Sri Lanka portrayed in empty hall
Sri Lanka produced some electrifying moments like
never before seen on home turf but distressingly few fans saw the
spectacle when the 2015 Asian Rugby Sevens got underway at the Race
Course ground in Colombo yesterday. The spectator turn-out was so
pathetic that there were more players and match officials than the
number of Sri Lankan fans and the handful present,
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SL makes four changes for Windies Tests
Sri Lanka has picked uncapped promising batsman
Kusal Mendis along with allrounder Milinda Siriwardena into a squad
to take on the West Indies in the two Test matches the first of
which starts in the port city of Galle on Wednesday. The two Test
hopefuls join recalled players in off-spinning allrounder Dilruwan
Perera and fast bowler Suranga Lakmal ,
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Uncapped duo in 214-stand after Thirimanne falls for a duck
A vigorous 214 run stand between Udara
Jayasundera (124 n.o) and Minod Bhanuka (101) for the third wicket
took the Sri Lanka Cricket President’s XI to 233 for 3 in reply to
the West Indies first innings total of 209 on the second day of
their three-day match played at the SSC ground yesterday.
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