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India vs Sri Lanka - 3rd Test Review

It was more a solid than a crushing victory but 8 wickets is decisive in anyone’s scorebook. More importantly it was a series win. Sri Lanka won the third Test and the series 2 – 1. How important was this win? What does the future hold for these two sub-continental teams? Will there be major [...]

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India vs Srilanka 3rd Test - Day 3

India has not won a series in Sri Lanka for fifteen years and with two days to go in this final Test, that record looks safe. This match has been like the previous two, full of highlights with the balance of power switching sides at will. Bad luck is sometimes hard to define but for periods [...]

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Ajantha Mendis - The Sri Lankan Mystery Spinner

Many cricketers on the sub-continent are given interesting names and one young Sri Lankan bowler is Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis. Known as Ajantha Mendis to the cricket world, the mystery spinner is playing in a team which also includes the world’s most successful bowler, Muttiah Muralitharan. And whilst the men are poles apart in terms [...]

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India thrash Sri Lanka in Galle to Level Series

Shortly after South Africa toppled England, another South African in another part of the world was being hugged by the players of the team he now coaches. Gary Kirsten’s India has just enjoyed an emphatic win over Sri Lanka in Galle. Last week in Colombo, the local team handed India a serious thrashing. Now the [...]

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