Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Asia Cup, Mirpur
   Bangladesh desperate for slump to end
   The outcome of this match will have no bearing on who contests the Asia Cup final, and so Sri Lanka will use it to fine-tune their preparation for the summit clash against Pakistan
   
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    A run-machine called Sangakkara
    
     Numbers Game:  He has been in awesome form against Bangladesh lately, but a stiffer challenge awaits later this year
    Tea garlands, spin demons, and a seven-wicket haul
    
     Nicholas Hogg:  How a team of sweating writers from England got through a joyous cricket tour that took in Colombo and Kandy
    'As a captain you need to listen'
    
     Angelo Mathews  chats about his evolution as a batsman, the lessons he has learnt as Sri Lanka's captain, and his goals for his team
    An administrative farce
    
     2013 in review:  The Sri Lankan board's continuing ineptness meant a paucity of Tests, alienation of senior players, and another cancelled T20 league
    My father, my critic
    
     Kumar Sangakkara  says he owes a lot of his success to his father, who wants him to strive for a standard matched only by Bradman. By Andrew Fidel Fernando 
    Zoysa gets Goa going
    
     Nuwan Zoysa  talks about the challenges of coaching Goa, the difference between first-class cricket in India and Sri Lanka, and giving up umpiring
    It takes two to tango
    
     Mahela Jayawardene  and Kumar Sangakkara  look back on a friendship that has included World Cup heartbreak, a world-record stand, and missing a wedding
    
   
  
 
 
   
  
  
  
   
    
    
     
      Angelo Mathews struck a rapid 45 as Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 129 runs to go through to the Asia Cup final
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