SL beats England at The Oval

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Kumar Sangakkara smashed an unbeaten 134 off 135 balls as Sri Lanka stunned England by seven wickets in a high-scoring thriller on Friday (AEST) to stay afloat in the ICC Champions Trophy.

The Islanders, chasing England's seemingly impregnable 7 for 293, launched a spirited chase in the day-night game at the Oval to surpass the target in 47.1 overs and throw open the semi-final race from group A.

Sri Lanka would have been knocked out of the tournament with a loss - the team is now level with England on two points each, one behind group leaders New Zealand.

Australia, the fourth team in the group, has one point.

The two semi-final spots will be determined after the last round of matches when England takes on New Zealand in Cardiff on Sunday and Sri Lanka goes up against Australia at the Oval on Monday. (Source: abc.net.au)

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Waz Friday, 14 June 2013 06:04 AM

Kusal, your day to come next!

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Critic Roshan Friday, 14 June 2013 03:16 AM

Well done Sri Lanka, believe you will do the same to Australia too and go forward to the Semis.

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TreeHouse Friday, 14 June 2013 03:29 AM

Good keep it up boyzzzz !!

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Mushahith Friday, 14 June 2013 03:40 AM

What a batting by Sri Lanka. Last match- What a bowling!
Unpredictable.

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rw Friday, 14 June 2013 12:00 AM

hope englishmen will ne ver forget to play a sinhala song during opening ceromanies via DM Android App

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mail_guy Friday, 14 June 2013 04:13 AM

Brace yourself, Petrol price hike may come.

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zara Friday, 14 June 2013 12:00 AM

kulasekara, your sixes are suuuuperb. keep it up. via DM Android App

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Bandu Friday, 14 June 2013 04:40 AM

Congragulations Arnold you said lions will roar and Sri Lanka team backed your comment. Now Vourgan can vomitt his words and eat again.

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dickie bird Friday, 14 June 2013 04:47 AM

Brilliant performance..............
Worth the wait till the end..........

Thank you Sanga......To Kula a new life begin sans the ball.
Mahela re-discovered his touch.................

Now wait for Kusal Perera to explode.

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UC Friday, 14 June 2013 03:09 AM

Enjoyed watching a match after some time....

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Siri Friday, 14 June 2013 06:09 AM

we love our cricket team,they are playing with out CB push.congatulation our boys!

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mafaz Friday, 14 June 2013 12:00 AM

we need this again againts aussi via DM Android App

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RamUK Friday, 14 June 2013 07:07 AM

you mean srilankan song?

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Dinesh Friday, 14 June 2013 07:33 AM

I heard MR gavaskar telling KULA as a pinch hitter ....and its not the wise decision to send him fall of 3rd wicket. Even cricket pandits can go wrong :)

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seanj Friday, 14 June 2013 12:00 AM

go lankans. sunil gavaskar eat your words. via DM Android App

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RajasH Friday, 14 June 2013 02:06 PM

if we can combine our bowling and fielding against NZ with the batting against England...we can go all the way

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Maniraj Saturday, 15 June 2013 12:00 AM

well done sanga you have proved that you are master. kule is super. keep it up via DM Android App

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PEP Saturday, 15 June 2013 04:34 PM

Hurray Sri Lankan cricketers.next step Australia,then semis,then final- go men go,you can do it.Good luck

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Rohan Friday, 14 June 2013 02:28 AM

Respice Finem Sanga.. you continue to place value on your alma mater

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Handipora Friday, 14 June 2013 01:30 AM

Congratulations, Kumar and Sri Lanka. Keep up the good work.

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ANTON Friday, 14 June 2013 01:36 AM

WELL DONE BOYS,KEEP IT UP, KUALASEKARA ALSO MADE A BRILLIANT ALL ROUND PERFORMANCE.

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amjad Friday, 14 June 2013 12:00 AM

well played sanga u beauty! proud to be a sri Lankan kula hats off to u via DM Android App

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mahaweli Friday, 14 June 2013 01:46 AM

CONGRATULATIONS TO SRI LANKA CRICKET TEAM AND VERY SPECIALLY TO SANGA AND kULE FOR THEIR SPIRITED PERFORMANCE..

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Bushel Perera Friday, 14 June 2013 01:59 AM

oya thiyenne wada ne.......

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Seelawathie Friday, 14 June 2013 02:04 AM

Well done Sri Lankaaaaaaaaa

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Peiris Friday, 14 June 2013 02:12 AM

Well done Sri Lanka

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fazli Friday, 14 June 2013 02:18 AM

yup, thats was absorbing to watch, Nuwan's some 30 runs in the last 2 overs won us the game. Sanga you are Mr. Trust as you have always been. concrats keep up the good work.

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Cobra Friday, 14 June 2013 01:27 AM

Good show you mighty lions-the way to go!

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kosala Friday, 14 June 2013 02:37 AM

Good work boys but need to go long journey

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public Friday, 14 June 2013 02:54 AM

All the best,,,, now you will see all commenting hunky dory... about SL and sanga etc....... The fact is we have a feeble captain and aging superstars..... no long term planning at all

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Marikkar Friday, 14 June 2013 02:56 AM

Sanga proves his true colours. We expect collectively more good works from our team. Congrats Gentlemen.

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Kondebandapucheena Friday, 14 June 2013 02:56 AM

Well done and nice bounce back,Nuwan Kulasekara was exceptional keep going

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Ravi Friday, 14 June 2013 02:59 AM

well done Kumar.

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Amila. G Friday, 14 June 2013 03:00 AM

Well done Sri Lanka. Lot to learn from Sanga, On and off the field.

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Deirdre Friday, 14 June 2013 03:01 AM

Well done! !!I just didn't think it possible after watching the first half. Must definitely watch a replay.

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