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...
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...
July 20th, 2016 | by
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New Zealand’s Test squad arrived in Zimbabwe on Wednesday for a two-match series, ending the uncertainty over the tour that had emerged in the wake of widespread protests in Zimbabwe over civil and economic issues. The...
March 8th, 2016 | by
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Zimbabwe 158 for 8 (Sibanda 59, Afzal 2-19) beat Hong Kong 144 for 6 (Atkinson 53, Tiripano 2-27) by 14 runs Vusi Sibanda’s first T20I fifty and Elton Chigumbura’s audacious finishing ensured Zimbabwe had enough runs...
December 24th, 2015 | by
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Two days after BCB president Nazmul Hassan said the Test series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in January would be shelved to concentrate on limited-overs cricket ahead of the World T20, the BCB’s cricket operations...
November 12th, 2015 | by
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Friday marks the beginning of a T20 season that continues on till the end of April 2016 for Bangladesh, so naturally their captain Mashrafe Mortaza wants to find the best team combination looking ahead to the World T20. But his...
November 11th, 2015 | by
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In three spells that tested the skill of the Zimbabwe batsmen and drew plenty of oohs and aahs from the crowd at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mustafizur Rahman claimed figures of 5 for 34 to ensure Bangladesh’s 3-0...
November 9th, 2015 | by
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Bangladesh 241 for 9 (Kayes 76, Panyangara 3-41) beat Zimbabwe 183 (Chigumbura 47, Mustafizur 3-33) by 58 runs The last four series wins have drilled into Bangladesh the way to get out of tight corners. So when they were faced...
