Sri Lanka had New Zealand tottering on 75 for 4 after play finally got underway in the rain-ravaged second Test.
Worcestershire bowler Joe Leach claimed a hat-trick with the first three balls of his side's Royal London One-Day Cup match against Northamptonshire on Sunday.
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal will miss next week's first Test against India after being diagnosed with pneumonia, dealing a big blow to the hosts ahead of the three-match home series against their neighbours.
The team heard a loud crackle. Then the scream came from Dilshan at the front of the bus. 'Get down.' Jayawardene was hit first; his sock filled with blood. Outside, twelve gunmen blocked the exit. A revealing excerpt from Nicholas Brookes's An Island's Eleven: A History of Cricket in Sri Lanka.
The 25-year-old Yadav, who now has 99 ODI wickets, ended the match with the figures of 3-52.
Sri Lanka suffered a fresh blow due to injury after pace spearhead Nuwan Pradeep was ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing Test series against India in Colombo on Friday.
Fast bowler Lasith Malinga said goodbye to one-day cricket in style as his devastating opening spell helped Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 91 runs on Friday.
List of players who have claimed hat-tricks in the Cricket World Cup.
India won the second One-Day International against South Africa by 22 runs on Wednesday, to draw level (1-1) in the five-match series. Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from the match played in Indore.
India won the second One-Day International against South Africa by 22 runs on Wednesday, to draw level (1-1) in the five-match series. Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from the match played in Indore.
The four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorists were shot dead by Pakistani police in Lahore.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the interesting numbers from Day 1 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo.
Sri Lankan cricket and the island's once-powerful side arrive at the World Cup struggling for form under a newly appointed captain who has played a single One-day international since 2015.
Quality bowling of the opposition is what separates the two pairs, feels former Australian captain Ian Chappell.
Former Sri Lanka pacer Chaminda Vaas predicted that Virat Kohli and his men would reach the semi-finals of the upcoming 2019 World Cup.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the 'Firsts' in IPLs so far...
The off-spinner dismissed Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews with the final ball of his eighth over and returned to send back Nuwan Kulasekara and Tharindu Kaushal with the first two deliveries of his next to achieve the milestone in the first quarter-final of the World Cup.
Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Pradeep has expressed delight at taking the prized scalp of Indian captain Virat Kohli after bagging his maiden five wicket haul in Tests on day two of the series-opener.
Sri Lankan cricketer Dasun Shanaka revisited the Easter Sunday horror, the serial blasts that took place in the country on Sunday, leaving almost 300 people dead and more than 500 injured.
Backing Virat Kohli's five-bowler theory to win Test matches, former batsman Russel Arnold said that the Indian pace attack has the variety to match their Sri Lankan counterparts.
Statistical highlights of the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Motera.
Impressed with India's aggressive brand of cricket in the two Tests so far, former Sri Lanka pacer Chaminda Vaas on Tuesday said that the five-bowler theory is reaping rich results for the young visiting side.
The 35-year-old has been bamboozling batsmen for 15 years now on the international scene and yet still somehow retains the element of surprise.
Inzamam-ul-Haq says the tenure has been the most challenging of his professional career as he was subjected to 'hurtful criticism'
The IPL has produced many, many, memorable moments on the way.
The tri-series in Australia, India's final ODI engagement before the World Cup, gets underway on January 16, says Chandresh Narayanan, casting a fascinating look at the survivors from earlier World Cups.
'It is easy to criticise the fast bowlers, but do they have the support they need to grow as bowlers? No!'
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi produced a brilliant performance with both bat and ball to lead his team to a thumping 126-run victory over West Indies in their first One-day International on Sunday.
Only 5 batsmen have hit a six to take their team to victory when they needed 4 or more off the final ball.
India return to place from where journey to glory began.
England's James Anderson is the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets.
Harbhajan Singh's lackluster performance in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka has put him under pressure.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has warned that his team cannot lower their guard against the Indians despite captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni being rested for the first three ODIs.
Rajneesh Gupta one of the greatest cricketers ever to have played One-Day Internationals.
'I would have loved to win a 50-over World Cup. We had two chances, but we didn't convert them.' 'There are regrets, but not regrets that I will be thinking about for years and years.'
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