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  It was an amazing game of cricket as two strong Asian nations were involved in a high scoring played at Madhav Rao Scindia Stadium, Rajkot on 15 th December 2009. Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and decided to field first. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag provided flying starts putting the Sri Lankan bowlers under immense pressure right from word go making life tough for the opposition. Sehwag looked in great touch and reached his half-century off just 34 balls while the master blaster Sachin completed the milestone off 48 balls to lay a strong foundation for a massive total. It was a great batting wicket as the Indian openers took advantage. Dilhara Fernando finally broke through dismissing Sachin Tendulkar. Both added 153 runs for the opening wicket in 19.3 overs. MS Dhoni promoted himself at number 3 and kept on piling runs while Sehwag showed his class with attacking stroke play. Sehwag reached his century off just 66 balls and made the batting look ...

  The International Cricket Council announced the schedule of ICC Women’s World Cup 2022. It was supposed to be held in 2021 but due to pandemic and preparations, the ICC decided to postpone to 2022. There will be eight teams taking part in the tournament. New Zealand qualified directly as the hosts while Australia, England, South Africa, and India made it into the tournament played in ICC Women’s ODI Championship. Apart from these 5 teams, the top 3 teams from the ten-nation qualifying tournament would also feature in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022. The qualifying tournament will be played in 2021. The tournament will be played at six venues namely, Hagley Oval, Christchurch, Eden Park, Auckland, Bay Oval, Tauranga, Seddon Park, Hamilton, Basin Reserve, Wellington, and University Oval, Dunedin. Here we look at the schedule of the top five nations of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022. England England women are currently the defending Champions of this prestigious tournamen...

  Thanks to a great effort, Jaffna Stallions defeated Dambulla Vikings in the 2 nd semi-finals of the Lanka Premier League 2020 played at MRIECS Stadium, Hambantota on Monday. Dambulla Vikings captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to field first. Stallions openers Avishka Fernando and Johnson Charles started off briskly with positive intent from Fernando. Charles also took the attack and put the pressure back on Vikings' bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Stallions made 50 for 0. After the field restrictions, Anwar Ali provided the much-needed breakthrough dismissing Avishka Fernando giving a simple catch to Perera. Stallions openers added 68 runs in 8.3 overs. Charles continued his superb form with attacking stroke play and kept on piling runs. Malinda Pushpkumara got rid of Asalanka. Asalanka and Charles added 43 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Charles completed his fifty off 39 balls. Vikings bowlers made a strong comeback by wickets at regular intervals. Sta...

  It was another dominating performance by New Zealand Cricket Team in their home den as they cruised to a comfortable win by an innings and 12 runs on the fourth day of the 2 nd Test match played at Basin Reserve, Wellington on Monday. West Indies started on the overnight score of 244 for 6 with Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva at the crease. Tim Southee produced a beauty to dismiss West Indies captain Holder. Da Silva looked composed to reach his maiden Test fifty. On the other hand, Alazzari Joseph enjoyed time in the middle with a quickfire 24 off 12 balls. Southee struck again to get rid of Joseph. Neil Wagner did the job for the hosts dismissing Joshua Da Silva and Shannon Gabriel to help Kiwis win the Test match by an innings and 12 runs. It was a dominating performance by the Kiwis as they outplayed their opponents in both Test matches. Kyle Jamieson wreaked havoc among the West Indies batting line-up. He grabbed 5 wickets giving away just 34 runs. In the second inni...

  It was an amazing game of cricket as Galle Gladiators stunned Colombo Kings in the first semi-finals of the Lanka Premier League played at MRIECS Stadium, Hambantota on Sunday. Gladiators captain Bhanuka Rajapaksa won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the Gladiators as Thusara got rid of Lahiru Udara cheaply for 1. Daniel Bell Drummond survived two chances once given not out on catch and once dropped. Dinesh Chandimal looked in decent touch before Lakshan got rid of Kings captain Chandimal. At the end of the first six overs, Colombo Kings made 32 for 2. Bell Drummond looked in decent touch and kept on putting pressure on Gladiators bowlers. On the other hand, Mathews struggled to time the ball. Sandakan got rid of Mathews to leave Kings in some trouble. Sandakan dismissed Andre Russell with a review for caught behind. The umpires gave it not out and the decision was overturned to out leaving Colombo Kings at 75 for 4. Bell Drummond remained calm...

  Thanks to a dominating performance, Sydney Sixers registered their biggest win in BBL history as they defeated Melbourne Renegades played at Blundstone Arena, Hobart on Sunday. Melbourne Renegades captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Renegades as Hatzoglou got rid of Jack Edwards cheaply. At the end of the powerplay overs reduced to 4 overs, Sixers made 27 for 1. James Vince played with intent and put Renegades bowlers under some pressure while Joshua Phillippe took some to settle. After settling in, Philippe took the attack to Renegades bowlers and completed his fifty off 36 balls. Daniel Hughes gave good support to Philippe making life tough for the opposition. Sydney Sixers took the power surge in the 14 th over and scored 32 runs losing the wicket of Hughes. Hughes and Philippe added 78 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Jordan Silk and Joshua Philippe upped the ante putting the Renegades bowlers under immense pressure. Silk pl...

  It was a historic day for international cricket as Rohit Sharma created a massive record during the 2 nd ODI against Sri Lanka played at PCA Stadium, Mohali on 13 th December 2017. Sri Lankan captain Thisara Perera won the toss and decided to field first. Rohit Sharma started off cautiously along with Shikhar Dhawan scoring 33 runs off the first 10 overs. The pitch had some seam movement, but the Indian openers remained steady with their stroke play. Shikhar Dhawan took on the Sri Lankan bowlers and put them under pressure. On the other hand, Rohit remained steady giving strike to Dhawan. The left-handed southpaw completed his fifty off 47 balls while Rohit completed his fifty off 65 balls. India lost their first wicket at the score of 115 as Dhawan was dismissed for well made 68. Shreyas Iyer looked positive right from word go and put the Sri Lankan bowlers under pressure. After completing his half-century, Rohit Sharma made the batting look easy and kept on hitting the ...