Sri Lanka eye second spot behind Australia
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Mahela Jayawardene&#39;s Sri Lanka will leapfrog from world number five to second behind Australia if they win the third and final Test against England starting here on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka took a firm grip on a low-scoring second cricket Test against New Zealand here as Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan bowled them to a 138-run first innings lead.
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Matt Williams&#39; new-look side will now face World-Cup runners-up Australia twice in a schedule that features attractive internationals against Tri-Nations champions South Africa and increasingly competitive Japan.
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Nuwan Zoysa ripped through South Africa&#39;s upper order to power Sri Lanka to a 37-run victory in the second One Day International in Colombo.
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Sourav Ganguly has, over the last few months, often stated that India are the second-best side in the world. Now, he has the opportunity to see his team climb to that position in the official ICC Test Championship
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FAISALABAD, Pakistan : Sri Lanka trounced Pakistan by 201 runs in the first Test here to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Pakistan were bowled out for 216 in their second innings with left arm spinner
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Faisalabad: Pakistan needs to equal a world record chase of 418 to beat Sri Lanka after the tourists made 438 in their second innings on the fourth day of the first cricket Test at Iqbal stadium on Saturday.
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JUSTIN LANGER is nervous about what Australia may strike in next year&#39;s Ashes series given the vast improvement of England, who are now rated the second strongest Test nation.
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England and Sri Lanka will mark one of cricket's most poignant moments when they contest the third Test at the previously tsunami-ravaged Galle International Stadium from Tuesday.
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FAST bowler Nuwan Zoysa ripped through South Africa&#39;s top-order to guide Sri Lanka to a comfortable 37-run win in the second limited-overs international at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo.
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Darren Lehmann hauled Australia back into a strong position with a timely half-century today in the second one-day international against New Zealand in Sydney.
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Australia name an unchanged squad to face England in the second Ashes Test.
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ENGLAND will resume their weather-hit encounter with Sri Lanka determined to win rather than relying on their superior run-rate get them to next Tuesday&#39;s semi-final against Australia.
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Pakistan are closing in fast on Sri Lanka&#39;s first innings total after impressing with both ball and bat on the second day of the opening Test in Faisalabad.
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Muttiah Muralitharan spun Sri Lanka to the verge of a series-levelling victory over New Zealand on the fourth morning of the second cricket Test.
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New Zealand&#39;s summer mission to knock Australia from the top of the world one-day rankings and pinch a $1.5 million showdown against the World XI has been wiped out by the abandonment of Sri Lanka&#39;s tour.
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FAISALABAD, Pakistan : Sri Lanka extended their lead to 164 runs against Pakistan on the back of an unbeaten half century by Sanath Jayasuriya on the third day of the first Test at Iqbal stadium here.