A bit of grass on the pitch and shorter boundaries have tempted Sri Lanka to stack up its pace department as Sri Lanka look to forget the demons of the Asia Cup final and kick-off their World Cup campaign on a winning note against South Africa at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi tomorrow.
New Zealand batsman Rachin Ravindra on Thursday said hitting a match-winning century in the World Cup opener was inspired by watching footage of India cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid after whom he is named.
Seated on the balcony of the Virat Kohli Pavilion in the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India, Mahela Jayawardena gave his batters a near-30-minute pep talk before they joined the rest of the Sri Lanka team for routine exercise and batting, bowling and fielding drills.
Morocco, Portugal and Spain will be joint hosts for the 2030 World Cup but games will also be played in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay as the footballing showpiece celebrates its centenary, FIFA announced on Wednesday
Sri Lanka’s middle distance runners Tharushi Karunarathna and Gayanthika Abeyratne qualified for the Women’s 800m finals of the 19th Asian Games continued in Hangzhou, China today. The finals of these events will be held tomorrow at 4.55 p.m. (Sri Lanka time).
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