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Tharanga, Malinga shape Sri Lanka’s vital win
Left-handed opener Tharanga made 111 for his 12th one-day hundred as Sri Lanka scored 286-9 before dismissing Australia for 208 in the must-win match Hambantota, Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga hit a century and paceman Lasith Malinga grabbed five wickets as Sri Lanka posted a crucial 78-run win over Australia in the third one-day international on [...]
England v India: tourists’s rude awakening in series defeat
The fear stalking India is this Test series has provided a glimpse of the future, a time when the country cannot rely forever on the bats of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Both were unlucky in the second innings at Edgbaston, Dravid out off his bootlaces and Tendulkar run out backing up, but it is [...]
Pointer gives Aussies 2-0 series lead vs. Sri Lanka
Former captain Ricky Ponting hit an unbeaten 90 and shared unbroken 107-run stand with captain Michael Clarke on Sunday as Australia thrashed Sri Lanka by eight wickets in their second one-day international. Ponting hit a six and eight boundaries to help his team chase down a victory target of 209 runs and take a 2-0 [...]
Mohammad Yousuf retires from all forms of cricket
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has decided to retire from all forms of competitive cricket after being dropped from the list of centrally contracted players by the PCB. Sources close to the senior batsman said Yousuf has decided against taking part in any domestic or local cricket competitions as he was totally disheartened with [...]
The Sri Lanka Premier League has to stand up on its own feet
I have a confession to make – up until the World Cup final, earlier this year, I wasn’t a well-wisher of Sri Lankan cricket. The animosity started the day India lost the 1996 World Cup semi-finals to them at Eden Garden. A million dreams crushed in a few hours, that too brutally. The extent of [...]
England cricket team Virender Sehwag king pair caps another day of England mastery
If a single delivery can be said to sum up the deep malaise into which Indian cricket has sunk over the few weeks of this tour, it came shortly after six o’clock on Friday evening as India began the mammoth task of attempting to score the 486 runs they needed even to avoid an innings [...]
Aussie cricket sets standard in Sri Lanka
Captain Michael Clarke told his Australian team they set a standard to build on with their crushing victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international. Inspired by a man-of-the-match bowling display from left-arm quick Mitchell Johnson in his 100th ODI, Australia romped to a comfortable seven-wicket win over the World Cup finalists in Kandy [...]
England Increases Pressure on India, Trails by 67 Runs in 3rd Cricket Test
England increased the pressure on India in their third cricket Test, cutting the visitors lead to 67 runs after reaching 157-0 at lunch on the second day. Alastair Cook is on 51 and captain Andrew Strauss is 84 not out as the hosts respond to India’s first innings total of 224. England picked up 73 [...]
Zaheer nominated in three categories for ICC Awards
DUBAI: Ruled out of cricket for the next four months due to hamstring and ankle injuries, India’s pace spearhead Zaheer Khan has something to cheer about as he has been nominated in as many as three categories for this year’s LG ICC Awards to be held in London on September 12. Besides Zaheer, three other [...]
Financial losses mar Zimbabwe’s Test return
Zimbabwe’s return to Test cricket was a success on the field, but it will take at least “five to ten years” to have the same effect on the board’s bank balance. Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) will incur over US$2 million in losses as they re-enter into the game’s premier format this summer. ZC are hosting three [...]
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