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Jayawardene century rescues Sri Lanka

No Comments 04 April 2012

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Skipper Mahela Jayawardene cracked his second century in consecutive matches to pull Sri Lanka out of trouble in the second and final Test against England in Colombo on Tuesday. Jayawardene followed his match-winning 180 in the first Test in Galle with a classy 105 after seamer James Anderson had reduced the hosts to 30 for [...]

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Australia down Sri Lanka by 15 runs

No Comments 05 March 2012

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David Warner scored a magnificent 163 as Australia downed a gallant Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the first tri-series one-day international final on Sunday. Warner, whose previous highest ODI score was 74, smashed 13 fours and two sixes in his 157-ball innings to lead Australia to an imposing total of 321 for six after [...]

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Sri Lanka seamers tear through India

No Comments 22 February 2012

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An outstanding display of seam bowling from Nuwan Kulasekara and Thisara Perera helped Sri Lanka beat India by 51 runs in their one-day international tri-series match in Brisbane on Tuesday. After Sri Lanka scored 289-6, man of the match Kulasekara took 3-40 and Perera 4-37 as India were bowled out for 238 in 45.1 overs, [...]

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Sehwag set to lead India against Sri Lanka

No Comments 21 February 2012

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Virender Sehwag is set to lead the Indian team in the absence of regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni when they take on Sri Lanka in a tri-series match here tomorrow. Though the team management has not declared it officially, as things stand, Sehwag appears to be the most likely candidate to lead, with Parthiv Patel [...]

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India, Sri Lanka in dramatic tie

No Comments 15 February 2012

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India and Sri Lanka finished in a sensational tie in their tri one-day series international at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. India skipper MS Dhoni needed to hit four off the last ball by Lasith Malinga but he was denied and the Indian players scampered through for three runs to level the scores. Both teams [...]

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Sri Lanka triumph in a high-scoring thriller

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Sachithra Senanayake struck a six off the penultimate ball to give Sri Lanka a two-wicket triumph over South Africa on Sunday in the final match of a five one-day international series won 3-2 by the hosts. Captain AB de Villiers and predecessor Graeme Smith (125 each) hit tons as South Africa made 312-4, but a [...]

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Sri Lanka crash to record low

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Hashim Amla hit a century before South Africa’s opening bowlers sent Sri Lanka crashing as the host nation swept to a huge 258-run win in the first one-day international (ODI) at Boland Park here on Wednesday. Replying to a South African total of 301-8, Sri Lanka lost their first six wickets for 13 runs before [...]

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Philander, technology sink Sri Lanka

No Comments 16 December 2011

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South African opening bowler Vernon Philander claimed his third five-wicket haul in as many Test matches as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 180 on the first day of the first Test at SuperSport Park here today. Philander took 5-53 and fellow fast bowler Dale Steyn grabbed 4-18 to end the Sri Lankan innings shortly [...]

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Minister asks Sri Lanka to shape up

No Comments 01 December 2011

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Sri Lanka’s sports minister has told his cricket team to start talking to each other to help end their losing streak, saying a lack of communication was the main problem in the squad. Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage met the players, selectors and administrators on Tuesday to find a solution ahead of next month’s Test and [...]

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