SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – By Victor Melder (JUNE 2022)   The touring Australians beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to win the first T20 played at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Scores:    Sri Lanka – 128 in 19.3 Overs (Asalanka 38, Nissanka 36, Gunathilaka 26, Hazlewood 4/16, Starc 3/26, Richardson 1/22 Australia – 134 in 14 Overs (Warner 70no, Finch 61no) Player of the Match: Josh Hazlewood (Australia) The touring Australians beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets to win the second T20 played at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Scores Sri Lanka – 124/9 in 20 Overs (Asalanka 39, K.Mendis 36, K. Richardson 4/30, J. Richardson 3/26, Maxwell 2/18) Australia –  126/7 in 17.5 Overs (Wade 26no, Finch 24, Warner 21, de Silva 4/33, Thushara 1/18, Chameera 1/31) Player of the Match: Matthew Wade (Australia) Sri Lanka have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a ...

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ICC stalwarts Madugalle and Dharmasena to officiate in LPL-by Chandrika Fernando Source:Dailynews International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Match Referee, Ranjan Madugalle and ICC Elite Umpire, Kumar Dharmasena will lead an experienced panel of officials for the Lanka Premier League Twnety20 Cricket Tournament, which begins later this month. Madugalle and Dharmasena have been long-standing officials of the ICC and they will stand in the majority of the games of this 23-match inaugural tournament, which gets under way on November 26 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota. ...

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