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India-Sri Lanka ODI ends in a thrilling tie

India paid the price for leaving too much for the end, as their triangular series match against Sri Lanka, in Adelaide on Tuesday, ended in a nerve-wrecking tie despite captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's last-ditch charge to overhaul the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: South Africa, Sri Lanka seek better fortunes

South Africa have lost one and drawn three of four most recent home series while Sri Lanka have had more than a year of poor results since the retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan, whose last Test match, against India in Galle in July 2010, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Pakistan hold nerves to beat Sri Lanka

Pakistani bowlers held their nerves to stop a threatening Sri Lankan team to win the third day-night international by 21 runs on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Umar Gul (3-48) bowled well in the final overs to make su [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Australia makes Sri Lanka sweat

Going by the amount of time lost in the two test matches and the manner in which the West Indies – Sri Lanka matches went, it will be safe to assume that if a result is required in Sri Lanka, one of the following two criteria need t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka yet to confirm Pakistan series in UAE

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials are sending conflicting signals from Colombo even as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials are in the UAE to finalise arrangements for the forthcoming series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Octob [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: England v Sri Lanka first Test scoreboard

Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Sophia Gardens here today: Sri Lanka 1st Innings 400 (P Jayawardene 112, T Paranavitana 66, T Samaraweera 58, T Dilshan 50; J Anderson 3-66, G Swann [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka openers survive early overs

Sri Lanka’s openers, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana, survived a tricky short session until tea on the first day in Cardiff, as the visitors reached 35 without loss, after frequent showers delayed the start u [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Sri Lanka reject Pakistan tour offer

"We have refused to tour Pakistan," a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) spokesman said by telephone. "We are concerned about the security and that's why we said no to them." Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had been hopeful o [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan looks at Sri Lanka to host England series

Pakistan is examining the possibility of hosting its home cricket series against England in Sri Lanka early next year because of security concerns. A senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Reuters on Thursday that they was look [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Sri Lankans win tour opener against Andrew Strauss's Middles...

Sri Lanka beat an under-strength Middlesex side by four wickets on Monday, their determination to play the Sri Lankan way overcoming a chaotic start to a tour beset by absentees and late arrivals. Without excessive contrivance, Tillakara [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka Cricket refutes 'baseless' fixing report, condemns...

Sri Lanka Cricket has rubbished allegations of match-fixing that have cropped up against Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Smaraweera due to a TV report, condemning the channel for carrying a “baseless and demoralising” story. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 1

Sri Lanka need Murali and Malinga to hit ground running

The co-hosts were one of the pre-tournament favourites to win the showpiece but Saturday's 11-run defeat by Pakistan exposed some glaring weaknesses in their bowling armoury. Muralitharan should have been trapping rival batsmen with [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket World Cup matches shown free to public on giant scre...

Can’t find a ticket for Saturday’s Group-A ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 clash between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo? No problem! Catch the action on a giant screen, with the papare playing in the background, courtesy of Sri [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

ICC World Twenty20 - Sri Lanka avoid rain traps to beat Zimb...

With rain falling and the nagging danger of a Duckworth Lewis recalibration favouring Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka must have feared the worst on Monday. Victory for Zimbabwe would have knocked last year's beaten finalists out of the tournamen [...]