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Architect of 1998 Test win at Oval, Sri Lanka interim coach Jayasuriya com
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Sri Lanka's interim head coach, Sanath Jayasuriya, compared their two famous Test wins against England at The Oval. While comparing the two victories, the former batting maestro pointed out their recent success came in "tough conditions."
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Sri Lanka batter Dimuth Karunaratne joins elite company of Sangakkara, Jay
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Dimuth Karunaratne etched his name into the history books after becoming just the fourth batter for Sri Lanka to score 7,000 runs in the Tests.
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"The last few years have been...": Joe Root after England's series win aga
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A fine century by Pathum Nissanka and an inspired effort by Sri Lankan bowlers in the second innings helped Sri Lanka secure an eight-wicket win against England in the third Test at The Oval on Monday. With this win, the three-match series ends in favour of England with a scoreline of 2-1. T
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Tamil Nadu: Fishermen, villagers stage 1-day hunger strike in Thoothukudi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The fishermen community and the villagers in Tharuvaikulam of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district staged a one-day hunger strike on Monday demanding the release of 22 fishermen "arrested" by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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England batter Ollie Pope pleased to "deal with noise" after lean-patch wi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
England's stand-in Test captain, Ollie Pope, is pleased to "deal with the noise" that has raised concern over his underwhelming set of performances.
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Gus Atkinson rested for Australia ODIs at home, ECB announces replacement
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Olly Stone, who recently played two Tests against Sri Lanka at home, has been roped in as Atkinson's replacement in the squad.
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"One of the happiest moments of my career...": SL skipper Dhananjaya after
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A fine century by Pathum Nissanka and an inspired effort by Sri Lankan bowlers in the second innings helped Sri Lanka secure an eight-wicket win against England in the third Test at The Oval on Monday. With this win, the three-match series ends in favour of England with a scoreline of 2-1. T
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Nissanka joins elite company of Bradman, Greenidge, Smith following Sri La
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Nissanka accomplished this feat during the third Test against England at The Oval. After a fine half-century in the first innings, Nissanka smashed an unbeaten 127 in 124 balls, with 13 fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 102 in the run-chase of 219 runs.
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England clinch series, but Sri Lanka shine in WTC standings after 3rd Test
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Sri Lanka reaped the rewards of their historic win over England at the Kennington Oval in the third Test, and it reflected in their improved standing in the World Test Championship standings.
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Nissanka's ton guides Sri Lanka to first win in England after 10 years, Th
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
With this win, the three-match series ends in favour of England with a scoreline of 2-1. This is also Sri Lanka's fourth win at England and their first in the country in 10 years. This is also the highest successful run chase by an Asian country in England, outdoing Pakistan's chase of 180 r
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'I don't know, to be dead honest,' says Walter on De Kock's T20I future wi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
De Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket back in 2021 and moved on from ODIs as well after a brilliant ICC Cricket World Cup in India last year, in which he scored four centuries and took South Africa to the semis. After playing some fine knocks in Proteas' runners-up finish to Ind
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"Ollie Pope is in danger of becoming Joe Root's polar opposite": Ian Chapp
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Pope, who is the stand-in captain for England in the three-match series against Sri Lanka in the absence of regular skipper Ben Stokes, is under scrutiny for his poor batting show in the series. He has scored just 191 runs in six innings at an average of 31.83. But the bulk of his runs have
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