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Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardena won the toss and opted to field against Africa in their World Twenty20 match which was reduced to seven-over per side, after heavy showers delayed the start of the match at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota today.
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 22, 2012 (AFP) - Sri Lanka won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the World Twenty20 group C match here on Saturday after heavy rain reduced it to a seven overs per side contest.
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Twenty20 World Cup Group C match between Sri Lanka and South Africa was reduced to seven over a side after rain delayed the start by two and a half hours. Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and opted to field first. The match started
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Heavy rain has delayed the scheduled toss in the World Twenty20 match between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Hambantota.
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 22, 2012 (AFP) - Heavy rain delayed the scheduled 3:00pm local time (0930GMT) toss in the World Twenty20 match between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Hambantota on Saturday.
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - In-form Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis is doubtful for Saturday's Twenty20 World Cup match against South Africa due to a side strain he picked up during their tournament opener against Zimbabwe. Mendis, who returned the best figures by a bowler in T20
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 21 (Reuters) - In-form Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis is doubtful for Saturday's Twenty20 World Cup match against South Africa due to a side strain he picked up during their tournament opener against Zimbabwe. Mendis, who returned the best figures by a bowler
Already assured of their places in the Super Eight stage of the ICC World Twenty20, both Sri Lanka and South Africa would be eyeing a win to top their pool when they play against each other in the marquee Group C clash in Hambantota on Saturday.
Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis demolished Zimbabwe with the best-ever international Twenty20 bowling figures as the hosts cruised to an 82-run victory in the opening ICC World Twenty20 match in Hambantota.
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - South Africa's formidable pace attack proved too good for Zimbabwe, who bowed out of the Twenty20 World Cup following a 10-wicket thrashing in a Group C game at Hambantota on Thursday. Put in to bat first, Zimbabwe were restricted to 93 for eight wickets
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Sri Lanka walloped Zimbabwe by 82 runs in the opening match of the World Twenty20, played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hamabantota, yesterday. Ajantha Mendis bettered his own T20 record by taking six wickets for just eight runs as Sri Lanka recovered from a slow start
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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Ajantha Mendis produced extraordinary bowling figures of six for eight to lead Sri Lanka to a crushing 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the opening Twenty20 World Cup match on Tuesday. Mendis, returning to the side following injury, took two wickets
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Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor won the toss and sent Sri Lanka into bat in the opening game of the World Twenty20 at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium today.
Finger spinner Ajantha Mendis broke his own record for the best bowling figures in cricket's shortest format Tuesday, taking 6-8 to lead Sri Lanka to an 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the World Twenty20 opening match.
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Finger spinner Ajantha Mendis broke his own record for the best bowling figures in cricket's shortest format, taking 6-8 to lead Sri Lanka to an 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the World Twenty20 opening match.
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Scoreboard from the first Twenty20 World Cup Group C match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe on Tuesday. Sri Lanka won by 82 runs. Zimbabwe won the toss Sri Lanka E.Munaweera run out 17 T.Dilshan c Taylor b Cremer 39 M.Jayawardene run out 13 K.Sangakkara run
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SPINNER Ajantha Mendis took a record six wickets for just eight runs as hosts Sri Lanka humbled Zimbabwe in the opening match of the World Twenty20.
Finger spinner Ajantha Mendis broke his own record for the best bowling figures in cricket's shortest format Tuesday, taking 6-8 to lead Sri Lanka to an 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the World Twenty20 opening match.
The Lions overcame a minor wobble in the middle of their innings to set an imposing target of 183 which Zimbabwe never looked likely to reach.
Hambantota, Sep 18 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard of the Group C match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at the ICC World Twenty20 here Tuesday.
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 18, 2012 (AFP) - Final scoreboard in the opening match of the World Twenty20 between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota on Tuesday:
Sri Lanka have beaten Zimbabwe in the opening fixture of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Hambantota.
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 82 runs in the opening Group C match at the Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday.
Spinner Ajantha Mendis took a record six wickets for just eight runs as hosts Sri Lanka humbled Zimbabwe in the opening match of the World Twenty20 on Tuesday.
Hosts Sri Lanka open cricket`s World Twenty20 against Zimbabwe Tuesday, kicking off the country`s bi..
Ajantha Mendis records the best figures in a Twenty20 international as hosts Sri Lanka thrash Zimbabwe in the first match of the World Twenty20.
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