Sri Lanka's in-form all-rounder, Kamindu Mendis, derived great pleasure from going past the 1,000-run mark in Test format and is now looking forward to their upcoming white-ball tours.
Sanath Jayasuriya is poised to have his contract as the head coach of the Sri Lanka men's cricket team extended for another year.
Debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took six wickets Sunday to seal Sri Lanka's first series win against New Zealand in 15 years with a crushing victory by an innings and 154 runs in the second Test.
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand 2-0 in a 2-match Test series, boosting their World Test Championship final hopes.
SL vs NZ 2nd Test Day 4 Highlights: Sri Lanka on Sunday defeated New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs in the second and final Test.
Tom Blundell was not out 47 and Glenn Phillips on 32 when bad light forced an early end to play in Galle after debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took three top-order wickets.
Sri Lanka will host the West Indies for white-ball bilaterals in October, with a three-match T20I and ODI series.
New Zealand were flailing at 22-2 and trailing by 580 on Friday against a dominant Sri Lankan batting attack that saw middle-order maestro Kamindu Mendis reach 1,000 runs from just eight Test appearances.
SL vs NZ 1st Day 2 Highlights: Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Kamindu Mendis put the side in a commanding position against New Zealand.
Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis has etched his name in history books
India tightened their grip on the top spot of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 cycle with a comprehensive 280-run victory over Bangladesh in Chennai, while Sri Lanka boosted their chances of making the final by outclassing New Zealand in Galle.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test Day 5, Highlights: Prabath Jayasuriya took five wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory Monday over New Zealand on the final morning of the first Test in Galle
Rachin Ravindra's unbeaten 91 gave New Zealand a slender chance for victory against Sri Lanka, with the tourists needing another 68 runs with two wickets in hand after day four of the first Test.
The stump mic captured Virat Kohli referring to Shakib Al Hasan as 'Malinga'. Sri Lanka legend Lasith Malinga has now reacted to the video of the incident.
Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne forged a 147-run partnership to propel hosts SriLanka to a lead of 202 on day three of the first Test against New Zealand on Friday.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne forged a 147-run partnership to propel hosts Sri Lanka to a lead of 202.
Former Sri Lankan men's cricketer Dulip Samaraweera has been banned from holding any positions in Australian cricket for 20 years following an integrity investigation, where he was found to have committed a serious breach of the Code of Conduct.
Mendis scored a courageous century against New Zealand Wednesday as the hosts wrestled back the initiative to reach 302 for seven at stumps on the first day of the first Test.