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Pakistan 'A' book tri- series final berth
Colombo:Pakistan 'A' booked their berth in next week's triangular series final when they maintained a clean slate with an impressive 73-run victory over Sri Lanka 'A' at the Moors Sports Club Ground in Colombo here.

Govt dissolves Sri Lankan cricket board
Colombo:In a significant development, the Sri Lankan government has dissolved the nation's cricket board for the third time in six years after complaints about financial irregularities in the functioning of the board.

Kiwi eves batswoman Drumm out of World Cup
Pretoria:New Zealand eves suffered a setback when batswoman Emily Drumm was forced out of the remainder of the women's World Cup with a hamstring injury. Drumm sustained ...

Edwards focused on World Cup win
Pretoria:England's seasoned batswoman Charlotte Edwards is focused on scaling new heights after becoming countyry's leading One-day run-scorer during the 214-run pasting of Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh U-19 team squad for Australia tour
Dhaka:The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named a 14-member under-19 squad for a tour Australia beginning April 6. But the Board haven't named the captain of the squad. The squad leaves for Down Under on April 6 and is expected to return home on May 2.

Smith against under-estimating West Indies
Durban:South African captain Graeme Smith expects his team to make the best of a difficult situation when they play a weakened West Indies in the Test series starting later this month.

Injured quickie Taylor to miss Georgetown Test
Georgetown:West Indies suffered a blow when paceman Jerome Taylor was ruled out for the opening Test against South Africa starting next Thursday because of a stiff back.