A buoyant England look hungry after their win over Australia, but it will be a battle of survival for Sri Lanka. The two teams have made contrasting starts to their campaign in the eight-team event, which is being played for the last time. While England thrashed defending champions Australia by 48 runs, Sri Lanka lost by a wicket against New Zealand in a low-scoring thriller. Going purely by how the...
04:35 PM, Jun 13, 2013
London: A buoyant England would eye the semi-final slot, but it would be a battle of survival for Sri Lanka, after a narrow opening loss, when the two sides clash in their second Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy here on Thursday. The two teams have made contrasting starts to their campaign in the eight-team event, which is being played for the last time. While England thrashed defending...
04:34 PM, Jun 12, 2013
London: Sri Lanka's batting coach, Marvan Atapattu, has backed the team to make the ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals with victories in their remaining matches against hosts England and Australia. Sri Lanka narrowly lost to New Zealand in Cardiff on Sunday in a low-scoring match to leave Angelo Mathews' team needing to win at The Oval on Thursday and next Monday, but Atapattu was confident they could cast aside their poor...
04:06 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Colombo: Renowned Sri Lankan umpire K T Francis, who stood in islanders' inaugural Test match in 1982, has passed away after losing battle against acute diabetes, family sources said Monday. He was 73. Francis died in a hospital yesterday, they said. A Tamil, Francis along with Herbie Felsinger officiated in Sri Lanka's first-ever Test match against England here in February 1982. He was a member of the ICC international panel...
05:59 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Birmingham: Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene have been officially reprimanded for excessive appealing during their Champions Trophy match against New Zealand here. According to a statement from the ICC, Dilshan and Jayawardene were found to have breached Article 2.1.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "excessive appealing during an international match". The charges were laid by on-field umpires Bruce...
10:16 AM, Jun 10, 2013
Cardiff: New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum admitted they did panic during the tense chase against Sri Lanka but always had the confidence that his side would scrape through in a low-scoring Champions Trophy thriller here on Sunday. "Sri Lanka are always a dangerous side and we panicked a bit in the middle. It is very important to scrape through, we have enough experience to deal with situations like this, although...
11:04 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Cardiff: New Zealand held on for a dramatic one-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their Group A match at the Champions Trophy on Sunday. The Kiwis finished on 139 for 9 with 13 overs to spare after dismissing Sri Lanka for 138 in 37.5 overs. Despite the low run chase, New Zealand collapsed to 49 for 4 and then 80 for 6. Brothers Brendan and Nathan McCullum moved their team...
10:34 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Ahmedabad: The spot-fixing and betting scandal in Indian Premier League matches is unfortunate but IPL should not be scrapped, former Sri Lanka fast bowler Ashanta De Mel said. De Mel, who played 17 Tests and 57 ODIs besides serving in the Sri Lankan Cricket Board, said IPL has its positives. "It provided opportunity to the young cricketers to showcase their talent. It also enabled youngsters and promising players to learn...
05:21 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Live updates from Game 4 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Cardiff With their morale sky high after a 2-1 series win over England, New Zealand would look to carry their good form into the Champions Trophy when they clash with Sri Lanka in a Group A match here on Sunday. Sri Lanka have an overwhelming record of winning 10 of their last 11 ODI matches and six in...
02:11 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Cardiff: New Zealand are preparing to face a spin barrage from Sri Lanka when the two sides meet in the Champions Trophy in Cardiff on Sunday. New Zealand go into the tournament after a morale-boosting 2-1 one-day series win over hosts England, but Brendon McCullum's side knows Sri Lanka will throw up new challenges. "We could conceivably be facing 30-35 overs of spin," Black Caps coach Mike Hesson said ahead...
10:10 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Chennai: Ruling AIADMK on Saturday accused the UPA government of having "step-motherly attitude" towards Tamil Nadu and acting in ways affecting federalism. The party Executive which met under its presidium chairman E Madhusudhanan and in the presence of the AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa "condemned" the Centre for acting in ways affecting the federalism. It adopted a resolution saying the Centre's steps such as not consulting states on forming the National Counter...
01:15 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Cardiff: Their morale sky high after a 2-1 series win over England, New Zealand would look to carry their good form into the Champions Trophy when they clash with Sri Lanka in a Group A match here on Sunday. Sri Lanka have an overwhelming record of winning 10 of their last 11 ODI matches and six in a row against the Kiwis but the Black Caps would back themselves to...
02:41 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday accused the central government of not taking a firm stand on the attacks on Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy. She said the Indian government was not exerting pressure on Colombo to find a solution to the problem. Referring to the arrest of 49 fishermen from Tamil Nadu by the Sri Lankan Navy Wednesday, she said in a letter to...
05:11 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Birmingham: All-rounder Darren Sammy says the West Indies are genuine contenders to win the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy which features the eight top ODI teams in the world. Sammy, the former ODI captain, was speaking as the Caribbean side prepared to put up a better showing in their second warm-up match Tuesday against Sri Lanka, reports CMC. The Windies lost to Australia by four wickets last Saturday at Swalec Stadium...
12:13 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday refuted claims by Indian cricket administrator IS Bindra that a BCCI official had arm-twisted them to withdraw a report which had mentioned an Indian player allegedly violating the anti-corruption regulations during the Indian tour in 2010. "Sri Lanka Cricket read with surprise, an account of an incident that supposedly lead to the filing of an anti-corruption report during the Indian tour of Sri...
03:31 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Birmingham: Before going in to the actual matches of the Champion Trophy, West Indies and Sri Lanka clash in their last warm-up with an aim of a win under their belt here on Tuesday. Both the teams lost their respective first practice matches and would strive hard for a win to kick start their campaign in the tournament on a positive frame of mind. Sri Lanka despite scoring a massive...
02:37 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Chandigarh: Even as the spot-fixing scandal rages on, Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) President IS Bindra has created a fresh controversy by claiming that a BCCI official had arm-twisted the Sri Lankan board to withdraw a report which violated the anti corruption regulations during India's tour of Sri Lanka in 2010. Bindra, in an article on his website, made three points in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal and recounted an...
10:51 AM, Jun 02, 2013
Chennai: MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Saturday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure the immediate removal of Sri Lankan naval vessels from Katchatheevu island. In a letter to Singh, Vaiko said there were reports that Chinese vessels and Chinese navy personnel in Sri Lankan vessels had been spotted in the Palk Strait that divides India and Sri Lanka. This, he said, "poses an impending challenge to the sovereign rights...
03:25 AM, Jun 02, 2013
Birmingham: Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik smashed a century each as India warmed-up their Champions Trophy campaign with a five-wicket thumping win over Sri Lanka in their first practice game on Saturday. Kohli (144) teamed up with Dinesh Karthik (106 not out) to rescue India from a wobbly start with a 186-run stand for the fifth wicket in just 23.2 overs to chase down a huge target of 334 with...
11:25 PM, Jun 01, 2013
