Atapattu resigned as head coach following Sri Lanka’s 2-1 loss to India
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) CEO Ashley de Silva has confirmed that five applicants have applied to become the national team’s permanent head coach.
Herath finished with figures of 6-68 off 33 overs
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Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath never had a lot of success with the ball when playing against the West Indies in the past as he had taken eight wickets in five Tests. However, he nearly doubled his wicket tally against the men from the Caribbean on the third day of the first Test in Galle as he claimed six wickets in the first innings and one in the second to leave the West Indies reeling.
It is unclear how long Ashwin will be sidelined for
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India have called up Harbhajan Singh as a cover for Ravichandran Ashwin for the second and third ODIs against South Africa after the latter suffered a side strain during the first ODI in Kanpur on Sunday.
De Villiers was named Man of the Match for scoring his 21st ODI century
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers led by example with the bat as he blasted an unbeaten 104, while pace bowler Kagiso Rabada took consecutive wickets in the final over to lead the Proteas to a five-run win over India in the first ODI in Kanpur.
“I will decide after the World T20”
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Veteran Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath has revealed that he will consider hanging up his boots after the 2016 World Twenty20 in India.
Morkel (right) was named Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 3-12 off four overs
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South Africa produced a spectacular all-round performance to crush India by six wickets in the second Twenty20 International in Cuttack. However, the game was marred and postponed twice due to fans throwing bottles onto the pitch.
Pakistan celebrate after beating Zimbabwe 2-1
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Pakistan all-rounder Bilal Asif claimed his maiden five-wicket haul and scored 38 runs to not only lead his side to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the third ODI in Harare, but also a 2-1 series win.
“This has been a very difficult decision”
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Australia have officially called off their tour of Bangladesh due to security concerns.
Pakistan celebrate after whitewashing Zimbabwe 2-0
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Pakistan once again defended a score of 136 as they beat Zimbabwe by 15 runs to complete their 2-0 series whitewash.
“My focus is on domestic cricket at the moment”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir has revealed that he is solely focused on his domestic career at the moment as his chances of getting into the national team right now are slim at best.
