Political games keep heads rolling
Political games in cricket have begun raging high at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) headquarters and sources said that the head of a top Twenty20 World Cup official is about to be chopped, apparently from a blow out of the blue. World T20 Security Co-ordinator Shane Dullewa is likely to be removed from his post soon, [...]
Kandy Youths CC in easy 94-run win
Kandy Youths Cricket Club powered by a brilliant 122 with 3 sixes and 10 fours by Harsha Wedikkara scored a 94-run win over Bloomfield Cricket Club, Kandy, in their Sri Lanka Cricket Inter Club Division Three cricket tournament match played at Akurana yesterday. Harsha Wedikkara was associated in a fourth wicket stand of 149 with [...]
Five Indian players suspended on corruption allegations
Five uncapped Indian cricketers have been provisionally suspended following allegations of corruption in the lucrative Indian Premier League, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Tuesday. The Indian cricket board has also ordered a probe into the accusations, made by a local television channel. “The president BCCI has immediately appointed Ravi Sawani (former head of [...]
Daredevils won by 5 wickets
Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets in an IPL tournament match played at Delhi on Tuesday. Kings XI 136 for 8 in 20 overs (David Hussey 40*, Mandeep Singh 21, Umesh Yadav 3 for 21, Varun Aaron 2 for 19) Delhi 140 for 5 wicketsin 19 overs D (Mahela Jayawardene 56, Naman [...]
Jayasuriya not paid after a match in Toronto
A group of international cricketers say that they are still waiting for due payments after participating in a marquee event held at Toronto. The event took place at Toronto’s Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon and saw two teams made up of international players. Billed as a way to promote cricket in Canada and Canada to [...]
St. John’s Panadura wins U-19 div III title
St. John's College, Panadura, emerged winners in the Under 19 Division III Inter Schools Cricket tournament as they beat Veluwana MV by 171 runs at at Ananda Sasthralaya College grounds, on Tuesday. The tournament was conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and Masscom Limited. St. John’s Panadura 259 all out in 49.5 overs (Sasindu [...]
Believing in self-realisation
“It is important for the players and the officials to safeguard the primacy of Test cricket, which I believe is still the No. 1 format that really tests the character and class of any cricketer,” says Kumar Sangakkara in a chat with V.V. Subrahmanyam. Whether on the field or off it, he has class written [...]
Sri Lanka cricket confirms sev agreement for SLPLT 20
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed its agreement with Somerset Entertainment Ventures (SEV) for the forthcoming Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) T20 cricket tournament scheduled to be held in mid-august in Colombo and Pallekele at a press briefing held at the SLC auditorium yesterday. SLC President Upali Dharmadasa speaking to the media said that the agreement [...]
Chennai beat Kolkata by 5 wickets
Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets in an IPL tournament match played at Kolkata on Monday. Kolkata 158 for 6 in 20 overs (Gautam Gambhir 62, Brendon McCullum 37, Shadab Jakati 2 for 26) Chennai 160 for 5 in 20 overs (Michael Hussey 56, Murali Vijay 36, Sunil Narine 2 for [...]
Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers by 5 wickets
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets against Royal Challengers in an IPL match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore On Monday. Royal Challengers Bangalore 171 for 6 in 20 Overs (Mayank Agarwal 64 n.o, Tilakaratne Dilshan 47, Saurabh Tiwary 21) Mumbai Indians 173 for 5 in 19.4 Overs (Ambati Rayudu 81 n.o, Kieron [...]
Cricket official questioned and released in London
An Official of the Sri Lanka women’s Cricket team, which was returning from West Indies after the tour, was questioned at the Heathrow Airport officials over a Passport issue. This questioning prevented him from accompanying the team on its return to the island. The official who holds a big position at SLC however has [...]
17 cricketers awarded central contracts
Seventeen players have been awarded central contracts by Sri Lanka Cricket for the year 2012-2013, where only five of them have been included in the top category. Mahela Jayawardane, Kumar Sangakkara, T.M. Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera and Lasith Malinga have been selected in the top category. It's not yet clear whether Lasith Malinga is willing to [...]
32 Coaches for 25 districts
Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed 32 District Coaches for the existing 25 districts in the country. District Coaches Eastern Province Batticaloa K. Anverdeen Trincomalee Mangala Dharmasena Northern Province Killinochchi/ Mulativu Kanagaradaran Vavunia/ Mannar Jeyakumaran Jaffna Lakshitha Herath Uva Province Badulla Priyantha Weragala Ampara Wasantha Kumara Monaragala Kasun Maduranga North Central [...]
Ten Provincial Coaches for nine provinces
Despite being severely criticized by its own officials few months ago, Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed 10 Provincial Coaches for the nine Provinces in the country. Western Province has divided into four and Provincial Coach has been appointed for each zone. Provincial Coaches Eastern Province Manjula Karunaratne Northern Province Ravindra Pushpakumara Uva Province Chaminda Kodikara [...]
Kings XI won by 4 wickets
Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers by 4 wickets in an IPL tournament match played at Mohali on Sunday Deccan Chargers 190 for 4 in 20 overs (Shikar Dhawan 71, Cameron White 67 n.o, Azhar Mahamod 2 for 39) Kings XI 194 for 6 in 20 overs (David Hussey 65 n.o, Azhar Mahamod 31, Dale [...]
Off colour Matthews cannot prevent defeat
Angelo Matthews claimed one wicket for 29 and scored only 23 runs while Rajasthan Royals beat Pune Warriors by 45 runs in an IPL match played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur On Sunday. Despite placed sixth in the points table, with 14 points, Royals shy of mere 4 points from the table leaders Delhi Daredevils [...]
Chennai won by 9 wickets
Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Daredevils by 9 wickets in an IPL tournament match played at Chennai on Saturday. Delhi 114 for 5 in 20 overs (Yogesh Nagar 43 n.o, Venugopal Rao 27, Ben Hilfinhaus 3 for 27) Chennai 115 for 1 in 15.2 overs (Murali Vijay 48, MIchael Hussey 38)
Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs
Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in an IPL match played at at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Mumbai Indians 182 for 1 in 20 Overs (Rohit Sharma 109 n.o, Herschelle Gibbs 66 n.o) Kolkata Knight Riders 155 for 4 in 20 Overs (Jacques Kallis 79, Yusuf Pathan 40 n.o, Manoj Tiwary [...]
Sri Lanka drops plan to host Pak-Australia series
Sri Lanka has dropped plans to host a limited overs series between Pakistan and Australia in August as it clashes with the island's Premier League, Pakistani cricket officials said Saturday. "It's disappointing," Pakistan Cricket Board's chief operating officer, Subhan Ahmed, told AFP. "Initially the SLC (Sri Lankan Cricket) offered to host the series and we [...]
Kamran, Razzaq disappointed at Pakistan snub
Snubbed Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal and allrounder Abdul Razzaq Friday expressed disappointment at being continuously left out of the national team, asking selectors for their reasons. Pakistan Thursday announced three separate squads for next month's tour of Sri Lanka, but Kamran and Razzaq were not selected in any of the squads. Kamran said he was [...]
