Cricket News sort by India tour of Sri Lanka 2012
Poor batting, not pitch, to blame for India’s embarrassing loss
Published on :Jul 26, 2012 09:29
Indian skipper M S Dhoni’s comment that the poor pitch at Hambantota led to their massive loss in the second ODI was rather surprising to say the least.
Thisara Perera exploited India’s weakness against movement
Published on :Jul 25, 2012 11:07
Three overs – that was exactly the duration for which India dominated the second ODI against Sri Lanka at Hambantota. Their performance was in stark contrast to the first one-dayer that was played on Saturday.
Sri Lanka crush India by 9 wickets in Second ODI
Published on :Jul 24, 2012 08:50
Sri Lanka completed an easy 9-wicket win to level the ODI Series 1-1 before leaving to Colombo. India couldn’t put up any sort of fight with the ball as the Lankans eased to the target of 139 in just 19.5 overs without playing any real big shots.
Can Sri Lanka Lanka find a Virat Solution?
Published on :Jul 24, 2012 02:57
In the end, the margin of victory for India at Hambantota wasn’t as significant as expected. Twenty one runs it was. And the key reason why India managed to get home easily in spite of a late surge by the big-hitting left-hander Thisara Perera was the magnificent knock played by Virat Kohli.
Nuwan Pradeep replaces injured Nuwan Kulasekara
Published on :Jul 23, 2012 05:14
Fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep has replaced the injured Nuwan Kulasekara in the Sri Lankan Squad. Kulasekara injured his groin while attempting a forward diving catch at mid off offered by Virender Sehwag in the opening ODI at Hambantota.
An all too familiar India-Sri Lanka ODI
Published on :Jul 22, 2012 04:35
India-Sri Lanka matches, of late, have developed a rather familiar script. And, high-scoring games have often gone in India’s favour, whether they are batting first or not. Saturday’s game was no different.
Kohli, Sehwag set up India's 21-run win in opening ODI
Published on :Jul 21, 2012 08:42
India defeated Sri Lanka by 21 runs in the opening ODI at Hambantota. Irfan Pathan and R Ashwin played a key role for India taking two wickets each and keeping the scoring under a check.
Sri Lanka Vs India, 1st ODI at Hambantota today
Published on :Jul 21, 2012 03:09
After a massive gap, Team India will be once again seen in action when they take on Sri Lanka in the first of the five ODIs at Hambantota this afternoon. The two teams have already played in 134 ODIs against each other out of which India has won in 71 matches and Sri Lanka has won in 51 matches.
Five Lankan men who could make the difference
Published on :Jul 20, 2012 05:24
Another Indian tour of Sri Lanka is all set to get underway. And, like always, there is hardly anything to pick between the two teams. India and Sri Lanka have played each other so often in the last couple of years that the players from the two teams know each other inside out.
