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Pallekele
Thu, June 07 2012
Live Cricket Score: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st ODI at Pallekele
By CricketCountry Staff
Pakistan will look to get their ODI campaign on a positive note against World Cup runners-up Sri Lanka when the play the first ODI at Pallekele on Thursday. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first.
Thu, May 10 2012
Sri Lanka Premier League to commence on August 10
The inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) Twenty20 tournament will be played from August 10 to 31, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Thursday.
Sat, January 07 2012
BCCI not to hold IPL matches in Sri Lanka
The Indian Premier League released its 2012 tournament schedule on Friday, confirming that no matches will be played in Sri Lanka despite a request from the island's cricket authorities.
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.