Muralitharan strikes back as New Zealand overtake Sri Lanka
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Stephen Fleming and Daniel Vettori carried New Zealand to a 52-run first-innings lead over Sri Lanka here as Muttiah Muralitharan plundered wickets around them on the second day of the first cricket Test.
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Sri Lanka are hopeful of improving a dismal Test record in New Zealand when they meet in Christchurch.
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LONDON: Sri Lanka survived a scare as they nearly lost their opening match of the Champions Trophy at the hands of Zimbabwe at The Oval.
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Muttiah Muralitharan equalled his own world record of four consecutive 10-wicket hauls as Sri Lanka were set 352 to win the second cricket Test against South Africa here.
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Tillakaratne Dilshan steered Sri Lanka to a scratchy four-wicket win over Zimbabwe in their Champions Trophy match at the Oval on Tuesday but the Africans go home with pride restored after a spirited performance.
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South Africa tried to unravel the mystery that has confounded the cricket world for years - how to stop Muttiah Muralitharan from taking wickets.
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Skipper Marvan Atapattu hit a sparkling hundred to lead Sri Lanka to 293-6 in the last day-night league match against Pakistan at Gaddafi stadium here.
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Sri Lanka left-arm fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa ripped through South Africa&#39;s top order to pave the way for a 37-run victory in the second one-day international on Sunday.
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FAISALABAD, October 24: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 201 runs on the final day of the first Test on Sunday to complete a second successive victory without key spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
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Daniel Vettori takes 4-20 as New Zealand beat India in the opening World Twenty20 Super Eight game.
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AUCKLAND: New Zealand produced a superb fight back to hold Australia to a 16-16 draw in the opening game of the Tri-Nations series in Auckland.
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Dimitri Mascarenhas hits four sixes in a row as England beat New Zealand by 32 runs in a Twenty20 international.
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Sri Lankan skipper Marvan Atapattu put the blame on his batsmen after their eight-wicket defeat by Pakistan. They only totalled 232-9 and Yousuf Youhana (107) and Man of the Match Shoaib Malik (86) comfortably knocked off the runs for the home side.
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Sanath Jayasuriya has hauled Sri Lanka back into the second Test with a swash-buckling unbeaten 96. Former captain Jayasuriya smashed 14 fours and one six in his entertaining 104-ball blitz as he became Sri Lanka&#39;s highest Test-runs scorer.
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Mahela Jayawardene hits a Sri lanka record 21st Test century as his side reach 379-6 on day two of the final Test in Galle.
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SHANE Warne moved another step closer to Muttiah Muralitharan&#39;s world record by taking a much-needed wicket for Australia on the third morning of the first Test against India at Chinnaswami Stadium.
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Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will miss at least the first three of Sri Lanka's five one-day internationals against England.