Sri Lanka 319 for 8 (Dilshan 106, Jayawardene 77, Sangakkara 54) beat South Africa 206 for 7 (Smith 58, Mendis 3-30) by 55 runs (D/L) Led by a blazing century from Tillakaratne Dilshan and a brace of cameos, the world’s No. 5 team started their Champions Trophy campaign in fine style by beating the top-ranked [...]
New Zealand Crushed by 97 Runs
September 8, 2009 Leave a Comment
Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Compaq Cup 2009, Colombo Sri Lanka 216 for 7 (Samaraweera 104, Mathews 51, Bond 3-43) beat New Zealand 119 (Elliott 41, Malinga 4-28) by 97 runs Thilan Samaraweera’s defiant century backed up by three wickets in a single over from Lasith Malinga gave Sri Lanka a crushing 97-run [...]
New Zealand Hope Bond Return Will Change Fortunes
September 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
After a Test series in which they were run ragged by Sri Lanka, two Twenty20 internationals will probably be a welcome release for some of the New Zealand players. There is little riding on the outcome of two Twenty20 internationals except perhaps the chance to take an edge into the ensuing 50-over tri-series and New [...]
