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India slump to third successive defeat

India's hopes of winning the Coca-Cola Cup in Sri Lanka were dealt a crushing blow at the Premadasa International Stadium on Thursday when the Clear Black Caps defeated them by 67 runs

26-Jul-2001•Charlie Austin

India must bridge gap between performance and potential

Winless in the series so far, a young but talented Indian side will have to get their act together when they take on New Zealand in their third league match of the Coca-Cola Cup tri-series in Colombo on Thursday to stay in the reckoning for the final

25-Jul-2001

Sri Lankan middle order bursts back to life

Sri Lanka's under performing middle order burst back to life at the Premadasa International Stadium today, as the home side completed a five-wicket victory against New Zealand in the fourth match of the Coca Cola Cup

25-Jul-2001•Charlie Austin

It's a good feeling to get back to form after a rough time: Russel Arnold

Man of the match in the fourth game of the Coca Cola Cup, Russel Arnold not only guided his team to victory but also returned to form, which has eluded him in the recent past

25-Jul-2001•Rex Clementine

Happy to be back and keen to improve - Suresh Perera.

Suresh Perera, the promising fast bowler tipped as a player who can turn out to be the great all-rounder Sri Lanka lusts after, justified his selection to the senior team by winning the man of the match award in the game against India on Sunday

24-Jul-2001•Rex Clementine

Indian players in Lanka safe, security tightened

Security at the hotel, where the Indian and New Zealand cricketers are staying in Colombo, has been further tightened after a group of LTTE rebels attacked the Katunayake military airbase, adjoining the International airport in Colombo early today

24-Jul-2001

Mahela Jayawardene: Pitch conditions necessitate a change in approach

The first three matches of the Coca-Cola Cup have been won by the side batting first and this has attracted plenty of discussion

24-Jul-2001•Mahela Jayawardene

Sri Lankan board assures team safety after security threat

The Sri Lankan cricket board confirmed this morning that the Coca Cola Cup would not be disrupted by the pre-dawn attack on an Air Force Base by the Tamil Tigers

24-Jul-2001•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan takes on the Turbanator

Muttiah Muralitharan has returned to Sri Lanka after his second season in Lancashire with a point to prove

24-Jul-2001•Charlie Austin

Can't rule out India's chances, says de Mel

Former Sri Lankan fast bowler Asantha de Mel is of the opinion that the Sri Lankans have the best side in the ongoing Coca-Cola Cup tri series in Colombo

24-Jul-2001•Staff Reporter

NZ put security concerns aside as they take on Lanka

Cricket was pushed into the background by security fears for the second time in a week today by the news that Tamil Tiger cadres had launched a pre-dawn attack on an Air Force base located just 30 km north of Colombo

24-Jul-2001•Charlie Austin

Lankan police gives new twist to Indian defeat

India lost their Coca-Cola Cup tri series match to hosts Sri Lanka on Sunday because anti-government activists invaded the pitch, a court heard on Monday

24-Jul-2001

Confident New Zealand look to booking berth in final

The New Zealanders are back in the nets preparing for their first match of the second round of the Coca Cola Cup against Sri Lanka at the Premadasa Stadium which will be played on Wednesday

24-Jul-2001•Rex Clementine

So far so good for Lanka

Dav Whatmore National Coach Two wins out of two and Sri Lanka are well placed to reach the finals even though our performance with the bat has not been up to our normal high standards

24-Jul-2001•Dav Whatmore

3rd Match, India v Sri Lanka, Coca Cola Cup, Statistical Highlights

It was the 1737th ODI in cricket history

23-Jul-2001•Rajneesh Gupta

Tendulkar's absence seems to have affected the team's planning

The difference the absence of just one player can make

22-Jul-2001•Partab Ramchand

2nd Match, India v New Zealand, Coca Cola Cup, Statistical Highlights

It was the 1736th ODI in cricket history

22-Jul-2001•Rajneesh Gupta

Sri Lanka prevail in nerve jangling finale

Sri Lanka defeated India by six runs in the tension racked Premadasa International Stadium tonight in a game that could have swung either way and was only settled in the final nerve jangling over of the game

22-Jul-2001•Charlie Austin

If we can't chase 222 we are asking for trouble: Saurav Ganguly

A disappointed Sourav Ganguly blamed his batsman for their second consecutive loss in the Coca Cola Cup at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

22-Jul-2001•Rex Clementine

Indian win was vital if we are to win Sri Lankan tournament

We are one and one after the first two games but I know everyone in the team would have thought we are very unlucky not to be unbeaten at this stage of the Coca-Cola Cup

21-Jul-2001•Daniel Vettori

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