India target a third World Cup when cricket’s global showpiece gets underway on Thursday with the country buoyed by a growing, international self-confidence and with a sport which unites and divides the sub-continent like no other on the verge of joining the Olympic elite.
Despite the best efforts of their middle-order batters, Sri Lanka Women had to settle for Silver after losing by 19 runs to India Women in the Asian Games Women’s cricket final at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field in Hangzhou.
The National Audit Office’s final report into Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its expenses related to the travel of players and officials to last year’s T20 World Cup in Australia, has reignited the debate on if SLC should come under government oversight.
KL Rahul marked his return to international cricket with a century while Virat Kohli added to his strong record against rivals Pakistan with a hundred of his own, made all the sweeter by becoming the fastest batsman to reach 13,000 ODI runs, as India ended on 356 for 2 in their rain-affected Asia Cup Super 4 at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
Sri Lanka may have put together the second-longest win streak in ODI cricket, but they will face their most formidable opponent since beginning their run of 13 successive victories when they face India in their Asia Cup Super 4 match at the R. Premadasa Stadium tomorrow.
An impressive match haul of 4 for 6 in two overs by stand-in skipper Dhananjaya de Silva paved the way for Dambulla Aura to record a comfortable 20-run win over B-Love Kandy in their Lanka Premier League T20 encounter played at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Monday.
The Colombo Strikers kept their hopes of reaching the Lanka Premier League play-offs alive with a nine-run win over B-Love Kandy on Sunday, in a match that came down to the wire before fast-bowler Matheesha Pathirana delivered the killer blows.
While the Galle Titans continue to freefall, Dambulla Aura pressed on for a third consecutive victory in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) to take over top spot in the points table, for the time being at least, with a seven-wicket win over Galle on Friday.
Dambulla Aura inflicted the third defeat of defending and three times champions Jaffna Kings with a nine runs win in the 11th match of the Lanka Premier League played under floodlights at the Pallekele International Stadium on Monday.
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