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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 Today's Paper
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09 Jan 2021 - 0 - 130
Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya will be allowed to resume bowling in international cricket following remedial work on his action, the International Cricket Council announced Friday. Dananjaya was banned from bowling in international matches for 12 months after being reported for exceeding the 15 degree level of tolerance for arm flexion during a Test against New Zealand in Galle.
06 Jan 2021 - 0 - 291
Moeen Ali tested positive on Monday upon arriving in Sri Lanka and will continue his 10-day self-isolation in a separate wing of the visitors’ team hotel; Chris Woakes - a possible close contact of Moeen - tested negative but will continue to isolate as a precaution
05 Jan 2021 - 0 - 281
Nine minutes into day three, Sri Lanka’s head coach was on the balcony, on his feet and applauding Dimuth Karnaratne’s tenth Test ton. Thirteen minutes later, Arthur had his head buried in his hands probably aware that the knockout punch has been landed by South Africa. Karnaratne made 103 before Sri Lanka folded for 211 to set the hosts a target of 67 in order to gain a 2-0 series win.
05 Jan 2021 - 0 - 46
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 211 in their second innings as South Africa closed in on victory on the third day of the second Test at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
05 Jan 2021 - 0 - 84
Jimmy Anderson has insisted he is fitter than he has been for years as he embarks on one of the most gruelling fixture lists England’s Test team has ever faced.
04 Jan 2021 - 0 - 250
At the start of the second day, South Africa looked set to bat just once in the second Test. The bowlers had shot down Sri Lanka for 157 and they were trailing by just nine before the start of play. By the time the stumps were drawn, Sri Lanka had put themselves in a position to sow some doubts in the minds of the South African batsmen.
04 Jan 2021 - 0 - 70
England cricketer Moeen Aali has been tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Sri Lanka. PCR test administered on arrival at the airport in Hambantota on Sunday 3rd January has confirmed Ali’s positive results.
03 Jan 2021 - 0 - 105
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 3 (Reuters) - South African seamer Anrich Nortje claimed a career-best six-wicket haul and opener Dean Elgar backed it up with an unbeaten 92 runs as the home team forged an early advantage over Sri Lanka on the opening day of the second test.
02 Jan 2021 - 0 - 137
Fitness will play as big a role as form when South Africa and Sri Lanka finalise their teams for the second and final Test, starting at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.
02 Jan 2021 - 0 - 55
Pakistan’s talismanic captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand starting in Christchurch on Sunday as he struggles to overcome a broken thumb. The announcement from team doctor Sohail Saleem came just hours after stand-in captain Mohammad Rizwan said Azam had batted well in the nets but wanted more practice time before being confirmed in the starting XI.
02 Jan 2021 - 0 - 209
Indian cricket legend Sourav Ganguly was rushed to hospital Saturday after complaining of chest pains, the chief minister in his home state said.
02 Jan 2021 - 0 - 97
01 Jan 2021 - 0 - 79
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has overtaken Australia’s Steve Smith and India captain Virat Kohli to be the number one Test batsman in the world in the latest ICC rankings released Thursday.
31 Dec 2020 - 0 - 49
New Zealand’s first-Test hero Neil Wagner will miss the second Test against Pakistan and is expected to be out for more than five weeks as he recovers from breaking two toes during this week’s dramatic victory, his coach said Thursday.
30 Dec 2020 - 0 - 91
Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury revealed that the board was considering a short tour of Sri Lanka in April. BCB recently restarted negotiations with Sri Lanka Cricket about the postponed tour from 2020 and as per the latest developments, the two boards are studying the feasibility of a two-Test series and possibly augment that with a few white-ball games
30 Dec 2020 - 0 - 89
New Zealand beat Pakistan by 101 runs in the first cricket test which ended very late on the fifth day Wednesday, achieving their third straight win in three home tests this summer and taking a 1-0 lead in the two-test series. At the same time New Zealand overtook Australia to claim the No. 1 world ranking in tests for the first time in its history.
30 Dec 2020 - 0 - 62
19 Dec 2020 - 0 - 460
Josh Hazlewood took five for eight as Australia romped to an emphatic victory by eight wickets in the first test at Adelaide Oval on Saturday after skittling India for 36, their lowest innings score in 88 years of test cricket.
09 Dec 2020 - 0 - 957
England have confirmed their postponed two-Test series against Sri Lanka has been rearranged for January. The tour was due to take place in March, but was cut short during the warm-up games because of the coronavirus pandemic.
04 Dec 2020 - 0 - 445
The first ODI between South Africa and England in Cape Town has been called off, less than an hour before the toss.
29 Nov 2020 - 0 - 618
When Dimuth Karunaratne took a group of young cricketers to South Africa last year, the prospects of a thrashing loomed ominously on the horizon. With Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal out of the series, the chances of even a draw were remote, leaving alone a win. However, what ensued at the end of the two-match series was truly remarkable as Sri Lanka clinched it 2-0.
28 Nov 2020 - 0 - 86
Skipper Aaron Finch and Steve Smith blazed centuries and Josh Hazlewood ripped apart the Indian top order as Australia wonby 66 runs in the first one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.
27 Nov 2020 - 0 - 345
Isuru Udana starred with the bat and ball as Colombo Kings came back from nowhere to stun Kandy Tuskers in the opening match of the Lanka Premier League, LPL 2020, at Hambantota on Thursday.
26 Nov 2020 - 0 - 220
Angelo Mathews will ’’absolutely’’ be bowling through the course of the Lanka Premier League, even if Andre Russell - the tournament’s star player and Mathews’ Colombo Kings teammate - will take it easy with the ball initially.
26 Nov 2020 - 0 - 229
The International Cricket Council is investigating an alleged attempt to fix Sri Lankan Premier League matches due to start Thursday, a media report said.
19 Nov 2020 - 0 - 990
Foreign players, franchise staff and tournament organisers continue to arrive in the Sooriyawewa area ahead of the start of the Lanka Premier League, but the tournament has been hit by two further high-profile player withdrawals.
19 Nov 2020 - 0 - 465
Zoysa was charged under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code in November 2018, and now he has been found guilty on all charges after he exercised his right to a hearing before a Tribunal.
19 Nov 2020 - 0 - 153
England will make their first trip to Pakistan for 16 years when they play a two-match T20I series in Karachi next October as part of their preparations for the T20 World Cup.
08 Nov 2020 - 0 - 2621
With just one win away from annexing their third IPL title in four finals under his watch, Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene can easily land a lucrative coaching stint with the Sri Lanka national team.
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