Sri Lanka have defeated India by 112 runs to salvage some pride in a series that was entorely dominated by the visitors. India have won the series 3-2.
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Sri Lanka’s bowlers decimated the Indian batting as Kulasekara and Mendis bagged four wickets each to ensure the hosts wrapped off the last match of […]
India’s fast bowlers bowled a claustrophobic line and length and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha strangled Sri Lanka’s top order with flight and turn before Thilan Thushara and Jehan Mubarak gave their side a much-needed gasp of air with a crucial partnership in the dead rubber in Colombo.
Mubarak and Thushara ensured Sri Lanka can still win […]
Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has returned to the country, putting paid to rumours that he had left for Australia for good.
Rumours were abound after he left for Australia that Lawson had left for home for good following a dispute with the national selectors over the finalisation of the squad for the Champions Trophy.
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Shaun Tait will make his return to competitive cricket on Australia A’s one-day tour of India next month after walking away from the game in January. It is the strongest indication yet that Tait will be in the mix for national selection this season following his decision to take time off due to mental and […]
Michael Clarke is certain there will be no complacency from Australia on Saturday when they face a Bangladesh team described by Jamie Siddons as more talented than the group that upset Australia in 2005. Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, wants his men to take advantage of an underprepared Australia, who have only had one practice game […]
India skipper MS Dhoni toppled Proteas captain Greame Smith to regain the top spot in the latest ICC ODI batsmen ranking.
By virtue of his consistent performance, including 76 and 71 in the pevious two one-dayers of the on-going ODI series against Sri Lanka, Dhoni has 803 rating points in his kitty, 27 points higher than […]
And as if by magic, he reappeared. Steve Harmison’s self-imposed exile from England’s one-day squad has officially come to an end after 18 months on the sidelines. Not content with his stand-in role for the NatWest Series against South Africa, Harmison is now mentally packing his bags for India, West Indies and beyond, after rediscovering […]
Durham eyed top spot in the LV County Championship as they closed in on victory over Hampshire in a low-scoring encounter at Basingstoke.
Hampshire could manage only 96 in reply to the visitors’ first-innings 156 on Thursday morning as Mark Davies continued to rip through their order. Read more
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Jacques Rudolph struck his fourth century of the season as Yorkshire built a lead of 182 at 409-7 after two days against Kent at Scarborough.
Rudolph reached 100 from 146 balls, and was dropped in the same over as James Tredwell failed to hold a return catch. Read more
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There’s little a team can do once they’ve lost a series with a dead rubber to be played. Faced to confront a future that appears less than rosy, Mahela Jayawardene has emphasised the importance of not giving up even at this stage. “We do have some cricket in the near future so it’s important that […]
New Zealand Cricket has announced the itineraries for the home series against West Indies and India this summer. West Indies are scheduled to tour from December 2008, playing two Tests, two Twenty20 internationals and five one-dayers, followed by India’s visit in March.
West Indies begin their tour on December 5 with a three-day warm-up match against […]
Middlesex’s Billy Godleman and Surrey’s Stuart Meaker have both received penalty points under the ECB’s discipline code following separate incidents in the Second XI County Championship. Read more
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