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Atapattu appointed captain of SSC

Atapattu appointed captain of SSC

Sri Lankan vice-captain, Marvan Atapattu, has been appointed as the captain of his club, Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC), for the forthcoming domestic season

03-Jul-2001•Rex Clementine

Another sweltering day for players and broadcasters

Another sweltering day for players and broadcasters

Another sweltering day, not just for the players, but also for the disgruntled BBC broadcasters, who had been barred from entering the ground this morning and forced to cover the game from the crumbling ramparts of the old Dutch Fort

23-Feb-2001•Charile Austin

Pakistan humble Sri Lanka to reach the Semis

Pakistan humble Sri Lanka to reach the Semis

They say the most effective way of putting breaks on the opposition's run rate is to take wickets

09-Oct-2000•Mahmood Ahmad

Rain restricted play to only 2.4 overs

Rain restricted play to only 2.4 overs

The match could not commence at the schedule time on account of heavy rain that flooded the ground

30-Jun-2000•Col (Retd) Rafi Nasim

Sri Lanka collapse after a prolific start

The highly famed battery of Pakistan's speedsters and spinners having failed to dislodge the Sri Lanka opening pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu commenced their efforts again

29-Jun-2000•Col (Retd) Rafi Nasim

Pakistan's colorless bowling make Sri Lanka happy

Pakistan's colorless bowling make Sri Lanka happy

The match started at 2.00 pm local time for the ground being unfit to play on account of overnight rain

28-Jun-2000•Col (Retd) Rafi Nasim

Both planning and effort were lacking at Peshawar

Both planning and effort were lacking at Peshawar

The humiliation that tracked our team reaching the apex, Sri Lanka wrapped up with absolute grace, the test series against Pakistan

11-Mar-2000•Col. (Retd) Rafi Nasim

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