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Sri Lanka skipper won’t ‘run away’ after loss

Edit Taipei Times 03 Jul 2016
Angelo Mathews said he had no intention of quitting as Sri Lanka captain after yet another crushing defeat by England ... Sri Lanka never looked like chasing down a target of 325 and were bowled out for 202 with 44 balls to spare ... Last year, Sri Lanka thrashed England by nine wickets at the World Cup in Wellington, New Zealand, but since then batting greats Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have both retired ... ....

5 batsmen who hit no sixes in their ODI careers

Edit Yahoo Daily News 03 Jul 2016
Hitting sixes is one of the most important aspects of limited-overs batting. It is a skill which batsmen are expected to possess if they want to accelerate the rate of scoring at any point during the innings ... Callum Ferguson (Australia) ... cricket.com.au) ... Sri Lanka’s Thilan Samaraweera played the role of a support batsman for the likes of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene with great efficiency in Test cricket ... ....

'Hangover' over, Adam Voges sets sights on Sri Lanka

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 02 Jul 2016
Voges compiled a strong county season of 388 runs at 77 before returning home to prepare for the tour of Sri Lanka against a new-look Test side rebuilding after the retirements of batting stars Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene ...   ... "They, obviously, have a young batting line up with the recent departures of Sangakarra and Jayawardene and they are still finding their way a little bit in international cricket ...  ....

Tykes claim Roses tussle

Edit Sporting Life 01 Jul 2016
Michael Klinger led from the front as Gloucestershire completed a NatWest T20 Blast double over arch-rivals Somerset with a seven-wicket victory at Taunton ... Mahela Jayawardene made a scratchy 41 and Peter Trego 32 in the hosts' 167 for seven as Matt Taylor returned career-best figures of three for 16. Sussex's first win in five matches lifted them above opponents Middlesex into third place after a seven-wicket win at Hove ... ....

Despair at plans for split from Test cricket's newest nations

Edit The Hindu 01 Jul 2016
Test cricket's newest nations are in despair at plans to split the format into two divisions, fearing it could undo decades of hard-fought progress on the field and kill interest in the game ... “It means you might never get the opportunity to play with top tier sides ... There are similar fears in Sri Lanka which has fallen down the rankings in the last two years after batting greats Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene retired....

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe alarmed by ICC proposal to split Test cricket's newest nations

Edit The National 01 Jul 2016
DHAKA // Test cricket's newest nations are in despair at plans to split the format into two divisions, fearing it could undo decades of hard-fought progress on the field and kill interest in the game ... "It means you might never get the opportunity to play with top tier sides ... There are similar fears in Sri Lanka which has fallen down the rankings in the past two years after batting greats Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene retired....

Gayle blasts Somerset to victory with half-century

Edit Jamaica Observer 21 Jun 2016
Somerset were struggling at 28 for two in the fourth over when Gayle instigated a 67-run, third wicket stand with Sri Lankan star Mahela Jayawardene, who made an unbeaten 45, to see Somerset to victory. Gayle hammered four fours and three sixes, while the right-handed Jayawardene punched six fours and six off 32 balls....

Kumar Sangakkara becomes second Sri Lankan to score 19000 runs in first class cricket

Edit DNA India 21 Jun 2016
-->. Kumar Sangakkara just can't stop scoring ... Mahela Jayawardene is next in the line with 17,843 runs. dna Web Team. ....

Chris Gayle and Mahela Jayawardene guide Somerset to win over Hampshire

Edit Topix 20 Jun 2016
Chris Gayle crashed a 37-ball half-century as Somerset cruised to their second NatWest T20 Blast success of the season with a six-wicket win against South Group rivals Hampshire at Taunton. Gayle bludgeoned three huge sixes and four fours on his way to 52 before being bowled by Will Smith to help lift Somerset towards their target of 134, which they went on to pass in only the 16th over ... ....

Gayle stars in Somerset win

Edit Sporting Life 19 Jun 2016
Chris Gayle crashed a 37-ball half-century as Somerset cruised to their second NatWest T20 Blast success of the season with a six-wicket win against South Group rivals Hampshire at Taunton ... Mahela Jayawardene provided substantial support and then saw Somerset home with an unbeaten 45 off 32 deliveries, which included six fours and one six ... ....

Younis undaunted by English attack in Lord’s return

Edit Dawn 18 Jun 2016
LAHORE. Pakistan’s top Test batsman Younis Khan has brushed aside the threat posed by England’s in-form pace attack as his team prepare to return to the scene of an infamous spot-fixing scandal in 2010 ... England’s fast bowlers combined to take 33 wickets between them in their recent 2-0 rout of a Sri Lankan side missing recent retirees such as Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene ... LAST HURRAH? ... Published in Dawn, June 18th, 2016 ... ....

Wander Lust: Spontaneous in Sri Lanka

Edit The Jakarta Post 18 Jun 2016
A weak golden hue had just started to appear in the skies of Sri Lanka when my flight touched down at Bandaranayake International Airport in Colombo at dawn ... After exchanging some rupiah for rupees, I booked a local taxi ... An Enchanting Capital ... After a power nap, it was time to explore Colombo ... Among the more contemporary attractions is the Ministry of Crab, founded by Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Dharshan Munidase ... ....

Younis Khan ready for England pace test

Edit Deccan Chronicle 17 Jun 2016
Lahore. Pakistan's top Test batsman Younis Khan has brushed aside the threat posed by England's in-form pace attack as his team prepare to return to the scene of an infamous spot-fixing scandal in 2010 ... England's fast bowlers combined to take 33 wickets between them in their recent 2-0 rout of a Sri Lankan side missing recent retirees such as Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene ... ....
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