Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st T20: Sri Lanka escape in heart-racing finish

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Perera was named Man of the Match for his sparkling half-century

Sri Lanka opening batsman Kusal Perera hammered an entertaining half-century as his side escaped with a two-run win in a heart-racing last ball showdown against Bangladesh in the first Twenty20 International in Chittagong.

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Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka go 2-0 up despite rain interruptions

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Chandimal’s ODI captaincy record now reads two wins and zero losses

After hammering South Africa by 180 runs in the first ODI, in which wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara recorded his career-best score of 169, Sri Lanka continued their winning ways, beating the Proteas by 17 runs, despite the rain interruptions.

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Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1st ODI: Kumar Sangakkara tortures South Africa with career-best 169

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Sangakkara single-handedly knocked out South Africa

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara stole the show during this match and looked to be in formidable touch as he recorded a career-best 169 runs against South Africa to hand Sri Lanka a crushing 180-run victory and a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

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Champions Trophy 2013 11th Match: England continue to Cook up winning recipe

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Cook effectively crushed New Zealand’s hopes of making it to the semi-finals

England found themselves within touching distance of the semi-finals after captain Alastair Cook’s blistering innings of 64 pretty much knocked New Zealand out of the running, despite a lone effort by Kane Williamson. 

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