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Rohit Sharma, the Indian batsman, is hoping a good performance in the upcoming series in Sri Lanka will help him secure a spot in the Test side. A successful one-day series in Australia early in 2008 helped Rohit settle in to the Indian middle-order and he said had steadily improved since then.

Sri Lanka Cricket have revised the itinerary for India’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, allotting just one ODI to Dambulla - as opposed to the previously planned two - and scheduled the remaining four ODI’s and the Twenty20 International to be played in Colombo.

Singapore-based Nimbus Sport International has won the rights to broadcast the five one-day internationals and one Twenty20 match between Sri Lanka and India starting next week in Dambulla.

Sri Lanka levelled the series 1-1 with a crushing win, thanks to a convincing all-round performance in Karachi. Tillakaratne Dilshan hit a sparkling half-century to take Sri Lanka to a strong total before Nuwan Kulasekara and Muttiah Muralitharan shot out the hosts cheaply.

Whatever Pakistan had planned for Ajantha Mendis, it worked in the first ODI at the National Stadium in Karachi. Leading up to the series, several batsmen, as well as the coach, had said they would look to attack and unnerve him.

A country starved of international cricket for over six months celebrated with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka to take a 1-0 lead in the series, thanks to the efforts of Salman Butt and Khurram Manzoor, who made light work of a target of 220.

A country starved of international cricket for over six months celebrated with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka to take a 1-0 lead in the series, thanks to the efforts of Salman Butt and Khurram Manzoor, who made light work of a target of 220.

Sri Lanka have included only one newcomer in their women’s squad for the one-day tri-series in Bangladesh from February 3 to 17. Deepika Ranasinghe, who plays for the Colts Cricket Club, is part of the 14-member squad that will play Pakistan and the hosts in a lead-up to the World Cup in March.

Sri Lanka have included only one newcomer in their women’s squad for the one-day tri-series in Bangladesh from February 3 to 17. Deepika Ranasinghe, who plays for the Colts Cricket Club, is part of the 14-member squad that will play Pakistan and the hosts in a lead-up to the World Cup in March.

Sri Lanka’s cash-strapped board is facing more problems after sports minister Gamini Lokuge admitted that sponsors were deserting cricket as a result of the global downturn.

A fine series is set up. Pakistan will battle, if only because they have hardly played. Sri Lanka will be formidable hurdles to overcome.

Pakistan’s batsmen have been practising on shorter pitches to try and counter the threat of Ajantha Mendis in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka,.

It isn’t quite protocol, but nobody could blame Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, for being at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport to greet the arrival of Sri Lanka on Sunday morning.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will close its invitation for bids for next month’s bilateral series against India at 11 am on January 19.

Ninety percent of the questions Pakistan’s coach Intikhab Alam was asked were on Mendis, as a short preparation camp got underway at Karachi’s National Stadium a day before Sri Lanka’s arrival for a three-match ODI series. The other pretty handy spinner they have, a bloke by the name of Murali, didn’t even get a look [...]

Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara believes Sri Lanka’s experience of playing in final proved decisive as they managed a narrow two-wicket win against Bangladesh in the final of the Tri-Nation Tournament. .

At the end of eight dramatic overs, unprecedented in Bangladesh cricket history, the score read 6 for 5 and the improbable seemed likely.

Muttiah Muralitharan’s late cameo clinched the trophy for Sri Lanka after a pulsating low-scoring match in Mirpur.

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the itinerary for the short home series against India in January and February. India are scheduled to arrive in Colombo on January 26, playing five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 international, before Sri Lanka return to Pakistan for the Test leg of their tour
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Former Sri Lankan cricketer and administrator Eustace Basil Nathanielsz has died aged 89 after a brief illness.

A round-up of the ninth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka .

Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, has hailed his side’s five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Mirpur on Thursday as their best victory. The match was the final league game of the tri-series and Bangladesh had to win if they were to progress to the title clash.

Shakib Al Hasan’s powerhouse batting and inspired bowling performances from vice-captain Mashrafe Mortaza and debutant Rubel Hossain ensured Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in the third match of the tri-series and, more importantly, secured a place in the final on Friday, where they will face the same opposition
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Sri Lanka’s itinerary for a three-match trip to Pakistan has been revised once again, at the request of the Sri Lankan cricket board.

Bangladesh chose to field in their must-win clash against Sri Lanka after heavy fog reduced the match to a 31-over affair.

India have confirmed a short series in Sri Lanka next month comprising five ODIs and one Twenty20 game and placed renewed faith in their bilateral ties, which had hit a low during the previous administration headed by Arjuna Ranatunga
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Senior Indian board (BCCI) officials will reach Colombo on January 13 to discuss and possibly finalise a short Indian tour of Sri Lanka next month.

A fine display from Ed Rainsford and a disciplined performance from the spinners helped Zimbabwe restrict Sri Lanka to 210 in the second match of the Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh.

A round-up of the eighth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka will split their tour to Pakistan over two legs in January and February, playing in total, three ODIs and two Tests. A gap in between of over two weeks thus paves the way for Sri Lanka for a potential tussle against India.

Australia’s 103-run victory against South Africa in the third and final match of the series in Sydney has ensured they stay top of the ICC Test rankings. However, the gap at the top has been reduced to just five rating points as South Africa clinched the series 2-1..

Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, admitted he did not expect a 465-run mauling at the hands of Sri Lanka following the application they had shown in the fourth innings in Mirpur, but said they were a bit overawed by the prospect of facing Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis in tandem.

This was a match Tillakaratne Dilshan made his own. He set up Sri Lanka with 162 and 143 and completed the job by wiping out the Bangladesh lower-order and finishing with figures of 4 for 10 to wrap up the series 2-0 and script the fifth-biggest margin of victory in Tests in terms of runs.

Graeme Smith, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajantha Mendis and Dale Steyn were the cream of the crop in the nominations list for the Cricinfo Awards, which recognises the best performances in both Tests and ODIs in 2008.

Thilan Samaraweera feels Bangladesh will be unable to mount a Mirpur-like challenge in the fourth innings, with conditions in Chittagong not very conducive for batting.

It was dj vu at the end of the third day at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium, with Sri Lanka poised to set yet another huge target for Bangladesh to chase, just like in Mirpur. With the luxury of three days remaining, Sri Lanka played it safe, built on their first-innings lead of 176 and capitalised [...]

The BCCI will decide on a one-day series with Sri Lanka only after it receives a response from New Zealand Cricket (NZC), possibly within this week, on its request for adding an extra Test to the original two-Test series schedule.

Sri Lanka are looking at splitting their proposed tour of Pakistan in order to squeeze in a home five-ODI series against India.

A last-wicket stand of 63 between Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain revived a crumbling innings and helped Bangladesh avert the follow-on on the second day in Chittagong.

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s sixth Test hundred rescued Sri Lanka from a potentially embarrassing first day against Bangladesh in the second Test in Chittagong. Bangladesh had continued in much the same spirit of their brave last-innings chase in the first Test and had Sri Lanka reduced to 75 for 4, before Dilshan intervened.

Tillkaratne Dilshan’s sixth Test century put Sri Lanka in charge of the second Test in Chittagong. After managing only 65 runs in the first session, for the loss of three wickets, including the big ones of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, they piled on 306 runs after lunch.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) are discussing the possibility of arranging a visit by the Indian team to Sri Lanka with the BCCI, sports minister Gamini Lokuge has confirmed.

A final decision on the details of the itinerary of Sri Lanka’s trip to Pakistan is expected early next week. Sri Lankan officials have confirmed again to Pakistan, however, that their team will be the first country to tour for a Test series since October 2007.

The ICC has joined hands with the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) to formally launch the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, as part of the ICC’s centenary year celebrations. The current list of players includes the 55 named in the FICA Hall of Fame, which ran between 1999 and 2003, and new players will [...]

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh allrounder, is eager to build on his impressive performance in the first Test against Sri Lanka.

A round-up of the seventh-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka.

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, said his team were fortunate to have the cushion of a 500-plus lead against Bangladesh. Set 521 in Mirpur, the hosts did give Sri Lanka a few anxious moments, but were eventually dismissed for 413.

Bangladesh fell 107 short of pulling off the most miraculous of chases as Sri Lanka clawed back after lunch to seal a victory which they had taken for granted after declaring in the second innings.

Pakistan’s already troubled quest to organise some international cricket
has run into further obstacles after it emerged that Sri Lanka’s players
would like to push forward the tour in order to get some rest. If agreed, however, there might emerge a likely clash with Pakistan’s ODI tour to Bangladesh, currently scheduled for early March.

Bangladesh, led by their captain Mohammad Ashraful, may have extended the first Test against Sri Lankans to the fifth day in Mirpur, but the visitors are confident of wrapping up a win on Wednesday.

Set an improbable 521 to win, Bangladesh’s batsmen put up a fight led by captain Mohammad Ashraful.

International cricketers can be called upon to be available for out-of-competition tests under the the ICC’s new anti-doping code, which comes into effect from January 1.

Spinner Ajantha Mendis has joined Sri Lanka’s Test squad in Dhaka after recovering from the ankle injury he sustained in a domestic first-class match earlier this month.

A fine hundred by Mahala Jayawardene and half-centuries by Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera effectively shut Bangladesh out of the match as Sri Lanka extended their lead to an imposing 406 with six wickets in hand at the end of the third day.

It was a day which Bangladesh lost more than Sri Lanka won. Shakib Al Hasan’s third consecutive five-for in as many Tests bowled out Sri Lanka for an unconvincing 293 just before lunch but that was the only passage of play to boast about for the home side. Muttiah Muralitharan’s 66th five-wicket haul - his [...]

Sri Lanka’s president Mahinda Rajapakse has given the green light for the national team to tour Pakistan next month, AFP reported.

Shakib Al Hasan took three wickets, including the prized ones of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, to rattle Sri Lanka on the first day in Mirpur.

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has said that his team will not be taking Bangladesh lightly in the upcoming two-Test series, the first of which begins on Friday in Dhaka.

A round-up of the sixth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s sports minister Gamini Lokuge has dissolved the interim administration of Sri Lanka Cricket under the chairmanship of Arjuna Ranatunga.