There is, over the next couple of years, an era ending for Sri Lanka. We know why. Karunaratne is a Test specialist, and has said outright that part of his decision to retire was down to the fact ...

Olly Stone ended Dimuth Karunaratne’s stubborn resistance as England inched closer to a series win over Sri Lanka at a sparsely-attended Lord’s on the penultimate morning of the second Test.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Kusal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne battled to save Sri Lanka from an innings defeat, both scoring half-centuries and sharing an unbroken 111-run partnership on the third ...

Earlier in the morning session, England reduced Sri Lanka to 136/4 despite a valiant half-century from Dimuth Karunaratne, whose dismissal just before the break pegged Sri Lanka back. Karunaratne ...

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has challenged his side not to make the same mistakes that saw them slump to a 3-0 series loss last time they hosted England. Joe Root led the tourists to a ...

Former Sri Lanka test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne will retire from the format after his 100th match, the final test of Sri Lanka's two-test series against Australia in Galle on Thursday.

Sri Lanka aims to give veteran cricketer Dimuth Karunaratne grand farewell in 2nd test vs Australia Published Feb. 5, 2025 10:26 a.m. ET share Associated Press ...

Dimuth Karunaratne led Sri Lanka in 30 Test matches during his stint. The island nation won 12 and lost the same number of games under his leadership. Karunaratne had a 40% win record in red-ball ...

Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne led by example, hitting a sparkling 122 to help secure Sri Lanka's six-wicket victory against New Zealand in the opening test at Galle on Sunday. Chasing 268 to go 1-0 ...

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha ...

LEEDS, England (Reuters) - Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne blamed poor domestic structure for the team's decline and said the players should be allowed to play in leagues abroad to gain ...

Karunaratne told reporters on Wednesday: “I have enjoyed every bit of the cricket. I will miss being in the dressing room. When I started all I wanted was to play just one test match, but to ...