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Pallekele
Mon, March 14 2011
Pakistan, rain restrict Zimbabwe to 151 for seven
Pakistan restricted Zimbabwe to 151-7 in 39.4 overs before a second rain interruption curtailed the first innings of the World Cup Group A match on Monday.
Mon, March 14 2011
Pakistan register seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe
By CricketCountry Staff
Asad Shafiq scored 78 off 97 balls to help Pakistan register a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the World Cup Group A match at Pallekele. With this win, Pakistan have made it to the quarter-finals.
Sat, March 12 2011
Umar is not faking injury, insists Intikhab
Pakistan manager Intikhab Alam denied on Saturday that Umar Akmal had faked a finger injury in a desperate bid to save his blundering brother Kamran's place in the team.
Thu, March 10 2011
Dilshan, Tharanga slam centuries as Sri Lanka press on
By CricketCountry Staff
Upul Tharanga notched up a fine hundred as he together with Tillakaratne Dilshan raised a massive double century stand that knocked the stuffing out of the Zimbabweans in their World Cup Group A match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here on Thursday.
Wed, March 09 2011
Preview: Sri Lanka look for full points from Zimbabwe game
By Suneer Chowdhary
The first time that Zimbabwe played Sri Lanka in a World Cup game, it had taken a debut-century from Andy Flower and a near-century from man-of-the-match Arjuna Ranatunga to have the biggest chase in a winning cause in World Cup cricket.
Wed, March 09 2011
Zimbabwe take inspiration from Ireland
By Shahid Hashmi
Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura said his team would take inspiration from giant-killers Ireland in their World Cup Group A match against much-fancied Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Wed, March 09 2011
Sangakkara wants Dilshan to maintain his aggression
Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara told Tillakaratne Dilshan to stay angry despite the opener losing out to Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait in an ugly World Cup war of words.
Tue, March 08 2011
Taylor lambasts Pakistan bowlers with a broken bat
Birthday boy Ross Taylor destroyed the Pakistan attack in a devastating display of power hitting on Tuesday - and revealed he had done it all with a broken bat.
Tue, March 08 2011
Picturesque Pallekele Stadium makes World Cup debut
Sri Lanka's Pallekele stadium made its World Cup debut on Tuesday, playing host to a match between Pakistan and New Zealand after heavy rains wreaked havoc on previous international fixtures.
Tue, March 08 2011
Taylor masterminds legalized mayhem
By Suneer Chowdhary
With law of averages catching up with Shahid Afridi’s bowling and Ross Taylor’s batting and refusing to catch up with Kamran Akmal’s wicket-keeping, New Zealand got to 302 for seven in the 50 overs in the Group A league game against Pakistan at Pallekele, here, today.