https://cricwaves.appspot.com Latest news from cricwaves.appspot.com (c)cricwaves.appspot.com en-gb Mon 29 Apr 2024 https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/6yJ2NbxCr5_drh-sevawcirc/dhananjaya-de-silva-withdraws-from-west-indies-tour-after-father-shot-dead.html Sri Lankan cricketer Dhananjaya de Silva has pulled out from the upcoming tour to West Indies after his father was shot dead by unidentified gunmen. https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/XkqoIwXXwC_drh-sevawcirc/2nd-t20-sri-lankas-batting-collapse-cost-them.html In what was to be Tillakaratne Dilshan's final fling with international cricket, Sri Lanka would have hoped to give him a fond farewell. But, all great stories do not have fairy tale endings. And so it was to be with Dilshan https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/jS2G5vu8Xf_drh-sevawcirc/pallekele-odi-preview-australia-look-to-finish-on-a-high.html With Australia 3-1 ahead in the five match one-day series, the visitors will be keen to carry on to finish the series on a winning note as well https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/Xjmc5Q4BJs_drh-sevawcirc/sri-lanka-australia-tests-top-performers.html Sri Lanka thrashed Australia 3-0 in the recently concluded series. As expected a lot of players from the hosts dominated the statistics. Here’s a closer look at the top performers from the series https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/8NkM6Mmv74_drh-sevawcirc/ssc-test-day-1-dhananjaya-leads-astonishing-comeback-after-collapse.html On paper, 214 for 5 on the opening day of a Test match looks rather routine. Under normal circumstances, it would be a case of the bowling side having a slight edge, with the batting side just about hanging in there https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/a03RJZGXqM_drh-sevawcirc/pak-tour-of-sl-2015-pakistan-won-the-first-t20-to-take-1-0-lead.html Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka in first T20 by 29 runs to take 1-0 lead in the series. Batting first, Pakistan scored 175 for 5