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URGENT ¥¥¥ Cricket: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by eight wickets

March 23, 2013 14:16
Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets in the opening one-day international in Hambantota on Saturday to gain a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Sri Lanka, chasing a revised target of 238 in 41 overs following a power failure, won the day-night match with 32 balls to spare. str-mv/ao

Cricket-Bird strikes to leave Sri Lanka two down at lunch

January 3, 2013 11:58
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Australian paceman Jackson Bird removed both Sri Lanka openers to reduce the tourists to 80 for two at lunch on the first day of the third and final test on Thursday. Australia skipper Michael Clarke won the toss and put the tourists in to bat against his four-pronged pace attack in a bid to take the early initiative in their quest to wrap up a 3-0 series sweep.
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