NEW ZEALAND IN NARROW TWO WICKETS WIN SHATTERS SRI LANKA HOPES AT WTC FINALS

Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell star in New Zealand’s Christchurch heist Asitha Fernando led a spirited Sri Lanka fight, but it all came down to a scrambled bye off the final ball under the floodlights   Scores New Zealand 373 (Mitchell…

NO PLAY ON FINAL DAY WITH RAIN AS FORCASTED

SL vs NZ final day: Rain forecasted in the morning   A classy century from Angelo Mathews and the early wicket of Devon Conway kept Sri Lanka’s World Championship hopes alive in the first Test against New Zealand on Sunday.…

ANGELO MATHEWS’ 115 HELPS SRI LANKA SET NEW ZEALAND A STIFF TASK ON FINAL DAY

Angelo Mathews’ 115 helps Sri Lanka set New Zealand a stiff target Blair Tickner, Matt Henry and Tim Southee shared nine wickets for the hosts Scores New Zealand 373 and 28 for 1 (Latham 11*, Williamson 7*, Rajitha 1-5) need…

SRI LANKA LEAD ONLY BY 65 RUNS WITH SEVEN WICKETS IN HAND AT END OF DAY THREE WHICH BELONGED TO NZ TAIL

Daryl Mitchell 102, Blair Tickner triple-strike hand New Zealand advantage Matt Henry’s 72 from No. 9 helped the hosts take an 18-run first-innings lead Sri Lanka 355 and 83 for 3 (O Fernando 28, Mathews 20*, Tickner 3-28) lead New…

USMAN KHAWAJA BATS ALL DAY 104 * CAPS CONFIDENT PERFORMANCE BY AUSTRALIA 255 FOR 4

Usman Khawaja century caps confident performance by Australia There have been few instances of visiting batters being comfortable against India in India and this was one of the best Chappell: Khawaja’s calmness this series has been exemplary Australia 255 for…

KUSAL MENDIS 87 DIMUTH 50 ANGELO 49 LEAD SRI LANKA’S BATTING CHARGE 305 for 6 ON DAY ONE

Mendis 87 leads Sri Lanka’s batting charge on day one All-round batting contributions from visitors put in a commanding position   Stumps Sri Lanka 305 for 6 (Mendis 87, Karunaratne 50, Southee 3-44) vs New Zealand Impressive knocks from almost…

SRI LANKA NEED TO WHITEWASH TO ENTER WTC FINAL

Lions need whitewash against Kiwis to enter WTC final Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne and New Zealand skipper Tim Southee poses the picture with test champion trophy at Christchurch. ( Pic courtesy Getty Images- Sanka Vidhanagama) The Sri Lanka cricket…

AUSTRALIA IN A BID TO LEVEL SERIES IN FOURTH FINAL TEST AGAINST INDIA ON 9th MARCH

Record crowd and spinning pitch add to Australia’s excitement They are embracing the challenge of trying to level the Border-Gavaskar series 2-2 in Ahmadabad   The fourth India vs Australia could witness a record-breaking crowd  •  BCCI Australia’s bid for a series-levelling victory in…

MUST WIN NZ SERIES -DIMUTH

NZ series is a must-win for us, says Dimuth Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne training before the Test series. (Pic Gattey Images- Sanka Vidhanagama) I haven’t played a test match for nearly eight months and it’s very difficult to adjust to the…

SHAKIB-AL HASSAN PREVENTS COMPLETE WHITEWASH BY ENGLAND

All-round Shakib prevents England clean sweep Shakib struck a 71-ball 75 before returning figures of 4 for 35 (Cricbuzz)   Shakib Al Hasan’s all-round efforts prevented England from clean-sweeping the ODI series as Bangladesh won the final ODI by 50…