Middle order puts Sri Lanka in driver’s seat on Day 1 of final test

Sri Lanka batted with grit and determination to take control of the deciding Test in conditions that promised more parity with bat and ball after the run-fest in the previous game at the SSC. In a much improved bowling performance, the Indian seamers got decent movement off the deck and Pragyan Ojha extracted both turn and bounce to often unsettle the Sri Lankan batsmen. But the Sri Lankan middle order of Thilan Samaraweera, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, kept the hosts on track in their attempt to post an intimidating score on a surface that looks good to produce an outright result.

Sri Lanka survive Afridi storm to beat Pakistan in Asia Cup opener

Sri Lanka managed to hold on to their nerves amidst a blistering century by Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi, who scored 109 off just 76 balls in what was undoubtedly the best innings of his career, and a brilliant spell of fast bowling by the returning Shoaib Akhtar, to come out on top in the opening match of this year’s Asia Cup, registering an exciting 16-run win over Pakistan to get the tournament off to a flying start.

Dilshan to lead Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe

Experienced middle-order batsman, Tillakaratne Dilshan, has been appointed to lead the Sri Lankan squad to Zimbabwe for a tri-nation one-day international series that also involves India, Sri Lanka Cricket said on Thursday.

England walks over Sri Lanka to reach final of World T20

Kevin Pietersen celebrated the birth of his baby by leading the England team into the final of the World T20 as he continued his sparkling form in the tournament by scoring a 26-ball 42 not out, helping England crush Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the first semi-final of the World T20.

Chennai Super Kings demolish Knight Riders

R Ashwin, Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay joined hands to crucify the Knight Riders and put an end to their campaign in this edition of the Indian Premier League, making the Kolkata Knight Riders the only team in the IPL to never reach the semi-finals in the first three editions of the T20 league.

It’s Dada all the way as KKR thump Daredevils by 14 runs

If there is anything that the third season of Indian Premier League has shown us, it’s that the captain can do wonders for a team. Sachin Tendulkar has led Mumbai Indians from the front and Shane Warne has scripted a remarkable comeback for the Rajasthan Royals… and now it’s the Dada of Indian cricket, Sourav Ganguly.

Ganguly silences critics again, guides KKR to 24-run win

The “Dada” is back! Sourav Ganguly, once again, silenced his critics by leading from the front and scoring a superb 54-ball 88 to set Kolkata Knight Riders up for a comfortable 24-run win over the Deccan Chargers at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.

KKR registers second consecutive win, beats RCB by 7 wickets

The Kolkata Knight Riders continued the good start they had made in the opening match of the tournament, when they beat Deccan Chargers, beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets to notch up their second consecutive win in the Indian Premier League 2010.

Inspired KKR stuns defending champions Deccan

Expect Sourav Ganguly to completely change the attitude of a team! A resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders, the wooden spoon holders of last year, made an early impact in the third season of the Indian Premier League by beating the defending champions, Deccan Chargers, in the opening game by 11 runs.

India looks to gain lead sans Dhoni

With skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni banned for the next two ODIs because of India’s slow over-rate in the second one-dayer in Nagpur, the Indian team, led by stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag, will have to be much better than they have so far been in the series, if they want to regain the lead in the five match series, which is currently tied at 1-1, when they take the field on Monday for the third one-dayer against the Sri Lankans.

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