Tasmania got its first taste of Test cricket in December 1989, when Hobart’s Bellerive Oval hosted the second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka. Since then, the ground has been an occasional fixture on the Australian Test calendar, having hosted a total of 12 Tests – four against New Zealand, three each against Pakistan […]
Read More Specials – Best of the Tests at the Bellerive OvalSri Lanka are about to begin their limited-overs leg in England in the coming week, with Trent Bridge hosting the first ODI tomorrow. Having been humbled in the Test series, the Lions will be looking to perform better in a format which suits them well. Indeed, Sri Lanka have won two of their last […]
Read More Specials – Best of the ODIs : England v Sri LankaEngland embarked upon the 2006 summer following a roller-coaster season during which they memorably regained the Ashes after 18 years, but then fell meekly in Pakistan before securing a drawn result in India. Their early season opponents were Sri Lanka, whose batsmen faced the arduous task of having to negotiate the damp May conditions. […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – England v Sri Lanka, Lord’s, 2006South Africa came into this three-match series riding on a rich vein of form, having won their past five series and losing just one of their last 17 Tests. Five months earlier, they had secured a 2-0 sweep in India and now aimed at repeating the dose in Sri Lanka on their second tour […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – Sri Lanka v South Africa, Kandy, 2000The final of the twelfth edition of the Asia Cup is slated to be played on 8th March between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Dhaka. Let us look back on the previous finals of the continental ODI tournament. 1983-84 – No final was played. India won the inaugural tournament on account of beating both […]
Read More SPECIALS – Asia Cup finals over the yearsSri Lanka have gone on to become one of the top Test teams since their debut more than three decades back in 1981-82. They almost immediately made an impression, proving that they belonged to the top tier of international cricket. Though they have been generally ordinary overseas, playing them in their own backyard […]
Read More Specials – Sri Lanka’s finest Test winsAustralian captain Allan Border said after this match that the result achieved by his team must be the ‘greatest heist since the Great Train Robbery’. And surely, Australia scored a victory which seemed highly improbable throughout the Test. This was the first match in a three-Test series, played at the Sinhalese Sports Club […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – Sri Lanka v Australia, Colombo, 1992
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