Rangana Herath

The 199-run win, which came with more than a day to spare, was due to Sri Lanka's tireless spin trio of Herath, Akila Dananjaya and Dilruwan Perera who together claimed all 20 South African wickets.

In current circumstances, where Angelo Mathews' team is barely a shadow of being the defending World T20 champions, Rangana Herath is caught in the middle of an impending major shuffle in Lankan cricket.

SLC, which had a bitter dispute with its players over payments last year, has announced a 7% hike for them across all categories in its latest list of contracts issued.

Senior Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene and off-spinner Rangana Herath have been rested for the one-day series against Bangladesh starting February 17.

In this day and age when everyone is looking for bulging biceps or perfectly chiseled abs, Herath is an oddity, but he does weave magic with his fingers.

New Zealand has bolstered its coaching staff by adding former India batting coach Vikram Rathour and Sri Lankan spin legend Rangana Herath. Rathour will assist during the one-off Test against Afghanistan, while Herath takes on the role of spin bowling coach for Tests against both Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, providing valuable expertise to New Zealand's spinners.

Bangladesh on Saturday appointed former Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath and South Africa batsman Ashwell Prince as consultants for the national men's cricket team.

Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's third Test against India owing to back pain.

Rangana Herath's 7 for 48 shot India out for 112 in their second innings, handing Sri Lanka a 63-run win in Galle.

Perera retraces steps to seek DRS, SL defend player

Sri Lanka's left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has ruled himself out of the five-match one-day international series against Pakistan, scheduled to commence on December 18 at Sharjah.

Australia fast-bowler Peter Siddle assembled an all-time opponent XI against whom he played during the course of his career. South African players dominated Siddle's team as the Proteas have four representations while England come a close second with three players. Asian giants India and Sri Lanka have two players each in Siddle's all-time XI.

Sri Lankan selectors left out Lasith Malinga and all-rounder Angelo Mathews from the 16-member squad for the three-match Test series in England.

All-rounder Yusuf Pathan starred with an unbeaten 62 and two wickets as the Sachin Tendulkar-captained India Legends beat Sri Lanka Legends by 14 runs in the final to win the first Road Safety World Series T20 title here on Sunday.

Ending a week of uncertainty, Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday said that 17 players have agreed to sign the national contracts.

Who saw it coming? Anyone who has followed Indian cricket closely, probably, and knows the team's fourth-inning struggles away from home.

India are thirsting to conquer the sole ‘fort’ that they were driven out from in 2015, and the challenge facing Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain and veteran spinner Rangana Herath is massive.

Jayasuriya revealed how he was looking to manage the workload of Sri Lanka's new bowling ace, left-arm spinner Herath, who is already 38, in a way that he lasts for another two years, at least.

The near-abject capitulations of both Sri Lankan and Indian batsmen against spinners in the ongoing Test series has thrown up an intriguing debate.

Sri Lanka used to be a force to be reckon with, especially in their own backyard. However, they are going through a transitional phase for the last two years. Just a couple of months back, they were whitewashed by India in Tests, One-day and Twenty20 series.

Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has been named the vice-captain for the Bangladesh Test series, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Saturday.

Australia cricketer Ashton Agar has assembled a set of high-profile players and put forward his all-time World XI. Two Indians featured in Agar XI as it was heavily dominated by Australians. West Indies too had two representatives while Sri Lanka and Pakistan had one player each in the team.

"We chased 380-odd in our last Test. But India and Zimbabwe are different teams, and we are playing international cricket so that confidence should help the boys. They are the no.1 team at the moment and are playing very good cricket. So this is an interesting and challenging tour for us. We need to do something special," said Rangana Herath on the eve of the first Test.

Irfan Pathan played an unbeaten knock of 57 as India Legends defeated Sri Lanka Legends by five wickets in the ongoing Road Safety World Series on Tuesday at the DY Patil Sports Stadium.

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal is hoping that senior spinner Rangana Herath will be more effective in the second Test against India as the track here has less grass as compared to Eden Gardens.

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.

Australia opener David Warner said pitches offering "extreme" spin in Sri Lanka's ODI series victory have helped the tourists prepare for the upcoming Tests.

Chamara Kapugedera has replaced injured opener Tillakaratne Dilshan for the next two ODIs against New Zealand including Saturday's match.

Sri Lanka batsman Dilruwan Perera on Sunday courted controversy when it appeared that he may have sought dressing room help for taking a DRS review call even as Sri Lanka Cricket outrightly rejected the assumptions.

Former Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath on Thursday said that Tests should remain a five-day affair.