Poor form and player injuries have prompted Sri Lanka's selectors to make sweeping changes to the squad for the tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh next month, also featuring India. Those dropped include batsmen Sanath Jayasuriya and Chamara Kapugedera, fast bowler Lasith Malinga and spinner Ajantha Mendis, all of whom had disappointing performances on the recent tour of India.Sri Lanka lost the three-Test series 0-2, split the two Twenty20s...
South Africa 343 (Kallis 75, Smith 75) and 76 for 6 (Boucher 20*, Morkel 7*) trail England 575 for 9 dec (Bell 141, Cook 118) by 156 runsA sensational collapse of six wickets for 23 in 71 balls left South Africa clinging to the wreckage of their second innings at Kingsmead, as Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann capitalised on an aggressive finale to England's innings to tear the heart out of their opponents' batting line-up, and propel their team towards victory on an extraordinary fourth day's play.By the close, South Africa were...
South Africa 343 (Kallis 75, Smith 75) and 76 for 6 (Boucher 20*, Morkel 7*) trail England 575 for 9 dec (Bell 141, Cook 118) by 156 runsA sensational collapse of six wickets for 23 in 71 balls left South Africa clinging to the wreckage of their second innings at Kingsmead, as Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann capitalised on an aggressive finale to England's innings to tear the heart out of their opponents' batting line-up, and propel their team towards victory on an extraordinary fourth day's play.By the close, South Africa were...
Australia 5 for 454 dec (Katich 98, Watson 93, Hussey 82, Ponting 57) and 8 for 225 dec (Watson 120*, Aamer 5-79) beat Pakistan 258 (Mishah 65*) and 251 (Yousuf 61, Hauritz 5-101) by 170 runsThe Australians rounded out 2009 with their most clinical final day bowling performance of the year to seal a 170 run victory over Pakistan. Nathan Hauritz, placed on notice by Australia's selectors prior to the series, claimed his first career five-wicket...
Jayasuriya on his immediate goals, the captains and coaches he's played under, his favourite opposition and his best innings
Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi
You made your international debut in the same ODI as Mark Taylor and Taylor retired 10 years ago. How have you kept going?
I retired from Test cricket recently to play ODIs a little bit longer. I have always enjoyed my cricket. I'm still enjoying it and I've worked hard on it. And...
Tea Pakistan 258 and 1 for 37 need another 385 runs to beat Australia 8 or 225 dec (Watson 120*, Aamer 5-70) and 5 for 454 decTwo themes from this young series - Shane Watson's nerves in the nineties and Pakistan's woes in the field - were brought to bear on Tuesday as Australia inched ever closer to victory in the first Test. Watson, whose issues converting half-centuries to three figures this summer have been well documented, was dropped...
Close England 386 for 5 (Cook 118, Collingwood 91) lead South Africa 343 (Kallis 75, Smith 75) by 43 runs Alastair Cook produced a performance of immense concentration to post his tenth Test century in his 50th appearance, while Paul Collingwood built on his matchsaving heroics at Centurion with a five-hour 91, as England's batsmen hauled their side into a position of authority on the third day of the Boxing Day Test at Kingsmead. By the...
The possibility of the Feroz Shah Kotla being disqualified from hosting the 2011 World Cup remains high after ICC match referee Alan Hurst classified the pitch as "unfit" in his official report to the ICC, which was forwarded to the BCCI. The report was submitted in the aftermath of the abandonment of the fixture between India and Sri Lanka due to a dangerous pitch.The classification is the harshest among the six stated categories - very...
n what could be the ultimate embarrassment for the DDCA, the fifth and the final ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here was abandoned due to dangerous playing conditions.Right from the start, occasional deliveries alarmingly reared up and one such hit Tillakaratne Dilshan on his forearm, leaving him in pain and needing on-field treatment. The Lankan opener has now been rushed to hospital for the doctors to...
Shane Watson moved within sight of his maiden Test century and, in doing so, threatened to become the first Australian batsman since the Ashes finale in August to reach triple-figures. His unbroken opening stand of 177 with Simon Katich (77) served as the ultimate punishment for the Pakistanis, who squandered opportunities to dismiss both batsmen in the opening session.Watson flirted unsuccessfully with centuries in Adelaide and Perth this...
A jubilant Indian stand-in captain Virender Sehwag Thursday night praised Virat Kohli and other youngsters in the team and said he was happy to finish the series in Kolkata.“This team has lot of bench-strength. We did not have Yuvraj Singh and M.S. Dhoni in the team. It’s a good sign for India that the youngsters are playing well. Virat Kohli proved his worth,” he said after India successfully chased an imposing Sri Lankan total of 315/6...
In one swift act of acceleration, and solid consolidation thereafter, Upul Tharanga undid India's much-improved new-ball bowling and ground fielding. Both Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra came out with an effective plan for the Sri Lanka openers, implemented it to near perfection, and were assisted by Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja, who didn't let much go through the off-side circle. With just 48 coming off the first 11 overs,...
Virender Sehwag replicated Tillakaratne Dilshan's dash at the top of the order, before Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir consolidated to put India on course for the victory that would take them 2-1 ahead in this five-match series. Gambhir's dismissal, caught and bowled off the leading edge by Suraj Randiv, was a minor setback, but with wickets in hand and an asking-rate of just four an over, the game was India's to lose.Chanaka Welegedara...
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was handed a 2-match ban by match referee JJ Crowe of New Zealand for slow over-rate during India’s 3-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at Nagpur on Friday.The Indian captain, who also struck a fine century in the losing cause yesterday, would now be available for only the fifth match of the forthcoming series.The decision to ban Dhoni was taken, considering the quantum of extra time the Indians took to complete their alloted...
A fine attacking century from Tillakaratne Dilshan overshadowed an equally impressive effort from Mahendra Singh Dhoni as Sri Lanka defeated India by three wickets in the second one-dayer in Nagpur.Dhoni's 107, along with half-centuries from Virat Kohli (54) and Suresh Raina (68), had propelled India to a challenging 301 for seven but Sri Lanka snuck over the line with five balls to go to level the series 1-1 after the run-fest in Rajkot.Dilshan...
Tamil Nadu wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik was today included in the Indian team for next two cricket one-dayers against Sri Lanka as a replacement for captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been forced to sit out because of a two-match ODI ban.Lanky Pacamen Ishant Sharma has also been recalled into the squad in place of fellow pacer S Sreesanth who has been out of action since testing positive for swine flu.These were the only two...
Match winning allrounder Angelo Mathews will return home due to the strain he suffered to his right quadricep muscle during the match winning innings last night. Sri Lankan team physio Tommy Simsek is predicting a grade 2 tear where the healing time is expected take up to 4 weeks.The team management has requested cover for the injured Mathews from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). When contacted by srilankacricket.lk, SLC’s Head of Cricket Operations...
Sri Lanka 302 for 7 (Dilshan 123, Mathews 37*, Zaheer 3-63) beat India 301 for 7 (Dhoni 107, Raina 68, Kohli 54) by three wicketsThe second humdinger between these two teams this week ran the gamut from wonderful to what-the-heck as runs and wickets flowed in equal measure in good batting conditions. Sri Lanka leveled the series with a three-wicket win in a match defined by two individual innings, contrasting in style and strength, at either...
Mendis gets Tendulkar after recoveryToss India chose to bat v Sri LankaAfter two days of speculation over player injuries and the possibility of another run fest, the cricket got underway with India winning the first battle: the toss. MS Dhoni chose to bat under clear skies and humid conditions in Nagpur.The presence of rain leading into this match carried no weight in Dhoni's mind when he made his decision at the toss. The pitch, fairly...
The second ODI of Sri Lanka's India tour, on December 18, has been shifted to Nagpur from the original venue, Visakhapatnam, following concerns over security arrangements. Visakhapatnam has been in the eye of a storm due to protests by students and activists at the federal government's decision to create a new state in the northern region of the state of Andhra Pradesh."The prevailing situation is such that all the city police are deployed...
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