Jamie Alter

Dilshan and Mendis drub South Africa in rain-hit game

Led by a blazing century from Tillakaratne Dilshan, the world's No. 5 team started their Champions Trophy campaign in fine style by beating the top-ranked side

22-Sep-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Harbhajan ensures India's cup overflows

Two rapturous celebrations by Harbhajan Singh told the story this evening. The first was when he bowled Thilina Kandamby, the second when he sealed India's first finals win in Sri Lanka this decade

14-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

The old rush

Sachin Tendulkar's 134 in Sharjah in 1998 set the bar for his centuries in a one-day final, but damned if today's effort doesn't at least nip at its skirts

14-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

We're not out for revenge - Sangakkara

Sri Lanka surrendered their last two home series to India but scored an emphatic victory on Saturday, one that left Sangakkara pleased at the way the team had shaped up

13-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

India look to break finals jinx

India's inability to win when it matters is infamous, and tomorrow's final is a step towards setting things right

13-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Chastened India seek quick turnaround

Sri Lanka are boosted by the return of Muttiah Muralitharan and should be fielding their strongest side which means an Indian team missing the experience of three big-match players will have its work cut out to be competitive

13-Sep-2009•The Preview by Jamie Alter in Colombo

India flummoxed by Mathews

Repeatedly pitching the ball just short of a length and getting the odd one to sit up alongside crafty cutters, Mathews ran riot

12-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

A tale of two left-handers

Driven by desperation, and fuelled by self-belief, Sanath Jayasuriya and Thilina Kandamby, in their own way, made their statement

12-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

Mathews demolishes feeble India

India's stay at No. 1 in the ICC rankings lasted all of 24 hours. Sri Lanka reasserted their superiority at home, scoring 307, and then strangled wickets at regular intervals to completely rout India in the dress rehearsal for Monday's final

12-Sep-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

Depleted India show few signs of weakness

For a depleted India to successfully chase a total which, given the reputation this venue has, was one of those awkward in-between targets was creditable

11-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

New Zealand reflect on disappointing tour

The most vivid impression they have left through the tour is of an incongruent bunch of individuals, just not entirely with it when they take the field

11-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

Nehra shapes up for big role

One of the key figures today was Ashish Nehra, whose bowling performance was further indication that he has rediscovered his form

11-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

Yuvraj and Nehra knock New Zealand out

India stumbled in pursuit of 156 under lights but MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina kept cool heads to steer them to a six-wicket win with 57 deliveries to spare and with it move to No. 1 in the ICC's ODI rankings

11-Sep-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

Dhoni backs flexible line-up to fill Gambhir void

Part of Dhoni's method since taking over the captaincy has been to experiment with his batting line-up. With Gambhir out, he has to do it again

10-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

New Zealand under pressure to stay afloat

10-Sep-2009•The Preview by Jamie Alter in Colombo

Butler bounces back

He's gone from young fast bowler to injury casualty to allrounder. Now Ian Butler's back to the big time, and he's still got time on his side

10-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter

Moles demands consistency

Andy Moles, New Zealand's coach, has called his side "a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde team" after they let Sri Lanka off the hook, allowing the home side to recover from 69 for 5 to 216

08-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Samaraweera shows off his one-day skills

He chose a crucial time to score his maiden ODI century, and did so in a manner that confirmed he has turned a corner in his stop-start career

08-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

New Zealand crumble to Sri Lankan pace

A batting masterpiece and a fast-bowling barrage. It isn't often that a team can combine both of those forces in one night, but Sri Lanka had all of that going for them and more

08-Sep-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter

Teams look to iron out one-day glitches

Sri Lanka and New Zealand still have a few experiments to complete and players to evaluate in their last chance before the Champions Trophy

07-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

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