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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Galle, Day 3
Lost Warnapura on 0. Which wasn’t exactly the start you want when you are 50 behind. Warnapura’s run as a SL opener might be coming to an end. His last 5 innings total 12 runs. He has probably got enough credit to last out the series but ...
Sangakkara the second best batsman - Australian Players
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who has scored 503 runs from six matches at an average of 41.91 against the Australians, was the surprise second best batsman with 34 per cent votes. They picked former Engla...
Sri Lankan cricket team practising in Galle - Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2009
Sangakkara upbeat ahead of first Test as captain
These are exciting days in the life of Kumar Sangakkara. Last week his wife gave birth to twins, and during that nervous period ("unbelievable feeling, overjoyed"), he was also aware he had a Test match starting...
Several new faces likely in series opener
Over the last four months, both sides have fought mental battles to rid all memories of the horrific Lahore attack; putting the past behind you and moving on is often easier said than done, though, and it will b...
Kumar Sangakkara becomes a father
Kumar Sangakkara, the newly appointed captain of Sri Lanka national cricket squad reached another major milestone in his personal life as his wife gave birth to twins yesterday. Kumar Sangakkara's wife, Yehali S...
It was not the Afridi we know - Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara And Nuwan Kulasekara Practising | T20 WC England 2009
NSW eye Sangakkara for T20 series
New South Wales have Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara in their sights to play in Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition early next year, officials said on Monday. Cricket NSW is yet to finalise its playing...
Half full than half empty
Despite the great expectations of its adoring fans the Sri Lanka cricket team became only the second best in the T20 World Cup. It is definitely a huge disappointment for all its supporters and of course to the ...
The team arrives in Sri Lanka after Twenty20 world cup 2009
‘Don’t forget unbeaten run’
Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumara Sangakkara said yesterday that his team excelled right upto the final of the Twenty-20 World Cup and their failure in the last game should not become a reason to forget all their...
Kumar gracious in defeat
Following Sri Lanka’s heartbreaking defeat in the final of the ICC T-20 World Cup in London, captain Kumar Sangakkara was gracious in defeat and admitted the better team on the day won the grand final. Sri Lan...
Blues in hunt for Sangakkara
"But Kumar is a player we're very interested in and aware of. (Australian) Trevor Bayliss is his national coach, he's played in the IPL with some of our guys and (physio) Pat Farhart worked with King Punjab XI. ...
Sri Lankan cricketers grilled by the local media upon arrival
Against all odds the Lankans have proved their worth - Roshan Abeysinghe
Kumar Sangakkara and his merry men are just one game short of creating history in the T20 world cup! Yes Sri Lanka is in the final and against Pakistan and mind you neither team was pre tournament favourites eit...
Tests still pinnacle, says Sangakkara
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara put aside the hype over Twenty20 on Monday and declared that Test cricket remains the pinnacle of the sport. "I think Twenty20 should enhance Test cricket; Tests should have pr...
"We were short of 20 runs" - Sangakkara
Closing moments - T20 World Cup Final 2009 - Highlights
Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka - ICC T20 World Cup 2009 Final - Highlights
ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2009 - Team Sri Lanka
Team Sri Lanka series montage. ...
Kumar Sangakkara thanks the crowd at Lords
"Batting let us down" - Kumar Sangakkara
In an audio interview with BBC Sport Kumar Sangakkara stated that Sri Lanka's batting let them down in the Twenty20 World Cup final at Lords today. " Maybe with our batting? A few wrong options at the wrong time," said Sangakkara when asked...
ICC T20 WC 2009 - Final - Post match presentation ceremony
Twenty20 World Cup - Final - Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan - SL batting
1st Session highlights - ICC Twenty20 World Cup - SL vs PAK
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights Final T20 World Cup 2009 - Sri Lanka batting Highlights
Twenty20 finalist Sri Lanka do their nation proud
Sri Lanka is the only cricket team to have been targeted by terrorist. Pakistan have had a tough time of late, but only one team was shot at. Having survived that horrific attack it is admirable that they found themselves at the finals of the ICC Twe...
T20 is becoming more of a bowler's game: Sangakkara
Apart from throwing up a new champion, the T20 World Cup has also thrown up many new trends. It was almost taken for granted that the Sri Lanka format was a graveyard for bowlers. ...
Sangakkara wants to go one step further than 2007
Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lankan captain, has said Pakistan's unpredictability was something his team needs to watch out for during Sunday's final. ...
