India vs Pakistan match at Pallekele: VIP tickets sell out within minutes Source:Dailymirror Tickets for the much anticipated India-Pakistan Asia Cup match at the Pallekele International Stadium on September 2 have virtually sold out, with organisers charging Rs. 9600 for entry into the two grass embarkment. Tickets for the Asia Cup went on sale last afternoon, and as expected the first of potentially three showdowns between India and Pakistan garnered the most interest. Tickets for the main pavilion and it’s four seated areas were sold out despite a significantly marked up price — tickets for the Grand Stand Top Level going for Rs 96000 each, and “A” and “B” lower going for Rs. 40000 each. ...
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Manasinghe, Madushanka and Embuldeniya bowl out South Africa ‘A’ for 131 Source:Dailymirror Sri Lanka ‘A’ – South Africa ‘A’ 1st unofficial Test Spinners Lakshitha Manasinghe and Lasith Embuldeniya, and left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka combined to bowl out the visiting South Africa ‘A’ team for 131 on the second day of the 1st unofficial Test match at the Pallekele International Stadium. Manasinghe bagged five scalps for just 19 runs but it was Embuldeniya, who took two wickets, and Madushanka, with three dismissals to his name, that did the early damage, reducing South Africa ‘A’ to 66 for 5. Though Matthew Breetzke, with an unbeaten knock of 59, and Dewald Brewis put in some resistance sharing a brief stand of 27 runs for the sixth wicket, the others failed to make any impression. ...
Jun 14, 2023
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Tagged Lakshitha Manasinghe, Lasith Embuldeniya, Pallekele International Stadium
Second Sri Lanka – Afghanistan ODI called off-By Rex Clementine Source:Island Heavy rain forced match officials to call off the second One-Day International between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at the Pallekele International Stadium on Sunday.Set a target of 229 runs to win, Sri Lanka had reached 10 for no loss in 1.4 overs when rains came down forcing the players indoors. Rain didn’t stop and at 8:57pm local time play was called off. SLC said in a statement that the ground staff needed more than one hour to clear the covers due to the amount of water collected on the covers and weren’t able to start by 9:56 pm, the latest cut-off time. Afghanistan lead the three-match series 1-0 having won the opening fixture on Friday by 60 runs. ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Tagged Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Pallekele International Stadium, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Maxwell guides Australia to early series lead – By M. Shamil Amit Source:dailymirror.lk Glenn Maxwell played the decisive hand in Australia’s successful chase of a revised target of 282 for a two-wicket win and 1-0 series lead over Sri Lanka, at the Pallekele International Stadium on Tuesday. Maxwell’s unbeaten half century, 80 in 51 balls with six boundaries and six sixes, brought the Australians back into the game after they lost quick wickets, and turned the tide in his team’s favour. Earlier in the innings, two partnerships involving Steven Smith, who made 53, kept the Australians at pace with the chase. Smith first put on a 67-run partnership with Aaron Finch for the second wicket, and 54 for the third-wicket with Marnus Labuschagne. The dismissal of Smith however appeared to peg the Australians back at 141 for 4 in the 25th over, but Marcus Stoinis put on 48 runs with ...
Jun 15, 2022
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