Trent Bridge: Sri Lanka thrashed New Zealand by 48 runs and stormed into the semi finals of Twenty 20 World Cup at Trent Bridge.Spinner Ajantha Mendis claimed 3-9 in three overs as the Kiwis collapsed to 110 all out in reply
Trent Bridge: Sri Lanka thrashed New Zew Zealand by 48 runs and stormed into the semi finals of Twenty 20 World Cup at Trent Bridge. Spinner Ajantha Mendis claimed 3-9 in three overs as the Kiwis collapsed to 110 all
London: Sri Lanka were given a scare by Ireland but were the eventual winners of their super eight match in the T20 World Cup at Lords.Sri Lanka beat Irelanad by 9 runs in close match to march to the finals of
Colombo: Chaminda Vaas and Chamara Silva are dropped from the Sri Lanka's squad for the Canada Cup Four Nation Twenty20 tournament to be played in Toronto next month.
Colombo: After steering India to a confidence boosting 92-run victory over Lankan XI here today, vice captain Yuvraj Singh, who hit a swashbuckling 172, has hinted a possible turn around in the five-match ODI series but claimed that the visitors will need to fire against the formidable spin duo of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis.
Mumbai: Mendis still remains a mystery to India's famed batting lineup as they crumbled like a deck of cards in the recent series .
Colombo: India, reflecting on their Test series loss to Sri Lanka, have reason to believe they were beaten not so much by their hosts as by unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis, who remained an unfathomable mystery.
Colombo: Lankan captain Jayawardene paid a special tribute his bowlers for executing well their plan of destabilising Indian batting by early removal of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly.
Galle: India have won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. Both teams have fielded unchanged teams.
New Delhi: Stating that every team is entitled to the occasional loss, Australian speedster Brett Lee today asserted that after the Colombo defeat, India's claim of being number two in world cricket's pecking order is in danger.
