Sri Lanka
The Mythic Meets the Mundane
Aditya Mani Jha
A Sri Lankan novel is a top contender for the world’s leading science-fiction prize
Afghanistan Learn the Winning Habit
The clinical victory over Sri Lanka shows the minnows are no longer push overs but are showing more pedigreed sides how to play and win on Indian pitches
Nervous Lanka miss a trick, Oz get a confidence booster
After a batting collapse, Sri Lanka fail to use strike bowlers Madushana and Theekshana during key overs and allow Australia to consolidate and canter home
The Best of the Best
A batsman, bowler and all-rounder to look out for from each of the 10 teams at the 2023 World Cup
Geoffrey Bawa: Art Is a Construct
Drawings and photographs from Geoffrey Bawa’s archives reveal how the Sri Lankan architect built imagination
Shehan Karunatilaka: We’ve lived through war, but the great thing is there’s still hope
Shehan Karunatilaka is out with a collection of short stories, soon after his Booker win. The Sri Lankan author in conversation with Open
The Giant-Killers
The T20 format is a great leveller, helping cricket’s minnows beat one top team after another
Booker prize 2022 winner: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Karunatilaka’s novel, though set during the civil war of the 1990s, seems oddly resonant today
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