We have tricks in the bag to restrict England to below 300- Dimuth

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The rampaging Englishmen may target a 400 plus score, something they missed by just three runs two days ago against Afghanistan, when they take on the hapless Sri Lankans, but skipper Dimuth Karunaratne insisted they have tricks in the bag to restrict the hosts to less than 300.

Sri Lanka yet to play to their potential--Rumesh Ratnayake

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After England amassed 397 runs against Afghanistan—the highest in the tournament so far —it is difficult to see how Sri Lanka’s ragged bowling attack might contain the hosts when they face each other at Yorkshire Cricket ground on Friday.

Asantha wants middle order to fire: Malinga returns home

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An 87-run defeat to Australia on Saturday leaves Sri Lanka with a tough task to earn a semi-final spot in the World Cup. It was a disappointing blow to the islanders who squandered their chance of chasing a record target despite an excellent start by openers Dimuth Karunaratne (97) and Kusal Janith Perera (52). They gave a blistering stand of 115 runs off 93 balls before a middle order collapse led them to a crushing defeat.

Australia flattens Sri Lanka, record 87-run win

15 Jun 2019 - 0     - 281

The Australians flattened the lacklustre Sri Lankan team with an excellent performance in the field to record an overwhelming 87 run victory in their World Cup fixture here at the Oval grounds yesterday.

Australia sets 345 to win after Sri Lanka put them to bat first

15 Jun 2019 - 0     - 110

Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and elected to field first against Australia in their fifth World Cup match here at the Oval Cricket ground. Sri Lanka made one change to the playing XI with Milinda Siriwardena replacing Suranga Lakmal in the playing.

Another green pitch awaits Lankans at the Oval

14 Jun 2019 - 0     - 246

Sri Lanka will be tested by the Australian pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins in another green pitch in their fifth World Cup match at the Oval on Saturday.

Sri Lanka sweat on Nuwan Pradeep’s fitness ahead of Aussie clash

13 Jun 2019 - 0     - 315

Sri Lanka face a nervous wait to discover if seamer Nuwan Pradeep will be fit to take the field on Saturday for their fifth World Cup fixture against Australia here at the Surrey County Cricket ground in England.

Warner century as Australia see off battling Pakistan

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David Warner scored his first century since returning from a ban as holders Australia ran out 41-run winners over Pakistan in an exciting World Cup clash at Taunton on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh seek leg-up as competition stiffens

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Despite the length of the tournament, it affords very little room for slip-ups, and a win for either team at this stage would do a world of good for their respective positions.

Nuwan Pradeep to miss Sri Lanka’s match against Bangladesh

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Nuwan Pradeep, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has suffered a dislocation and a cut on his right finger, and will require a week to recover.

Neesham, Williamson lead the way as Kiwis demolish Afghanistan

09 Jun 2019 - 0     - 77

New Zealand cemented their spot at the top of the cricket World Cup league table with a seven-wicket victory over minnows Afghanistan thanks to a unbeaten half-century by Kane Williamson and fine bowling by their seam attack led by Jimmy Neesham.

ICC tell India star Dhoni to ditch World Cup gloves

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Cricket’s governing body insisted on Friday that India’s M.S. Dhoni will not be allowed to wear an apparent military insignia on his World Cup wicketkeeping gloves.

Dimuth Karunaratne frustrated as rain denies Sri Lankan momemtum

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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne vowed his side will continue to fight until the end of their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign after their game against Pakistan was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Rain delays Sri Lanka vs Pakistan match

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Pakistan urged to stay ’ruthless’ in Sri Lanka World Cup clash

06 Jun 2019 - 0     - 381

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has urged his team to “stay ruthless” at the World Cup as they train their sights on Sri Lanka after shocking England.

Sri Lanka edge out Afghanistan in low-scoring thriller

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Sri Lanka must toughen up against Afghanistan, says Malinga

04 Jun 2019 - 0     - 176

Veteran paceman Lasith Malinga said Sri Lanka must be mentally tough against Afghanistan as they seek to get their World Cup campaign up and running on Tuesday.

Destabilized Sri Lanka seek resurgence against promising Afghanistan

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After being comprehensively beaten on all three fronts in their opening game against New Zealand, Sri Lanka will hope for a much improved performance against dark horses Afghanistan on Tuesday, 4 June.

Confident Gulbadin expects batters to deliver against Sri Lanka

03 Jun 2019 - 0     - 164

Keep calm and carry on - that’s Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib’s message to his players ahead of their second World Cup clash against Sri Lanka in Cardiff.

New Zealand trash Sri Lanka by 10 wickets

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New Zealand paceman Matt Henry led an inspired bowling unit to run through Sri Lanka’s batting and power the Black Caps to a 10-wicket win in their World Cup opener on Saturday.

Sri Lanka turn to former greats to inspire next generation

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New Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has enlisted a number of former greats to try and inspire his side on the eve of their tournament opener against New Zealand.

England overwhelm South Africa in World Cup opener

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Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes lit up The Oval to ensure England defeated South Africa and got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start.

World Cup opener: South Africa bowl

30 May 2019 - 0     - 159

South Africa put host England to bat first in the opening match of the 2019 Cricket World Cup at the Oval a short while ago.

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Investigation confirms hacking

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A forensic audit has found that an alleged wire transfer fraud at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was the result of “business email compromise” (BEC) by hackers who attempted to siphon funds into an offshore account by infiltrating the official email accounts of SLC employees.Piyal Dissanayake, SLC Head of Finance (HoF), was sent on compulsory leave in September 2018 pending inquiry into allegations that he instructed Sony Pictures Networks India (Pvt) L

Kumar Sangakkara becomes first non-British MCC president

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The former Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been appointed as the first non-British president of Marylebone Cricket Club.

KJP – the Spirited Fighter of Sri Lanka cricket

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If dashing opener Kusal Janith Perera (KJP) was born in to the Red Indian clan, his name would probably be ‘Spirited Fighter’. To confer KJP with that nickname or ‘title’ there are reasons beyond just one.

’Malinga key to Sri Lanka’s World Cup chances’ – Chaminda Vaas

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Chaminda Vaas, the former Sri Lanka paceman, believes Lasith Malinga’s form and his leadership qualities will play the decisive role for Sri Lanka at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.

Dimuth to lead Sri Lanka at World Cup

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Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has been appointed Sri Lanka’s ODI captain and will lead the team during their campaign in the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.

Focus on World Cup as one-day series starts

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