Host Bangladesh have qualified for the final of the 2012 Asia Cup for the first time in their cricketing history after beating Srilanka in the last of the league fixtures on Tuesday, March 20. This was only the second time when the Bengal Tigers defeated any two test playing nations in one tournament, having also […]
Mar 21 2012 | Posted in
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As we all know that Pakistan have already qualified for the final of the 2012 Asia Cup having beaten Srilanka and Bangladesh in the group stages. However, the Green Shirts lost to India which means that the world champions are still in with a chance of playing the final against their arch rivals. On the […]
Mar 20 2012 | Posted in
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India sizzled their way to a six-wicket win over Pakistan in the fifth match of the ongoing 2012 Asia Cup in Mirpur, Bangladesh. The Men in Blue needed to win in order to keep their final hopes alive which can now only be shattered if Bangladesh beat Srilanka in the last league game on Tuesday, […]
Mar 19 2012 | Posted in
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Bangladesh came from behind to record a stunning win over the World Champions to stay alive in the competition. Bengalis needed a win to keep their final hopes alive while an India win could have booked their berth in the finals with Pakistan. However, whatever happened was totally unexpected especially after the Indians had defeated […]
Mar 17 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan overcame the Srilankan challenge to book their berth in the finals of the 2012 Asia Cup. Srilanka needed to win this game in order to stay alive while Pakistan knew that a win would release their nerves ahead of an all-important India game on Sunday, March 18. Srilanka made one change to their team […]
Mar 16 2012 | Posted in
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The Kiwis were made to sweat in the latter part of their second test against South Africa as they crumbled for 185 after sitting pretty at 133/2. Graeme Smith won the toss and put the hosts into bat on a green top. New Zealand made a poor start to their innings as Rob Nicol fell […]
Mar 15 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan managed to sought out a hard fought win over Bangladesh in the opening game of the 2012 Asia Cup in Bangladesh capital, Dhaka. The hosts put up a brave show in front of a strong looking Pakistan unit but lacked venom during the closing stage of the encounter. The lack of experience was clearly […]
Mar 12 2012 | Posted in
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What has he done wrong to be omitted from the Asia Cup squad? Doesn’t he know how to bowl, bat, field or is there something wrong with his physique? Whatever the case may be, Rangana Herath deserves to be in the Srilankan Asia Cup squad, which starts on Sunday, March 11 with the game between […]
Mar 9 2012 | Posted in
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Australian summer has finally ended after the Kangaroos conquered Srilanka in the last final of the best-of-three series at the Adelaide Oval. The Lankan Lions fell short by 16 runs to lose the series 2-1 having put up a brave show throughout the tri-series which also involved India. Regular skipper, Michael Clarke was forced to […]
Mar 8 2012 | Posted in
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Sports to strengthen mutual ties; US opts for Basketball Sports Exchange with the South Africa Washington: (Tuesday, March 06, 2012) in a bid to strengthen its cultural ties with South Africa, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State today announced a basketball Sport Visitor Exchange that is envisioned to […]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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The Lankan Lions have forced Australia into the third final at the Adelaide Oval after battering the Kangaroos by 8 wickets in the second of the best-of-three finals at the same venue. Having been beaten by 15 runs in the first final, Srilanka were certainly under the pump and required a special effort to turn […]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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Srilanka went down in the first final of the Commonwealth Banks series at Brisbane by 15 runs after their tail staged a massive fight back chasing 322 to win. Australia won the toss and chose to bat first on a placid looking track. The hosts had regular skipper, Michael Clarke, returning to the playing XI […]
Mar 5 2012 | Posted in
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