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Pakistan women won the final of the Twenty20 Quadrangular Series in Colombo, after a nine-over match against Netherlands
His team might have benefitted in the final analysis but Kochi Tuskers Kerala captain Mahela Jayawardene still wants a review of the Duckworth/Lewis system for rain-truncated matches, saying it was time to see if it was good enough to be used in Twenty20 and ODIs. "It has to reviewed
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Tillakaratne Dilshan is light on his feet and heavy with his strokes. The mercurial opener can also pick the length early and play the ball late. Simply put, he innovates and creates. Now, he will have to display vision, tactical nous and man-management skills as well. The 34-year-old was on Monday appointed the captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team for the tour of England from May. Sri Lanka wi...
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
Kumar Sangakkara has sought to allay fears that there will be a vacuum left in the leadership of the Sri Lankan team after his resignation from captaincy by saying that there was no dearth of men who could take up the role. "I think we have Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews. We have Lasith Malinga and Upul Tharanga for the shorter versions," Sangakkara said. "We have enough ca...
- Spinners key to Sri Lanka’s success - Sangakkara (Category: Sports)
- Spinners key to Sri Lanka’s success - Sangakkara (Category: Sports)
- Banned Younis likely to replace Sangakkara (Category: Sports)
- We were clinical: Sangakkara (Category: Sports)
Muttiah Muralitharan has signed a two-year deal with Gloucestershire exclusively for Twenty20 cricket. Muralitharan will be free of international commitments for the period, since he is set to call time on his international career at the World Cup. He retired from Test cricket
- Murali joins Gloucestershire for T20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka legend Muralitharan joins Gloucestershire for next two Twenty20 campaigns (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka legend Muralitharan joins Gloucestershire for Twenty20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Muralitharan signs up with Gloucestershire for t20s (Category: Sports)
Ace Sri Lankan offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan has signed a two-year deal with Gloucestershire exclusively for Twenty20 cricket
A brief history of the World Twenty20
Weather will be the key factor when Sri Lanka and the West Indies begin a five match one day international series at the newly constructed Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Sooriyawewa, Hambanthota today. however the boards of Sri Lanka and West Indies were in talks last night over postponing the series to January on account of the current weather. At the time of our going to pre...
Sri Lanka Cricket will see the dawn of a new era when the first ever one day international between the touring West Indies and Sri Lanka begins at the historic Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Sooriyawewa, Hambanthota on Thursday. This day night encounter will see the beginning of a new chapter in Sri Lankan cricket with this venue set to host two ICC 2011 World Cup matches as well. Not only that the...
- Hit Wicket (Category: Business)
- New selection panel for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Obssessed (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Distractions (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka survived a nail-biting finish to pull off a dramatic two-wicket win over minnows Nepal with seven balls to spare in an exciting men’s Twenty20 cricket tournament quarter final match of the 16th Asian Games played at Guanggong Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. The hard-fought win
- Manju makes Dian’s dream come true (Category: Sports)
- Sangakkara wants team to build on thumping win (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka pin hopes on Manjula’s leap (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka A looking for better performances (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka will be at full strength when they take on Nepal in the quarter finals of the 16th Asian Games Twenty20 cricket tournament to be played at Guanggong Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. Coach Sumithra Warnakulasuriya said Sri Lanka will not take any chances and will play its full team
Sri Lanka’s cricket and rugby teams for the 16th Asian Games are due to arrive in this Southern Chinese city tomorrow (18) afternoon. Sri Lanka cricket team, led by national Test and ODI player Jehan Mubarak and Sri Lanka rugby team, captained by Radhika Hettiarachchi, are due to check in at the Athletes Village later on Thursday. Mubarak, the 29-year-old left-handed top order batsman has re...
- Rugby Football Union back (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket recognizes National Rugby team’s win over Kazakhstan with US$ 30,000 award (Category: Breaking News)
- SL could become major force in Asian Rugby - Sri Lanka rugby captain Yoshitha Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
- Focuss appointed official casual wear provider for Sri Lanka Rugby (Category: Business)
World Champions England held Sri Lanka to 187 for 9 to secure …
- Chaturanga Kumara Awarded Cricket Scholarship (Category: Sports)
- Fernando & Pradeep see Lankans tame Lions (Category: Sports)
- Womens 2nd ODI called off (Category: Sports)
- T.M. Dilshan Appointed as National Captain (Category: Sports)
England women's captain Charlotte Edwards has warned against complacency in her team's tour of Sri Lanka where it plays two ODIs and three Twenty20 internationals
With 100 days to go Sangakkara, Mortaza and Collingwood call on supporters to send in good luck messages on Twitter to @cricketic
- Name the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Mascot (Category: Sports)
- National team sponsor for the ICC WorldT20 2012 (Category: Sports)
The West Indies cricket team arrived in the island yesterday to play three tests, five one day matches and a Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka starting from November 15. The visitors will begin their tour with a three day practice match against the Sri Lanka Board XI
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- Govt gets tough with rogue’ traders (Category: Breaking News)
- AGM of the Toronto Mahavihara Society - Ontario, Canada - November 6th, 2011 (Category: CanadaOntario Features)
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Kumar Sangakkara knows his side has the momentum and he is aware Australia are struggling, but he is not getting carried away with the idea of leading Sri Lanka to their first series victory in Australia. The visitors dominated Sunday’s Twenty20 match in Perth and on Wednesday they will begin
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Helped by a magnificent all round bowling effort Sri Lanka inflicted Australia it's 1st even T20 defeat at home.
- AUS v SL – 2nd ODI – Perth (Category: Sports)
- SL A v Aus A – Day 2 report (Category: Sports)
- AUS v SL – 1st Final – Brisbane (Category: Sports)
- AUS v SL – 2nd Final – Adelaide (Category: Sports)
Australia captain Michael Clarke has said his side were outplayed by Sri Lanka in the only Twenty20 game between the two teams
Michael Clarke gave his batsmen first use of the WACA wicket after winning the toss in the one-off Twenty20 against Sri Lanka
Cricinfo's preview of the Twenty20 between Australia and Sri Lanka in Perth
Sydney’s fiendish peak-hour traffic held up Sri Lanka and its weather denied their bowlers invaluable match practice, but Mahela Jayawardene gave fans in western Sydney a memento against NSW in the Twenty20 match at Blacktown Olympic Park. Jayawardene smashed 59 off 35 balls in the tourists
Sri Lanka tuned up for their Twenty20 and one-day internationals against Australia with a 23-run victory over New South Wales in a rain-affected T20 match in Sydney on Wednesday. The Sri Lankans put on 167-4 off their 20 overs and NSW in reply finished with 99-2 off 14 overs with victory coming
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka are expecting to face a focused Australia in next month’s one-day series, rather than a side preoccupied with regaining the Ashes, skipper Kumar Sangakkara said on Sunday. The Sri Lankans play Australia in a Twenty20 match before three one-day internationals next month, ahead
- CLARKE - FOCUS IS ON SRI LANKA (Category: Breaking News)
- Aussies let Sri Lanka out of jail (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expects focused Aussies (Category: Breaking News)
- Aussies not distracted by Ashes, say Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Skipper Kumar Sangakkara hammered 110 off 95 balls as Sri Lanka …
- Sri Lanka women warm in style for WWCQ 2011 (Category: Sports)
- New Zealand vs Sri Lanka – Match II (Category: Sports)
- New Zealand vs Sri Lanka – Match I (Category: Sports)
- Pakistan draws first blood (Category: Sports)
West Indies raced to an impressive eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka to claim the title in twenty20
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (PICS) (Category: Sports)
- Welagedara & Malinga return (Category: Sports)
- Npower Test Series – SL v ENG – 3rd Test – Southampton (Category: Sports)
- Under 23 Division I Tournament 2010/11 – Final (Category: Sports)
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- Pallakele Test drawn, SL drops to fifth (Category: Sports)
- Test Series SL v WI- 1st Test – Galle (Category: Sports)
- West Indies matches at SSC (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Women’s National Squad – Tour of West Indies (Category: Sports)
West Indies completed a dominant showing in the Twenty20 leg of the tournament by thrashing Sri Lanka in the final with more than nine overs to spare
Pakistan slid to heavy defeat against Sri Lanka in one of the the first-round games from the ICC Women’s Cricket Twenty20 Challenge at the North-West University No. 2 Ground in Potchefstroom. After being asked to bat first, Pakistan had reached 33 for 1 in the sixth over before their top
A round-up of matches from the Twenty20 leg of the ICC Women's Cricket Challenge
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