Specials – Revisiting the 2000 Asia Cup

It has been two decades since the seventh edition of the Asia Cup was contested in Bangladesh. The quadrangular ran from May 28 to June 7, with all seven matches played under lights at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka. The defending champions were Sri Lanka, who had emerged victorious on their own soil in […]

Record Book – Sri Lanka’s highest successful Test chases

Sri Lanka’s World Test Championship campaign got off to a positive start last week, as they beat New Zealand by six wickets in the first Test at Galle. Thanks to captain Dimuth Karunaratne’s determined knock of 122, the islanders chased down 268 to win the match, thus completing their fifth highest successful Test chase. […]

Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 3

In this third of a five-part series on the matches that shaped the 1999 edition of the World Cup, we look back at the best that the final phase of the tournament’s group stage had to offer. Johnson’s superb all-round show – South Africa v Zimbabwe, Group A, Chelmsford Zimbabwe qualified for the […]

Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 2

As the 2019 World Cup rolls on, we continue our five-part series on the matches that shaped the 1999 edition of the tournament, after having begun the nostalgic ride in Part 1. Tendulkar’s courageous century – India v Kenya, Group A, Bristol Following defeats to South Africa and Zimbabwe, India’s chances of going […]

Specials – Associate nations at the World Cup, Part 1

Thanks to the International Cricket Council’s retrograde decision to reduce the number of the teams at the World Cup, the 12th edition of the showpiece event, set to begin in England on May 30, will feature only ten teams – the least number of teams since the 1992 edition. More tellingly, it will […]

Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 1

With the 2019 World Cup almost upon us, it is great time to rewind to two decades back, when England last hosted the showpiece event. Besides featuring some riveting contests and quality performances, the 1999 World Cup, played primarily in England with a few fixtures in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands, was also […]

Record Book – Sri Lankan Test centurions in Australia

Sri Lanka have begun the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy off the wrong foot, as they got skittled for 144 on the first day at the Gabba. The Lions now face an uphill task if they are to succeed in Australia, where they have lost 11 and drawn two Tests so far. However, despite the winless record, […]

Specials – ODI cricket in Singapore, Part 1

In the first of this three-part series, we look back at the first ever One-Day International (ODI) tournament to be hosted by Singapore. The subcontinental trio of India, Pakistan and newly-crowned World Cup champions Sri Lanka came together to contest the Singer Cup, a week-long round-robin competition played on the Singapore Cricket Club ground […]

Specials – Best of the ODIs at Dambulla

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 […]

Record Book – Numbers from West Indies v Sri Lanka Test history

Sri 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 […]