Kaushal five-for gives SL A slender lead
Offspinner Tharindu Kaushal's 5 for 73 gave Sri Lanka A a slender lead of 15 runs in the first innings after they were bowled out for 166 by West Indies A in Matara
View ArticleSL A fight back after Fudadin ton
Assad Fudadin's fourth first-class hundred helped West Indies A to a strong start in Moratuwa, but a five-wicket haul from the offspinner Tharindu Kaushal dragged the visitors down to 239 for 6 at stumps
View ArticleKaushal takes ten in drawn game
West Indies A drew the third unofficial Test with Sri Lanka A but not before collapsing from 217 for 3 to 234 all out in their second innings
View ArticleTharanga dropped for New Zealand Tests
Upul Tharanga, the Sri Lanka opener, has been dropped from the team's squad for the upcoming two-Test tour to New Zealand
View ArticleRookie SL bowlers shine in drawn match
Sri Lankan's rookie offspinner and seamer were the major movers and shakers on the second and final day of the drawn warm-up match in Queenstown, as they claimed three wickets apiece to help reduce the...
View ArticleMcCullum takes flight once again
Brendon McCullum batted the only way he knows, giving full expression to his attacking instincts, and it came off like it often has in 2014
View ArticlePositives for SL amid inconsistent performances
ESPNcricinfo rates the Sri Lanka performance from the Test series against New Zealand
View ArticleUncapped offspinner Tharindu Kaushal replaces Herath, could play SA
In a late move Sri Lanka have sought to replace injured left-arm spinner Rangana Herath with 22-year old offspinner Tharindu Kaushal, ahead of the quarter-final against South Africa on Wednesday
View ArticleChameera, Kaushal in SL A squad
Quick Dushmantha Chameera and offspinner Tharindu Kaushal have been named in Sri Lanka A's one-day and four-day squads for the upcoming series against Pakistan A, at home
View ArticleKusal, Kaushal seal series for Sri Lanka A
A three-wicket haul from Tharindhu Kaushal and a run-a-ball 110 from Kusal Perera helped Sri Lanka A beat Pakistan A by seven runs and gain an unassailable 2-0 series lead
View ArticlePakistan A wobble before match meanders to draw
Like Sri Lanka A had done in their first innings, Pakistan A lost their last five wickets in a heap, but the match wound to a draw to leave the series square at 0-0 after the conclusion of two of the...
View ArticleTharindu Kaushal's charismatic inception
Tharindu Kaushal's ripping, wrist-spun offbreak and self-belief were on full display as he spun his way to a five-wicket haul that promised good things for Sri Lanka in years to come
View ArticleNeed to manage Chameera, Kaushal very carefully - Mathews
Dushmantha Chameera's pace and Tharindu Kaushal's turn was raw, but exciting, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said, after his team completed a seven-wicket win at the P Sara Oval
View ArticleThe roughest of diamonds
Tharindu Kaushal is as likely to deliver an unplayably fizzing offbreak as he is a full-toss, but somewhere beneath the caked-on dirt and clotted grime is a match-turning bowler
View ArticleTharindu Kaushal reported for suspect action
Sri Lanka offspinner Tharindu Kaushal has been reported for a suspect illegal bowling action following the third Test against India that ended at the SSC in Colombo on Tuesday
View ArticleKaushal's offbreak legal, doosra not so
Sri Lanka offspinner Tharindu Kaushal has been banned from bowling the doosra in international cricket due to an illegal action
View ArticleTharindu Kaushal backed to get doosra cleared
SLC's chairman of selectors Kapila Wijegunawardene is confident that offspinner Tharindu Kaushal can work on his action for the doorsa and bring it inside the ICC's 15-degree limit
View ArticleThe man preparing Sri Lanka for life after Herath
There are no experienced spinners to replace the ageing spinner, but the country's spin-bowling academy is busy identifying younger alternatives
View ArticleKaushal shakes and rattles while Herath rocks and rolls
Tharindu Kaushal and Rangana Herath are both spin bowlers but, with one wiry and energetic and the other ambling in contentedly, they might have come from different galaxies
View ArticleSLC looking to get Kaushal's doosra cleared
Sri Lanka Cricket is looking into the possibility of having Tharindu Kaushal's doosra cleared, as the offspinner has now remodeled his action in his time away from international cricket
View ArticleBangladesh win after Sarkar double-ton, Haider nine
A round-up of the first day of matches at the Asia Cup 2012
View ArticleSandhu, Peirson star in Australia Under-19's win
Roundup of Under-19 World Cup warm-up games
View ArticleIreland, Sri Lanka progress to ninth-place semis
A round-up of the ninth-place play-off quarter-finals of the Under-19 World Cup on August 20
View ArticleAjantha Mendis out of limited-overs squad
Ajantha Mendis, the spinner who has been struggling with a side strain, has been left out of the Sri Lanka squad for the Twenty20 and the first three ODIs against New Zealand
View ArticleTharindu Kaushal in Sri Lanka's Test squad
Tharindu Kaushal, a 19-year old offspinner, has been named in Sri Lanka's squad for the two Tests against New Zealand, while Chanaka Welegedara also returns to the side
View ArticleSamaraweera, Mendis shine in opening round
Nondescripts Cricket Club, Badureliya Sports Club, Moors Sports Club and Sri Lanka Army won by an innings in the opening round of the Premier League Tournament
View ArticleNCC, SL Army dominant after second round
Sri Lanka Army and Nondescripts Cricket Club top Group A and Group B after two rounds of the Premier League Tournament
View ArticleMathews takes over as Sri Lanka captain
Angelo Mathews will take over as Test and ODI captain from Mahela Jayawardene for the home Test series against Bangladesh. Dinesh Chandimal will be Mathews' deputy but will lead the national side in...
View ArticleSri Lanka name best-available squad for first Test
Sri Lanka have named a full-strength squad for the first Test against Bangladesh, marking an official end to the contracts crisis between the players and the board
View ArticleCenturies galore as match ends in draw
Six centuries dominated the first unofficial Test between Sri Lanka A and West Indies A as it ended in a draw
View ArticleKaushal spins Nondescripts into final
Nondescripts beat Colts by seven wickets to enter the final of the Premier Limited Overs competition
View ArticlePerera, Mubarak's record stand powers NCC win
A round-up of the second round of matches of Sri Lanka's Premier League Tournament 2013-14
View ArticleMubarak hits twin tons for NCC
A round-up of the Premier League Tournament matches that ended on March 10, 2014
View ArticleKaushal spins NCC to innings win
A round-up of the Premier League Tournament matches that ended on March 22, 2014
View ArticleNondescripts take title despite rain-hit draw
A round-up of the Premier League Tournament Super Eight matches that finished on April 6, 2014
View ArticleWho after Herath as Sri Lanka's frontline spinner?
With Rangana Herath on his last legs as a Test cricketer, national spin-bowling coach Piyal Wijetunge weighs in on potential replacements
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