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 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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Sri Lanka record comprehensive victory against Bangladesh

Sri Lanka recorded an innings and 234-run comprehensive victory in their first test against the Bangladesh team yesterday, at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. The determination and resistance shown by the top-order Bangladeshi batsmen were all in vain, as the middle and lower order collapsed in no time. Finishing day 3 on 233/5, [...]

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Malinga : Aggressive in bowling but mild in common life

Aggressive in bowling but mild in common life Lasith Malinga is talk of the cricketing world for many a reasons. A new star in the comity of Sri Lanka cricket is in Abu Dhabi with his team to play three-match one-day series against Pakistan, talked candidly about his game and common life. While talking to [...]

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‘Mali’ is NCC’s Cricketer of the Year

Pic by Ranjith Perera Twenty-three-year old Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga, fondly referred to as ‘Mali’ had a sensational World Cup and was adjudged as the NCC (Nondescripts Cricket Club) Cricketer of the Year at the Club’s Annual Cricket Awards Night held on Friday. The Awards night which was held for the first time was [...]

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