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    Sa. Pelata (O/L) ElaKiri Suba Pathum!

    Hello Bros and Sisters... Wish you all very good luck in your exams. :) Hope you all pass with flying colours. :cool:
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    Jayawardene puts faith in young charges

    Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo December 8, 2007 Sri Lanka has the rare honour of going into a Test match with the world's best batsman and best bowler in their ranks, as they prepare to take on England in the second Test at the SSC on Sunday. Kumar Sangakkara made history during the first Test at...
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    Tharanga replaces retired Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo)

    Cricinfo staff December 7, 2007 Upul Tharanga will replace the retired Sanath Jayasuriya in Sri Lanka's side for the second Test against England, at the SSC in Colombo, which starts on Sunday. He is the only change to the squad, meaning Jehan Mubarak keeps his place despite two failures in...
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    The great entertainer (A MUST READ)

    So long, Sanath Charlie Austin December 6, 2007 Sanath Jayasuriya's second retirement from Test cricket attracted much less fanfare than the first did, some 18 months ago. It was also far happier: on that occasion he started the match silently fuming with the selectors for pushing him out. It...
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    Tributes to Sanath Jayasuriya

    Inspiring a generation of cricketers Andrew Miller in Kandy December 5, 2007 Sri Lanka's captain and vice-captain, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, paid tribute to their team-mate and former leader, Sanath Jayasuriya, who bowed out of Test cricket at the age of 38 following his side's...
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    Hooray we won the match by 88 runs..

    Wonderful game of cricket!! :cool: we won it at last.. Hats off to Sanath who is marking the end of his test career today. What a great player he has been for our country. Well done Sanath. We will miss u a lot. Eng Second inns Summery
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    Sangakkara senses greatness in his grasp

    Andrew Miller in Kandy December 4, 2007 There have been two concurrent Test matches taking place at Kandy this week. The first has been a struggle for batsmen on both sides, with the wicket providing assistance for the seamers and bite for Muttiah Muralitharan. The second has been a batting...
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    Kottehewa stars with double hat-trick

    Sa'adi Thawfeeq December 3, 2007 Premier Limited Over Tournament Defending champions NCC, struggling to qualify for the next round, were indebted to Tharaka Kottehewa for bringing them two welcome victories which lifted them to third position in the Tier A table behind Blooomfield and Colts...
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    Muttiah Muralitharan interview

    Charlie Austin December 3, 2007 Charlie Austin caught up with Muttiah Muralitharan after the spin wizard reclaimed the record for most Test wickets from Shane Warne How special was it to break the record in Kandy? Very special, and a big relief as I didn't expect to get it in the first...
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    Record Broken!!! Congratz Murali..

    Well done Murali.. What a magnificent achievement!!! 88.4 Muralitharan to Collingwood, OUT, that's the world record and it's so simple a dismissal ... Collingwood plays down the wrong line and the ball clips the top of middle and off stumps, sparking celebrations in the middle, dancing in the...
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    Chaminda Vaas a century of excellence

    by Supun Perera One of cricket’s greatest pleasures is to look back and savour, since cricket by its very nature leaves impressions that are enduring and even indelible, the matches of importance in the past, an immaculate piece of an innings or an accurate spell of bowling and in general a...
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    Marvan Atapattu timeline

    Yeah I too think it was the right time for him to retire..
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    Marvan Atapattu timeline

    A rollercoaster ride Cricinfo staff November 20, 2007 Marvan Atapattu, one of Sri Lanka'a longest-serving cricketers, announced his retirement after an eventful tour of Australia, which came nearly two years after his last Test appearance. After a horror start in his first three Tests, he found...
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    Marvan Atapattu - A fighter and a frank talker

    Charlie Austin November 20, 2007 Marvan Atapattu's retirement announcement was widely expected in Sri Lanka after the second Test in Australia. All his recent public comments, most obviously the amusing "muppets and joker" broadside at the selectors, have indicated a man poised to bid...
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    Atapattu announces his retirement

    Wish you all the best Marvan.. You have been a great servant for Sri Lanka Cricket for more than a decade.. We will miss u badly.. :( Good luck in your future engagements..:)
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    Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Bellerive Oval (Updates)

    Ow mun denna heta ude session eka out nowi hitiyoth apita dinanna hoda chance ekak thiyenawa.. me match eka draw wenne na ekko dinanawa :) naththan paradinawa :no: ..
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    Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Bellerive Oval (Updates)

    Stumps - Day 4 Sri Lanka require another 260 runs with 7 wickets remaining Current partnership 89 runs, 19.0 overs, RR: 4.68 (Jayasuriya 33, Sangakkara 50) Past Innings
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    Check Murali's action in a Test - Warne

    Cricinfo staff November 13, 2007 Shane Warne believes Muttiah Muralitharan's action should be assessed in a Test match to end any lingering speculation over its legality. Warne is set to be overtaken as the world's leading Test wicket-taker by Muralitharan, who needs seven more victims to pass...
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    Atapattu gets captain's support

    Sa'adi Thawfeeq November 12, 2007 Mahela Jayawardene joined Trevor Bayliss, Sri Lanka's coach, in support of Marvan Atapattu as the veteran opener faced an uncertain cricket future following an outburst in which he branded national selectors as 'a set up muppets headed by a joker'. Atapattu's...
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    Failing to walk the talk

    Peter English at the Gabba November 12, 2007 It would not be a surprise if Mahela Jayawardene spent time each day looking into his hotel mirror chanting the line "We believe we can beat Australia". Like The Little Engine That Could, Jayawardene must hope that if he says something often enough...

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