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Sri Lanka launched an unprecedented security operation for cricket's World Twenty20 tournament starting Tuesday, with the players also under intense surveillance over match-fixing fears.

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Hambantota, Sep 18: In a few hours, ICC World Twenty20 2012 will get under way with hosts Sri Lanka facing Zimbabwe in the opener on Tuesday night. World T20 Schedule; Group C Preview Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium will

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Sri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene today hit back at suggestions his team have "choked" in major finals - and said he'd rather be a runner-up than an also-ran.Jayawardene, speaking on the eve of the hosts' World Twenty20...

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An upset win for Zimbabwe can shut the door on Sri Lanka as early as the first day of the tournament.

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HOSTS Sri Lanka open cricket's World Twenty20 against Zimbabwe tonight, kicking off the country's biggest ever sports event.

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HOSTS Sri Lanka will expect to make a brisk start to the World Twenty20 today as they open the country’s biggest tournament since independence with high hopes of claiming a second global title.

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Hosts Sri Lanka open cricket's World Twenty20 against Zimbabwe Tuesday, kicking off the country's biggest ever sports event -- and just three years after the end of a bloody civil war.

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The Sri Lanka captain, Mahela Jayawardene, is unfazed that a host nation has never won the World Twenty20 tournament and has claimed his team have every chance of pulling off the feat. "There's always a first time, isn't there?" said Jayawardene yesterday ahead of Sri Lanka taking

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Hosts Sri Lanka will hope to make a brisk start to the World Twenty20 today as they open the country’s biggest ever sports event with high hopes of claiming a second global title.

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Host nation Sri Lanka are expected to have few problems dispensing with Zimbabwe when the fourth ICC World Twenty20 championship gets underway on Tuesday night.

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The fourth ICC World Twenty20 begins on Tuesday when the hosts Sri Lanka take on Zimbabwe in Hambantota (15:00 BST).

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(Sends to additional subscribers) HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka, beaten in three ICC limited overs finals since triumphing in the 1996 World Cup and 2002 Champions Trophy they hosted, hope being back on home soil will help them avoid the chokers tag in the World Twenty20

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka, beaten in three ICC limited overs finals since triumphing in the 1996 World Cup and 2002 Champions Trophy they hosted, hope being back on home soil will help them avoid the chokers tag in the World Twenty20 starting on Tuesday. Mahela Jayawardene'

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Hosts Sri Lanka will be meeting Zimbabwe in the C Group in this maiden encounter. Both team engaged in training at the Sooriyawewa Mahinda Rajapaksa grounds in Hambantota today. Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardena addressing newsmen called on the Sri Lankans to be present at the grounds and cheer for the home team. He said ...

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for the World Twenty20 opener against Zimbabwe in Hambantota on Tuesday despite never having played an .....

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-man squad for the World Twenty20 opener against Zimbabwe in Hambantota on Tuesday despite never having pla...

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka: Hosts Sri Lanka will hope to make a brisk start to the World Twenty20 Tuesday as they open the country's biggest ever sports event with high hopes of claiming a second global title.

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Hosts Sri Lanka will expect to make a brisk start to the World Twenty20 tomorrow as they open the country's biggest tournament since independence wi...

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Sept 17, 2012 (AFP) - Hosts Sri Lanka will expect to make a brisk start to the World Twenty20 Tuesday as they open the country's biggest tournament since independence with high hopes of claiming a second global title.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) today unveiled the most comprehensive range of social media activations for a global cricket event ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 which begins on Tuesday 18 September in Hambantota.

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Colombo, Sep 17(ANI): Former explosive batsman Sanath Jayasuriya believes India, Pakistan or Sri Lanka have the best chance of winning this year's Twenty20 World Cup, starting from September 18.

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The World Twenty20 explodes into action this week in tropical Sri Lanka with no runaway favourites and upsets likely in cricket's shortest and least predictable form.

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No home advantage, no points for familiarity with the conditions, no guesses for who could win it. ESPNCricinfo: There was a time when the subcontinent was mystery, assigned dark and exotic shades. It was the land of the unknown, rendered even more so by inventive prose. You got the feeling that visiting teams were waiting ...

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England begin the defence of their ICC World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka later this month. Here, Sportsmail takes a look at the teams competing in the tournament...

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Sri Lanka will look to use home advantage at the World Twenty20 to end their 16-year wait for a major ICC trophy

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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 ...

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Sri Lanka, in their home conditions, have always been good. Yet again, they will get an opportunity to deliver on home turf and enthrall fans in ICC World Twenty20 2012. They are in Group C with South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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COLOMBO, Sept 16, 2012 (AFP) - Groups and fixtures for the men's World Twenty20 tournament starting in Sri Lanka on Tuesday:

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The World Twenty20 explodes into action this week in tropical Sri Lanka with no runaway favourites and upsets likely in cricket's shortest and least predictable form.

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COLOMBO, Sept 16, 2012 (AFP) - Team profiles and squad lists of Group C rivals South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe ahead of the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, which starts on Tuesday:

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