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India edge past Sri Lanka in a high scoring humdinger

Published: December 16, 2009

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Such is the nature of the game these days that even after scoring a mammoth total of 414, a team would consider itself very lucky to have secured a win. India managed to scrape through by just 3 runs against Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the five match series at Rajkot, giving them a 1-0 lead in the series.


India survive Dilshan scare, win by three runs

Published: December 15, 2009

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India had a narrow escape against Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the five match series with the tourists nearly chasing down a mammoth target of 415. Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a swashbuckling 160 off 124 balls but India just managed to scrape through for a three run win.


Kandamby in Sri Lanka’s test squad for tour to India

Published: October 28, 2009

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Sri Lanka has called up left handed middle order batsman, Thilina Kandamby, to its test squad while the uncapped Chinthaka Jayasinghe and Muthumudalige Pushpakumara have been included in its Twenty20 squad for the tour of India next month.


India lose warm-up match against Kiwis

Published: September 21, 2009

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The build up to the ICC Champions Trophy continued on Sunday with three more warm- up matches being played and India-New Zealand, Sri Lanka-West Indies and Pakistan-Warriors getting some much needed match practice before the tournament starts.


This was one of my best tons: Tendulkar

Published: September 15, 2009

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India’s batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar, rates his century in the final of the Compaq Cup against Sri Lanka as one of his best ever.


Tendulkar, Bhajji secure title in a thriller

Published: September 15, 2009

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Sachin Tendulkar scored his 44th one-day century and Harbhajan Singh picked up five wickets to script an emphatic 46-run win over Sri Lanka in the final of the Compaq Cup tri-series.


Sri Lanka humiliates India

Published: September 12, 2009

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India’s status as the number 1 ODI team proved to be shortlived as Sri Lanka demolished them on way to a 139-run win in the last league game of the Compaq Cup.


Pakistan salvage some pride with an emphatic win

Published: August 10, 2009

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Half centuries by skipper Younis Khan and vice-captain Misbah ul Haq helped Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 132 runs in the fifth and final one dayer to end the series on a high.


Jayawardena guides Sri Lanka to series win

Published: August 4, 2009

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Powered by a hundred from Mahela Jayawardena, Sri Lanka thumped Pakistan by six wickets to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the 5 match ODI series.