Lankans cock-a-snook at the rules

It was a delighted Sri Lankan cricket Captain Mahela Jayawardene who faced the media after Sri Lanka’s resounding victory over reigning champions England in the final Super Eight game that also saw Sri Lanka enter the semi-finals and England relinquish their hold on the Twenty20 Trophy at the Pallekele Stadium on Monday.

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Pakistan spinners strangle Australia

Led by spin magician Saeed Ajmal and youngster Raza Hasan, the Pakistani spinners strangled the strong Australian batting line up to crush them by a massive margin of 32 runs, but Australia qualified for the Semi Finals based on their better Nett run rate.

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Former champs India ousted from World T20

Former champions India beat South Africa by one run Tuesday but still crashed out of the World Twenty20 as Pakistan went through to the semi-finals by virtue of a higher run rate. India made 152-6 in their 20 overs and needed to restrict South Africa to 121 runs or less to reach the last four at Pakistan’s expense.

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Dialog Knockout Tournament for the Clifford Cup 2012:

Havelocks will not have it easy

Dialog ‘A’ division league champions Havelocks Sports Club who are making a determined bid to clinch the rugby double will face a fierce challenge from debutants Up County Lions in the Semi final of the Dialog Knock Out Rugby Tournament for the Clifford Cup at Havelock Park today.

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