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  SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (DECEMBER 2019) – Compiled by Victor Melder Pakistan will be hosting Test cricket for the first time in more than ten years, that too against a full-strength Sri Lanka line-up, in December 2019. Dimuth Karunaratne will lead the Sri Lanka side, with experienced batsmen Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal present in the 16-member squad. The team leaves for Pakistan on December 8 to play two Test matches that will count towards the World Test Championship. Less than three months ago, Sri Lanka had toured Pakistan for a series of limited-overs matches, but as many as ten high-profile players had opted against travelling. The Test series was originally scheduled for October at a neutral venue because of security concerns, but the PCB requested Sri Lanka to play the entire bilateral series in Pakistan. The white-ball games were played as a test of sorts for the security ...

Dec 31, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Cricket News, Victor Melder Tagged , , , Comments 0
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Watch Cricket Highlights – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2019 2nd Test Match – Dec 2019 day 1 – Sri Lanka 1st innings 64/3 (AD Mathews 8*, L Embuldeniya 3*, 19 ov) day 2 – Pakistan 2nd innings 57/0 (Shan Masood 21*, Abid Ali 32*, 14 ov) day 3 – Pakistan 2nd innings 395/2 (Azhar Ali 57*, Babar Azam 22*, 104 ov) day 4 – Sri Lanka 2nd innings 212/7 (BOP Fernando 102*, 60.1 ov) ...

Dec 21, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Cricket News, English Videos Tagged Comments 0
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (OCTOBER  2019) Compiled by Victor Melder Pakistan beat the touring Sri Lankans by 5 wickets to win the third and final One-Day International, played at Karachi National Stadium. Scores: Sri Lanka – 297/9 in 50 Overs (Gunathilaka 133, Shanaka 43, Thirimanne 36, Bhanuka 36, Amir 3/50, Nawaz 1/24, Shinwari 1/41) Pakistan – 299/5 in 50 Overs (Zaman 76, Ali 74, Sohail 56, Azam 31, Pradeep 2/53, Jayasuriya 1/39, de Silva 1/54, Kumara 1/55) Player of the match: Abid Ali (Pakistan) Pakistan won the 3-match series 2-0. ODI debut: Minod Bhanuka (Sri Lanka) The touring Sri Lankans beat Pakistan by 64 runs to win the first T20 International, played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Scores: Sri Lanka – 165/5 in 20 Overs (Gunathilaka 57, Fernando 33, Rajapaksa 32, Hasnain 3/37, Khan 1/35) Pakistan – 101 in 17.4 Overs (I. Ahmed 25, S. Shamed 24, Udana 3/11, Pradeep 3/21, ...

Nov 4, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Cricket News Tagged , , , Comments 0
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Lasith Malinga returns to captain Sri Lanka in Australia T20 series Text Source: SportingNews Lasith Malinga returns to captain Sri Lanka, while Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Oshada Fernando have retained their places in the Twenty20 International squad for the series in Australia. Malinga was among a host of players who opted out of the recent tour of Pakistan, which Sri Lanka ended with a historic 3-0 whitewash of the top-ranked T20 side in the world.   Dasun Shanaka skippered an inexperienced team in Malinga’s absence, but the paceman is set to resume leadership duties in a three-match series that starts at Adelaide Oval on October 27.   Batsmen Rajapaksa and Oshada are also among the 16 players selected after making their debuts in Pakistan. Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera and Niroshan Dickwella are among the other names to come back into the squad. Sri Lanka squad: Lasith Malinga (captain), Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, ...

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Watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2019 – T20 Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka Win the Series 3-0!   Watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2019 – 3rd T20 Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka Won by 13 runs!   Watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2019 – 2nd T20 Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka Won by 35 runs! Watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2019 – 1st T20 Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka Won by 64 runs! ...

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    SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2019) – Compiled by Victor Melder The touring New Zealanders, defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets, to win the first T20 International, played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Scores: Sri Lanka –  174/4 in 20 Overs (Mendis 79, Dickwella 33, Southee 2/20, Santner 1/22) New Zealand –  175/5 in 19.3 Overs (Taylor 48, Grandhomme 44, Mitchell 25no, de Silva 2/21, Malinga 2/23, Dananjaya 1/30) Player of the Match: Ross Taylor (New Zealand) T20 debut: Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) The touring New Zealanders, defeated Sri Lanka by 4 wickets, to win the second T20 International, played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Scores: Sri Lanka – 161/9 in 20 Overs (Dickwella 39, Fernando 37, Mendis 26, Rance 3/33, Southee 2/18, Kuggleijn 2/38, Sodhi 1/34) New Zealand – 165/6 in 19.4 Overs (Grandhomme 59,  Bruce 53, Dananjaya 3/36, Udana 1/18, de Silva 1/32) Player ...

Oct 6, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Cricket News, Victor Melder Tagged , , , Comments 0
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    SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (AUGUST 2019)Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to terminate the contract of Chandika Hathurusingha, the Head Coach of the national cricket team, after the two parties failed to come to a mutual agreement to sever ties. Following the ICC Cricket World Cup where Sri Lanka finished sixth, SLC had indicated to the Head Coach that they were looking for a replacement but Hathurusingha was interested in staying on till the end of his contract in December 2020. SLC had agreed to pay him six months of his salary to bring an early end to the contract but Hathurusingha maintained that he could still help development of players. Hathurusingha is expected to fight his case in courts, much like Geoff Marsh, who successfully sued SLC eight years ago after being unceremoniously dumped from his job. Interestingly, it took Marsh four weeks since ...

Sep 10, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Cricket News, Victor Melder Tagged , , , , Comments 0
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Watch Cricket Highlights – T20 Sri Lanka vs New Zealand – All three T20 matches – September 2019   Lasith Malinga’s 4 in 4 | 3rd T20I Full Highlights NZ seal series win | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I | Highlights New Zealand take 1-0 lead | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st T20I | Highlights   ...

Sep 7, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Cricket News, English Videos Tagged , , , Comments 0
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