Sri Lanka, South Africa and Embuldeniya

Embuldeniya and Oshada Fernando return for Sri Lanka's Tests in South Africa
Ramesh Mendis has missed out, while Nishan Peiris has been picked in a slightly different looking Sri Lanka spin department
South Africa captain Bavuma fit to face Sri Lanka
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has been cleared to face Sri Lanka in two home tests starting in Durban on Nov. 27 after missing out on the series sweep in Bangladesh last month with an elbow injury.
Embuldeniya returns for Sri Lanka’s two-match test series in South Africa
Lasith Embuldeniya will return after more than two years away from test cricket after being selected in Sri Lanka’s squad to play two test matches in South Africa starting later this month.
Sri Lanka's De Silva To Lead Test Series Against South Africa
Dhananjaya de Silva will lead Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series away against South Africa later this month, the country's cricket board said Tuesday.
Cricket-Sri Lanka recall Rajitha, Embuldeniya for South Africa tests
Sri Lanka recalled seamer Kasun Rajitha and left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya on Tuesday for the two-test series in South Africa starting later this month. Rajitha played the last of his 18 tests against Bangladesh in March and the 31-year-old was left out of the squad that beat New Zealand 2-0 in spin-friendly home conditions in September.
Sri Lanka announce 17-man squad for Test series against South Africa, star spinner dropped despite 6 wickets vs New Zealand
Sri Lanka need to win their remaining four Tests in the current cycle to qualify for their first ever World Test Championship final.
Rain washes out last ODI between series winner Sri Lanka and New Zealand
Rain ruined New Zealand hopes of a consolation win against Sri Lanka after washing out the third and final one-day ...
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Sri Lanka clinch series 2-0 after rain washes out third ODI
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in the final ODI in Pallekele. Sri Lanka have already secured the series ...
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Sri Lanka recall Rajitha, Embuldeniya for South Africa tests
COLOMBO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka recalled seamer Kasun Rajitha and left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya on Tuesday ...
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President urges IMF to strike a balance in Sri Lanka’s economic recovery program
The government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reaffirmed its readiness to collaborate with the International ...
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Rain ruins Sri Lanka's final ODI against New Zealand
The third and final one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on Tuesday was abandoned after only 21 overs of ...
Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win
Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president has sworn in a 21-member Cabinet after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary ...
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Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power Sweeps General Election
On October 15, data from the Election Commission of Sri Lanka showed that the National People’s Power (NPP) coalition ...
Rain washes out Sri Lanka-New Zealand final ODI in Pallekele
The third ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele was abandoned due to persistent rain, resulting in a 2-0 series ...
Sri Lanka beats New Zealand in 2nd ODI to win another home series
Kusal Mendis hit a patient 74 not out as Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by three wickets under the DLS method with six balls ...
New Zealand looks for consolation win as it bats against Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI
New Zealand is looking for a consolation victory after it won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final one-day international against Sri Lanka ...
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Sri Lanka Lions rescued by Sadesh
By Richard Boxall Sri Lanka Lions’ all-rounder Sadesh Gimhan had a day to remember on Sunday. His transport to his team’s ...