England v sri lanka 2016

GALLE, Sri Lanka: New Zealand have a chance of securing the top spot in Test cricket when they take on Sri Lanka in a two-match series from Wednesday (Aug 14), exactly a month after their cruel World Cup defeat to England.New Zealand, with 109 points in Test cricket, are ranked behind India on 113 points, but a 2-0 series win in Sri Lanka will see the Kiwis leapfrog the Asian heavyweights.Test rankings have added relevance with the new, two-year ICC World Test Championship now under way, culminating in a 2021 final at Lord's between the top two teams.Crisis-ridden Sri Lanka will be wary of providing a rank turning wicket in the first Test in Galle after being outsmarted by England in the most recent encounter at the venue.England overcame the battle with a variety of off-, leg- and left-arm spin as the trio of Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Jack Leach played a key role in a 3-0 series sweep.The Kiwis too are carrying plenty of spin options and are likely to play two of them. Bombay-born … [Read more...] about Cricket: New Zealand eye top Test ranking in Sri Lanka series

Sport Sri Lanka may have done the World Cup a favour with Friday's shock victory over hosts England by opening up the race to the semi-finals, former captain Mahela Jayawardene believes. 22 Jun 2019 06:20PM Bookmark SOUTHAMPTON, England: Sri Lanka may have done the World Cup a favour with Friday's shock victory over hosts England by opening up the race to the semi-finals, former captain Mahela Jayawardene believes.The 10-team competition had just begun to look a little predictable halfway through the group stage with champions Australia joining the top three ranked ODI teams seemingly with a foot in the knockout stages.Sri Lanka's old warhorse Lasith Malinga then conjured up a four-wicket masterclass as the 1996 champions stunned the hosts in a low-scoring thriller to shake up the tournament, jeopardising England's semi-final prospects in the process.The hosts are still third with eight points from six games but face Australia, India and New Zealand - teams England have not … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka have opened up World Cup, can make semis

Sport Sri Lanka have been warned against a repeat of their no-show in the customary post-match news conference following their World Cup loss to Australia, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Monday. 18 Jun 2019 12:55AM Bookmark MANCHESTER, England: Sri Lanka have been warned against a repeat of their no-show in the customary post-match news conference following their World Cup loss to Australia, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Monday.The 1996 champions did not send a representative after their defeat on Saturday in a breach of protocol, an official of the governing International Cricket Council told Reuters.The governing body lodged a complaint with SLC, which has instructed the team to comply with their media obligations."Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that, contrary to various media reports, there won’t be any sanctions imposed on the Sri Lanka team by the ICC..." SLC said in a statement."Sri Lanka Cricket discussed Saturday's incident with the ICC and … [Read more...] about Cricket: Sri Lanka warned after media no-show

MANCHESTER, England: The Sri Lanka team have complained to organisers of the World Cup about the pitches rolled out for their games and are also unhappy with the quality of their accommodation.Although their two most-recent matches were washed out in Bristol, Sri Lanka began their campaign on two bowler-friendly pitches in Cardiff, where they lost to New Zealand and clinched a narrow win over Afghanistan.Heading into Saturday's match against Australia at The Oval, Lankan team manager Ashantha de Mel believes they will face another green track which will aid their opponents."What we have found out is that for the four matches we have played so far at Cardiff and Bristol, the ICC has prepared a green pitch," he told Daily News."At the same venues, the other countries have played on pitches are brown and favourable for high scoring."The pitch being prepared for our match against Australia on Saturday here at The Oval is green. It is not sour grapes that we are complaining."But it is very … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka complain to ICC about pitch, hotel