Mathews reached his own milestone by becoming only the sixth cricketer to make 2,000 Test runs at a single venue, in his case on the notoriously bowler-friendly Galle pitch, joining a select group that includes the likes of Joe Root and Graham Gooch
27 September,2024 07:34 AM IST | Galle | AFP
Sri Lanka were leading by 212 runs with four wickets in hand at stumps, with Mathews sent back on the final ball for 141 and Sadeera Samarawickrama (21) still at the crease
04 February,2024 07:56 AM IST | Colombo | AFP
New Zealand claimed the vital wicket of Sri Lanka veteran Dinesh Chandimal minutes before lunch on the fourth day of the second cricket test Monday as it pushed hard to wrap up an innings victory.
20 March,2023 10:11 AM IST | Wellington | AP
Needing to win the game to square the series, Sri Lanka opted to bat first. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne (40) and Fernando gave the team a solid start adding 92 runs for the first wicket before Chandimal scored 80
25 July,2022 07:40 AM IST | Galle | PTI
Sri Lanka has a comfortable 333-run lead and should feel happy as no team has chased that many to win a Test match at this ground. The highest successful run chase in Galle is 268 for four by SL against New Zealand in 2019
19 July,2022 07:38 AM IST | Galle | PTI
Chandimal made an unbeaten 206 in Sri Lanka’s 554 all out, While Jayasuriya's twin 6-fers skittled the Australian batsman
12 July,2022 08:00 AM IST | Galle | AFP
Australia’s spinners hit back with late wickets as the hosts reached 431 for six at stumps at the Galle International Stadium. Chandimal, on 118, and Ramesh Mendis, on seven, were batting at the close of play
11 July,2022 07:31 AM IST | Galle | AFP
Bangladesh were 34-4 at stumps on Day Four and still need another 107 runs to ward off an innings defeat
27 May,2022 07:49 AM IST | Dhaka | Agencies
A statement from the attorney representing almost all top players including the Test skipper Karunaratne, Mathews, Chandimal and others said remuneration proposed to players are one third compared to some other cricket playing nations as per Federation of International Cricket Association (FICA) report.
22 May,2021 08:46 AM IST | Colombo | AFP
Chandimal termed Perera the "best all-rounder" Sri Lankan team ever had in their white-ball setup and wished the cricketer good luck for the future.
04 May,2021 11:22 AM IST | Colombo | ANIADVERTISEMENT
