Lahiru Thirimanne

According to local media reports on Thursday, Lahiru Thirimanne, a former Sri Lankan cricketer, suffered minor injuries in a road accident and was subsequently hospitalized in Thrippane, Anuradapura.

Sri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne has decided to bid farewell to his illustrious international cricket career after an impressive 12-year journey.

Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Lahiru Thirimanne was today fined 30 per cent of his match fee for "showing dissent at an umpires's decision" during the third day of the ongoing second cricket Test against India here.

Sri Lanka flew five Test players Saturday to join a 17-member squad for the two Tests against the West Indies at the end of the ongoing limited overs tournament.

Left-hand batter Lahiru Thirimanne's retirement from international cricket has been accepted, the country's cricket board said in a statement on Friday. Having made his international debut in January 2010, the 34-year-old Thirimanne had called time on his international career in July during an announcement made on social media.

The 18-member Sri Lanka Test squad, led by star batter Dimuth Karunaratne and featuring veterans such as Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal, checked in here on Friday for the two-match series against India starting March 4 in Mohali.

Sri Lanka are looking to reschedule their tour of West Indies after head coach Mickey Arthur and opening batsman Lahiru Thirimanne tested positive for COVID-19, the country's cricket board (SLC) said on Wednesday.

After testing positive for Covid-19, Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur on Thursday said that he is not sure how he picked up the virus as he has not done much after the England Test series got over.

Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach David Sekar resigned Thursday, just days before the national team is due to leave for a West Indies tour, the cricket board said. Sri Lanka Cricket said the 54-year-old Australian, who joined them as the fast bowling coach in December 2019, had cited "personal reasons" for quitting with immediate effect.

Sri Lanka recalled batsman Lahiru Thirimanne in its squad for the second Test against India as a replacement for injured Gunaratne. It's more than a year that Thirimanne is out of the Sri Lanka's Test team as he has not featured in the traditional format since playing against England in June 2016.

A look at the major talking points from the third day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Saturday.

Kusal Perera hit a half century as Sri Lanka's openers resisted England's pace and spin attack Saturday after Joe Root's double century took the tourists to a mammoth 421.

Veteran speedster Lasith Malinga has not been picked in the Sri Lanka T20 squad for the three-match series against India, starting December 20.

Opener Lahiru Thirimanne completed a rare Test century and Angelo Mathews made an unbeaten 51 as Sri Lanka reeled in England's hefty first innings lead by tea on the fourth day of the first test at Galle International Stadium on Sunday. Sri Lanka were 302-7 in their second innings for a 16-run lead, but two quick dismissals before tea kept England firmly in control.

Ravichandran Ashwin has captured Lahiru Thirimanne's wicket 12 times in 21 international matches (Tests/ODIs/T20Is) -- five times in Tests, six in ODIs and once in T20Is.

Sri Lanka's new fast bowling coach quit on Monday within days of his appointment and compounding problems for the national team on the eve of their virus-hit tour of the West Indies.

Lahiru Thirimanne on Sunday became the first Sri Lankan fielder to take five catches in a single Test innings. The left-handed batsman achieved the feat on day three of the ongoing second Test against England here at the Galle International Stadium.

Looking for a proper tune-up before the three-match Test series gets underway, India would be hoping that rain stays away from their one and only practice game.

India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the opening Test of the two-match series in Mohali on Friday. It is Virat Kohli's 100th Test, while Rohit starts his journey as Test captain with this match.

Pacers Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Gamage have been added to the Sri Lankan squad ahead of the third Test against India starting in Pallekele on Saturday.

Sri Lanka batsman Dimuth Karunaratne was on Thursday ruled out of the remainder of the cricket World Cup after suffering an injury to his little finger during the team's practice session ahead of Sunday's crucial tie against Australia.

Sri Lanka said Tuesday that it will go ahead with a West Indies tour which had been thrown into doubt after opening batsman Lahiru Thirimanne and coach Mickey Arthur contracted coronavirus. The national board said that the squad will leave for the Caribbean on February 23 for a series which was originally due to start on Saturday.

Aware of the challenge that the Indian spinners are likely to pose in the Test series, the Sri Lankan batsmen on Friday focused on tackling the turning ball ahead of their warm-up against Board President's XI on Saturday.

During Day 3 of the second Test, India needed a dose of adrenaline and needed it urgently and they found the answer in Ishant, who charged in with an old ball.

Statistical highlights of third day's play of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Praising India for the favourable position they find themselves in vs SL, Gavaskar said that the second new ball made Ishant Sharma turn it around for the visitors.

When Sri Lanka took lunch at 108/5, trailing India by 84 runs, it appeared that things could quickly go downhill on a surface that was assisting spin.

Talented batsman Dinesh Chandimal imposed himself on the first Test against India and gave hosts Sri Lanka an outside chance at Galle on Friday.

According to assistant coach Sanjay Bangar, India will be travelling Down Under with a strong bowling line-up.