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| Sanath Jayasuriya and Shaun Pollock restrict Knight Riders to 137 for 8
Mumbai Indians' veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Shaun Pollock stole
the limelight, wrecking the top and middle order of the Kolkata Knight Riders,
to restrict the hosts to a modest 137 for 8 in their Indian Premier League
tie here today.
The crafty Jayasuriya displayed variation in bowling a
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Shane Warne to be the highest paid cricketer in Indian Premier League
Australian spin legend Shane Warne will be the highest
paid cricketer in the BCCI-sponsored Indian Premier League (IPL) with
a staggering USD 400,000 in his kitty.
The BCCI managing committee announced the names of 34 cricketers including Warne,
who have signed the contract and w
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| BCA honours Sachin Tendulkar for achieving 400 ODI realtime milestone
Sachin Tendulkar became only the second batsmen to appear in 400 ODIs during the
fifth match against Australia here today and was presented with a silver
trophy by the Baroda Cricket Association for achieving the landmark.
The trophy was handed over to the master batsman, only the second
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni retains fourth place in LG ICC cricket Player Rankings
Despite his unbeaten 139 in the Afro Asia Cup final in Chennai, Indian
wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained in the fourth place
in the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen.
Dhoni, who hit the highest-ever ODI score by a number seven batsman in Chennai,
now trails th
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| Mahela Jayawardene and Mohammed Yousuf power Asia XI to big total
Mahela Jayawardene and Mohammed Yousuf scored half centuries while Virender
Sehwag showed glimpses of his vintage form as Asia XI posted a commanding
317 for nine against Africa XI in the first Afro Asia Cup One-Day
International here today.
Jayawardene, who made a match-winning hundred ag
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Sri Lanka elects bat against New zealand; one down
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat first
in their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at Sabina Park
in Kingston, Jamaica today.
Sri Lankans were 13 runs for one in the third over of their inning.
Opener Jayasuriya was clean bowled by James Franklin on
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni drops two places in ICC rankings
Indian cricketers continued their free fall in the ICC ODI Rankings
with stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni dropping two places to eighth and skipper
Rahul Dravid slipping one spot to 14th in the latest list.
The other Indians in the list also dropped down with Yuvraj
Singh barely maintaining h
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Sri Lanka to lock horns with New Zealand in semi final
Sri Lanka and New Zealand will count on their enviable variety in bowling attacks
to overpower each other in the high-octane first semifinal clash of the cricket
World Cup here tomorrow.
Sri Lanka, however, would seek a psychological boost
from their Super Eights dominating win over the K
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| Ricky Ponting joins 10,000 run-club in One Day International during WC 07
Australia cricket skipper Ricky Ponting became the seventh batsman in One
Day International cricket history to join the 10,000 run-club.
Ponting achieved the milestone while scoring 91 runs against
South Africa in St. Kitts on Saturday in a World Cup match.
The dashing Aussie batsman n
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Inzamam-ul-Haq announces retirement from One Day cricket after WC 07
Pakistani middle order batsman Inzamam ul Haq today quit as Pakistan test
captain and retired from one day internationals.
With his side still mourning the sudden death of coach Bob
Woolmer hours earlier, Inzamam told a news conference he was cutting back
on his international commitment
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| Sri Lanka elects to bat against Bermuda in wc 07
Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat against
Bermuda in the World Cup Group B encounter today.
Lankans openers Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya
were helped their team to cross 50 in 6.1 overs. Sri Lanka were 74 for
one in 11th overs.
Jayasuriya wa
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Pressure makes you do well: Murli
Muttiah Muralitharan believes that Sri Lanka may go into the coming World
Cup in the Caribbean as strong contenders but the 1996 victorious team from
the island nation was a better side than the current one.
"Some experts are tipping us to surprise a few at the
World Cup and maybe ev
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| Chamara Silva's maiden ton rescues Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka rode on a maiden hundred by Chamara Silva to recover from another
top order slump and post a challenging 259 for seven in 47 overs in the fourth
and final cricket one-dayer against India here today.
Twenty-seven-year old Silva justified his inclusion in place
of Upul Tharanga by
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Sreesanth strikes red hot form, claims Attapatu first ball
It was a dream start for Sreesanth as he delivered his first
ball and saw the wickets spatter all over the ground. Attapatu was taken off-guard
as he tried to defend but unfortunately got an inside edge. He lost his off-stump
and the Sri Lankans were left stranded with their top 4 batsme
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| India, Sri Lanka gear up for the serier decider at Vizag
With the one-day cricket series tantalisingly poised at 1-1,
India`s ability to perform in a crunch situation will be tested when they go
into the series decider against Sri Lanka on Saturday without the services of
Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar, who had shown glimpses of his vintage fo
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Zaheer knocks down Sri Lankan top order
Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has sent shock waves across the Sri Lankan camp
as he has taken three Sri Lankan wickets. Last ODI charmer Kumar Sangakkara
was bowled by Zaheer Khan as the ball kept a little low and nipped back in only
to take the bottom edge from Sangakkaras bat to hit on his
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| Kolkata ODI abandoned
Unseasonal showers played spoilsport as the opening cricket one-dayer between
India and Sri Lanka, the first international tie to be hosted by
the city in more than two years, was abandoned at the Eden Garden here
today.
The 86-thousand odd Kolkata crowd was seemingly set for some
thri
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Rain stops play; Sri Lanka-102/3
Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field in the first
ODI against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens here today.
Dravid's decision to field first backfired as Sri Lankan opener
Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya started on an aggressive note.
But Tharanga did not last l
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| No plans for retirement: Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka batsman Sanath Jayasuriya today dismissed suggestions of retirement
and said that he was working hard on his fitness and enjoying the game.
"I am enjoying the game and working hard on the physical
aspect of my game. I am working hard on my fitness. I am planning to play in
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Our focus is on the series: Sangakkara
The World Cup may be only six weeks away, but the Sri Lankans are focusing
on the four-match one day series against India that begins here on Thursday.
"Every series is important. This series is a series in itself and our
focus is on it," Lankan vice captain Kumara Sangakkara tol
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| No plans for retirement: Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka batsman Sanath Jayasuriya today dismissed suggestions of retirement
and said that he was working hard on his fitness and enjoying the game.
"I am enjoying the game and working hard on the physical aspect of my
game. I am working hard on my fitness. I am planning to play in t
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Rain The Order Of The Day
New Zealand and Sri Lanka shared The National Bank ODI
Series after the fifth and final match between the sides at Hamilton was abandoned
due to rain without a ball delivered.
The teams also drew the test and Twenty20 series last month, with the 50-over
contest now shared at two g
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| Jayasuriya creates record of most ODI sixes
Veteran Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya made a world
record for most career sixes during his superb half-century knock against New
Zealand in their fourth one-day international in Auckland on Saturday which
the visitors won by 189 runs, sources said.
According to the channel,
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Sri Lanka trounces NZ by 189 runs
Sri Lanka won the fourth one-dayer against New Zealand
by 189 runs here on today, squaring their 5-ODI series at 2-2, sources said.
According to the sources, Sri Lanka bundled out the
Kiwis for a paltry 73 -- their second-lowest total in one-day internationals.
Sri Lanka made 262 f
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