No WC venues for SL-WI ODIs There has been a pretty significant change in plans for the West Indies ODI tour of Sri Lanka beginning on Jan 31, 2011. While the dates for the three scheduled matches will remain the same, the venues have changed. Originally, the ...
Harbhajan lashes out at lifeless SSC Harbhajan Singh has hit out at the lifeless nature of pitch laid out for the second Test between India and Sri Lanka at the SSC. A pitch that produced more than 1400 runs, bowlers from both sides had struggled to make ...
SL Coach says even Murali would have struggled Colombo: Sri Lankan coach Trevor Bayliss believes that even ace spinner Muttiah who just retired from Test Cricket would have struggled to take wickets on the batting beauty Sinhalese Sports Club(SSC) track.Over 1400 runs has already been scored in the batsmen-dominated ...
Lanka wary of India's backlash in second Test Galle: Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene says his team is well-prepared for India~~s expected fightback in the second Test starting on Thursday. ...
India will battle back, says skipper Kumble Colombo: India skipper Kumble, despite his side~~s heaviest defeat in the last three decades against thier neighbours across the Palk Straits, still oozed confidence in his much vaunted batting line-up saying that the old horses can turn things around in the next Test in ...
Ajantha Mendis owes it to spin king Murali Colombo: Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis said Saturday that team-mate Muttiah Muralitharan played a key role in his success against India in his debut Test at the SSC here. ...
Spineless India succumb to Murali-Mendis magic Colombo: Lankan spin monsters Murali and Mendis bowled mesmerising spells to give India the reality check that their batters - once the masters in negotiating the spin - were now vulnerable to spin bowling. ...
Murali, Mendis skittle out India for 223 Colombo: Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis shared nine wickets in the first innings to put Sri Lanka in a winning position on the fourth day of the opening Test against India here on Saturday. ...
Triple tons put Lanka in firm control at SSC Colombo: Malinda Warnapura (115), Mahela Jayawardene (136) and Thilan Samaraweera (111*) made merry on a flat batting wicket with centuries as Lanka raised a massive 422/4 on day two of the first Test against India at the SSC here on Thursday. ...
Umpire referral system: India at the receiving end Colombo: The much debated umpire referral system made its debut in Test cricket in the ensuing first Test between India-Lanka at the SSC in Colombo on Thursday. ...