Cricket

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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COLOMBO - Three Sri Lankan cricket players ordered to leave the tour of England on disciplinary grounds will be dropped from a home series against India in July, officials said Wednesday (30). Dubbed the "terrible trio" by media,…
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LONDON - As Jonny Bairstow peeled off a succession of boundaries to fire England's chase of a small target at Chester-le-Street, a buoyant crowd began to sense that this ODI was going almost exactly to plan. With Sri Lanka dismissed more…
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COLOMBO -The Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian white-ball squad arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday (28). India and Sri Lanka will lock horns in three ODIs and as many T20Is, beginning July 13. Rahul Dravid is India's head coach for the tour.…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's cricket board on Monday (28) pulled out three players, including vice-captain Kusal Mendis, from the upcoming one-day international tournament in England after they breached their bio-secure COVID bubble. Mendis and…
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COLOMBO - Disgruntled Sri Lanka cricket fans launched a campaign to shun their team on social media after they slumped to a dismal Twenty20 series drubbing in England. England recorded a thumping 89-run win at Southampton on Saturday…
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By Julian Guyer SOUTHAMPTON -New Zealand enjoyed the greatest triumph in their cricket history as they beat India by eight wickets in the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton on Wednesday (23). Two years after their…
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BIRMINGHAM - Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and Zimbabwe's Andy Flower were among 10 new inductees into the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame announced Sunday (13). The latest batch of players to be accorded the honour…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's players have set aside a pay dispute with national cricket chiefs until the England tour is over, after being threatened with bans of up to three years if they did not play. The cricket board has cut fees for 24…
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By Julian Guyer LONDON- The men's Cricket World Cup will once again become a 14-team tournament in 2027 and 2031, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Tuesday (June 1). The changes were announced as the ICC, cricket's global…
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