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Cricket: South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 1st Test at Galle – July 2018 – Highlights Watch all the highlights on one page on eLanka! Day 1 – Highlights South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 1st Test at Galle Day 2 – Highlights South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 1st Test at Galle   Day 3 – SriLanka Win by 278 runs after the South African team were bowled out for 73!   Day 3 Highlights  ...

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Tea Tree Gully coach Peter Sleep leaves post to take up spin coaching role with Sri Lanka – By Patrick Keam Source: Adelaide Now FORMER Test all-rounder Peter Sleep will be part of a Sri Lankan side looking to dismantle Australia’s batsmen this summer. Sleep, 61, has stepped down as coach of Grade club Tea Tree Gully to become Sri Lanka’s spin mentor. The 14-Test leggie and middle-order batsman was looking forward to linking up with his new team and head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, who recommended him for the role. But he said leaving Tea Tree Gully after seven premierships as coach, including two-day and Twenty20 flags last season, was bittersweet. “It’s been a whirlwind situation really,” said Sleep, who has coached Tea Tree Gully from 2006-11 and again from 2013. “I went over in May for two weeks to start. I had an hour chat with him (Hathurusingha) and then ...

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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (JUNE 2018) – Compiled by Victor Melder                                                        The touring Sri Lankans drew their first match against the West Indies President’s XI, played at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad. Scores: Sri Lanka, 1st Innings – 428 (Chandimal 108, Dickwella 74, M.D.K.J.Perera 65, Mathews 41,  Warrican 4/81, Cornwall 3/124, Reifer 2/75) West Indies President’s XI, 1st Innings – 272 (Campbell 62, Powell 60, Cornwall 54no, Brooks 29, Dananjaya 3/46, Kumara 3/47, M.D.K. Perera  3/50) Sri Lanka, 2nd Innings – 135/0 (Mendis 60no, M.D.K.J.Perera 50 retd hurt, Silva 22no)  Bowling all rounder, Chamika Karunaratne, who was reported for suspected bowling action in the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Super Provincial Tournament 2018, has been cleared to bowl after a scrutinizing process. Karunaratne, 22, a right-arm ...

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Cricket – Sri Lanka vs West Indies – Second Test 2018 – Days 1 -5 Highlights  Day 1 – Highlights   Day 1 Highlights – Including Chandimal’s 119* Day 2 – Highlights  Day 2 – Highlights – Rain Interrupts play Day 3 – Highlights  Day 4 – Highlights  Day 5 – Highlights  Day 5 – Extended Highlights  ...

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Duleep’s grit and courage – need of the hour – by Rex Clementine Source: The Island It was on a day like this, 43 years ago, Sri Lankan cricket made its biggest impact in the world stage. The six full members of the ICC were automatic choices for the 1975 World Cup and in a bid to make up the numbers, Sri Lanka and a team comprising cricketers from East Africa were invited to play the inaugural event. The quality of Sri Lankan cricket was displayed on this day at The Oval against an Australian side comprising the Chappell brothers, Dennis Lille, Jeff Thomson and others. A century by Alan Turner and half-centuries by Rick McCosker, Greg Chappell, and Doug Walters had propelled Australia to a total of 328. Many would have thought that Sri Lanka had little chance. But they did well; reaching 150 for two and needed 179 runs ...

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