T20I skipper Lasith Malinga and former captains Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera are among the player who have pulled out of the tour. read more

Ajantha Mendis, who made his debut for Sri Lanka in 2008 and last played in international cricket in 2015, took 288 wickets for his country across the three formats. read more

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand: Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne moved from his overnight 49 to score 65 and provided the only bit of resistance in the morning session, which saw 29.3 overs bowled. read more

From 143 for two, Sri Lanka slumped to 161 for seven before an unfinished 66-run stand for the eighth wicket between Niroshan Dickwella and Suranga Lakmal stopped the rot read more

Karunaratne also pointed to players who have spent the last few months on the sidelines. read more

Choosing to bat after winning the toss, Sri Lanka made 294 for eight in 50 overs, riding on the innings of Mathews. read more

Sri Lanka allrounder Angelo Mathews scored his first hundred of the ongoing World Cup tournament at Leeds against India on Saturday read more

ICC World Cup 2019, England vs Australia: England, who start the tournament as favourites, are currently fourth in the points table and they have an impressive net run rate of +1.457. read more

Angelo Mathews hit a patient fifty before veteran pacer Lasith Malinga returned with a sensational four-wicket haul as Sri Lanka stunned hosts England by 20 runs in a low-scoring thriller. read more

The 31-year-old, who has already been ruled out of Sri Lanka’s limited-overs leg of New Zealand tour, sustained the injury during their recently-concluded second Test against New Zealand. read more

Southee counter-attacked with wicket-keeper Watling to blast 68 from 65 balls and take New Zealand from the depths of despair on 64 for six after Lakmal had destroyed the top order. read more

New Zealand have put the frustration of the drawn first Test aside as they push to win a fourth consecutive series for the first time. read more

The first test ended in a damp draw on Wednesday after rain restricted all but an hour of play on the fifth and final day, with Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews unbeaten at the end having saved their side by batting the entire fourth day. read more

Mendis was unbeaten on 141 and Mathews 120 not out at stumps after a stubborn 274-run stand that, along with the weather, allowed Sri Lanka to salvage a draw. read more

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Day 5: Angelo Mathews celebrated with push-ups on the pitch after joining Kusal Mendis in passing 100 as Sri Lanka batted the whole day without losing a wicket on Day 4. read more