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KANDY, Sri Lanka, July 12, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed 6-28 as Bangladesh were shot out for 131 on the second morning of the third and final cricket Test here on Thursday. The tourists, who resumed at their overnight score of 72-4, lost their last six wickets for 33 runs […]

KANDY, Sri Lanka, July 11, 2007 (AFP) – Tourists Bangladesh lost a second wicket in the 20 minutes of play possible between lunch and tea on the opening day of Wednesday’s rain-hit third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka.Former captain Habibul Bashar was caught behind off Farveez Maharoof for 18 as the tourists moved […]

KANDY, Sri Lanka, July 10, 2007 (AFP) – Bangladesh are hounded by their repeated first innings failures as Sri Lanka seek a 3-0 sweep when the final Test starts here on Wednesday. The hosts, who won the previous two Tests by innings margins and plenty of time to spare, are firm favourites to secure their […]

July 7, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka on Saturday named a 30-man preliminary squad for the inaugural Twenty20 world championships in South Africa in September. Sri Lankan squad: Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Dilruwan Perera, Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Avishka Gunawardene, Mahela Udawatte, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Michael Vandort, Jehan Mubarak, Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Silva, Farveez […]

July 5, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka saw off a record stand between two young Bangladesh batsmen to win the second cricket Test by an innings and 90 runs with two days to spare on Thursday. Bangladesh, trailing by 389 runs in the first innings, were bowled out for 299 in the final session of […]

July 4, 2007 (AFP) – Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten 170 as Sri Lanka continued to flay Bangladesh on the second day of the second cricket Test against Bangladesh here on Wednesday. The hosts, who bowled out Bangladesh for a meagre 62 on the first day, moved from their lunch score of 267-2 to 385-5 […]

July 3, 2007 (AFP) – Bangladesh were shot out for their lowest Test score of 62 by Sri Lanka on the opening day of the second cricket Test at the P.Sara stadium here on Tuesday. Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan claimed four wickets each as Bangladesh fell below their previous low of 86, also against […]

COLOMBO, July 3, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan combined to humiliate Bangladesh for their lowest score of 62 on the opening day of the second cricket Test here on Tuesday. The trio replaced Khaled Mashud, Shakib-Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak. Fast bowler Malinga and off-spinner Muralitharan grabbed four wickets each […]

COLOMBO, July 2, 2007 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan said Monday he will tour Australia later this year amid the possibility of being crowned Test cricket’s most successful bowler on Shane Warne’s home soil. The Sri Lankan’s 683 wickets leave him just 25 short of equalling the retired Australian leg-spinner’s world record tally of 708. With […]

July 1, 2007 (AFP) – Under-performing Bangladesh go into Tuesday’s second Test against mighty Sri Lanka determined to lift their game and prove they deserve to play at the highest level.The third and final Test will be played in Kandy from July 11-15, followed by three one-day internationals.The knives were out after Bangladesh crashed to […]

BELFAST, June 29, 2007 (AFP) – Sachin Tendulkar savoured a “wonderful moment” after adding a new chapter to his record-breaking career by becoming the first batsman to score 15,000 one-day international runs. Tendulkar reached the landmark while making 93 in India’s six-wicket win against South Africa at Stormont here Friday, a victory which levelled the […]

June 28, 2007 (AFP) – Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan combined to destroy Bangladesh as Sri Lanka won the first Test of their three-match series by an innings and 234 runs.Both bowlers finished with four wickets each as Bangladesh, resuming their second innings at 233-5, were shot out for 254 within 30 minutes of the […]