The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is scheduled to host the first two ODIs of the five-match series between Sri Lanka and South Africa, starting from today. The ground holds a unique place among Sri Lankan venues, in that it has only hosted ODI matches since its international debut in 2000-01 (though four T20Is between […]
Read More Specials – Best of the ODIs at DambullaSri Lanka are set to begin only their fourth Test series in the Caribbean, and their first there in ten years, with the first of three Tests starting at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain tomorrow. Since their first meeting in whites in 1993-94, the two island teams have played each other […]
Read More Record Book – Numbers from West Indies v Sri Lanka Test historyFew things in ODI cricket are as catastrophic as a nightmarish start to the innings. Teams bank on their top order to lay a sound platform for the innings to prosper and flourish in the later stages. But when the top order itself is destroyed in a matter of few minutes, things can go […]
Read More RECORD BOOK – The worst starts to a World Cup inningsOn December 8, 2001, Sri Lanka ensured that Zimbabwe became the new holders of the most dubious ODI team record – that of the lowest total ever. In the opening match of a tri-nation series (also involving the West Indies) at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas returned a scarcely believable analysis of 8-3-19-8, […]
Read More RECORD BOOK – From Zimbabwe to Canada, to Zimbabwe again
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