By: Siddarth Ravindra (ESPNcricinfo) The varying rhythms of the one-day game were on full display in the second ODI in Hambantota, where the spinners thrived and the quicks toiled in a high-scoring encounter. There were bursts of boundaries alternating with periods of lull, with Sri Lanka’s run-rate sharply increasing and decreasing through their innings, till
Abhishek Purohit (ESPNcricinfo) Rangana Herath conjured six wickets on a day-five pitch that carried little threat and Sri Lanka hunted down 99 in a dramatic chase under the constant threat of rain and fading light. A big, dark cloud hung over the ground as Sri Lanka closed in but relented just long enough for Angelo
By: Abhishek Purohit (Senior Sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo) It rained water and milestones in Galle on the third afternoon. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene came together for their 18th century partnership in Tests, moving two short of the record of 20 set by Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. Sangakkara made his 37th hundred, Jayawardene his 49th