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There is no value in grabbing pole position if you don't go on to win the race

Sri Lanka's impressive start to the Coca Cola Champions Trophy continued tonight at the CBFS Stadium in Sharjah, with an overwhelming victory over a lacklustre Zimbabwe side

Zimbabwe, thanks to a splendid unbeaten 120 by Andy Flower and his unbroken fifth wicket partnership of 153 runs off 26 overs with DP Viljoen (63) made a superb recovery in their Coca Cola Champions Trophy match against Sri Lanka at Sharjah on

Sri Lanka scored their second win in successive days in the Coca Cola Champions Trophy match at Sharjah on Saturday

Sachin Tendulkar's 26th one day international century was the highlight of a generally lacklustre Indian innings in the opening game of the Coca Cola Champions Trophy against Sri Lanka at Sharjah on Friday

In spite of a ton from Sachin Tendulkar, the target set by India was too small on a slow track which was playing true

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

An opening stand of 90 between Saeed Anwar and Imran Nazir set Pakistan up for a semi-final berth in the ICC KnockOut tournament as last year's World Cup finalists cantered after a winning target of 195 on Sunday

Sri Lanka lost a succession of key top-order wickets as they reached 108 for five after 25 overs in their ICC KnockOut quarter-final against Pakistan at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday

Pakistan swept into the semi-finals of the ICC KnockOut tournament on the back of an assured century from Saeed Anwar as Sri Lanka were brushed aside by nine wickets at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday

Pakistan gave themselves an excellent chance of reaching the ICCC KnockOut semi-finals by restricting Sri Lanka to a moderate total of 194 in their quarter-final clash at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday

Saeed Anwar had a word with batting partner Yousuf Youhana moments before he hit the six which gave him a century and took Pakistan to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the ICC KnockOut 2000 quarter-final at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat on a cool and overcast morning in their ICC KnockOut quarter-final match against Pakistan at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday

The hard-hitting opening batsmen Gunawardane scored his first one-day century as the favorites Sri Lanka, batting first, piled up 287 for 6 to beat the West Indies by a margin of 108 runs in the pre-quarterfinal of the ICC KnockOut

The West Indies seemed to be headed for an early return to the Caribbean as their top order collapsed against Sri Lanka in the second preliminary match of the ICC KnockOut 2000 tournament at the Gymkhana Club Ground on Wednesday

Sri Lanka established themselves as realistic contenders for the ICC KnockOut 2000 title with a thumping 108-run victory over the West Indies in the second preliminary round match at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Wednesday

The West Indies won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in the second preliminary round match of the ICC KnockOut 2000 tournament at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club club on Tuesday

Aviska Gunawardena rode his luck all the way to a robust century as Sri Lanka posted a challenging total of 287 for six against the West Indies in the second preliminary match in the ICC KnockOut 2000 tournament at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on

It's a long way from the Caribbean to Kenya for just one match

Aviska Gunawardena and Mahela Jayawardena steadied a wobbly Sri Lankan start against the West Indian new ball with a confident third-wicket partnership in the second preliminary round match in the ICC KnockOut 2000 tournament at the Nairobi Gymkhana