Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel took three wickets each as India beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs in Colombo to take a 2-1 lead in their one-day series.
The tourists reached 237-9 after opting to bat first, thanks to 76 by Mahendra Dhoni and Suresh Raina’s 53. Read more
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Great knocks by Dhoni and Raina helped India to a decent tally. A double strike by Mendis in the 49th over pulled things back just a bit.
End of Innings
India managed to set Sri Lanka a traget of 238, thanks to Raina (53) and Dhoni (76). Though Mendis was a little expensive today, he pegged […]
The pitch at the Premadasa Stadium was expected to favour the batsmen more than the two-paced surface in Dambulla, but the Indians found that batting wasn’t much easier, as they reached an unsatisfactory 97 for 4 at the halfway stage. Sri Lanka’s new-ball pairing of Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Kulasekara took the pace off the […]
The success of the bowlers in a low-scoring series has left the batsmen with plenty to do as the bandwagon moves back to Colombo for the last three matches. The indifference of the batsmen in the first two matches in Dambulla has given both sides cause for concern, and both captains have banked on a […]
Kent were on the brink of victory in their LV County Championship Division One clash with Lancashire despite Mark Chilton’s century for the visitors at Canterbury.
James Tredwell and Robbie Joseph took two wickets apiece as the Red Rose county were reduced to 242 for eight at lunch - meaning the visitors still needed 234 runs […]
Match facts
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Start time 2.30pm (local time) 0900 (GMT)
Big Picture
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and S Badrinath saved India the blushes with a series-levelling win in Dambulla on Wednesday, but the manner in which the win was achieved suggests Sri Lanka remain the favourites for the next game. The venue will suit them too: the […]
Paul Collingwood will warm up for his England return with a Pro40 match for Durham on Sunday after the ECB freed him for extra match practice ahead of Tuesday’s second ODI against South Africa. It will be Collingwood’s first ODI since being banned at the end of June for four matches for a slow over-rate […]
Xavier Marshall set a new world record for the most number of sixes in a one-day international innings after the batsman blasted 12 in an unbeaten 157 to help West Indies defeat Canada in a Triangular Tournament encounter in King City.
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Mahela Jayawardene hopes that Sri Lanka’s batsmen will fully exploit the batting friendly conditions in the third ODI.
“I think that game (the second one-dayer) is gone. It’s different conditions, different wickets (in Colombo). I expect our batsmen to come good on Sunday,” he said.
“It is a different wicket and a lot firmer than what it […]
Anya Shrubsole marked a solid Twenty20 debut with 3 for 19 to bowl England to a 3-0 series win against South Africa. Shrubsole is the latest to slip off England’s pace conveyor belt and on to the big stage and the 16-year-old, who made her one-day debut recently, rewarded the selectors’ confidence by knocking over […]
Charlotte Edwards’ much-needed fifty rescued England from an early slip and helped them seal the Twenty20 series with a 37-run win against South Africa at Northampton on Saturday.
South Africa had England in some trouble on 60 for 6 with only Edwards of the recognised batsmen remaining. Read more
Courtesy: ind.cricinfo.com
A cricket statistician claims that he has found the “missing” four runs that would take Sir Don’s batting average to 100.
“Don Bradman’s Test average - 99.94 runs per dismissal - is entrenched in Australian folklore, and the story of the Don’s final innings, out for a duck when just four runs would have taken his […]