Lanka record best NRR at World Cup
Meets England in Saturday’s quarter-final:
Sri Lanka has registered the best net run rate
(+2.582) out of all 14 teams which competed in the semi-league
qualifying round of the ICC World Cup 2011 cricket tournament in the
subcontinent. On completion of the 42 first round matches, during
which seven teams competed under two groups on a semi league basis,
Sri Lanka enjoys the best net run rate (NRR), calculated by scoring
run rate minus run rate of opponents. (NRR=(total runs scored/total
overs faced )-(total runs conceded/total overs bowled)
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English encounter will be tough - Aravinda
National selectors Chairman Aravinda de Silva
believe that Sri Lanka will face their real challenge when they
confront England in their ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup quarterfinal
match on March 26 at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
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Upali, Gamini keep Lankan hopes alive
Upali Rajakaruna and D M Gamini kept Sri Lankan
hopes alive in the first day by entering to the semi finals in men’s
singles at the first Negombo International Wheelchair Tennis
Tournament. Upali beat T B Nadasena (6/1,6/0) to enter the quarter
finals and defeated King Hong Kee (Malaysia) in two sets (6/2,6/2)
to enter the semi final with the South African Player Evans Maripa.
Gamini edged out K M S P Perera (6/3,6/4) to enter the quarter
finals and beat Malaysian player Abu Samah Brohan (6/0,6/2) to step
into semi final with Sydwell Mathonsi (South Africa).
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