A captain's knock by Charith Asalanka steered Sri Lanka to a hard-fought four-wicket victory over New Zealand with six balls to spare in Saturday's Twenty20 opener in Dambulla.

Sri Lanka's spinners dominate New Zealand in a low-scoring T20 match, winning by four wickets. Charith Asalanka's unbeaten 35 leads the charge.

Sri Lanka spinners clipped the New Zealand batters on a turning pitch to win a low-scoring first Twenty20 by four wickets on ...

FOUR! Oh, that's gone through and sloppy work in the end as well from the Kiwis. Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Live Score: OUT!

Ahead of his side 1st T20I match against New Zealand, Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka said that they need to climb up the ...

Coming off three limited overs series wins in a row, men's captain Charith Asalanka has serious aspirations for this team: ...

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP ... the fourth wicket with captain Charith Asalanka to guide Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over West Indies in their rain-hit ODI cricket opener.

Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka is happy to have a 'good headache ... It's a tournament that has a competitive level of cricket. And that's for any player, whether you're in the national ...

Despite a rain-shortened match, the West Indies chased down 196-2 in 23 overs after Sri Lanka posted 156-3. Sherfane Rutherford's unbeaten 50 complemented Lewis' century. Charith Asalanka was ...

Nishan Madushka, the 25-year-old opener was the latest surprise, in his first ODI series, hitting 38 then a rapid 69 in the two one-dayers Sri Lanka won. For captain Charith Asalanka, this is a ...

For captain Charith Asalanka, this is a refreshing problem to have in his first year of leadership. Often, over the last several years, picking a Sri Lanka top order has been more about leaving ...