Articles about Lahiru Thirimanne
Sri Lankan cricketer Lahiru Thirmanne’s international career is filled with ups and downs. For a once highly-regarded talent, his performances for Sri Lanka never achieved the consistency that was expected of him. Thirimanne made his first-class debut in 2008 for Ragama Cricket Club. It was, however, in the next season that he caught the attention of the Lankan public and the cricket board. In that season, he scored over 700 runs from just eight games. This led to him being offered a place in the ODI team, and he made his international debut against India in 2010. Thirimanne made his Test debut against England in 2011. In a generation of Sri Lankan cricketers who are hard-hitters of the ball, he stood out with his calm and composed nature and a knack for playing freely after wearing down the bowling attack. Equally strong on both feet, he was once compared to Kumar Sangakkara for his temperament, but the lack of consistency always hurt him. He was out of the team from 2016 to 2018, and since his return, he has been considered as a Test specialist. Thirimanne has also been the stand-in captain for the team on various occasions.
24 Mar 2021
SportsWest Indies, who resumed Day 3 on 268/8 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing first Test, folded for 271.
22 Mar 2021
SportsWest Indian all-rounder Jason Holder claimed five wickets against Sri Lanka in the first Test match
23 Jan 2021
SportsLegendary England pacer James Anderson showed his brilliance with the ball on Day 2 of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
22 Jan 2021
SportsVeteran Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Mathews brought up his 11th career Test century in the ongoing Day 1 of the second Test against England in Galle.
21 Jan 2021
SportsThe England cricket team will hope to win the Test series against Sri Lanka when the two sides face each other in the second encounter, starting Friday.
17 Jan 2021
SportsAll-rounder Moeen Ali, on Saturday, entered England's bio-bubble after clearing two COVID-19 tests.
13 Jan 2021
SportsSri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced a 22-member squad for the upcoming Test series against England.
18 Dec 2020
SportsSri Lanka have named an expanded 22-man squad for the upcoming Test series against South Africa and England.
29 Nov 2019
SportsSri Lanka are all set to tour Pakistan as the country would be hosting a Test series for the first time in 11 years.
24 Sep 2019
SportsThe Sri Lankan men's cricket squad has left for the tour of Pakistan despite security concerns.
21 Aug 2019
SportsSri Lanka and New Zealand will battle it out against each other in the second and final Test of the two-match series from Thursday onwards.
18 Aug 2019
SportsSri Lanka beat New Zealand in the first Test match by six wickets at Galle.
06 Jul 2019
SportsIndia overcame Sri Lanka in match number 44 of the ICC World Cup 2019 at Headingley in Leeds on Saturday.
06 Jul 2019
SportsThe Sri Lankan cricket team set India a 265-run target in match number 44 of the ICC World Cup 2019 at Headingley in Leeds.
02 Jul 2019
SportsSri Lanka came up with an all-round performance to tame Windies by 23 runs in the match number 39 of the ICC World Cup 2019 at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Monday.
14 Jun 2019
SportsTitle holders Australia are all set to take on Sri Lanka in the match number 20 of the ICC World Cup 2019 at the Kennington Oval in London on Saturday.
10 Jun 2019
SportsThe ICC World Cup 2019 has already witnessed several high-octane clashes.
06 Jun 2019
SportsAsian sides Pakistan and Sri Lanka face each other in match number 11 of the ICC World Cup 2019 at the Bristol County Ground on Friday.
05 Jun 2019
SportsSri Lanka made sure that they learn from the mistakes of the previous game as they beat Afghanistan by 34 runs (D/L) in match number seven of the ICC World Cup 2019 at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Tuesday.
03 Jun 2019
SportsThe ICC World Cup 2019 will witness an interesting clash as Afghanistan take on Sri Lanka in the seventh match at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Tuesday.
31 May 2019
SportsNew Zealand and Sri Lanka would lock horns in match number three of the ICC World Cup 2019 on Saturday in Cardiff.
07 May 2019
SportsThe ICC World Cup 2019 is less than a month away.
18 Apr 2019
SportsSri Lanka announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 to start from May 30 onwards.
02 Feb 2019
SportsSri Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne was struck on the neck by a Pat Cummins delivery in the second match at Canberra.
16 Dec 2017
SportsSri Lanka have announced their T20 squad for the upcoming series against India and some big names have been given a miss.
16 Dec 2017
SportsAfter a crushing defeat in the 1st ODI, India bounced back in style, riding on Rohit Sharma's double hundred in 2nd ODI. Now, with the series equally poised, the action shifts to Vizag.
12 Dec 2017
SportsHaving lost the first ODI in an embarrassing fashion, Indian team-sans-Virat Kohli, will look to bounce back in the 2nd ODI in Mohali to remain in contention for the 3-match ODI series.
05 Dec 2017
SportsPollution in the national capital, is making Sri Lankan players sick but that wasn't the reason behind Sri Lankan Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara stopping 9 cricketers from travelling to India.
01 Dec 2017
SportsHaving decimated Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test in Nagpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, India are overwhelming favorites going into the 3rd Test at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla.
14 Nov 2017
SportsSri Lanka are set to face India in a three-match Test series beginning from 16th November.
