Thilan Samaraweera considering retirement
Sri Lanka middle order batsman Thilan Samaraweera has expressed his desire to retire, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sources said on Tuesday.
March 5 2013, 5:08 pm
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Sri Lanka middle order batsman Thilan Samaraweera has expressed his desire to retire, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sources said on Tuesday.
March 5 2013, 5:08 pm
Read MoreMiddle-order batsman Thilan Samaraweera on Wednesday, said his omission from the Test squad for the series against Bangladesh forced him to retire from international cricket.
March 6 2013, 9:21 pm
Read MoreAustralia were struggling to finish off the Sri Lankan resistance and push on for victory on the final day of the first Test in Hobart.
December 18 2012, 11:18 am
Read MoreSri Lankan middle-order batsman Thilan Samaraweera said on Tuesday that his team is confident of creating history by winning the third Test match against Australia at Sydney starting on Thursday.
January 1 2013, 9:00 pm
Read MoreThe hosts were struggling at 103-5 following fast bowler Tim Southee's twin strike in the morning, but Samaraweera steadied the innings with his 112-ball knock, which included three fours.
November 27 2012, 4:12 pm
Read MoreSri Lanka’s Thilan Samaraweera isn’t the sort of batsman that cricket fans would travel thousands of miles to watch him bat. But the quiet achiever from Colombo was one of the cornerstones of Sri Lanka’s stellar middle-order for a significant period of time. Time and again when Sri Lanka found themselves in dire straits, Samaraweera would invariably launch a rescue mission with a bat in hand.
March 9 2013, 3:39 pm
Read MoreBy CricketCountry Staff Sri Lanka managed to score 338 in their first innings against South Africa despite debutant Marchant de Lange’s seven wicket haul at Kingsmead on Tuesday.
December 27 2011, 4:34 pm
Read MoreThilan Samaraweera and new cap Dinesh Chandimal shared a century partnership as Sri Lanka made a strong recovery on the first day of the second Test match at Kingsmead on Monday.
December 26 2011, 10:05 pm
Read MoreSri Lankan middle-order batsman Thilan Samaraweera, who was earlier overlooked by the selectors for the upcoming tour to South Africa, has been reinstated in the squad, sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said on Tuesday.
November 29 2011, 2:53 pm
Read MoreSri Lanka chief cricket selector Sanath Jayasuriya is not in favour of junior players of his country playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament as they adopt different technique in the shorter version (T20) of the game.
February 22 2013, 11:00 pm
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