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June 26, 2007 (AFP) – Michael Vandort and skipper Mahela Jayawardene scored centuries as Sri Lanka piled up Bangladesh’s misery in the first cricket Test here on Tuesday. Bangladesh play three Tests and as many one-day internationals on the five-week tour. Having bowled out Bangladesh for 89 on the opening day, Sri Lanka went to […]

June 26, 2007 (AFP) – The tsunami-devastated Galle cricket stadium in Sri Lanka will be fit to host the third and final Test against England in December, an official said here on Tuesday.Galle stadium curator Jayananda Warnaweera said the early-November deadline for reconstruction would be met. The stadium, originally the venue for the opening match […]

June 26, 2007 (AFP) – Four batsmen scored centuries as Sri Lanka flexed their batting might to tighten the screws on Bangladesh in the first cricket Test here on Tuesday.Maiden Test hundreds by Prasanna Jayawardene and veteran seamer Chaminda Vaas capped a solid batting display by the hosts, while captain Mahela Jayawardene and opener Michael […]

June 25, 2007 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed five wickets for 15 runs as Sri Lanka shot out Bangladesh for a paltry 89 on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Monday.Bangladesh play three Tests and as many one-dayers on the five-week tour.The prolific off-spinner’s 58th haul of five or more in […]

June 25, 2007 (AFP) – Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan claimed his 58th five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka overpowered Bangladesh on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Monday.The off-spinner grabbed five wickets for 15 runs as Bangladesh, sent in to bat in overcast conditions, were shot out for their third lowest total […]

June 24, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka have short-listed South African Jonty Rhodes and Australia’s Greg Blewett to assist newly appointed head coach Trevor Bayliss, an official said on Sunday. The search for an assistant coach arose after former Sri Lankan fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake turned down a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) offer last week, […]

LONDON, June 22, 2007 (AFP) – All five officials involved in the bungled end to the World Cup final will not feature in September’s inaugural World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa, the International Cricket Council announced Friday. Australia’s victory against Sri Lanka in the showpiece match in Barbados on April 28 was overshadowed by a […]

June 23, 2007 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan resumes his quest to finish as Test cricket’s most successful bowler when Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh in a three-match series starting on Monday.The prolific off-spinner, with 674 wickets from 110 Tests, is only 35 scalps away from surpassing the world record tally of 708 wickets by retired […]

June 21, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan left-hand opener Upul Tharanga injured a foot and has been ruled out of the first two Tests against Bangladesh compounding problems to secure the top order, an official said Thursday. “Tharanga was hit on his foot by a Lasith Malinga delivery this morning,” Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Kangadaran […]

June 21, 2007 (AFP) – Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu will not be subjected to a disciplinary inquiry despite his self-imposed absence from the home series against Bangladesh, officials said here Thursday.It was initially expected that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) would ask the 37-year-old right-hander to show cause for his decision to stay out […]

BHURBAN, Pakistan, June 18, 2007 (AFP) – The South Asian nations hosting the 2011 cricket World Cup promised on Monday to hold a spectator-friendly tournament with affordable ticket prices.The next organising committee meeting will be held in India in November-December this year. The pledge by India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh comes after the 2007 […]

BHURBAN, Pakistan, June 17, 2007 (AFP) – Top cricket officials from across South Asia will meet here Monday to launch preparations for the 2011 World Cup, which will mark the third time the tournament has been played in the region.India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (IPSB) will jointly hold the mega-event, with the opening ceremony […]