan allowed Sri Lanka to dominate the opening day's play http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420119.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420119.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:53:07 GMT Kumar Sangakkara described his team's run of success as "the good times" but was guarded enough to warn Sri Lanka to also be prepared for the bad ones http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417609.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417609.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:50:24 GMT An imperious century from Mahela Jayawardene was central to a commanding six-wicket victory for Sri Lanka which clinched the series with two games to spare http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417501.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417501.html Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:38:19 GMT http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/415814.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/415814.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:51:17 GMT Pakistan's tail offered no resistance at all, but with Danish Kaneria at the forefront of a superb bowling performance, they still managed a 66-run first-innings lead http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/415401.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/415401.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:36:18 GMT Despite a series win, Mahela Jayawardene has said Sri Lanka still need to go a fair distance to hit peak form http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/414842.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/414842.html Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:02:09 GMT Mahela Jayawardene now wants to push himself "to the limit" as a batsman http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/411309.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/411309.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:48:29 GMT Sri Lanka's unique approach to learning and playing cricket has certainly given them an edge over their opponents in this tournament http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409410.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409410.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:50:09 GMT Daniel Vettori was adamant his batsmen picked Ajantha Mendis but acknowledged he was a bowler of quality http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409407.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409407.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:40:59 GMT Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the ICC World Twenty20 Super Eights match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Trent Bridge http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409371.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409371.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:59:58 GMT Mahela Jayawardene saved his team's blushes with 78 from 53 balls as Sri Lanka moved a step closer to the semi-finals http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/408924.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/408924.html Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:19:06 GMT Kings XI Punjab made Chennai Super Kings really sweat in a spirited chase towards a Duckworth-Lewis revised target of 187, but when it mattered most tactical nous won it for Chennai http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/403423.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/403423.html Fri, 08 May 2009 09:40:06 GMT Four dropped catches undid Brad Hodge's impressive half-century and took Kings XI Punjab back into the top four of the IPL after they chased down 154 to beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/402685.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/402685.html Sun, 03 May 2009 18:03:13 GMT The Lahore attack still weighs heavy on Mahela Jayawardene's mind, to the extent that he finds it difficult even now to board the team bus while on duty for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/401270.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/401270.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:03:10 GMT