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Fast bowlers tighten Sri Lanka's grip on Kandy Test

Sri Lanka's grip on this three-Test series tightened after an industrious performance by their fast bowlers and poor umpiring secured them a useful first innings lead at Asgiriya International Stadium today

23-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Jayawardene: It was one of my best knocks

Sri Lankan middle order batsman Mahela Jayawardene rated his hundred against India today very highly, "It was one of my best hundreds

22-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

India show fight but Jayawardene saves Sri Lanka

Most sensible commentators interpreted Sourav Ganguly's pre-match claims that "morale was good" and that "there was no reason to be down" as a valiant but forlorn attempt to save an injury ravaged team from total combustion

22-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka coach throws support behind reported bowler

Sri Lankan coach Dav Whatmore threw his support behind fast bowling allrounder Suresh Perera, who was reported for having a suspect action in the Galle Test, after Sri Lanka's final practice before the second Test in Kandy

21-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka aim to break Kandy bogey in second Test

For Sri Lanka this is familiar territory - a thumping victory in Gallefollowed by a series winning opportunity in the hills of Kandy

21-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Russel Arnold: India's negativity cost them dear

We went into the Galle Test with a psychological edge and full of confidence

21-Aug-2001•Russel Arnold

Champs India in Pool I of Under-19 World Cup

New Zealand will host cricket's under-19 World Cup in January, 2002 New Zealand Cricket said in Wellington on Monday

21-Aug-2001

Dav Whatmore: We now have to be ruthless

We have been down this road before - one nil up with two Test matches to play after an emphatic victory in Galle

20-Aug-2001•Dav Whatmore

Can the Indians do the comeback trick again?

As the Indians seek to leave behind their 10-wicket mauling in the first Test in Galle, recent history is what they must be looking at to provide them confidence for making a come-back into the three-Test series

20-Aug-2001

ACC approves points system for ATC

The Dawn newspaper in Pakistan reported on Monday that the ACC has approved the points system recommended by its technical committee comprising Sunil Gavaskar (India), Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan), Asantha De Mel (Sri Lanka) and Gazi Ashraf (Bangladesh)

20-Aug-2001

1st Test, India v Sri Lanka, Statistical Highlights

It was the 1555th Test match in cricket history

20-Aug-2001•Rajneesh Gupta

Dilhara Fernando - a new headache for India

As if Sanath Jayasuriya and Muthiah Muralitharan were not enough, India now have to contend with the firepower of Dilhara Fernando too in the next two Tests

19-Aug-2001

Sri Lankan fast bowler reported for suspect action

Suresh Perera, the Sri Lanka fast-medium bowler, has been reported for asuspect bowling action by umpire Steve Bucknor to International CricketCouncil (ICC) match referee Cammie Smith, according to a Sri Lanka cricketboard release on Saturday.This is

18-Aug-2001•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka name unchanged squad for Second Test

The Sri Lankan selectors have named an unchanged 16-man squad for the Second Test against India in Kandy which starts Wednesday

18-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka go one-up in series with thumping 10-wicket win

This morning, the sturdy ramparts of the Galle Fort were bedecked with red flags in preparation for a radical political rally this evening

17-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Borde blames bowlers for dismal performance

While the batsmen failed to put up a decent score in either innings, selection committee chairman Chandu Borde chose to attack the bowlers for India's humiliating 10-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle on Friday

17-Aug-2001

India will come back from defeat: Ganguly

After a humiliating loss, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly came up with some brave words and predicted that India would come back into the three-Test series against Sri Lanka just as they did against the mighty Australians earlier this year

17-Aug-2001

Jayasuriya: We played hard right from the start

Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya was delighted after his side convincingly beat India by 10 wickets in the Galle Test

17-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

Wright: The first evening was crucial

Indian coach John Wright singled out the happenings on the first evening as the turning point in the first Test against Sri Lanka which India lost by 10 wickets early Friday morning

17-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

Lanka, Pakistan A teams to play in India in November

The Sri Lankan A and Pakistan A teams will play a triangular one-day series in India in November, according to former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Raj Singh Dungarpur

17-Aug-2001

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