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.

India, Sri Lanka play out a dull draw

The second Test between India and Sri Lanka meandered to a tame high-scoring draw here on Friday, with a staggering 1478 runs being scored over five days on a track which proved to be a graveyard for bowlers.

Sangakkara, Jayawardene push India to the wall on Day 2

Sri Lanka buried a hapless India under a mountain of runs as skipper Kumar Sangakkara’s seventh double century and Mahela Jayawardene’s sparkling ton pushed the visitors on the backfoot in the second Test here on Tuesday.

Sangakkara scores double ton as Sri Lanka pile on the runs on Day 2

Kumar Sangakkara completed a well-deserved double hundred while Mahela Jayawardene continued his love affair with the SSC as Sri Lanka piled on the runs on day two of the second Test against India to virtually bat the visitors out of the test at the SSC Ground in Colombo on Tuesday.

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.

Kochi IPL franchise approaches Steve Waugh for top role

The newly formed Indian Premier League franchise, Kochi, is trying to pull off one of the biggest hirings in the history of the IPL, having approached former Australian skipper, Steve Waugh, for the role of a key adviser and technical consultant to the team.

Jayawardene ton gives Sri Lanka crucial win over Zimbabwe in rain curtailed match

Mahela Jayawardene scored a masterful hundred, the second century of ICC World T20 2010, as Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 14 runs via the Duckworth Lewis method in a rain-curtailed Group B match to keep their chances of qualifying for the super eight stage alive.

Deccan lives to fight another day; beats Punjab by 5 wickets

What a comeback it’s been by the Deccan Chargers! After losing five consecutive games and almost getting knocked out of the tournament, considering that they needed to win their last five remaining games to have a chance of qualifying for the semi-finals, they have come back and have now won four matches on the trot. And it was the duo of T Suman and Rohit Sharma again which helped them clinch a thriller from the Kings XI Punjab and inch one step closer to a semi-final berth.

Lumb stars as Rajasthan drub Punjab by 9 wickets

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium continued to be an unconquered fortress for any team as the Rajasthan Royals made it eight out of eight wins at the venue in Jaipur, thrashing Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets, with five overs remaining.

Jayawardene ton ends Punjab’s losing streak

Kings XI Punjab are virtually out of the tournament but they surely spoiled the party for the Kolkata Knight Riders, who are still in contention for a semi-final berth. Mahela Jayawardene smashed a classy 110 not out off just 59 balls to power Punjab to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

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