Herath caps series sweep with 13-for
November 10th, 2016 | by
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Sri Lanka 504 (De Silva 127, Gunaratne 116) and 258 for 9 dec (Karunaratne 88, Kusal Perera 62, Cremer 4-91, Mumba 3-67) beat Zimbabwe 272 (Chari 80, Ervine 64, Herath 5-89) and 233 (Ervine 72, Herath 8-63) by 257 runs It took...
Chari, Ervine fifties lift hosts after SL’s 504
November 7th, 2016 | by
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Zimbabwe 126 for 2 (Chari 60*, Ervine 60*, Herath 2-44) trail Sri Lanka 504 (Dhananjaya 127, Gunaratne 116, Tiripano 3-91) by 378 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details An amateurish approach to spin upfront was somewhat covered...
Tharanga named SL captain for tri-series
November 5th, 2016 | by
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Sri Lanka have named Upul Tharanga as captain of the ODI side for their tri-series in Zimbabwe, which includes West Indies, as regular captain Angelo Mathews and vice-captain Dinesh Chandimal are both absent through injury. Kusal...
Thirimanne needs break from cricket – Gunawardene
November 3rd, 2016 | by
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Lahiru Thirimanne, the Sri Lanka batsman, might need a break from cricket to sort out his problems, said the A team coach Avishka Gunawardene. Thirimanne had played in the four-day matches against West Indies A in October and...
Sri Lanka overcome Zimbabwe’s resistance in last-hour win
November 2nd, 2016 | by
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Sri Lanka 537 (Kusal Perera 110, Tharanga 110, Cremer 4-142) and 247 for 6 dec. (Karunaratne 110, de Silva 64, Mumba 4-50) beat Zimbabwe 373 (Cremer 102, Moor 79, Lakmal 3-69, Herath 3-97) and 186 (Cremer 43, Dilruwan 3-34,...
Karunaratne ton stretches lead to 411 on rain-hit day
November 1st, 2016 | by
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Dimuth Karunaratne struck his second fifty-plus score of the match and his first Test century in a year to bump up Sri Lanka’s lead to 411 before rain wiped out almost all of the third session. His 94-run stand for the...
Cremer’s 102* helps Zimbabwe avoid follow-on
October 31st, 2016 | by
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A fantastic rearguard effort from Zimbabwe’s middle and lower order, led by Graeme Cremer’s maiden Test ton, helped the hosts avoid the follow-on and post 373 after they had slumped to 139 for 6 in the morning. Peter...
September 27th, 2016 | by
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Big Picture A poor opening stand for Sri Lanka, wickets for Mitchell Starc, ragging turn, catches at short leg, and problems with bowlers’ foot holes – had an Australia fan run naked across ground, the first ODI would...
September 20th, 2016 | by
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Riding on Kristen Beams’ four-wicket haul and half-centuries from Nicole Bolton and Alex Blackwell, Australia Women thrashed Sri Lanka Women by 78 runs in Dambulla to take a 2-0 lead in the four-match ODI series. The win...
September 4th, 2016 | by
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Chris Lynn and Aaron Finch are the latest Australians to be injured on the Sri Lanka tour. They joined Shaun Marsh (broken finger) and Nathan Coulter-Nile (back injury) on the injury roster, and will not be available for the two...
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