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Tune-up time for Sri Lanka ahead of World Cup against Associates on the rise
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Friday, 17 May 2019 09:34
Big pictureOn the eve of the World Cup, there's still time for a tune-up fight or two for a former champion as they gear up for the main event. In one corner, wearing purple and gold trunks, stands the Associate annihilator. Across the ring in the other corner, wearing plaid blue and white, stands the Associate on the rise.Arguably no…
Dananjaya, Sandakan eye 'A' route for national comebacks
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Friday, 17 May 2019 09:32
Sri Lanka's national spin coach Piyal Wijetunge will be travelling with the A team to India later this month, with new head coach Roy Dias stressing on the need to get frontline spinners Akila Dananjaya and Lakshan Sandakan back and firing.Wijetunge has been working closely with struggling Dananjaya after the off-spinner remodelled his action at the start of the year…
Rain ends promising match in a disappointing draw
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Friday, 17 May 2019 09:58
Surrey 380 (Burns 107, Elgar 103) and 255 for 8 (Burns 78, Jacks 54) drew with Somerset 398 (Gregory 129*, Hildreth 90) Rain ruined the prospect of an exciting finish to the County Championship match between Somerset and Surrey at Taunton, which ended tamely in a draw. Only six overs were possible in the morning session before the umpires announced…
Ben Coad six-for ends Kent resistance as Yorkshire take points
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Friday, 17 May 2019 10:13
Yorkshire 210 (Milnes 3-63) and 469 (Ballance 159, Leaning 69) beat Kent 296 (Robinson 103, Crawley 81, Coad 3-66) and 211 (Coad 6-52) by 172 runs Prolonged Kent resistance eventually counted for little as Yorkshire's persistent attack mopped up the seven wickets required to secure a 172-run Specsavers County Championship win in Canterbury. Facing an improbable victory target of 384,…
World Cup 2019 winners to get US $4 million
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Friday, 17 May 2019 04:18
The winner of the 2019 men's World Cup will walk away with a monetary reward of US $4 million, with the runner up getting half the amount ($2 million), as the ICC, on Friday, announced details of the total prize money on offer for the 10-team tournament.The total prize money of $10 million will be the same as it was…
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