India edge past Sri Lanka in a high scoring humdinger

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

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.

Kaneria turns it around for Pakistan

Danish Kaneria, the frontline spinner for Pakistan, has been just a tourist on this trip so far for Pakistan. And it’s strange to believe that because he is by far their best spinner at the moment and he proved it yet again. Kaneria came back into the team with a bang giving a superb display of leg spin bowling and picking up 5-62 to hand Pakistan a lead of 66 runs in the first innings.

Sri Lanka book semifinal berth in style

Ajantha Mendis spun a web around New Zealand as a clinical Sri Lanka stormed into the semifinal of the Twenty20 World Cup, thumping the Kiwis by 48 runs in a crucial Super Eight match here today.

We committed too many mistakes: Ponting

Australia skipper Ricky Ponting felt too many mistakes cost them the match and resulted in an early exit from the ICC World Twenty20 after they lost by six wickets to Sri Lanka here last night.

Sri Lanka send Australia packing from T20 World Cup

A captain’s innings by Kumar Sangakkara (55 n.O.) and Tillakaratne Dilshan’s quickfire 53 knocked Australia out of the ICC World Twenty20 following their six-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka, here last night. Dilshan and Sangakkara added 62 off 42 balls to set the tone for Sri Lanka’s entry to the Super Eight stage after Ajantha Mendis (3/20) and Lasith Malinga (3/36) restricted Australia to 159 for nine after they were invited to bat.

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