Akila Dananjaya finished with figures of 5-24 off five overs
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Akila Dananjaya and Rangana Herath etched their names in the record books as they spearheaded Sri Lanka’s 215-run win over Bangladesh on the third day in Dhaka.
Suranga Lakmal has been named vice-captain of the Test team
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Pace bowler Suranga Lakmal has been named as Sri Lanka’s new Test vice-captain ahead of the two-match series against Bangladesh, which begins on January 31.
Babar Azam made his sixth ODI century
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Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik scored 103 and 81 respectively as Pakistan took down Sri Lanka by 83 runs in the first ODI in Dubai.
Akila Dananjaya took career-best figures of 6-54, but it was not enough to lead his side to victory
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India looked down and out following Akila Dananjaya’s unbelievable six-wicket haul, but pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni came to the rescue and led their side to a spectacular three-wicket win in the second ODI in Pallekele.
Zimbabwe are ecstatic after winning the series 3-2
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History was made when Zimbabwe defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets in the fifth ODI in Hambantota on Monday.
Chandimal won’t represent Sri Lanka in their first two ODIs against Zimbabwe
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Sri Lanka have dropped batsman Dinesh Chandimal for the first two ODIs of the upcoming five-match series against Zimbabwe.
Ahmed is the most experienced out of all five bowlers
In a bid to win this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) the Chennai Super Kings have bolstered their bowling department by signing five uncapped Indian bowlers.
Maxwell was the lone millionaire amongst all the players sold
The 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction promised to be one full of surprises, and no doubt it delivered just that as numerous players went under the hammer to learn which of the nine franchises they would be lending their services to for this year’s edition of the star-studded Twenty20 tournament, which gets underway on April 3.
Hussey believes Malinga is unstoppable on most occasions
Australia batsman David Hussey believes Sri Lanka pace demon Lasith Malinga is currently “in the form of his life” after having played with him for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League (BBL) and against him during the national team’s recently concluded ODI series against the Lankan Lions.
Karunaratne was included for his outstanding performance against New Zealand
Sri Lanka opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne and pace bowler Nuwan Pradeep have been added to the Test squad for the upcoming three-Test series against Australia.
