Terror shocks cricket as Sri Lankan players escape with injuries

Oh! What a shocking day it has been! It was late night here in Canada, but a bright morning in Lahore, Pakistan. As usual, I had my dinner and was eagerly waiting to see SL knock down Pakistan wickets after a splendid batting performance that amassed a total of 606 in the previous two days.  [...]

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The Serendip sensibility

Writes Ashok Malik on Cric Info ….. For an Indian cricket fan, the first Test match of the series in Sri Lanka was a humbling experience. The Indian cricket community and media not being given to patience, inevitably the attack will begin – on the captain, the poor spin bowling and the ageing middle order. [...]

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Bandara left out of Squad for CB Series

Following the Inter Provincial Tournament, the national selectors have named a 15-man squad for the Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia next month. The squad comprises of five fast bowlers lead by Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga, and the sole spinner being Muttiah Muralitharan. Fervez Maharoof, who was out of the test series against England, has been [...]

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Cricket News for the period Oct – Dec : Sanga hits 192 vs Aus and Atapattu Retires

Oct 2007 : Sri Lanka lost the ODI Series against England 2-3. Nov 2007 : Marvan Atapattu, who was dropped by the selectors after he refused to meet them, was later included in the test squad following the intervention by Sports Minister, Gamini Lokuge. Test Series against Australia : 1st Test – Sri Lanka’s first [...]

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Eight Sri Lanka stars join Twenty20 League in India

Ace Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and skipper Mahela Jayawardene have signed up for the new Twenty20 league in India next year, the cricket board said Monday. The two stalwarts head a list of eight Sri Lankan players who have penned deals with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to play in [...]

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Murali Joins Elite 700 Club

Sri Lanka’s Champion off Spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan yesterday joined the elite club of 700 Test Wickets by picking up Bangladeshi batsman Syed Rasel, as Sri Lanka completed a 3-0 sweep of the Test series at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy. On Day 3, Captain Mahela Jayawardene together with Vice Captain, Kumar Sangakkara rebuilt the Sri [...]

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Sri Lanka complete series win

Sri Lanka completed a series win 2-0 yesterday, in their 2nd Test held at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo, defeating Bangladesh by an innings and 90 runs. Bangladesh finishing Day 3 on 69/4, the match looked like it would end very soon. But, the Bangladeshi lower order had other ideas. After been bowled out [...]

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Sri Lanka pile on 451

Sri Lankan team piled on a massive 451/6 – declared, in reply to the 62-all out of the Bangladeshis, at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo. Sri Lankan opener Malinda Warnapura who was unbeaten on 79 the previous day, fell just 18 runs short of a maiden century. Kumar Sangakkara and Captain Mahela Jayawardene then [...]

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Sri Lankan bowlers flatten Bangladesh

Sri Lankan seamers Lasith Malinga and Dilhara Fernando as well as the ace spinner Muttiah Muralitharan flattened the Bangladeshi lineup as they recorded their lowest ever test score(62), since being granted Test status in 2000. The previous lowest was 86, also against Sri Lanka in 2005. Malinga lead the attack with a superb spell very [...]

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