Colombo: India’s left-handed batter Devdutt Padikkal expressed mixed emotions after being named the Player of the Series in the 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka Thursday, adding that while the individual recognition was gratifying, a victory in the second Test at the SSC Ground would...
Colombo: Sonal Dinusha continued his excellent run of form to score his third century of the series and help Sri Lanka draw the second Test against India on the fifth and final day Thursday. India, who won the two-match series 1-0 after their big victory...
Colombo: A cramping Sonal Dinusha's bloody-mindedness blunted Indian bowlers for the second session in a row as a defiant Sri Lanka went to tea at 383 for eight on the fifth day of the second and final Test here Thursday. Dinusha (98) and Lahiru Kumara...
Colombo: Sonal Dinusha and Keshara Nuwantha stonewalled a flat-looking Indian bowling attack for an entire session to take Sri Lanka to 329 for six at lunch, miraculously keeping the hosts afloat on the fifth day of the second and final Test here Thursday. Dinusha and...
Colombo: Pasindu Sooriyabandara top-scored with a 92 as Sri Lanka reached 229 for six at stumps in their second innings after being forced to follow on by India on the fourth day of the second Test here Wednesday. India bowled out Sri Lanka for 290...
Colombo: Pasindu Sooriyabandara blocked Indian bowlers for a whole session to make a defiant unbeaten 90, carrying Sri Lanka to 199 for three in their second innings at tea on day four of the second and final Test here Wednesday. Skipper Dhananjaya de Silva (4)...
Dubai: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has attained the No. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings for the first time in his career after his 10-wicket haul in MacKay helped win the second match of their ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh. The...
New Delhi: Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised the ICC and the BCCI for their handling of recent disciplinary violations by young players Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, saying that the two bodies are "training" them to repeat such behaviour by letting them get...
Colombo: Indian bowlers inflicted telling blows on the top-order, reducing Sri Lanka to 83 for two in their second innings at lunch after skipper Shubman Gill imposed follow-on on the fourth day of the second and final Test here on Wednesday. Pasindu Sooriyabandara (35) and...
Colombo: Sri Lanka reached 265 for eight when rain stopped play to force an early stumps on the third day of the second and final Test against India here Tuesday. The home team trailed India's massive first-innings total of 503 for nine declared by 238...
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