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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://www.cricinfo.com/logos/rss/ci.gif http://www.cricinfo.com/ A round-up of the third round of matches in Tiers A and B of Sri Lanka's Premier League Tournament http://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/430613.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/430613.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:37:18 GMT Indian skipper MS Dhoni has been named as captain of the Test Team of the Year, as he was for the ODI team of the year. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/427764.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/427764.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:41:23 GMT Sri Lanka surrendered their last two home series to India but scored an emphatic victory on Saturday, one that left Sangakkara pleased at the way the team had shaped up http://www.cricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/424858.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/424858.html Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:06:36 GMT A batting masterpiece and a fast-bowling barrage. It isn't often that a team can combine both of those forces in one night, but Sri Lanka had all of that going for them and more http://www.cricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/424012.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/compaq/content/story/424012.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:55:32 GMT The contest veered between bat and ball, dominating certain passages, but, at the end of the day, New Zealand had their backs firmly to the wall http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422462.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422462.html Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:37:01 GMT The contest veered between bat and ball, dominating certain passages, but, at the end of the day, New Zealand had their backs firmly to the wall http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422347.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422347.html Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:17:53 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 Having seen Thilan Samaraweera strike a magnificent 159 and take Sri Lanka to 452, New Zealand responded strongly in the final session http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420351.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/420351.html Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:29:07 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 Sri Lanka's captain praised his fast bowlers and singled out the unbeaten fifth wicket partnership as the key factors in the victory http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417341.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417341.html Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:40:15 GMT The hosts took the three-Test series 2-0 and the Sri Lankan captain pointed out that adjustments would need to be made from the five-day format http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416811.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416811.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:25:30 GMT The healing continues. After a painful month of reflection and rehabilitation, Sri Lanka's cricketers are excitedly awaiting the commencement of the IPL, and the opportunity to restore a degree of normalcy to lives upturned by the Lahore terror attacks http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/397066.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/397066.html Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:46:16 GMT Thilan Samaraweera talks about being shot in Lahore, his days in hospital and his determination to return to cricket - and even to Pakistan if needed http://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/395721.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/395721.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:59:58 GMT Ajantha Mendis, the Sri Lankan spinner who was injured in the terrorist attack in Lahore earlier this month, has been released from hospital after shrapnel was extracted from his head and back http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/395413.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/395413.html Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:10:30 GMT Thilan Samaraweera, who was shot on his leg during the armed attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore, has undergone a two-hour surgery and is reported to be safe and stable http://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/393489.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/393489.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:51:48 GMT A shoot out occurred in Lahore close to the Gaddafi Stadium which left five Sri Lankan players injured and another eight people dead http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393212.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393212.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:36:53 GMT Thilan Samaraweera attributes the dramatic upswing in fortunes to a few technical adjustments he has made http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393123.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393123.html Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:40:08 GMT Umar Gul produced a sparkling spell of reverse swing and Pakistan's aggressive openers gave a flying start but the pressure was still on the home side after Sri Lanka reached 606 in their first innings at Lahore http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393039.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/393039.html Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:59:39 GMT After Thilan Samaraweera made an assured hundred in Lahore to follow up his double-century in the first Test, his team-mate Kumar Sangakkara hailed him as the player "batting best" in the Sri Lankan side http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/392954.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/392954.html Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:40:26 GMT