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Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been picked to play in the inaugural season of the Major Cricket League (MLC) in the USA. The draft for the inaugural season of the Major Cricket League (MLC) saw international cricket stars like former Australian skipper Aaron Finch, star Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, […]
Ireland gave world number one side India a scare in the second Twenty20 but fell agonisingly short of a first victory over the tourists. A second-wicket partnership of 176 between Deepak Hooda (104) and Sanju Samson (77) – a world T20 record – helped India to a formidable 225-7
Australia have survived an electric spell from all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga to edge Sri Lanka by three wickets and wrap up their three-match Twenty20 series. Veteran wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (26 not out) handled the immense pressure of batting with the tail to secure victory with 13 balls
Rain-hit game goes host’s way as West Indies fails to chase down 48 runs in eight overs (strap) In what was seen as the first major upset of the tournament, an inspired Sri Lanka overcame West Indies challenge by five runs, courtesy the Duckworth/Lewis method, to register its first win of the ICC Women’s World ...
Pakistan, a team with fantastic pedigree at the ICC World Twenty20s; New Zealand dependent on one or two key players – usually good for a scrap, but not always a serious contender against the big teams. The two sides played to reputation at the Pallekele International Stadium on Sunday afternoon, where some solid hitting in ...
South Africa batsman Richard Levi has won the ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year in recognition of his 51-ball 117 not out against New Zealand. This is the fifth year the award has been given to recognise the most impressive performance by a player in Twenty20 Internationals
Sri Lanka proud hosts of popular and shorter form of most entertaining tournament played in Asia for the first time; 20-teams, 20-day cricket fiesta ICC World T20 kicks off tomorrow Mega boost for tourism as 500 players and officials alone to take up 9,000 room-nights; hundreds of overseas fans, global sponsor officials and media to ...
Sri Lanka’s star batsman Kumar Sangakkara won the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year at the prestigious LG ICC Awards, held last night in Colombo. Apart from it, the Lankan cricketing star also grabbed the ICC test cricketer of the year award and the LG People’s Choice trophy. India’s Virat Kohli was awarded ...
Indian cricket star Virat Kohli was yesterday seen championing the cause of education for children. Virat Kohli has been named the star in a children’s book that has been published by Room to Read, a global non-profit organisation that promotes literacy and gender equality in education across Asian and African countries together with the International ...
The first edition of the inaugural Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) came to an end in a rain curtained final at Colombo on August 31, with Uva Next taking the title after overcoming Nagenahira Nagas by 19 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method.
By Devin Jayasundera In the run up to the ICC world Twenty20 the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Foundation of Goodness (spearheaded by Muttiah Muralidaran and Kushil Gunasekera) partnered in launching the ‘Murali Harmony Cup’ in order to promote Social harmony and unity
www.pakpassion.net: The inaugural edition of the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) T20 tournament got underway on 11 August and, as expected, has provided many international players with the ideal preparation just a month before the Twenty20 World Cup. This is an opportunity which many Pakistani
Kevin Pietersen will be at September’s World Twenty20 – not as a player but as part of ESPN STAR Sports’ team of television presenters. The news comes soon after it was confirmed that Pietersen would not play the World T20 for England following his spat with the ECB and his team
Son of Sudath Munaweera, a former first-class cricketer, Dilshan Munaweera began playing at the age of nine and has represented Nalanda College, Sri Lanka under 19, Bloomfield C & AC, Sri Lankan A and now is a part of the UVA NEXT franchise in the SLPL. An opening batsman, Munaweera has been picked to the ...
With just one-month to go before the start of the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule of men’s and women’s warm-up matches which will be played in the lead up to the event proper. The fourth edition of the event, the first to take place in ...
Mahindra Sri Lanka Premier League to kick off on August 11, 2012 Mahindra …
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), India’s leading SUV manufacturer has partnered with the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), a cricket league, as their Title Sponsors. The prestigious League kicks off from August 11 and will be played over three weeks at two venues – Colombo and Kandy. The inaugural edition of this League will ...
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli cracked a half-century and Irfan Pathan bagged three key wickets to help India post an easy 39-run win over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele yesterday.
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Aug 7, 2012 (AFP) - Virat Kohli cracked a half-century and Irfan Pathan bagged three key wickets to help India post an easy 39-run win over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Tuesday.
Virat Kohli cracked a half-century and Irfan Pathan bagged three key wickets to help India post an easy 39-run win over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Tuesday.
Below we reproduce an interview given by Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya to Wisden India, where he talks about the SLPL, politics and his passion for the game. Q: How excited are you about being a part of the SLPL? Very much so. It’s the first edition of the tournament, and I really can’t wait for it to start. ...
T20 tourney to take up over 7,000 room nights in lean tourism season; bring in over Rs. 130 m revenue for hotels Destination Sri Lanka to get a fillip via global TV coverage The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), ready to kick off in two weeks’ time, is expected to give a big boost ...
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), aimed at being Sri Lanka’s most prestigious, annually-held, domestic Twenty20 cricket competition and featuring the best and upcoming cricketing talent from Sri Lanka playing alongside national Sri Lankan cricketers as well as some of the world’
In-house TV Production venture starts next month with Test series vs NZ For the first time in its 84- year- old history, the BCCI has added an in-house television production unit and it will make debut with the home Test series against New Zealand next month. The BCCI Broadcasting Services will not only do the ...
New Delhi : Sports broadcasting major, ESPN STAR Sports on Sunday said it has bagged multi-year broadcast rights for exclusive coverage of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) in India. The first edition of the T20 league will be played in August 2012. No financial details were disclosed. The multi-year deal includes a minimum of ...
West Indies star Chris Gayle has declared himself fit for Tuesday’s second one-day international (ODI) against England at The Oval. But the tourists will be without Darren Bravo after the batsman was ruled out of the remainder of the tour with a groin injury. Gayle had been due to make his long awaited return to ...
(ANI): The controversy surrounding the application of the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in the game of cricket at the international level refuses to die down. Though, it is well known that Indian cricketers have expressed serious doubts about the UDRS, and often objected to its use in international fixtures, other countries such as Australia ...
Chris Gayle is set to put more than a year in the international wilderness behind him when West Indies face England in the opening match of their one-day series at Southampton on Saturday. Gayle has an impressive one-day record, with over 8,000 runs in 228 ODIS including 19 hundreds at an average of nearly 40. ...
A Governance Analysis of Frequency Allocation & TV Rights in Present Sri Lanka Frequency Allocation- A Grand Corruption? Understanding the state capture by Kleptocrats does not require a dedicated study; it is easily recognizable. For the benefit of keen students of governance, let me begin this article with the definition of Kleptocracy: “A form of political and government ...
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Friday unveiled Sri Lanka's star pacer Lasith Malinga as the official ambassador for the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012.