Amla has chance to banish bad memories
December 24th, 2016 | by
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Hashim Amla remembers when Sri Lanka pulled off their only win on South African soil. His reputation undermined by a poor tour of Australia, he has reason to make them pay Remember the time Sri Lanka beat South Africa in a Test...
Chance for players to cement spots – Domingo
December 23rd, 2016 | by
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South Africa’s coach Russell Domingo wanted his newer Test players to cement their places during the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. With only two additions to the squad that toured Australia – in reserve batsman...
Warm-up match ends productively for SL batsmen
December 21st, 2016 | by
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Sri Lankans 212 for 5 (Chandimal 60, Kusal Perera 51, Tharanga 50) & 373 drew with South African Invitation XI 289 (du Plooy 142, Kumara 3-36, Pradeep 3-41) Kusal Perera, Upul Tharanga and Dinesh Chandimal hit fifties on the...
Kaushal, Karunaratne warm-up with 159-run stand
December 19th, 2016 | by
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Sri Lankans 328 for 6 (Kaushal 80, Karunaratne 71, Linde 2-72) v South African Invitation XI Sri Lanka’s batsmen made a bright start to the tour of South Africa, as Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis and...
‘Want to get the best of Duminy at No. 4’
December 15th, 2016 | by
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Faf du Plessis has already succeeded in one of Test captaincies’ toughest tasks and led South Africa to a series win in Australia, but his proper job begins now. Confirmed as South Africa’s permanent Test captain...
Injuries not because of my bowling – Mathews
December 14th, 2016 | by
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Angelo Mathews, who is returning from multiple injuries, hoped to “bowl quite a lot” and support Sri Lanka’s frontline quicks in the three Tests against South Africa starting from December 26 in Port Elizabeth....
Uncapped Vikum Sanjaya picked for South Africa tour
December 9th, 2016 | by
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Uncapped fast bowler Vikum Sanjaya is the surprise inclusion in Sri Lanka’s Test squad to South Africa, which also sees the return of captain Angelo Mathews, wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal, and fast bowler Dushmantha...
Mendis, Tharanga steer Sri Lanka to title
November 27th, 2016 | by
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Sri Lanka 166 for 4 (Tharanga 57*, Mendis 57, Vitori 3-52) beat Zimbabwe 160 (Musakanda 36, Williams 35, Gunaratne 3-10, Vandersay 3-50) by six wickets Sri Lanka followed a clinical display in the field with steady middle-order...
Sri Lanka survive Lewis’ 148 for thrilling win
November 23rd, 2016 | by
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Sri Lanka 330 for 7 (Dickwella 94, Kusal Mendis 94, Dhananjaya de Silva 58, Holder 3-57) beat West Indies 329 for 9 (Lewis 148, Holder 45*, Lakmal 2-67, Kulasekara 2-73) by one run Evin Lewis, with just a handful of...
Heavy rain, wet outfield forces abandonment
November 21st, 2016 | by
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13.3 overs Zimbabwe 55 for 2 v Sri Lanka A heavy thunderstorm and a damp outfield forced the abandonment of the fourth game of the tri-series after just 13.3 overs in Bulawayo. Despite overnight rain and overcast conditions,...