England v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy, Group B, Jo’burg September 24, 2009 England are preparing for their first taste of Ajantha Mendis © Getty Images It could get ugly. England, abysmal England, their top six a mess of indecision and nerves, coming across an unusual spinner they haven’t played before; at the Wanderers, it might [...]
Browsing Posts published in September, 2009
England brace for Mendis challenge
September 25, 2009 at 9:59 pm
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Sri Lanka drub SA in rain-hit game | Ajantha took 3 for 30
September 23, 2009 at 2:23 am
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South Africa v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy, Group B, Centurion September 22, 2009 Sri Lanka 319 for 8 (Dilshan 106, Jayawardene 77, Sangakkara 54) beat South Africa 206 for 7 (Smith 58, Mendis 3-30) by 55 runs (D/L)Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Tillakaratne Dilshan ensured that Sri Lanka didn’t suffer from Sanath Jayasuriya’s [...]
Jayawardene steers Sri Lanka to victory – Mendis took 3 for 31
September 23, 2009 at 1:55 am
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Cricinfo staff September 20, 2009 A brace of three-wicket hauls from Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis, along with a half-century from Mahela Jayawardene led Sri Lanka to a comfortable five-wicket victory in their warm-up match against West Indies in Pretoria. After conceding 306 runs against Pakistan on Friday, Sri Lanka’s bowlers were more effective against [...]
