Ajantha Mendis
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Upul Tharanga appointed as chair of Sri Lanka Cricket's selection committee
Cricket | Dec 14, 2023, 08:34 AM ISTSri Lanka lost the opportunity to earn a qualification berth to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 edition because they failed to finish in the top-eight on the points table at the end of the ODI World Cup 2023 round-robin stage.
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Top Sri Lanka cricketers to resume action with PDC T10 league starting June 25
Cricket | Jun 17, 2020, 04:52 PM ISTThe eight participating teams will be divided into two groups playing a total of 46 games at the historic and world heritage site Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka
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'Carrom-ball' specialist Ajantha Mendis retires from all forms of cricket
Cricket | Aug 28, 2019, 10:55 PM ISTFamous for his "carrom ball", Mendis snapped 70 wickets in 19 Tests, 152 in 87 ODIs and 66 in 39 T20Is but he couldn't prolong his career due to injuries and loss of form.
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SL vs Eng: England 265 in the 4th ODI vs Sri Lanka
Cricket | Dec 07, 2014, 03:44 PM ISTColombo, Sri Lanka: England's James Taylor hit a maiden international half-century to carry the tourists to 265 after batting first in the fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka on Sunday.Taylor, playing his third match, made
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Sri Lanka vs England: Scoreboard, 4th ODI
Cricket | Dec 07, 2014, 07:01 PM ISTColombo: Scoreboard after Sri Lanka defeated England by 6 wickets in 4th ODI and took a 3-1 lead in the seven match series played at R Premadasa Stadium here Sunday. England innings: 265 all out in
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Sri Lanka beats England by 8 wickets in 2nd ODI
Cricket | Nov 29, 2014, 06:17 PM ISTColombo, Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara hit unbeaten half-centuries and shared an unbroken 149-run partnership to lead Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over England in the second one-day international on Saturday.The victory
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Sri Lanka vs England: Scoreboard, Second ODI
Cricket | Nov 29, 2014, 05:51 PM ISTColombo: Scoreboard after Sri Lanka defeated England by 8 wickets in rain shortened 45 overs second ODI of the 7-match series at R Premadasa Stadium here Saturday. England innings: 185 all out in 43 overs
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Hoping to get some purchase from Eden Gardens strip: Mendis
Cricket | Nov 11, 2014, 08:06 PM ISTKolkata: Hosts India might have outplayed them in the first three ODIs but Sri Lankan team management is keen to include the experienced spinner in the playing XI for the fourth ODI scheduled on Thursday.Mendis,
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Ind vs SL: Sangakkara, Dhammika rested for last two ODIs vs India
Cricket | Nov 08, 2014, 11:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Suffering a 2-0 deficit in the on-going 5-match series, Sri Lanka have replaced four players including Kumar Sangakkara to their squad for the fourth and fifth One-Day Internationals against India in Kolkata and
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ICC World T20: Sri Lanka clinch maiden T20 World Cup as India falters in final
Cricket | Apr 06, 2014, 10:23 PM ISTMirpur: India's quest for a historic treble ended in heartbreak as a gutsy Sri Lanka produced a clinical display to win their maiden CC World T20 trophy with a convincing six-wicket victory here today.Sri Lanka
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Dhoni wary of Sri Lankan spinners in World T20 final
Cricket | Apr 06, 2014, 06:19 AM ISTMirpur (Bangladesh): India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has pointed to Sri Lankan spinners as the ones to watch out for when the two teams clash in the final of the World Twenty20 at the Sher-e-Bangla
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Five most expensive bowlers in World T20 so far
Cricket | Apr 02, 2014, 07:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: The fifth edition of ICC World T20 has reached to its semifinal stage. We have witnessed many bowlers who with their magical spells turned the game around. Besides this, there are some bowlers
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Indian bowling weak, lacks variation: Aravinda de Silva
Cricket | Oct 01, 2012, 03:17 PM ISTColombo, Oct 1: India might have bowled out Pakistan for a paltry 128 in the World Twenty20 here but Sri Lankan batting great Aravinda de Silva feels that the Mahindra Singh Dhoni-led side has a
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Mendis Back For Sri Lanka Tour To South Africa
Cricket | Nov 22, 2011, 09:06 PM ISTColombo, Sri Lanka, Nov 22: Spinner Ajantha Mendis was recalled and veteran batsman Thilan Samaraweera ignored for a second straight series by Sri Lanka in a 16-member squad for a three-test series against South Africa
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Lankan Media Questions Final XI Selection
Cricket | Apr 03, 2011, 03:39 PM ISTColombo, Apr 3: Sri Lankan media today gave mixed reaction to the country's defeat at the hands of India in the cricket World Cup final, with one newspaper scathing in its criticism of the team's
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Tryst With Destiny: India Wins World Cup After 28 Years
Cricket | Apr 03, 2011, 09:46 AM ISTMumbai, April 3 : "India owed their second World Cup to their magnificent batsmen. Their two finest - Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag - did not score 20 between them, yet the remaining Indian batsmen
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Malinga Ruled Out Of Second Test Due To Stiff Knee
Cricket | Jul 24, 2010, 03:28 PM ISTSri Lanka suffered a big jolt ahead of the second cricket Test against India as paceman Lasith Malinga was today ruled out due to a stiff knee. Malinga's absence from the line-up, which will also