Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim looks back after being bowled out during the third day of the second Test. (AP Photo) Sri Lanka are just four wickets away from wrapping up a comprehensive innings victory in the second Test against Bangladesh, after dominating all three days at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. At stumps on Day 3,…
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka scored a career-best 187 as his team reached 368-4 on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh at Galle on Thursday, trailing by 127 runs in response to Bangladesh’s first innings total of 495.Nissanka’s impressive innings included 23 fours and a six from…
NEW DELHI: Australia blew away Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs to record a historic win at Galle and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series on Saturday. The defeat for Lanka that came on the fourth day of the first Test is now their biggest ever in the traditional format. The…
Keshav Maharaj‘s five-wicket haul propelled South Africa to a 109-run victory against Sri Lanka in the second Test at St George’s Park on Monday. This secured a 2-0 series win for the Proteas.Maharaj, the left-arm spinner, finished with figures of 5-76 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 238. The visitors lost their last five…
On day four of the second Test at St George’s Park, South Africa left Sri Lanka struggling at 205-5, chasing a target of 348. Dane Paterson and Keshav Maharaj each claimed two wickets. Kagiso Rabada initiated the Sri Lankan downfall by dismissing opener Dimuth Karunaratne early in the innings.Sri Lanka’s counterattack was led by Dhananjaya…
South Africa secured a victory against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Kingsmead in Durban on Saturday, winning by a substantial 233 runs. Sri Lanka fought hard but were ultimately bowled out for 282, chasing a challenging target of 516.This win for South Africa followed Sri Lanka’s record-low first-innings score of just 42.Marco Jansen,…