Sri Lankan giants words of advice

Cardiff: In the middle of the most over-hyped tournament in the world, the , the Delhi Daredevils inadvertently provided a glimpse into the past, a retro-perspective, if you will. Delhi played two of their matches in Raipur, an aspirational city ...

Senior Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has said they need to contain the "strong Indian batting" when the two teams meet in the Champions Trophy semifinal Thursday. The 36-year-old led his team to victory over Australia by scoring an unbeaten ...

Agencies, Oval (London) Jayawardene made his runs off 81 balls to propel Sri Lanka to 253 for eight in their 50 overs, leaving Australia with a near impossible task of chasing down the target in 29.1 overs to ensure a semifinal berth at the ...

London: Sri Lanka maintained their consistent run in the ICC tournaments by reaching the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy for the second time since the tournament's inception. The 2011 World Cup runners up beat defending champions Australia by 20 ...

Sports News: London: A disciplined Sri Lanka knocked out holders Australia by posting a 20-run win, with veteran Mahela Jayawardene caressing his way to an unbeaten 84-run knock on Monday. Lanka set up a semifinal date with India in the ICC ...

Pune Warriors bowler Ali Murtaza celebrates the dismissal of Mahela Jayawardene during an IPL match against Delhi Daredevils in Pune on Sunday. (PTI) Related Top Stories Earlier, Pune Warriors skipper Aaron Finch hit a half-century while Luke Wright ...

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hi Daredevils skipper Mahela Jayawardene has won the toss against Rajasthan Royals and has chose to bat in the Indian Premiere League match in Jaipur on Tuesday. Rajasthan Royals will look to close in on a play-off berth and consolidate their ...

After Harmeet Singh dismissed Manprit Juneja and Kedar Jadhav in the same over, Bhargav Bhatt sent back Johan Botha to leave Daredevils six down for 89. Scorecard Manprit Juneja scored 14 while Jadhav failed to get off the mark. Botha was caught by ...