It may have been tempting for Sri Lanka to hide Sachithra Senanayake in this match, in hope the furore would blow over. But emboldened by the added pressure instead, they made his role in the match more prominentAs the Edgbaston crowd's displeasure eddied around the ground late in England's innings, Sri Lanka were still, at the centre of the whirlpool. Spectators had been incensed by Sachithra Senanayake's...
Florida non-committal till USACA pays for venue
The USA Cricket Association risks losing the booking at Lauderhill's Central Broward Regional Park for its USACA National Championship until the deposit is paid, the director of the stadium has told ESPNcricinfo. USACA, which in its announcement on Monday confirmed the Florida facility as the venue for the event, has lost out on bookings in the past for not putting down a deposit at the facility and...
Smith promises Northants shake-up
Northamptonshire chief executive David Smith has promised a shake-up at Wantage Road after the county's fifth loss in six matches left them adrift at the foot of the Division One table but insisted head coach David Ripley's position is safe. Smith was at the helm when Ripley's predecessor David Capel was sacked in mid-season two years ago but, speaking after the 271-run defeat by Yorkshire, Smith...
Jayawardene defends Buttler Mankading
Mahela Jayawardene has defended the Sri Lanka team after England's captain, Alastair Cook, suggested "a line had been crossed" in the deciding ODI of the series between England and Sri Lanka. Jayawardene insisted that Sri Lanka were left with little option but to run out Jos Buttler in the 44th over after the batsman, at the non-striker's end, repeatedly backed-up too far. While it was the spinner...
Jun
02
Narine's worst, and highest scores in defeats
Key numbers from the IPL 2014 final between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab200 - Kolkata Knight Riders' score, the highest by a team chasing a target in the final of any Twenty20 tournament. The previous highest was 198, by Wayamba against Ruhuna in Sri Lanka's Inter-Provincial Twenty20 tournament in 2011. Wayamba's score tied the game, which Ruhuna later won in the one-over eliminator....
Madsen made to regret toss decision
Hampshire 332 for 7 (Wheater 87, Smith 82, Palladino 4-83) v DerbyshireScorecard Hampshire openers Jimmy Adams and Will Smith took full advantage of being given first use of their own pitch as Derbyshire's miserable season continued. Visiting captain Wayne Madsen was immediately left to regret asking the Division Two leaders to bat first as Adams and Smith rattled off a century stand before Adam...
Moeen plays down Test chances after century
Worcestershire 329 for 4 (Moeen 138*, Mitchell 62) v SurreyScorecard Ultimately, it was nothing more than a perfunctory publicity deed but a short hop across the capital for the Sri Lankans, when all is said and done, may just prove to be a Sunday afternoon well spent. Their fleeting visit to The Oval for a meet-and-greet session transpired into a far more productive scouting exercise. While many...
Sunrisers chase gave us belief - Gambhir
Halfway through the league phase, Kolkata Knight Riders had only won two matches out of seven. Few would have imagined they would pick themselves up, win nine in a row and go on to lift their second IPL title in three seasons. After Knight Riders chased down 200 to win the final against Kings XI Punjab, their captain Gautam Gambhir credited his players for being able to absorb pressure and come up...
Jun
01
Sri Lanka's other power couple
While Kumar Sangakkara has developed into a dominating one-day batsman, Tillakaratne Dilshan has become a reformed dasher. Together they are one-day cricket's form pairing Through the course of life, people move in and out of each others' grasp. They forge alliances, break them, move together and then drift apart. Lifelong bonds are most rewarding, but rare. More often, people make temporary...
Seehwag ball, hit ball
Big game. Doesn't get bigger than this. Except when it does, on Sunday evening. But that's not going to stop Ravi Shastri from bellowing into your living rooms when it's toss time. What do you call it when the Kings take on the Kings? The league games between these two teams had all been about one man. What was it going to be about today? According to Chennai fans, it wasn't going...
Buttler not ready for Tests - Cook
Alastair Cook called Jos Buttler's record hundred "one of the best innings I've seen" as he just failed to carry England to victory at Lord's but then virtually ruled him out of having a chance of making a Test debut back at the same ground in a couple of weeks. Buttler's 74-ball 121 transformed a floundering England chase in the fourth one-day international and they were still in with a chance of...
Emburey reveals skin cancer
John Emburey, the former Middlesex and England spinner, has revealed that he is suffering from a form of skin cancer and has undergone surgery on the condition. He believes being exposed to the sun during his career contributed to the disease developing. "It's the result of playing cricket for so many years, not wearing a hat and not wearing sun cream,'' he said. "When I played, there wasn't the...
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