Lankan cricketers arrive in Perth exuding confidence
Face India in opener at the WACA tomorrow :
The Sri Lankan cricketers who are determined to give a good account
of themselves in the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tri series which also
features Australia and India arrived in Perth from Canberra exuding
confidence. The team was quick to get to the nets and get a feel of
the weather, which is a bit cooler here, considering that Perth is
known to be a bit hotter this time of the year.
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Pakistan whitewash England in Test series
Pakistan’s bowlers sealed an emphatic 71-run win in the third and
final Test against England here on Monday, wrapping up a humiliating
3-0 series whitewash in the process. Set a daunting 324-run target,
England were bowled out for 252 with paceman Umar Gul taking 4-61
and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal 4-67 to help Pakistan achieve a
first-ever Test cleansweep against their opponents.
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England Lions win five-match series
England Lions won the ODI series 3-2 when they defeated Sri Lanka
‘A’ by 117 runs in the fifth unofficial one day match concluded at R
Premadasa Stadium yesterday. When the teams took the field yesterday
morning, the series hung in the balance with both teams winning two
matches each. England Lions batting first scored 330 for 6 in their
50 overs and in reply Sri Lankan ‘A’ were all out for 213 in 42.2
overs.
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