Mahela Jayawardene’s career-best 144 provided the platform for Sri Lanka’s 69-run victory against England in the second one-day international at Headingley.
Mahela Jayawardene’s career-best 144 provided the platform for Sri Lanka’s 69-run victory against England in the second one-day international at Headingley.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked an elegant 144 to propel Sri Lanka to a 69-run win over England as the tourists levelled the one-day series 1-1 at Headingley on Friday.
Centurion Mahela Jayawardene struck his highest knock in one-day internationals to underpin Sri Lanka’s recovery from two early run-outs, leaving England a tough target of 310 to win.
Sri Lanka’s sports minister has appointed a new interim committee to run cricket in the island nation after dissolving the previous board following corruption allegations.
England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and put Sri Lanka into bat in the second one-day international of the five-match series at Leeds on Friday.
Sri Lanka’s sports minister dissolved the country’s cricket administration amid allegations of corruption and mismanagement.
Pakistan have been pencilled in to tour India for a full series of Test and one-day cricket matches next year, in what would be a breakthrough in relations that were hit by the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Every time he goes to out to bat for West Indies, Marlon Samuels faces an awkward dilemma.
Coming from a country where high-scoring batsmen are worshipped and spin bowlers adored, Ishant Sharma has learnt the hard way that patience was the key to success for an Indian fast bowler.
India’s Ishant Sharma mopped up the West Indies tail to capture his 100th test wicket before the fickle weather threatened the chances of a result after a rain-interrupted third day of the second test.