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Mahela Jayawardene brought up 11,000 ODI runs during his knock of 84 not out at the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy match between Sri Lanka and Australia at The Oval in London on June 17, 2013.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Hilal
England's Champions Trophy hopes hang in the balance after Kumar Sangakkara's imperious century led Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory at The Oval. Sangakkara's unbeaten 134, aided by a 30-ball half-century from Nuwan Kulasekara, took Sri Lanka to their target of 294 with...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
England posted a daunting total of 293 for seven in their allotted 50 overs after being sent into bat by Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy Group A match at The Oval in London on Thursday. The total was set-up with half-centuries from Jonathan Trott, Joe Root and Alastair Cook.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Gavin
The BCCI and SLC may have denied the media report which suggested the presence of a woman sent by a bookmaker in the hotel room of an Indian player during 2010 tri-series in Sri Lanka, but former SLC president, Sumathipala has backed I.S. Bindra’s claim.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
The Sri Lanka Tea Board will be the primary sponsor of the Sri Lanka cricket team in away matches, beginning with the tri-series in the West Indies on June 28, SLC has said. The deal is worth Sri Lankan rupees 530 million (approx. US$ 4.15 million) and will last three years..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
Kumar Sangakkara has never got his hands on a major ICC one-day trophy. Neither have the other outstanding players of this Sri Lanka era - Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga or Tillakaratne Dilshan. But they will believe there is still time after Sangakkara's magnificent unbeaten 134...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field in their all-important Champions Trophy match against England at The Oval on Thursday. MDKJ Perera, TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara (wk), DPMD Jayawardene, LD Chandimal, AD Mathews (capt), HDRL Thirimanne, KMDN Kulasekara, HMRKB Herath, RMS Eranga, SL...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
The following incident relates to an episode that took place during a domestic cricket match where the late umpire KT Francis officiated in. Francis died at the age of 73 last Sunday night and his funeral will take place today at the General Cemetery in Borella..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
Despite the batting debacle in the first match of the tournament and the prospect of facing hosts England under overcast and seaming conditions on a super fast green-top, Sri Lanka have decided to cut back on their batting strength by including specialist medium pacer Nuwan Kulasekara at...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
The Sri Lankan cricketers must forget their defeat against the Kiwis and come out firing all cylinders when they meet England in a vital Group ‘A’ day-night game at the Kennington Oval, here today. The Brits will not be easy meat on their home grounds and playing before their supporters..
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
Sri Lanka Tea Board has come forward as the official main sponsor for the Sri Lanka Cricket Team's foreign tours. The sponsorship agreement which is worth Rs 530 million will be for a period of 3 years. "Sri Lankan Tea and the national cricket team has been able to bring honour...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
In a bid to make most of the home advantage, hosts England have opted to play their Champions Trophy Pool ‘A’ game against Sri Lanka on a fresh pitch here at The Oval today. The Sri Lankans trained at The Oval in the side nets yesterday and throughout their three-hour training session..
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Submitted by Ryan
The second and final four-day Test between West Indies ‘A’ and Sri Lanka ‘A’ begins this morning at 10 a.m. at the Arnos Vale Multiplex in St Vincent. The first Test ended in a high-scoring draw in St Kitts and produced six centurions.
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