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Austalia choke Sri Lanka for a satisfying victory
Australia has again picked the vital art of winning matches, somethig it had in abundance about 4 years ago. Today, the team showed its mettle where in spite of being restricted to a meagre
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South Africa win a close encounter; bag series
Opportunities were served on a silver plate to Sri Lanka and they made a mash of it. Dilshan, winning the toss and electing to bat, gave an impression that he was taking the bull
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Sri Lanka clinch a humdinger of an encounter
It was the third time South Africa ended up on 300 or more in the current series, and twice they ended up on losing side. This speaks volumes f a weather-beaten attack without their
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Sri Lanka finally turns tables against South Africa
South Africa did almost everything right in the first half of the match and then lost the plot. They are not entirely to be blamed as they came across a rampaging Perera, who played
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South Africa look to clinch series without big guns
South Africa has ever been a proficient ODI team and that fact gets stronger with home advantage. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, has picked up a losing habit, much like India down under.
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Sri Lanka despite hiccoughs looks comfortable
Sri Lanka was placed in a brilliant position at the stumps of Day 2 but Welegedera who took a stunning fiver. In the process, South Africa crumbled in a heap and was bundled out
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Sri Lanka ready to return from Philander’s blow
Boxing Day is habitually the starting point of test matches in Australia and South Africa. While India and Australia are battling it out down under, Sri Lanka are fighting the ghosts of Philander’s deadly
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Sri Lanka Makes Merry; Albeit at Leisure
Misfortune comes in a brace. Pakistan was overwhelmed with shock and disappointment going into the third and final test against Sri Lanka. Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Aamer had each got jail sentences
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Pakistan Just Short of Taking Stranglehold
Pakistan rolled on nicely on their middle-order to put Sri Lanka into similar pressure that they negotiated well in the first test. Although the overnight Misbah could add only 1 run to his 40
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Pakistan Again Chooses to Graft Runs Slowly
Choosing not to learn from their mistakes, Pakistan once again played bland cricket, preferring to graft for their runs. They still managed to end up with an upper hand, finishing at 281 for 4
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