Jayawardene century overshadowed by Lara injury
West Indian hopes of qualification for the LG Abans triangular series final were dealt a cruel blow on Saturday at Asgiriya International stadium, Kandy, after a freak collision robbed them of the services of star batsman Brian Lara for the remainder
15-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin
Sri Lanka set to bring in young legs for West Indies game
Sri Lanka are looking to blood their reserve fast bowlers in their Saturday clash with West Indies, whose eyes are focused on their crucial game with Zimbabwe the following day that will decide the second qualifier for the LG Abans triangular series
14-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin
Hooper hails Muralitharan as off-spinner breaks more records
West Indian captain Carl Hooper hailed Muttiah Muralitharan as the world's best spinner after the 29-year-old had equalled Richard Hadlee's world record for the highest number of ten-wicket hauls in the second Janashakthi National Test at Kandy.
27-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin
West Indies rue umpiring blunder in Kandy Test
West Indies were left fuming on Sunday night following the controversial
dismissal of batting superstar Brian Lara which paved the way for Sri Lanka'
s series winning victory in Kandy
25-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin
Sri Lanka seal series after nail-biting finale
Sri Lanka finally ended Kandy jinx on the final tension-strewn day of the
second Janashakthi National Test when they defeated West Indies by 131 runs
in the descending gloom to win this three-Test series
25-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin
West Indians face fight for survival after latest capitulation
The sun finally shone in Kandy, but that did not brighten the mood of the
West
Indian players, who suffered yet another batting collapse; a capitulation
that squashed any faint hopes of squaring this Janashkathi National Test
series and leaves them
24-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin
Rain set to break Kandy jinx
Sri Lanka's Kandy jinx looks set to be broken after a second day marred by
bad weather which is likely to led to a draw in the second match of this
three-Test series
23-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin
Rain slows West Indies advance
Rain before lunch and after tea again slowed West Indies'
efforts to square the three-Test series against Sri Lanka on
the third day of the second cricket Test yesterday
23-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier
First no bowlers and now no play
West Indian hopes of leveling this three-match Test series were dealt
another blow on Thursday when persistent rain washed out two full sessions
at the Asgirya International Stadium in Kandy
22-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin
Honours even after extraordinary first day
The opening day of the crucial second Test at Asgiriya International Stadium
in Kandy ended with honours even on Wednesday despite an extraordinary first
hour in which the West Indies were handicapped by the loss of half their
bowling attack in the
21-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin
West Indian hopes buoyed by superstitious Sri Lanka
West Indies' hopes of staging a comeback in this three-Test series in the
Second Test at Kandy, however unlikely they may seem to the rational
observers in Galle, are being boosted by a much talked about hill-country
curse on the home team
20-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin
Cricket Board changes venues to end Kandy hoodoo
The Sri Lankan cricket board has taken action to stop the much talked about
Kandy "hoodoo" from striking again during the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka
later this year
19-Sep-2001•Sa'adi Thawfeeq
2nd Test, India v Sri Lanka, Statistical Highlights
It was 1558th Test in cricket history
26-Aug-2001•Rajneesh Gupta
India square series after Ganguly heroics
In front of a capacity local crowd who had come to cheer Sri Lanka's
first series victory for 16 months and with his captaincy attracting
increasing criticism, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly finally cast off
the shackles of poor form to guide his side
25-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin
High farce in Kandy leaves Test on a knife edge
Can the hill country folk of Kandy have ever been so richly
entertained
24-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin
West Indies to tour Sri Lanka in November
The West Indies cricket team will arrive in Sri Lanka on the November 1 to
play a three-match Test series and a one-day tri-series, which also involves
Zimbabwe
24-Aug-2001•CricInfo
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 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