Sri Lanka tour of India, 2006/07 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com

Ganguly happy with World Cup preparations

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:05:47 GMT

Sourav Ganguly was satisfied with both his own form and the form of the Indian team after their seven-wicket win at Visakhapatnam

'We played some poor cricket today' - Jayawardene

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:48:06 GMT

Mahela Jayawardene had no excuses after a shoddy performance with both bat and ball that cost Sri Lanka the chance to win a bilateral series in India for the first time.

Ganguly breaks his wicket drought

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:58:02 GMT

Stats highlights from the fourth ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam

Yuvraj and Sehwag allay some fears

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:16:33 GMT

Virender Sehwag's poor form and Yuvraj Singh's failures since returning from injury were both concerns ahead of this game, but both men struck form and eased some of India's main worries ahead of the flight to the Caribbean

Yuvraj powers India to series win

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:19:53 GMT

A thunderous 33-ball half-century set the tone for the run-chase before a calm middle-order partnership steered India home to a memorable 2-1 series win ahead of their departure for the World Cup in eleven days' time.

Series set for rampaging decider

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:45:31 GMT

In the middle of a forest area, with panthers lurking in the neighboring jungles, India and Sri Lanka will hope for a rampaging finish to their World Cup preparations

Tendulkar out and Pathan doubtful for final ODI

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:28:44 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar will not take part in the final one-dayer against Sri Lanka at Vishakapatnam owing to minor back stiffness

Doordarshan to telecast fourth ODI live

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:14:24 GMT

The final one-day international between India and Sri Lanka, at Visakhapatnam, on Saturday will be telecast live on Doordarshan following a Delhi high court directive to Nimbus Communication to provide live feed

Dravid hails 'brilliant' Zaheer

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:39:01 GMT

Rahul Dravid was glad that his move to bat at No.5 came off, a position from where he could control the innings

Buckling down when it counts

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:04:25 GMT

For India to successfully chase one of those tricky in-between totals against a team that are acknowledged masters of the slow choke was especially creditable

Dravid joins the 10,000 club

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:54:46 GMT

The landmark came in a characteristically low-key manner, with a drive to long-on for a single, as Rahul Dravid became only the sixth player to get to 10,000 runs in one-day internationals

Zaheer five helps India level series

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:30:46 GMT

Zaheer's Khan 5 for 42, his best figures in one-dayers, kept Sri Lanka down to 230 before Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni propelled India past the target to level the series in the third one-dayer at Goa

Pathan, Sreesanth, Kumble ruled out of third ODI

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:47:58 GMT

Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth and Anil Kumble will miss the third one-dayer against Sri Lanka to be played in Margao tomorrow

Slow over-rate costs Sri Lanka

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:54:16 GMT

Sri Lanka have been fined for a slow over-rate during their five-run win over India in the second ODI at Rajkot on Sunday

Vaas and Murali return for World Cup

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:37:14 GMT

Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan returned to the fray as Sri Lanka retained the bulk of their 15-man squad currently touring India, for the World Cup

Sehwag and Pathan included in squad

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:32:17 GMT

India's national selectors announced that the same 15 players who formed the squad for the Rajkot one-dayer would travel to the West Indies for the forthcoming World Cup

'I wouldn't say we were complacent' - Dravid

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:01:27 GMT

Rahul Dravid did not single out any particular moment where the second one-day international against Sri Lanka was lost, but instead felt India needed one batsman to play a big innings and that just did not happen

A first for Tendulkar, and matchwinner Sangakkara

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:21:16 GMT

Cricinfo looks at the stats highlights from the Rajkot ODI between India and Sri Lanka

Combinations will be crucial

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:07:11 GMT

Sri Lanka gave ample warning of just how dangerous a one-day team they are, and the importance of proper combinations, pulling off a tightly-fought but superbly executed win over India.

Sangakkara powers Sri Lanka to thrilling win

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:32:11 GMT

Sri Lanka kept their nerve to eke out a thrilling five-run win at Rajkot and take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series