Captain Eoin Morgan smashed his second half-century in two games and Adil Rashid took four wickets to help England crush Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the rain-marred third One-Day International on Wednesday.
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A patient half-century by opening batsman Hashim Amla guided South Africa to a consolation 8-wicket victory over struggling Sri Lanka in the Group A encounter at New Delhi on Monday. Chasing a modest target of 121 runs, Amla scored 56 runs off 52 balls to help his team chase down the target with 14 balls remaining. Skipper Faf du Plessis also scored 32 runs off 36 balls, while AB de Villiers hit a brisk 20 off 12 balls.
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Sri Lanka appointed former captain Marvan Atapattu as the team's batting coach for the England tour, which gets underway next month.
His breathtaking knock included a dozen sixes and 13 boundaries as he literally toyed with the opposition bowlers.
Noted physicist Yash Pal and space scientist Roddam Narasimha were among those chosen for this year's second highest civilian honour of Padma Vibhushan while yesteryear cine stars late Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Rahul Dravid were selected for Padma Bhushan.
Axar Patel is summoned as the 15th member of the Indian team due to Ravindra Jadeja's suspension.
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The second One-Day International between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh was abandoned as a no-result after rain allowed only five overs to be bowled on Monday. Sri Lanka, leading 1-0 in the three-match series, were 33 for no wicket off five overs when play was called off.
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath claimed five wickets as Sri Lanka took control of the second and final test against Zimbabwe on day three on Tuesday. The touring side reached the close on 102 for four in their second innings, a lead of 334 runs, after Herath, who opened the bowling, bagged his 27th test five-wicket haul with figures of 5-89. Dimuth Karunaratne (54 not out) and Asela Gunaratne (six not out), who scored a maiden test century in the first innings, will resume on Wednesday as Sri Lanka seek to set a massive target after bowling Zimbabwe out for 272. Seamer Carl Mumba (3-31) was the pick of the home bowlers supported by leg-spinner Graeme Cremer (1-21).
Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga put on a One-day International record 132 runs for the ninth wicket to fire Sri Lanka to a remarkable one-wicket victory over Australia on Wednesday.
In the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers, Australia's Ryan Harris has moved up two places to second following his six wickets against India in the fourth Test at MCG.
Images from the tri-series final between India and Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Saturday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
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Rangana Herath picked up four wickets while spin partner Milinda Siriwardana took three as Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 72 runs on the fifth day of the second and final Test on Monday to win the series 2-0.
Sri Lanka's only tour match before their three-Test series against Australia ended in a draw in Canberra on Saturday when they declared on 396 for six at lunch on day three.
The squads will be trimmed to 15 by the end of this month.
Sri Lanka suffered a big blow with opener Tillakaratne Dilshan being ruled out of the first Test against New Zealand starting in Galle on Saturday as he is yet to recover from his back injury.
Off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been banned from international cricket for an illegal bowling action, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Saturday.
Ajinkya Rahane will be aiming to get his mojo back as India, formidable even without regular skipper Virat Kohli, eye another 'Whitewash' against Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series, starting on Sunday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents interesting statistics from Day 5 in the second Test between India and Sri Lanka.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia, at Pallekele, on Tuesday.
Palak is certain to make the cut for Tokyo Paralympics in women's doubles as she is currently ranked fifth in the world. The top six in the list to be published by International Paralympic Committee will get automatic qualification.
Six Tamil Nadu fishermen were injured on Tuesday when they were allegedly attacked by the Sri Lankan navy which briefly detained 13 others near Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits.
Jos Buttler is still the front-runner to be this IPL's MVP. He still has at least two matches to play and one big knock will win it for him. Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players after the end of the 70 league matches in IPL 2022.
# Virat Kohli has aggregated 275 runs at an average of 91.66, including one hundred and two fifties, in five matches - a tally second best for India in Bangladesh.
Chanaka Welegedara took five wickets and Thilan Samaraweera smashed an unbeaten century as Sri Lanka outclassed India by five wickets in the second One-Day International of the Tri-Nation tournament in Dhaka, on Tuesday. Samaraweera finished unbeaten on a splendid innings of 105 from 106 deliveries, inclusive of 11 boundaries to take Sri Lanka to 283 for five in 48 overs for their second victory in the tournament.
Marvan Atapattu said his team had shown a lot of character to win the fifth ODI
Sri Lanka will need to counter the influence of returning Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq in the second Test, home skipper Mahela Jayawardene said on Friday.
Anuja Patil and Jemimah Rodrigues smashed unbeaten half centuries, taking Indian women to a series-sealing win over hosts Sri Lanka in a rain affected fourth T20 International, in Colombo, on Monday.
Dinesh Chandimal completed a fine century as Sri Lanka continued to hold up England's bid to clinch the series by moving on to 403 for six at lunch on the fourth day of the second test in Durham on Monday. The touring side, crushed in the opening test and bowled out for 101 in the first innings, are six runs ahead in the match after losing only one wicket in the morning session.
The Indian team to play in Sri Lanka will be picked on July 18 while the appeal against Ganguly's ban will be heard on Jul 22.
Thilina Kandamby and Angelo Mathews hit half-centuries to help Sri Lanka recover from a top order collapse and post a respectable 212 against England in a Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, on Friday. Left-hander Kandamby, playing in only his 20th ODI, showed great maturity with a solid knock of 53 from 82 deliveries before he was run out after a misunderstanding with partner Angelo Mathews, who stroked 51 from 70 deliveries.
Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin shared his reaction and also had a message for Kohli.
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 38 runs in the second Test to win the two-match series 1-0.
Sri Lanka cricket board president Mohan de Silva is not to seek re-election, making way for Thilanga Sumathipala to return uncontested for a fifth term in charge.
