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DHAKA, January 14, 2009 (AFP) – Shakib Al Hasan smashed an explosive 92 not out to power Bangladesh into the triangular one-day series final with an upset five-wicket win over Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.The left-hander cracked two sixes and 10 fours in his 69-ball knock as Bangladesh surpassed Sri Lanka’s total of 147 with […]

January 13, 2009 (AFP) – India will play five one-dayers and a Twenty20 international against hosts Sri Lanka next month to help fill the gap created by their cancelled tour of Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.The dates and venues for the hastily arranged series will be announced within a few days, Indian cricket board secretary N.Srinivasan […]

DHAKA, January 12, 2009 (AFP) – Zimbabwe captain Prosper Utseya elected to field after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in a triangular one-day series match here on Monday. Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 38 runs in the opening match on Saturday. Each team will play two league games before the top two qualify for the […]

DHAKA, January 12, 2009 (AFP) – Ajantha Mendis became the fastest bowler to complete 50 wickets in one-day internationals as Sri Lanka crushed Zimbabwe by 130 runs in a triangular series match here Monday.The unorthodox spinner finished with 3-15 off 5.2 disciplined overs as Sri Lanka dismissed Zimbabwe for a paltry 80 after scoring 210-6. […]

CHITTAGONG, January 6, 2009 (AFP) – Tillakaratne Dilshan gave a superb all-round performance to power Sri Lanka to a record 465-run victory over Bangladesh in the second and final Test here on Tuesday.It was the fifth-largest win by runs in the history of the game. It was also Sri Lanka’s biggest victory in 182 Tests […]

CHITTAGONG, January 5, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka lost two quick wickets before reaching 95-2 in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the second Test against Bangladesh here on Monday. Sri Lanka lead the two-Test series 1-0 after winning the opener in Dhaka by 107 runs. The visitors, who made 384 […]

CHITTAGONG, January 5, 2009 (AFP) – Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samarweera smashed unbeaten half-centuries to put Sri Lanka in the driver’s seat on the third day of the second Test against Bangladesh here on Monday.Dilshan, who top-scored with 162 in the first innings, hit 81 while Samarweera scored 72 as the visitors reached 296-4 in […]

CHITTAGONG, January 3, 2009 (AFP) – Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a superb 162 off 165 balls to lead Sri Lanka’s fightback on the opening day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh here on Saturday.Dilshan hit two sixes and 21 fours for his sixth Test century as the visitors recovered from a shaky 75-4 to […]

DHAKA, December 30, 2008 (AFP) – Bangladesh were struggling at 40-1 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day Tuesday, chasing an unlikely target of 521 runs to win the opening Test against Sri Lanka. Tamim Iqbal was unbeaten on 24 at the break while Imrul Kayes was run out for 13 after […]

DHAKA, December 30, 2008 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed two quick wickets to push Sri Lanka closer to a big victory over Bangladesh on the fourth day of the opening Test here on Tuesday.The off-spinner dismissed Junaid Siddique and Raqibul Hasan in his four overs as Bangladesh struggled to reach 150-4 in their second innings […]

DHAKA, December 29, 2008 (AFP) – Spin sensation Ajantha Mendis joined the touring Sri Lanka squad here Monday after recovering from an ankle injury that kept him out of the first Test against Bangladesh.“My ankle is alright now and I am not feeling any pain,” he told reporters on arrival. Mendis picked up the injury […]

DHAKA, December 28, 2008 (AFP) – Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara hit impressive half-centuries to consolidate Sri Lanka’s position in the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Sunday.Skipper Jayawardene scored an unbeaten 83 and left-handed Sangakkara a solid 67 as Sri Lanka reached 190-3 in their second innings at tea on the third day for […]