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DHAKA, April 6, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Lasith Malinga won the toss in the World Twenty20 final in Dhaka on Sunday and sent India in to bat.Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and Richard Kettleborough (ENG) The start was delayed by 40 minutes due to rain, but will be played over the full duration […]

DHAKA, April 5, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka face a daunting test of nerves from dominant India in Sunday’s all-Asian World Twenty20 final in Dhaka that is rich with incentives for both teams.Meanwhile, defending champions Australia will take on England in the women’s final at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium a few hours before the men take […]

DHAKA, April 3, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by 27 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method on Thursday to enter the World Twenty20 final in Dhaka.Sri Lanka await the winners of Friday’s second semi-final between India and South Africa in Sunday’s title clash.The West Indies, chasing Sri Lanka’s 160-6, were 80-4 in […]

DHAKA, April 3, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka reached the final of the World Twenty20 with a 27-run win over West Indies, the defending champions, after the first semi-final was ended by rain on Thursday.Dilshan and Thirimanne added 42 for the fourth wicket before Dilshan became the second batsman to be run out. He hit […]

COLOMBO, April 4, 2014 (AFP) – The Sri Lankan team will be handed a million dollar bonus if they can shake off their reputation as chokers in the final of the World Twenty20 this weekend, the country’s cricket board announced Friday.They have also been beaten in the final of the last two 50 over World […]

CHITTAGONG, March 31, 2014 (AFP) – Left-arm spin wizard Rangana Herath conjured up astonishing figures of 3-5 to help Sri Lanka demolish New Zealand by 59 runs Monday in the race for the World Twenty20 semi-finals.Thisara Perera hit three boundaries in his 13-ball 16 before Neesham took three wickets in 14 balls to rout the […]

DHAKA, April 1, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the players’ code of conduct during the game against New Zealand in Chittagong, the International Cricket Council said on Monday.Dilshan was found to have shown dissent at an umpire’s decision during his […]

CHITTAGONG, March 22, 2014 (AFP) – World number one Sri Lanka held their nerve in the final overs to pull off a narrow five-run victory over South Africa in Chittagong on Saturday.Left-handed opener Kusal Perera hit a brilliant 40-ball 61 to lift Sri Lanka, who won the toss and batted, to 165-7 before restricting South […]

CHITTAGONG, March 22, 2014 (AFP) – Kusal Perera hit a robust half-century to lift Sri Lanka to 165-7 in their group one Super-10 stage match against South Africa in Chittagong on Saturday. Sri Lanka’s most experienced trio of Tillakaratne Dilshan (nought), Mahela Jayawardene (nine) and Kumar Sangakkara (14) failed to supplement Perera. South African captain […]

COLOMBO, March 16, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara will retire from Twenty20 internationals after the ongoing World T20 in Bangladesh, the veteran left-hander told a newspaper on Sunday, The 36-year-old said he wanted to make way for younger players in the national team, but made himself available to play the shortest format in […]

LAHORE, March 13, 2014 (AFP) – Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi said Thursday he was hopeful of a quick recovery from injury in time for the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh next week after his exploits at the Asia Cup. The 34-year-old hurt his groin during the recent one-day tournament, which concluded last week and was also […]

DHAKA, March 8, 2014 (AFP) – Opener Lahiru Thirimanne hit a magnificent century to help Sri Lanka thump Pakistan by five wickets to regain the Asia Cup title in Dhaka on Saturday. The left-hander notched 101 for his third one-day hundred to anchor Sri Lanka’s successful chase of a 261-run target in 46.2 overs for […]