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Jayawardene fined 10% match fee

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for arguing with the umpires during the second final of the best-of-the-three finals of tri-series against Australia.

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India versus Sri Lanka at Mirpur

India scored 304-3 thanks to Gambhir and Kohli, and then dismissed the Sri Lankans for 254 to emerge victorious.

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Asia Cup final one of our biggest feats: Mushfiqur

Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim termed Bangladesh's maiden entry into the final of the Asia Cup as one of their "biggest achievements" and was confident that the team would do one better and cross the last...

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Jayawardane leads SL fightback after poor start against England

He hit 20 boundaries and three sixes in 289 balls in what is his 30th test century after Sri Lanka had slumped to 15-3 by the fourth over.

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Mahela leads SL fightback, scores 31st Test century

Paceman James Anderson took three early wickets to reduce Sri Lanka to 30 for three before Jayawardene came to the rescue, striking 11 fours and one six in his 105.

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The imperfect science of the IPL auction

The only thing about the IPL that can be predicted is the starting date, a bad opening ceremony, Rajeev Shukla’s unbelievable quotes and the closing date. The rest of it is all down to fate.

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Sehwag helps Daredevils crush Mumbai Indians again

Sehwag dominated a rollicking 135-run opening stand with Jayawardene, smashing four sixes and eight fours during his third successive half-century in the tournament.

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Jayawardene praises Sehwag’s captainship

He is an established international captain but Mahela Jayawardene finds Virender Sehwag an "instinctive leader" who has done a fabulous job for Delhi Daredevils.

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Jayawardene shines as Delhi earns playoff berth

The Sri Lankan struck an unbeaten half-century as Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets to become the first team to reach the playoffs.

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I get really motivated when I put on India jersey: Kohli

The Indian batsman who scored 103 to lead India to victory said he always wanted to perform well when wearing the Indian colours.

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Sri Lanka set 287-run target for India in third ODI

Electing to bat, Sri Lanka were off to a poor start as they were three down with just 20 runs inside sixth over.

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World T20: Jayawardene confident about Sri Lanka’s chances

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene isn't worried about the fact that the host nation has ever won cricket's World Twenty20 tournament, saying his team has every chance of pulling off the feat.

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We’d rather lose in finals than exit early: Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene's side play the opening match of the tournament against Zimbabwe in Hambantota aiming to go one better than in the 2009 edition and the last two 50-over World Cups.

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World T20 preview: Struggling England face in-form Sri Lanka

Defending champions England face a must-win situation as they take on unbeaten hosts Sri Lanka in a crucial Super Eight match of the ICC World Twenty20 today.

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How the smart Sri Lankans sidestepped the slow-over rule

The trouble for Sri Lanka was that if they bowled their overs slowly again, then it could result in an immediate one-match ban for Jayawardene. So what do they do? They name Sangakkara as skipper.

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ICC likely to look into Sri Lanka’s captaincy switch

Regular captain Mahela Jayawardene handed over to former skipper Kumar Sangakkara to avoid the threat of a ban because of slow over rates.

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A place in World T20 final means a great deal: Jayawardene

A place in the final of the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 in home ground "means a great deal" for the cricket fans of the country, Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said after the hosts beat Pakistan...

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What is Mahela Jayawardene doing before the World T20 final?

Well, for starters, he is trying to trying to convince his wife to have dinner with him.

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WT20 Final Preview: Sri Lanka count on a plan, WI on Gayle

Sammy was game enough to concede that a spinning track might put his batsmen off for a bit but then the old West Indian cool couldn’t be shackled for too long.

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Jayawardene quits T20 captaincy, says Sri Lanka need a young leader

: Mahela Jayawardene stepped down as Sri Lanka's Twenty20 captain after losing the World Twenty20 final against West Indies by 36 runs on Sunday.

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