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India thrash Sri Lanka in pink ball Test to sweep series 2-0
By Faisal Kamal
BANGALORE - A bowling attack led by Jasprit Bumrah helped India thrash Sri Lanka by 238 runs inside three days at Bangalore's pink ball Test to sweep the series 2-0 on Monday (14).
Chasing 447 for victory, Sri Lanka were…
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Jadeja’s all-round heroics help India crush Sri Lanka
By Faisal Kamal
MOHALI - All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja starred with bat and bowl to lead India to a crushing innings-and-222-run victory over Sri Lanka inside three days of the first Test on Sunday (6).
In Virat Kohli's 100th Test and…
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Australian police probe sexual abuse case during U19 cricket tour in Sri Lanka
SYDNEY - Australian Federal Police (AFP) are investigating a historical sexual assault case arising from a Cricket Australia under-19 tour to India and Sri Lanka in 1985.
The ABC reports former Victorian batsman and first-class umpire…
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Sri Lanka coach Arthur to join Derbyshire
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur will join English county side Derbyshire after the upcoming West Indies Tests, national cricket board officials said Wednesday (17).
With the South African's departure, Sri Lanka Cricket is…
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Sri Lanka’s sanctions-busting first Test skipper dies at 68
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's first Test captain, who was hit with a 25-year ban for leading a rebel cricket team to South Africa in breach of an international boycott, died Monday (18), his colleagues said.
Bandula Warnapura, 68, died of a…
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Malinga quits international cricket
COLOMBO - Fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who led Sri Lanka to victory at the 2014 Twenty20 World Cup, on Tuesday (14) quit T20 internationals to complete his retirement as a player.
The 38-year-old, one of the most successful limited over…
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South Africa demolish Sri Lanka to sweep T20 series
COLOMBO - Inspired bowling and unbeaten fifties from Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks helped South Africa sweep the Twenty20 series 3-0 against Sri Lanka with a crushing 10-wicket win in Colombo on Tuesday (14).
Chasing 121 for…
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Debutant Theekshana spins Sri Lanka to ODI series win
COLOMBO - Skipper Dasun Shanaka hailed Maheesh Theekshana as a top prospect after the debutant spinner helped Sri Lanka thrash South Africa by 78 runs to clinch the one-day series 2-1 on Tuesday (7).
Theekshana, an off-spinner with a…
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Afghanistan-Pakistan ODI series shifted from Sri Lanka to Pakistan
LAHORE - Afghanistan's three-match ODI series against Pakistan has been moved from Sri Lanka's Hambantota to Pakistan because of logistical challenges in the Afghanistan team's travel.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) CEO, Hamid…
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Sri Lanka-India international postponed over COVID-19 case
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka on Tuesday (27) postponed the second Twenty20 international against India just hours before its start, after an Indian player tested positive for coronavirus.
All-rounder Krunal Pandya was found positive during a…
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