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India vs SL Live, 1st Test, Day 5 – Kumar strikes early, Lanka lose wicket without any run

Live cricket score and updates from Day 5 of 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka, being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Nov 20, 2017, 14:03 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 4 — As it happened...

Live cricket score and updates from Day 4 of 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka, being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Nov 19, 2017, 17:02 PM IST

Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews push Sri Lanka towards first innings lead

India resumed at a precarious 74 for five and managed to add 98 more runs to their overnight total, which was their second lowest score against Sri Lanka at home.

Nov 18, 2017, 18:40 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka: Visitors to deploy five bowlers in Kolkata Test

Sri Lanka will play five bowlers against India and experienced campaigner Angelo Mathews will bat at No.4, skipper Dinesh Chandimal said on Wednesday ahead of the first cricket Test here.

Nov 15, 2017, 21:02 PM IST

Sri Lanka drop Kusal Mendis, Kaushal Silva for India Tests

During Sri Lanka`s home series against India, the hosts lost all nine games -- three Tests, five one-day internationals and a lone Twenty20 -- between July and September.

Nov 05, 2017, 20:20 PM IST

Sri Lanka get Angelo Mathews boost ahead of India tour

Allrounder Angelo Mathews has been declared fit and available for Sri Lanka's tour of India later this month as the islanders strive to end their limited-overs woes against their formidable neighbours.

Nov 01, 2017, 12:10 PM IST

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Lankans target landmark series win

The narrow win in the first Test gives Sri Lanka a unique chance for a series win over Pakistan at their neutral venues of the UAE, where they have never lost a series in nine attempts.

Oct 05, 2017, 23:32 PM IST

Watch: Lightening quick stumping! MS Dhoni masterclass sends Angelo Mathews back

Last Sunday, Dhoni became the first ever wicket-keeper to complete 100 stumpings in ODI cricket.

Sep 06, 2017, 20:57 PM IST

Sri Lanka to play first day-night Test against Pakistan in UAE

The Test series will start September 28 and is due to end on October 10 with one of the games slated to be played as a day-and-night match.

Sep 04, 2017, 23:35 PM IST

SL vs IND: Dasun Shanaka, Jeffrey Vandersay named in Sri Lanka squad for one-off T20I against India

Upul Tharanga remains the captain for the Islanders despite his poor performance with the bat and leading his side to a 5-0 whitewash in the ODI series. In fact, he will lead the hosts for the first time in the shortest format of the game after Angelo Mathews resigned from the role in July.

Sep 04, 2017, 22:45 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI: Five players to watch out for

The Run Machine will however focus on helping his team achieve a series whitewash, just like the Test series. Historic R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo sure stands to witness some record breaking feats.

Sep 03, 2017, 00:10 AM IST

WATCH: Angelo Mathews takes an absolute screamer to dismiss Shikhar Dhawan

Dhawan tried to sweep a delivery from Siriwardana over fine leg but failed to clear the 30-yard circle and saw Mathews produce a stunning effort to take the catch.

Aug 25, 2017, 12:53 PM IST

Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI: 5 key players to watch out for!

Apart from mere redemption, there is one more reason as to why the hosts would be looking for victories in this series. If they can scalp at least two wins over Virat Kohli-led Team India, they would secure a direct entry in the 2019 cricket World Cup.

Aug 19, 2017, 15:31 PM IST

SL vs IND: Virat Kohli leads Team India to first ever overseas clean sweep in series of three or more matches

India is now the team to win the most number of Test matches in Sri Lanka. They have nine such victories to their name. Adding to it, this was Team India's fifth consecutive Test victory over the Sri Lankan side, and all came under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.

Aug 14, 2017, 15:27 PM IST

India's Tour of Sri Lanka: Pneumonia-hit Dinesh Chandimal to lead hosts in recovery bid

Chandimal, who was only appointed last month, sat out the first Test in Galle when Virat Kohli`s India won by 304 runs -- their biggest margin of victory in terms of runs on foreign soil.

Aug 01, 2017, 18:32 PM IST

India's Tour of Sri Lanka 2017: Galle Test, Day 4 – As it happened...

Welcome to the live coverage of Day 4 of the Galle Test between India and Sri Lanka, played at Galle International Stadium.

Jul 29, 2017, 15:52 PM IST

India's Tour of Sri Lanka 2017, 1st Test, Day 3 — As it happened...

At the end of day's play, Kohli was unbeaten on 76 (114 balls) as India took a mammoth 598-run second innings lead. Kohli and Abhinav Mukund 81(116), who got out off the last ball of day, put up a

Jul 28, 2017, 18:27 PM IST

SL vs IND: Ailing Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal to miss out on Galle Test; Rangana Herath to lead side

It was only earlier this month that Chandimal was announced as the new captain of the Asian nation after former skipper Angelo Mathews stepped down following the team's first ODI series defeat to Zimbabwe. The 27-year-old then, successfully led his side to a comprehensive four-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the one-off Test, at Colombo.

Jul 21, 2017, 15:34 PM IST

Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga to lead Sri Lanka after Angelo Mathews departs

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Thilanga Sumathipala said the board had accepted Mathews` resignation following a shock one-day series defeat by Zimbabwe, which the all-rounder described as one of the lowest points of his career.

Jul 12, 2017, 13:30 PM IST

Dinesh Chandimal replaces Angelo Mathews as Sri Lankan cricket captain

Mathews had decided to step down following what he described as one of the lowest points in his career. This was the ODI series loss against Zimbabwe. Lowly-ranked Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka 3-2 in the five-match ODI series.

Jul 12, 2017, 12:19 PM IST