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SLC Inter-Provincial tournament to miss star power (17 March 05:49) |
| The longer version of Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) three provincial tournaments - the four-day matches - commences on Thursday but will feature none of the key national players, who are unavail... |
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Zimbabwe confirm tri-series with India and Sri Lanka (16 March 02:49) |
| Zimbabwe Cricket has confirmed that India and Sri Lanka will tour the country for a tri-series between May 28 and June 9 this year |
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Dilshan signs on for New South Wales (15 March 12:36) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan, the explosive Sri Lanka batsman, has signed with New South Wales for next summer's Twenty20 domestic competition |
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Captains star in drawn encounter (14 March 03:17) |
| Half-centuries from Ashen Fernando and captain Dinesh Walpita, backed by a useful lower-order effort by Chamod Pathirana, helped S. Thomas' College fight out a draw against Royal College at ... |
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Stop overkill of cricket on TV - Sangakkara (11 March 10:03) |
| Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lankan captain, has called for several changes to increase the popularity of five-day cricket, including paying Test players significantly more |
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Zoysa included in World Twenty20 probables (09 March 09:11) |
| Nuwan Zoysa, the left-arm fast bowler, was a surprise inclusion in Sri Lanka's provisional squad of 30 for the ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean in May |
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Unstoppable Wayamba retain title (07 March 03:06) |
| Wayamba retained the Inter-provincial Twenty20 title for the third time after a clinical performance in the final outplaying Ruhuna in all three departments of the game at Moratuwa |
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Wayamba and Ruhuna to contest title clash (07 March 10:38) |
| A round-up of the action from the semi-finals of the 2009-10 Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament |
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Kulatunga steers Wayamba into semi-final (05 March 12:28) |
| A round-up of the round-robin matches from the Interprovincial Twenty20 tournament |
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Wrong to look at India negatively says Howard (03 March 10:46) |
| John Howard, poised to take over as ICC president from 2012, has said India's massive standing in the current game should not be feared but rather embraced |
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Asia will be a big challenge for Howard - Murali (02 March 08:45) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan says he has forgiven John Howard for publicly deciding in 2004 that he was a chucker but remained unconvinced of the former Australian prime minister's ability to woo th... |
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Sangakkara leads Kandurata to title (22 February 10:46) |
| Kumar Sangakkara powered his team Kandurata to the Inter-Provincial limited-overs title when they defeated Ruhuna by three wickets with five balls to spare in an enthralling final |
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Pakistan lead Twenty20 nominations (19 February 09:00) |
| These are the six performances that have made the ESPNcricinfo awards shortlist for the Twenty20 batting and bowling performances of 2009 |
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Tendulkar Watson Dilshan in contention (18 February 08:45) |
| These are the five innings that have made the ESPNcricinfo awards shortlist for ODI innings of 2009 |
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Basnahira South sneak into semi-finals (17 February 06:42) |
| Ruhuna, Kandurata, Wayamba and Basnahira South qualified to play in the semi-finals of the Inter-provincial Limited Overs to be played on Friday |
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Kandurata and Ruhuna rule the roost (14 February 11:14) |
| A round-up of the action from the first four rounds of the 2009-10 SLC Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament |
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ICC happy with state of progress of Sri Lanka venues (13 February 11:49) |
| The ICC's three-member delegation in Sri Lanka has expressed satisfaction at the work being done at the three venues which will host the World Cup games |
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USA to host New Zealand v Sri Lanka internationals (13 February 09:06) |
| New Zealand and Sri Lanka will cross a new frontier when they meet each other in three Twenty20 internationals in the USA in May |
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Extra matches for Englands Ashes tour (05 February 03:46) |
| England have got their wish for three first-class warm-up games before the 2010-11 Ashes series after their poor preparation was a factor in their failed defence on the previous trip |
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Stars available for Sri Lankas provincial tournament (04 February 07:36) |
| Sri Lanka's much anticipated 50-over provincial cricket tournament commences on February 6 with 76 cricketers participating |
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Cariah ton gives Windies third spot (29 January 01:29) |
| Sri Lanka set the West Indies a steep target of 292, but Yannic Cariah scored a responsible, unbeaten ton to ease his side past, in the process sealing the third spot in the Under-19 World C... |
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Kent sign Malinga Bandara (28 January 10:04) |
| Kent have signed Malinga Bandara, the Sri Lankan legspinner, as their overseas player for the second half of next season |
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Lasith Malinga to miss Pro20 tournament (28 January 09:56) |
| Lasith Malinga, who had signed a short-term contract with the Highveld Lions, will not play in the Standard Bank Pro20 tournament, after a directive from the Sri Lanka cricket board, which h... |
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Marsh helps Australia sneak into World Cup final (27 January 12:48) |
| Mitchell Marsh's impressive 97 set up Australia's entry into the Under-19 World Cup final, but not before they were given a huge fright by a committed Sri Lanka |
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Improved Australia have score to settle (26 January 07:17) |
| Two teams which failed to get past the quarter-finals in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia have a shot at redemption and going all the way |
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Sri Lanka planning visit by India (24 January 05:06) |
| Sri Lanka are looking to host India for three Tests and an ODI tri-series, with New Zealand the third team, later this year |
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Atapattu to coach Singapore for 2010 (22 January 08:41) |
| Marvan Atapattu, the former Sri Lanka captain and opening batsman, has been hired by Singapore as their coach till the end of 2010 |
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Pakistan overcome Bangladesh in thriller (20 January 04:08) |
| A round-up of the sixth day's games at the Under-19 World Cup |
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66 overseas players in final IPL auction list (18 January 03:36) |
| The IPL has released its final list of 66 overseas players who will be involved in the IPL auction on Tuesday |
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Usman Qadir sets up Pakistan victory (18 January 11:44) |
| A round-up of the fourth day's games at the Under-19 World Cup |
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West Indies win last-over thriller (17 January 09:57) |
| A round-up of the third day's games at the Under-19 World Cup |
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Sri Lanka want to shorten Pakistan tour (30 December 11:32) |
| Pakistan's already troubled quest to organise some international cricket
has run into further obstacles after it emerged that Sri Lanka's players
would like to push forward the tour in order... |
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'We need only two wickets' - Dilshan (30 December 11:32) |
| Bangladesh, led by their captain Mohammad Ashraful, may have extended the first Test against Sri Lankans to the fifth day in Mirpur, but the visitors are confident of wrapping up a win on We... |
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Ashraful takes contest into fifth day (30 December 11:32) |
| A face-saving partnership of 74 for the sixth wicket between Mohammad Ashraful and Shakib Al Hasan ensured Bangladesh put up a fight chasing an improbable target of 521 on the fourth day in ... |
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New code to include out-of-competition testing (30 December 11:32) |
| International cricketers can be called upon to be available for out-of-competition tests under the the ICC's new anti-doping code, which comes into effect from January 1. |
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Fit Mendis joins Test squad (30 December 11:32) |
| Spinner Ajantha Mendis has joined Sri Lanka's Test squad in Dhaka after recovering from the ankle injury he sustained in a domestic first-class match earlier this month. |
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Jayawardene puts Sri Lanka in dominant position (30 December 11:32) |
| A fine hundred by Mahela Jayawardene and half-centuries by Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera effectively shut Bangladesh out of the match as Sri Lanka extended their lead to an imposin... |
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Muralitharan hastens Bangladesh collapse (30 December 11:32) |
| It was a day which Bangladesh lost more than Sri Lanka won. Shakib Al Hasan's third consecutive five-for in as many Tests bowled out Sri Lanka for an unconvincing 293 just before lunch but t... |
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Murali and Vaas remove top order (27 December 03:44) |
| After restricting Sri Lanka to 293, thanks to Shakib Al Hasan's five-wicket haul, Bangladesh's top order squandered starts to go into the tea break at 95 for 4. |
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Shakib five-for restricts Sri Lanka to 293 (27 December 11:40) |
| After making life difficult for New Zealand and South Africa, Shakib Al Hasan showed the Sri Lankans what he's capable of with his third consecutive five-wicket haul to restrict Sri Lanka to... |
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Sri Lanka's Pakistan tour cleared (26 December 11:40) |
| Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse has given the green light for the national team to tour Pakistan next month, AFP reported. |
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Sri Lanka's Pakistan tour cleared - report (26 December 09:42) |
| Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse has given the green light for the national team to tour Pakistan next month, AFP reported. |
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Shakib strikes leave SL in trouble (26 December 05:40) |
| Shakib Al Hasan took three wickets, including the prized ones of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, to rattle Sri Lanka on the first day in Mirpur. |
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Shakib double-strike dents SL (26 December 03:40) |
| Bangladesh gained the edge in the 12 overs salvaged from the first session after a fog delay by dismissing Balinda Warnapura for 14. |
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Steady Sri Lanka lose Warnapura (26 December 01:38) |
| Bangladesh gained the edge in the 12 overs salvaged from the first session after a fog delay by dismissing Balinda Warnapura for 14. |
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'We will go out there with an open mind' - Jayawardene (25 December 09:40) |
| Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has said that his team will not be taking Bangladesh lightly in the upcoming two-Test series, the first of which begins on Friday in Dhaka. |
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Sri Lanka to reconsider Pakistan tour (24 December 03:40) |
| Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan, the replacement for India's cancelled visit early next year, is in doubt after Sri Lanka's sports minister Gamini Lokuge said he would hold discussions with the... |
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Indika de Saram stars for Ragama CC (24 December 01:38) |
| A round-up of the sixth-round matches of the Premier League Tournament in Sri Lanka. |
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Dilshan and Prasanna shine in drawn game (23 December 09:40) |
| After the fog which had blighted their preparation on the tour so far relented, the Sri Lankans got themselves some useful batting practice on the final day against a Bangladesh Cricket Boar... |
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Sri Lanka's interim board dissolved, Ranatunga sacked (23 December 07:40) |
| Sri Lanka's sports minister Gamini Lokuge has dissolved the interim administration of Sri Lanka Cricket under the chairmanship of Arjuna Ranatunga. |
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