News Courtesy: Deccan Herald Sanath Jayasuriya questioned the wisdom of Kumar Sangakkara making his choice of batting line-up for the World Cup public, saying as skipper, Sangakkara should be more responsible about the statements he made. Sanath Jayasuriya”You can have your opinions as an individual, but when you are in a position of responsibility, you […]
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP)—Sri Lanka crushed India by eight wickets on Sunday to secure its place in the final of the tri-series cricket tournament. Sri Lanka dismissed India for 103 runs, with Thisara Perera claiming 5-28. The hosts easily reached 104-2 with 35 overs to spare. […]
Source of News: News First August 19, 2010: Sri Lanka has become the laughing stock of the cricketing world, says former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga. Commenting on the recent No-Ball fiasco, he said that our Cricket Board, instead of letting the match referee to take a decision on the issue, had jumped the gun and […]
Pix by AFP Sri Lanka Cricket and offspinner Suraj Randiv have both apologised to Virender Sehwag for denying him a one-day century after a deliberate no-ball from Randiv ended the match and left the India opener stranded on 99, despite him hitting the delivery for six. SLC has also asked for an enquiry in to […]
Cricinfo.com – by Siddhartha Talya India’s bowlers and Virender Sehwag led the recovery from a dispiriting defeat against New Zealand, helping their team overpower Sri Lanka and secure a bonus point to leave each of the three sides with a win at the end of the first round of matches. MS Dhoni’s luckless run at […]
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP)—Sri Lanka has beaten New Zealand by three wickets with nine overs to spare in the second tri-series one-day international at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday. After restricting New Zealand to 192 in less than 49 overs, Sri Lanka cruised to victory with 195-7 in the 41st over. […]
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana) Defence Services (DS) rugby team beat the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU)- President’s XV at the second annual encounter of the Presidential Cup Rugby match at the Army Headquarters grounds on 5th August. President Mahinda Rajapaksa participated the occasion as the Chief Guest. The […]
Source: Cric Info Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was pleased with the return of his strike bowler Lasith Malinga who will be central to his plans of ending the Test series against India on a winning note. Sri Lanka go into the match with a 1-0 lead, knowing a win here would not propel them […]
Pic by Reuters Sri Lanka 520 for 8 dec (Paranavitana 111, Sangakkara 103) and 96 for 0 (Dilshan 68*) beat India 276 (Sehwag 109, Murali 5-63) and 338 (Tendulkar 84, Laxman 69, Malinga, 5-50, Murali 3-128) by ten wickets You are eight wickets short of entering a territory where no other cricketer has left a […]
Sri Lanka’s legendary off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was the cynosure of all eyes as he began his farewell Test match against India at the Galle International Stadium yesterday. As bad weather delayed the start of the match by half an hour, Muralitharan walked into the middle to a rousing welcome with warm congratulations from the […]
As Muttiah Muralitharan prepares for his farewell Test, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has cautioned his team not to get carried away by the occasion and instead concentrate on beating India in Galle. “As a team, the best we can do for Murali is to make sure we don’t get too overwhelmed or carried away […]
GALLE: India is determined not to join the party as Sri Lanka celebrates World record wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan’s final cricket Test appearance in Galle from Sunday. The off-spinner, 38, will retire after the opening contest of the three-match series at the Galle International Stadium, in which he needs eight scalps to reach the unprecedented 800-wicket […]
Colombo: Veteran all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has been denied central contract by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) while retiring spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan finds his name in the 20-player list issued for the current year by SLC. Jayasuriya, a veteran of 110 Tests and 444 ODIs, has been witnessing a slump in his performance for quite some […]
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Spain stunned the Netherlands to win their first World Cup on Sunday in sensational fashion with a goal in the last minutes of extra time. With the scoreless match inching toward a penalty shootout, and the Netherlands down to 10 men, Andres Iniesta collected a pass from Cesc Fabregas to fire home […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP)—Sri Lanka has imposed a temporary ban on its cricketers playing in foreign leagues to help it select a squad for next year’s World Cup, an official said Monday. Brian Thomas, Sri Lanka Cricket media manager, said the ban affected 76 players, who are set to be sent away to a camp […]
