Tri-Series returns

Australia: Cricket Australia have announced the return of the traditional one-day international tri-series for next summer, with the host nation taking on India and Sri Lanka.
The governing body announced its fixtures for the 2011/12 international summer today and they include two Tests against New Zealand, four against India, two Twenty20s and then the 12-match Commonwealth [...]

Jayasuriya to retire after England series

Colombo: Sri Lanka all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has announced that he will retire from international cricket during this month’s tour of England.
After being picked for the Twenty20 international against England and five limited-overs matches, the veteran revealed he will play only the Twenty20 and one ODI.
“I don’t want to share the happiness of being selected to [...]

England vs Sri Lanka – 2nd TEST, STUMPS Day 1

London: Sri Lanka started in a brilliant fashion at Lords yesterday, picking up three wickets, but since then, it has all been England. Cook and Bell consolidated and the middle order contributed well.
Both Cook and Morgan fell short of their centuries but the last session of the day was the most productive. 177/2 in 36 [...]

Sri Lanka opening batsman tests positive for substance

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s opening batsman Upul Tharanga will face an inquiry by the International Cricket Council after he tested positive for a banned substance at 2011 World Cup.
Tharanga, who has reportedly been afflicted with asthma, was tested positive for prednisolone, a drug that is used to treat asthma, the report said.
“The ICC will not comment [...]

Stunning win for England

Cardiff: One of the most remarkable victories in the history of cricket was pulled by England when they beat Sri Lanka with an innings and 14 runs at the Cardiff ground yesterday.
The Sri Lankan side crumbled in just 24.4 overs with a total score of 82. Graeme Swann and Chris Tremlett were the heroes for [...]

Sri Lanka tours England, Series Schedule – Fixtures

Sri Lanka will begin their 2011 tour to England with a three-match test series starting May 26, 2011 followed by one-off Twenty20 and 5-match ODI series.
Sri Lanka vs England Test Series Schedule
1st Test Match
Thursday, May 26, 2011 to Monday, May 30, 2011
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Time: 15:30 (IST) | 11:00 (Local)
2nd Test Match
Friday, June 3, 2011 to Tuesday, [...]

Lankans breathe fire on Zimbabweans

Sri Lanka certainly did get things right this time, with its win of 139 runs. Zimbabwe continues with what has been a poor World Cup for them. T. Dilshan was awarded Man of the Match for scoring a century and taking 4 wickets.

Yuvraj Singh dropped from Test squad against Australia

Middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh was dropped on Monday from India’s Test squad on grounds of poor form and fitness, while young Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was selected in the 15-member Indian squad for the two-Test series against Australia, starting October 1 in Mohali.

Tri-Series: Bad decisions cost India

Before the start of the tri-series final between India and Sri Lanka at Dambulla on Saturday, one of the cricket presenters was humorously inquiring about Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s “love affair” with opening batsman Dinesh Karthik and all-rounder Javindra Jadeja.

Sangakkara charged with level 2 offence

The tri-series is turning out to be one big controversy-ridden tournament, as the hosts – Sri Lanka – were, on Friday, involved in yet another unpleasant incident, with skipper Kumar Sangakkara colliding with New Zealand all-rounder Nathan McCullum.

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