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Carey joins Gilchrist, becomes second Australian player with century in As
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
On Friday, Carey accomplished this feat against Sri Lanka during the second Test at Galle. Dominating Sri Lanka spinners, notably Nishan Peiris and Prabath Jayasuriya, Carey scored an attacking 139* in 156 balls, with 13 fours and two sixes to end the second day of the match on a high, hitti
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Prabath Jayasuriya falls just short of world record in dominant series win
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya narrowly missed out on becoming the joint-fastest to reach 100 Test wickets, ending three wickets shy of the record during Sri Lanka's emphatic win over New Zealand in the second Test at Galle.
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"He bowled consistently at one line and length": Prabhat Jayasuriya hails
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Following the win against New Zealand in the second Test at Galle, Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Prabhat Jayasriya heaped praise on his teammate Nishan Peiris after his brilliant performance in the second innings of the Test match.
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Sri Lanka climbs to third in ICC World Test Championship table, boost chan
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Now, Lanka has five wins and four losses in nine Tests. They have a point percentage (PCT) of 55.56 percent, which is not very far from Australia, which sits at second place with a PCT of 62.50 after eight wins, three losses, and a draw in 12 Tests. India is at the top with seven wins, two l
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Prabath, Peiris, Kamindu shine as Sri Lanka registers first series win ove
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Island nation, which lost its series to Kiwis away from home by 2-0 in the 2022-23 season and drew the two-match series at home back in 2019 by 1-1, beat the 2021 ICC World Test Champions by 2-0 and secured their first series win against them since 2009. In these 15 years, they lost t
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Sri Lanka bring in uncapped spinner for 2nd Test against New Zealand after
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Sri Lanka's uncapped offspinner Nishan Peiris has been included in the squad for the second for the final Test against New Zealand after experienced seamer Vishwa Fernando sustained an injury.
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Uncapped Nishan Peiris replaces Akila Dananjaya in Sri Lanka Test team
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 21 (ANI): Uncapped off-spinner Nishan Peiris has been selected by Sri Lanka as a replacement for Akila Dananjaya ahead of their upcoming third Test against England, beginning November 23.
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