Tharanga Paranavitana

Known as an old-school opener, he played 32 Test matches, scoring 1792 runs including two hundreds

He loves getting stuck into his stats, comparing himself to his peers, and trying to improve his game that way

Tharanga Paranavitana has had a long run at the top of Sri Lanka's order to try and make the opening position his own. He hasn't done it yet

The Pallekele Test was one last chance for Tharanga Paranavitana to end the season with confidence, and he grabbed it

Sri Lanka took a significant step in their attempt to thwart Pakistan from levelling this rain-affected series, through a combination of dogged batting on a testing pitch, a fair amount of luck, and aggression

ESPNcricinfo rounds up the seventh round of matches of the Premier League Tournament 2011-12

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Durban

Sri Lanka's struggles on the field are compounded by their issues behind the scenes

Sri Lanka's top three were able to spend much-needed time in the middle on the third day of their tour match against the South African Invitation XI

Sri Lanka remained ahead after another attritional day in the third Test in Sharjah, but not to the extent that they needed to be if they are to be confident of squaring the series

This time there was no post-tea demolition job as Sri Lanka kept themselves alive in the series by surviving the final afternoon at Lord's on 127 for 3

illakaratne Dilshan led the way for Sri Lanka at Lord's with an unbeaten captain's innings of 127 in a record opening stand of 207

Tharanga Paranavitana is the most unheralded of Sri Lanka's top order but showed his value on the opening day of the series

A combination of a wet start and a slow pitch meant a tough opening day for England

Plays of the day from the 1st day of the 1st Test between England and Sri Lanka at Cardiff

England's bowlers hit back on the first day in Cardiff after Sri Lanka had set a solid base through their openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana

After two tough days against England Lions, the Sri Lankans put up a better fight having been asked to follow on but still face the prospect of defeat ahead of the first Tes

On the first day at Uxbridge it was the England captain reacquainting himself with first-class cricket and on the second it was the turn of Sri Lanka's

A lacklustre post-lunch performance from West Indies, and rain clouds that once again swooped over Galle in the afternoon, ensured that Sri Lanka held on for a draw in the first Test in Galle