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23/10 2:00 AM
5th ODI (D/N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 23 2018
- Sri LankaSL
- ENGENG
27/10 6:30 AM
Only T20I (N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 27 2018
- Sri LankaSL
- ENGENG
5/11 8:30 PM
1st Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 6-10 2018
- Sri LankaSL
- ENGENG
13/11 8:30 PM
2nd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Nov 14-18 2018
- Sri LankaSL
- ENGENG
22/11 8:30 PM
3rd Test, England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Nov 23-27 2018
- Sri LankaSL
- ENGENG
14/12 2:00 PM
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Dec 15-19 2018
- NZNZ
- Sri LankaSL
25/12 2:00 PM
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Dec 26-30 2018
- NZNZ
- Sri LankaSL
2/1 5:00 PM
1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Jan 3 2019
- NZNZ
- Sri LankaSL
4/1 5:00 PM
2nd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Jan 5 2019
- NZNZ
- Sri LankaSL

Matches

Highlights: England take series win via DLS (1:59)

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8hAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Dasun Shanaka rues the opportunities that slipped away for Sri Lanka

Another defeat for Sri Lanka was mitigated by the knowledge that the game had turned on a couple of key moments

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Social Story: Does it ever not rain in Sri Lanka? (1:44)

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15hThe Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

England seal series with latest comfortable DLS victory

Sri Lanka overcame their-now traditional mini-collapse to post a respectable 273 for 7, but it was not enough to deny England another comfortable victory

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15hMark Nicholas

Sri Lanka's cricket legacy is glorious, but what does the future hold?

From the golden age of Rantunga and Murali, they are now at a point where the road ahead is uncertain, on field and off it

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1dESPNcricinfo staff

Jonny Bairstow an injury doubt for 4th ODI after damaging ankle

Opener injures right ankle during England's training session and may be replaced by Alex Hales

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1dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

No regrets for Liam Plunkett after putting wedding ahead of England duty

Fast bowler has lost his starting berth to Olly Stone, but insists he's comfortable with competition for places

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1dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Samarawickrama pleads for patience as Sri Lanka seeks form resurgence

Opener seeks improvements on match-by-match basis after team's two years in the doldrums

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2dThe Preview by Andrew Miller

Confident England seek to close out rain-impacted ODI series

England have taken an unassailable 2-0 series lead, and now have a rare win in Asia in their sights

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2dESPNcricinfo staff

Ranasinghe retained in Atapattu-led Sri Lanka women squad

Imalka Mendis and Anushka Sanjeewani have been left out from the squad that played India last month

We were about 20-25 runs short - Niroshan Dickwella (1:06)

Sometimes you get only one or two games to impress - Tom Curran (1:15)

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3dGeorge Dobell

ECB defends tour scheduling amid washout threat

Each of England's five matches on their tour of Sri Lanka has been affected by monsoonal weather

Social Story: England 'scary' right now (1:43)

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3dNagraj Gollapudi

'We are investigating several people in Sri Lanka' - ACU head Alex Marshall

Alex Marshall explains why the ICC's efforts have been heightened in an attempt to fight corruption in Sri Lankan cricket

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3dAndrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Mendis called up as replacement for Kusal Perera

Replacement named after incumbent is ruled out of series with a quad strain

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4dThe Report by George Dobell

Eoin Morgan guides chase in shortened game as England go 2-0 up

England have taken a 2-0 series lead over Sri Lanka after victory in another rain-affected match in Pallekele

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4dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

'You can't win a 21-over match with 150 on the board' - Niroshan Dickwella

Sri Lanka's big hitter admits he's falling short of his potential at the top of the order

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4dAndrew Fidel Fernando at Pallekele

Tom Curran's comeback puts brothers back on course for all-format dominance

With Sam now a fixture in England's Test set-up, the time is drawing nigh when both Currans take the field together

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4dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Moeen Ali ready to rush his bowling, but not his thinking, as more rain looms in third ODI

England's spinners had to beat the rain in the second ODI, and more of the same may be required at Pallekele

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4dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Dasun Shanaka sizes up higher responsibilities in Sri Lanka's batting order

Allrounder is increasingly being thought of as a specialist batsman, and someone who can bat higher up the order.

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5dThe Preview by Alan Gardner

Can Sri Lanka get out of their rut?

Both teams have lost players to injury as the series moves to Pallekele with England 1-0 up

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5dAndrew Fidel Fernando and Nagraj Gollapudi

Sanath Jayasuriya states his 'integrity and transparency' in wake of ACU charges

The former Sri Lanka captain also said the charges allege he has not been co-operative with the ACU's investigations only, and do not pertain to any match or pitch-fixing

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6dNagraj Gollapudi and Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sanath Jayasuriya charged under ICC anti-corruption code; Zimbabwe series in focus

The charges relate to failure or refusal to cooperate with an ACU investigation and obstructing or delaying an investigation

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7dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Dambulla

Nearing the end, Lasith Malinga rouses himself for final World Cup push

Following a match in which he suggested he was once again death-bowling force to be reckoned with, Lasith Malinga delivered the rhetoric fans have come to expect

Top Run ScorersNov'17 to Oct'18

LD Chandimal, Right-hand bat
712
Innings 13
Average 59.33
BKG Mendis, Right-hand bat
619
Innings 13
Average 47.61
FDM Karunaratne, Left-hand bat
482
Innings 13
Average 40.16

AD Mathews, Right-hand bat
468
Innings 11
Average 66.85
WU Tharanga, Left-hand bat
463
Innings 18
Average 27.23
NLTC Perera, Left-hand bat
440
Innings 18
Average 29.33

MDKJ Perera, Left-hand bat
307
Innings 8
Average 38.37
BKG Mendis, Right-hand bat
258
Innings 7
Average 36.85
MD Gunathilaka, Left-hand bat
219
Innings 10
Average 21.90

Top Wicket TakersNov'17 to Oct'18

MDK Perera, Right-arm offbreak
32
Innings 17
Average 34.06
RAS Lakmal, Right-arm fast-medium
29
Innings 17
Average 27.24
HMRKB Herath, Slow left-arm orthodox
25
Innings 13
Average 30.04

NLTC Perera, Right-arm medium-fast
30
Innings 18
Average 22.26
A Dananjaya, Right-arm offbreak
27
Innings 18
Average 28.33
RAS Lakmal, Right-arm fast-medium
15
Innings 15
Average 38.73

NLTC Perera, Right-arm medium-fast
8
Innings 12
Average 42.62
A Dananjaya, Right-arm offbreak
7
Innings 10
Average 43.14
N Pradeep, Right-arm fast-medium
7
Innings 7
Average 35.71

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