Posted by: niuse on: August 11, 2008
Result Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Series Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2-1
Test debut KTGD Prasad (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match KC Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Player of the series BAW Mendis (Sri Lanka)
Drip by drip, Sri Lanka made their way to a comprehensive series win, their first over India since 2001. On what turned out [...]
Posted by: niuse on: August 1, 2008
“He is talented, very talented, but has no brains,” was Geoff Boycott’s on-air verdict after Virender Sehwag’s attempt to hook a ball from outside off stump found the fielder at deep square leg and triggered a first-innings collapse at the SSC.
Sehwag’s response to a question regarding his approach after his maverick innings – a 15th [...]
Posted by: niuse on: July 28, 2008
Sri Lanka 600 for 6 dec (Jayawardene 136, Dilshan 125*, Warnapura 115, Samaraweera 127) beat India 223 (Laxman 56, Murali 5-84, Mendis 4-72) and 138 (Gambhir 43, Murali 6-26, Mendis 4-60) by an innings and 239 runs
In a match dominated by not one but two spin wizards, Sri Lanka completely destroyed the Indian batting line-up [...]
Posted by: niuse on: July 28, 2008
The gates were thrown open on Saturday at the Sinhalese Sports Club. It had nothing to do with the hosts holding the upper hand. The Papars band had infused life into the venue but it was still the Indian fans outnumbered the locals. Hence the organisers decision to give free access to fans who wanted [...]
