Thisara Perera and Dilshan helped Sri Lanka to a crushing 8 wicket over India at Dambulla on Sunday. Batting first, India managed just 103 runs as Perera ripped through the middle order. Dilshan then smashed 35 of 23 balls to ensure the run chase ended quickly.
However it was Kulasekara who did the early damage, picking [...]
Aug 22 2010 | Posted in
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Pakistan have romped home to a thrilling win in the third test at the Oval, beating England by 4 wickets. Needing just 148 for victory, Pakistan made a horror start losing Yasir Hameed with just five on the board.
Captain Salman Butt then took charge taking the score past 100, but all things went haywire [...]
Aug 21 2010 | Posted in
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Mohammad Amir and Saeed Ajmal have put Pakistan ahead on day three of the third test at The Oval. England finished with 221/9 at stumps with a lead of just 146 runs.
Cook was the standout for England scoring a defiant 110 to help his side to a respectable score and save his spot in the [...]
Aug 20 2010 | Posted in
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West Indian devastating all-rounder Kieron Pollard is ready to bat at any position in the strong Mumbai Indian batting line up in the upcoming Champions League T20.
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Half centuries from Mohammad Yousuf and Azhar Ali have given Pakistan the upper hand on day two of the third test against England. Starting the day at 1/48, Pakistan made a terrible start losing Yasir Hameed on the second ball of the morning.
Things just got worse from there on as Salman Butt and nightwatchman Wahab [...]
Aug 19 2010 | Posted in
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Pakistans bowling stocks received another boost as youngster Wahab Riaz produced an impressive performance to pick up a 5 wicket haul on debut. His start was a bit wobbly, being hit for two fours by Andrew Strauss in his very first over. However he got his back in the second over, inducing a huge edge [...]
Aug 19 2010 | Posted in
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A scoreline of 7/94 in the first hour is not something unusual in this series, except this time it was England who were at the receiving end. Having won the toss and elected to bat first, Andrew Strauss’ side were made to grind as debutant Wahab Riaz weaved his magic.
However it was Matt Prior who [...]
Aug 18 2010 | Posted in
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South African Captain Graeme Smith has given up Twenty20 captaincy with immediate effect. He will remain in the top job in ODIs until the 2011 World Cup and then continue as captain of the Test team.
Speaking at a press confrence, Smith said, “There are several reasons why I have made this important career [...]
Aug 18 2010 | Posted in
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Sehwag gets apology from Randiv over no-ball
Sri Lankan spinner Suraj Randiv has apologized to Virender Sehwag over the no-ball, which denied Sehwag a century. The match came to a dramatic end on Monday evening when Suraj Randiv bowled a massive no-ball with Sehwag on 99, and India requiring one run for victory.
Sehwag hit the ball for a six, but the [...]
Aug 17 2010 | Posted in
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Sehwag 99 takes India to bonus point win
Virender Sehwag was denied a hundred as India cruised to an empatic 6 wicket win over Sri Lanka in Dambulla. The match came to a dramatic end when Suraj Randiv bowled a massive no ball with Sehwag requiring just one run to reach his hundred, and India requiring one run for victory. But despite being [...]
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