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IND-W

221/2

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(20 ov, T:222) 191/6

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179/1

(20 ov, T:180) 147/9

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Captains reflect on reversal of fortunes

After bossing New Zealand around in the Tests, Sri Lanka have been slightly deflated with a loss in momentum resulting from defeats in both Twenty20 contests over the past three days

05-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Vettori thrilled with turnaround

Jesse Ryder's contributions, after being a phantom through the two Tests, had played a big part in putting the smiles back on New Zealand's faces

04-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

A scoop, some pain, and Bond's revenge

Plays of the day for the second Twenty20 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo

04-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Clinical New Zealand seal series

Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder's clinical hitting and Nathan McCullum's teasing offspin were responsible for driving New Zealand to victory and handing Sri Lanka their fourth Twenty20 loss in a row

04-Sep-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter in Colombo

Buoyant New Zealand seek encore

New Zealand snapped their winless streak on tour on Wednesday, and can savour a series victory if they keep their cool on Friday

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

Relieved Vettori praises team work

Having won his first toss of what until this evening had been a disappointing tour, Vettori played a stellar role with the ball to help New Zealand sneak a humdinger at the R Premadasa Stadium

02-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Hand of Kulasekara

Plays of the day for the first Twenty20 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand

02-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Fighting NZ overcome Dilshan blitz

New Zealand put a small part of their tour blues behind them by clinching a thrilling three-run win over Sri Lanka in the first of two Twenty20s at the R Premadasa Stadium

02-Sep-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter in Colombo

We're confident but also wary of NZ - Sangakkara

Leading into the first of two Twenty20s at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, neither Kumar Sangakkara nor Daniel Vettori was overly concerned about their previous T20 encounter

01-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

New Zealand hope Bond return will change fortunes

There is little riding on the outcome of two Twenty20 internationals except perhaps the chance to take an edge into the ensuing 50-over tri-series

01-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Paranavitana fined 50% match fees

Sri Lankan opener Tharanga Paranavitana has been fined 50% of his match fees for violating ICC's Code of Conduct during the second Test against New Zealand in Colombo

31-Aug-2009•Cricinfo staff

Vettori hopes for improved showing on limited-overs leg

Daniel Vettori didn't have a lot to smile about yesterday, but was hoping to start afresh with the two Twenty20s against Sri Lanka after the defeats in the Test matches

31-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Herath no more just support for Murali - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara has said despite the 2-0 series win, the hosts were yet to reach their peak

30-Aug-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at the SSC

Vettori lauds last-ditch effort

The New Zealand captain was obviously disappointed, but found the need to sift through the rubble and take the proverbial positive from defeat

30-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

Herath five-for hands Sri Lanka clean sweep

Sri Lanka had to wait until the 68th over of the day to seal a 2-0 sweep and cement their place at No. 2 in the ICC Test rankings

30-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the SSC

'Two nineties are disappointing, I'll take the runs' - Jayawardene

Just when he looked like getting a hundred in the second innings, Jayawardene put himself into the record books for a reason that left him bittersweet at the end of the day

29-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

Herath sets SL on course for clean sweep

New Zealand began their last innings of this series needing 494 to win or, more realistically, over four-and-a-half sessions to bat out a draw

29-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the SSC

Herath cashes in on opportunity

Rangana Herath believes that he is good enough to hold down a regular spot in the Sri Lankan side in Test cricket as well as the limited-overs forms of the game

28-Aug-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Another day of dominance for SL

Sri Lanka, polished by an unbroken 68-run stand between Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, bolstered their grip on the second Test with a lead of 339 and eight wickets in hand - and two days to go

28-Aug-2009•The Bulletin by Jamie Alter at the SSC

Samaraweera's 2009 dream run continues

The contest veered between bat and ball, dominating certain passages, but, at the end of the day, New Zealand had their backs firmly to the wall

27-Aug-2009•Jamie Alter at the SSC

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