Cricket News | Cricket Updates | Match Report

Matches (17)

CPL (2)

ENG vs SA (1)

WCPL (1)

UAE Tri-Series (1)

ZIM vs SL (1)

Duleep Trophy (2)

County DIV1 (5)

County DIV2 (4)

STKNP

149/6

GAW

(18.3/20 ov, T:150) 129/7

null

Schedule Table Series

ENG

414/5

(20.5/50 ov, T:415) 72

null

Schedule Report Series

Home

Cricket News

Malinga's world record inspires alma mater

Lasith Malinga's world-record four wickets in four balls against South Africa during the World Cup has inspired his former school, Mahinda College in Galle

31-May-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Ponting ready for Sri Lanka's rested bowlers

Ricky Ponting insists Australia are ready for Sri Lanka's veteran bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas in Saturday's World Cup final in Barbados

26-Apr-2007•AFP

Malinga helps batsmen prepare for Tait

Sri Lanka's experience of facing Lasith Malinga should help their batsmen deal with Shaun Tait's slinging action, according to the coach Tom Moody

15-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

A dress rehearsal for the final?

Monday's match in Grenada features the two teams that most observers agree are best-equipped to win the World Cup - Australia, the runaway favourites, and Sri Lanka, the romantics' choice

15-Apr-2007•The Preview by Andrew Miller in Grenada

Malinga ruled out of Australia game

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga is doubtful for the World Cup Super Eights match against champions Australia, according to team manager Michael Tissera

13-Apr-2007

Malinga could have played - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene remains confident that Lasith Malinga's ankle injury is not serious, saying the fast bowler could have played against New Zealand but was rested as a precautionary measure

13-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Two worthy winners press their claims

If there had been a pre-tournament poll of matches to whet the appetite, it's a safe bet that New Zealand against Sri Lanka - two nations overshadowed to the point of parody by brasher neighbours - would not have set many pulses racing

12-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Grenada

Malinga ruled out of New Zealand game

Lasith Malinga, the World Cup's equal leading wicket-taker, has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's match against New Zealand on Thursday with a grade two tear in his left ankle

11-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Uncertain England once again underprepared

Forget Ireland and Bangladesh. If England manage to get it together tomorrow against Sri Lanka, it really will be the shock of the tournament

03-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Antigua

'We never had a chance' - Jayawardene

Failure to capitalise on what were virtual home conditions for Sri Lanka left their captain Mahela Jayawardene frustrated though not disheartened after a classic finish in a classic match

29-Mar-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya

Malinga's hat-trick and South Africa's edge

The plays of the day in South Africa v Sri Lanka, Super Eights, Guyana, March 28, 2007

28-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Guyana

Batsmen to be wary of Malinga's new-ball threat

Malinga picked up six wickets - three each - in Sri Lanka's two games at the World Cup so far. All three of his wickets against Bermuda came in the first eight overs - two off consecutive balls. Against Bangladesh he picked up his first two wickets inside

23-Mar-2007•Cricinfo staff

Bermuda have 'wonderful experience' in huge loss

Irvine Romaine looks at the bright side of Bermuda's heavy defeat to Sri Lanka

16-Mar-2007•Cricinfo staff

In-form players will make the difference: Moody

Tom Moody, Sri Lanka's coach, has singled out Upul Tharanga, Chamara Silva and Lasith Malinga as key members of Sri Lanka's World Cup campaign

04-Mar-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

India will take some beating - Ranatunga

Arjuna Ranatunga believes India, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand will be the semi-finalists

03-Mar-2007•Arjuna Ranatunga

Vaas and Murali return for World Cup

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

12-Feb-2007•Cricinfo staff

Head to head

There will be interesting individual battles within the main battle as both India and Sri Lanka do their homework and try to home in on perceived weaknesses.

07-Feb-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

SL seamers shred New Zealand

Sri Lanka's pace bowlers, galvanised by a supremely skilful spell of left-arm swing bowling from Chaminda Vaas, overpowered New Zealand to level the series 2-2 with one game to play

06-Jan-2007•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Silva powers Sri Lankan lead

Powered by Chamara Silva's second half-century in this Test, Sri Lanka overcame a top-order wobble to finish the second day in the driving seat with a sizeable 363-run lead

15-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Tharanga ton puts Sri Lankans in command

Boosted by a sound performance by their seamers, Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya put the Sri Lankans in a strong position against Otago at the University Oval in Dunedin

02-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

11 12 13 14 15

Showing 241 - 260 of 296