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DAMBULLA: Seamers Thilan Thushara and Nuwan Kulasekera ripped through Pakistan’s top order as Sri Lanka won the first One-Day International by 36 runs on Thursday. Left-armer Thushara finished with 3-29 and Kulasekera took 2-30 as Pakistan struggled against Sri Lanka’s 232/9 and were bowled out for 196 in 44.4 overs at the Rangiri International Stadium. The [...]
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I quit Test cricket for my family: Flintoff
July 30th, 2009 
admin His Test retirement caught many by surprise, but England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff says his injury-ravaged body had left him with little choice and he quit for the sake of his family. “It just came to a point where I would come back from an injury and have a couple of weeks where everything was fine, [...]
US plans IPL-style cricket league
July 30th, 2009 admin Plans are underway to launch a Twenty20 cricket league in the US similar to the successful Indian Premier League, a top US cricket official says. The chief of the USA Cricket Association, Don Lockerbie, said that potential commercial partners are being sought for the tournament. The matches next year are planned for three venues, including [...]
Tags: Bangladesh clinch series against WI
July 30th, 2009 admin Bangladesh won its first one-day series against a current Test nation when it defeated West Indies by three wickets in the second match at Windsor Park on Tuesday. Two days after beating West Indies in a one-dayer for the first time, Bangladesh chased down the home side’s 274-6 in 50 overs, including an unbeaten century [...]
Strauss will use Flintoff judiciously in the Ashes
July 29th, 2009 admin England captain Andrew Strauss has said that his match-winning bowler Andrew Flintoff will be used sparingly in the remainder of the Ashes series. Flintoff battled a serious knee injury to pick up five wickets in the second innings of the Lord’s Test that England won by 115 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the [...]