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India fight to save Test after S.Lanka run riot

AFP South Asian Edition yesterday

India made a confident start in their bid to save the first Test after Sri Lanka enjoyed a record-breaking run-feast on the fourth day here on Thursday. Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir saw off the first 16 overs of pace and ...

Records tumble as Sri Lanka flay India

AFP South Asian Edition yesterday

Mahela Jayawardene hit an unbeaten 267 as Sri Lanka piled up the highest total ever on Indian soil to tighten the noose around the hosts in the first Test on Thursday. Sri Lanka, who resumed their first innings at 591-5, went to ...

Sri Lanka's Jayawardene floors India in first Test

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

Former captain Mahela Jayawardene scored his sixth double-century as Sri Lanka seized control of the first Test against India here on Wednesday. Jayawardene was unbeaten on 204 as the tourists closed the third day at 591-5 in their first innings, a lead ...

Jayawardene's double ton floors India in first Test

AFP South Asian Edition 2 days ago

Former captain Mahela Jayawardene scored his sixth double-century as Sri Lanka seized control of the first Test against India here on Wednesday. Jayawardene was unbeaten on 204 as the tourists closed the third day at 591-5 in their first innings, a lead ...

Jayawardene gives S.Lanka the edge in India test

AFP South Asian Edition 2 days ago

Former captain Mahela Jayawardene hit an unbeaten 142 as Sri Lanka marched towards a big first innings lead in the first Test against India here on Wednesday. The tourists went to tea on the third day at 483-5, a lead of 57 ...

Jayawardene ton sets back India in first Test

AFP South Asian Edition 2 days ago

Former captain Mahela Jayawardene hit an unbeaten 142 as Sri Lanka marched towards a big first innings lead in the first Test against India here on Wednesday. The tourists went to tea on the third day at 483-5, a lead of 57 ...

Sri Lanka cuts interest rates to five-year low

AFP South Asian Edition 2 days ago

Sri Lanka's central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rates to a five-year low in a bid to boost economic growth as the island recovers from decades of ethnic violence. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka lowered its benchmark repurchase rate ...

Sri Lanka close in on India's total in first Test

AFP South Asian Edition 2 days ago

Former captain Mahela Jayawardene hit an unbeaten 86 as Sri Lanka moved towards a first innings lead over India in the first Test here on Wednesday. The tourists went to lunch on the third day at 375-5, needing 51 more to match ...

Dilshan century lifts Sri Lanka in India Test

AFP South Asian Edition 3 days ago

Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed his fifth century of the year as Sri Lanka made a spirited reply in the first Test against India here on Tuesday. Dilshan hit 112, his 10th Test hundred, as Sri Lanka cruised to 275-3 by stumps on the ...

Dilshan's century lifts Sri Lanka in India Test

AFP South Asian Edition 3 days ago

Tillakaratne Dilshan continued his superb form by smashing his fifth century this year as Sri Lanka made a spirited reply in the first Test against India here on Tuesday. Dilshan hit 112, his 10th Test hundred, as Sri Lanka cruised to 275-3 ...

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