But Sri Lanka, acknowledging that Jayasuriya needed more consistent support, made the bold call of replacing the sometimes-wayward Ramesh Mendis, with debutant Nishan Peiris. And on day three of ...

Sri Lanka will be buoyed too by the six-wicket haul achieved by debutant offspinner Nishan Peiris, even if he was expensive as New Zealand's batters went hard at him. He finished with figures of 9 ...

Debutant offspinner 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 ...

But any Sri Lankan leader’s position is precarious today. Six wickets from Nishan Peiris lead Sri Lanka to a win by an innings and 154 runs in the second Test at Galle. Sri Lanka’s Kamindu ...

Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was the wrecker-in-chief picking up 6-42, while debutant offspinner Nishan Peiris (3-33) also got amongst the wickets as they combined to give the hosts the ...

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. Devon Conway ...

Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs. Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball ...

Nishan Peiris to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Karunaratne. Nishan Peiris to Rachin Ravindra. Off break ...