Cricket News

Host Sri Lanka commenced their campaign to win the under 19 World Cup with a comfortable eight wickets win over Ireland at the Singhalese SC grounds Tuesday

Centurion: One of the national selectors, Clive Rice, paid what appeared to be a ``courtesy call'' at SuperSport Park yesterday and got an eyeful of why South Africa A have become the professional, unbeatable side they are

Centurion: Rushdie Majiet may be in Harare watching South Africa take control of the second Test against Zimbabwe but the convener of the national selectors has, no doubt, also heard the loud rapping on the door of opportunity yesterday by three fast

From 12 to 14 November the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy, now known as the CFX Academy, played the touring Sri Lanka team at Kwekwe Sports Club

Centurion: If you ask Mark Bruyns if there is such a thing as the Tooth Fairy he will no doubt think of the two chances he gave in his career-best innings yesterday as he helped himself to his third century of the season

The three-day match between the President's XI and Sri Lanka at Bulawayo Athletic Club was again badly disrupted by rain for the second time in as many days, which all but rules out a result going into the final day this morning

Rain cut short the first day's play of Sri Lanka's first match of their four-week cricket tour of Zimbabwe

Potchefstroom: Sri Lanka A lost their first tour match when they opened their five weeks tour with a six-wicket defeat at the North West Stadium by a combined side made up of Free State, North West and Griqualand West players

Sri Lanka A ended the second day of their three-day match against a Combined XI on 120 for three, still 51 runs short of avoiding an innings defeat in Potchefstroom on Monday

Sharjah - Things went from bad to worse for the forlorn West Indies here yesterday

Colombo, Sept 18: Opening batsman Michael Slater with 119 and rookie fast bowler Scott Muller with five for 64 took the honours for Australia on the second day of their threeday tour game against a Board XI at the CCC Ground on Saturday

Colombo (Sri Lanka) - Sri Lanka is a nation of contradictions: one half believes the selectors should be drawn and quartered the other half firmly that a local version of the Tooth Fairy exists and Romesh Kaluwitharana deserves to have a medal