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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia, New Zealand
Feb 14 - Mar 29 2015
The 11th edition of the World Cup
The 2015 Cricket World Cup will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The location of the games will be evenly split, with the day-night final match to be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 29.
Sri Lanka in the 2015 Cricket World Cup
Groups, News, Schedule
Sri Lanka Squad
Angelo Mathews (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wicketkeeper), Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne (vice captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake.2015 Cricket World Cup Groups
Group AAustralia (co-host)Bangladesh England New Zealand (co-host) Sri Lanka Afghanistan Scotland |
Group BIndiaPakistan South Africa West Indies Zimbabwe Ireland UAE |
Sri Lanka in India 2014
Nov 2-16, 2014
Sri Lanka to play 5 ODIs
Oct 17, 2014
Sri Lanka will play 5 ODIs in India after West Indies decided to pull out of the ongoing tour of India. India currently sits in third position behind South Africa and Australia, and leads fourth-ranked Sri Lanka by two ratings points.Results: ODI, India won 5-0.
Schedule
| Sun Nov 2 [08:00 GMT | 13:30 local | 03:00 EST] | 1st ODI India vs Sri Lanka | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Thu Nov 6 [08:00 GMT | 13:30 local | 03:00 EST] | 2nd ODI India vs Sri Lanka | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad |
| Sun Nov 9 [08:00 GMT | 13:30 local | 03:00 EST] | 3rd ODI India vs Sri Lanka | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| Thu Nov 13 [08:00 GMT | 13:30 local | 03:00 EST] | 4th ODI India vs Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Sun Nov 16 [08:00 GMT | 13:30 local | 03:00 EST] | 5th ODI India vs Sri Lanka | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
India vs Sri Lanka ODI Series
India whitewash Sri Lanka 5-0, on top of the ICC ODI table
Virat Kohli struck an unbeaten 139 to guide India to a three-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fifth and final match of the series, earning the World Champions the top rank on the ICC ODI Team Rankings. India had started the series at the third position on 113 ratings points and has finished on 117 ratings points. Sri Lanka have retained their fourth position but slipped to 108 ratings.| Sun, Nov 2 | India won by 169 runs |
| Thu, Nov 6 | India won by 6 wickets |
| Sun, Nov 9 | India won by 6 wickets |
| Thu, Nov 13 | India won by 153 runs |
| Sun, Nov 16 | India won by 3 wickets |
Reported Earlier: India’s captain for the first three ODIs will be Virat Kohli, who will be aiming to regain the number-one ranking in the series. The last time Sri Lanka toured India for a bilateral series was in 2009 and the last time Sri Lanka played India in India was in the 2011 World Cup final, which India won comfortably.
India Squad: (first 3 ODIs) Virat Kohli (c), Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Akshar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Varun Aaron.
Sri Lanka Squad: (first 3 ODIs) Angelo Mathews (Capt), Kusal Janith Perera, T.M Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena, Ashan Priyanjan, Niroshan Dickwella, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dhammika Prasad, Lahiru Gamage, Chathuranga De Silva, Seekuge Prasanna, Suraj Randeev.
2014 ICC World Twenty20, Bangladesh
ICC WT20 2014 in Bangladesh
The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 will be the fifth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament that will take place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April, 2014 and is scheduled to be played in four cities in Bangladesh - Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and Kaksbajar (Cox's Bazar). The official hashtag is #wt20ICC World Twenty20 2014 News | Championship Schedule | Groups & Points | Teams | WT20 Warm-up Matches | WT20 Blog
WT20 Final
World Twenty20 Final: India vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka 2014 Champions
April 6, 2014
Sri Lanka finally broke their World T20 jinx to finish champions, chasing down India's modest score of 130 for 4. Sri Lanka were beaten in the 2007 and 2011 World Cup finals and the 2009 and 2012 World T20 finals. Despite a belligerent 77 by Virat Kohli, India couldn't accelerate the score in the final overs due to Yuvraj Singh's excruciatingly slow innings of 11 off 21. The last four overs were a calamity for India as Kohli faced just eight deliveries and India scored only 19 runs. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni came in with only 11 deliveries left and found it difficult to accelerate the pace of scoring. Man of the Match Kumar Sangakkara become the fourth player after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis to score 25,000 international runs during the 35-ball 52 - his last T20. Virat Kohli won the World Twenty20 player of the tournament award for his 319 runs - including innings of 36 not out against Pakistan, 54 against the West Indies, 57 not out against Bangladesh, 23 against Australia and a match-winning 72 not out against South Africa in the semi-final.
Reported Earlier: Covers on at Mirpur stadium, and the final of the ICC World T20 between India and Sri Lanka is likely to be delayed because of steady rainfall.
India XI: MS Dhoni (Captain & Wicket Keeper), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma
Sri Lanka XI: Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (Wicket Keeper), Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Thisara Perera, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga (Captain)
WT20 Final - Sri Lanka 132/4 in 17.5 ov (Sangakkara 52*) beat India 130/4 in 20 ov (Kohli 77, Rohit 29) by 6 wickets with 13 balls remaining
India on the cusp of record treble
April 5, 2014
World ODI Champions India is looking to seal an unprecedented limited-overs treble when they meet Sri Lanka in Sunday's World Twenty20 final. After winning the 2011 50-over World Cup final in Mumbai - when Sachin Tendulkar was still part of the Indian team - MS Dhoni led India to Champions Trophy glory in England two years later. They now stand just one match away from becoming the first country to hold three major titles at the same time. Meanwhile, this will be the last game in the shortest format for Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.
WT20 Final - India vs Sri Lanka (starts at 19:00 local | 13:00 GMT | 09:00 EDT)
World Twenty20 2014 Semi Finals
Semi Final 2, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Kohli takes India into the Final
April 4, 2014
Virat Kohli scored 72 from 44 balls to help India chase down the 172 South Africa put on board after winning the toss and batting first.Reported earlier: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against India. Faf du Plessis comes in for Farhaan Behardien for South Africa while Team India remain unchanged from their last match. Shikhar Dhawan and Mohammed Shami remain out of playing XI as Ajinkya Rahane and Mohit Sharma stays in the team. The first semi-final was disrupted due to rain and hailstorm, which resulted in a 27-run victory by D/L method for Sri Lanka, and the weather forecast for tonight predicts heavy rain once again.
India XI: MS Dhoni (Captain & Wicket Keeper), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma
South Africa XI: de Kock, Amla, de Villiers, Duminy, Miller, du Plessis, A Morkel, Steyn, Hendricks, Tahir, Parnell
WT20 Semi Final 2, India 176/4 in 19.1 ov (Kohli 72*, Rahane 32) beat South Africa 172/4 (F du Plessis 58, Duminy 45*, Ashwin 3-22) by 6 wickets
Semi Final 1, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Rain dashes Windies hopes, Sri Lanka in final
April 3, 2014
In Dhaka, Sri Lanka made 160 for six, and the rain and hail which stopped play when West Indies were on 80/4 from 13.5 overs made sure the Lankans progressed to Sunday's final with a 27-run Duckworth-Lewis victory. The win was sweet revenge for Sri Lanka who lost the 2012 final to the West Indies in Colombo. Sri Lanka had raced to 41 in the fourth over thanks to Dilshan and Kusal Perera, before they lost three wickets in the space of 15 balls. Jayawardene was run out without facing a single ball. Dilshan made a run-a-ball 39 before he ran himself out. Reported earlier: Lasith Malinga, who skippered the team in Sri Lanka's last group match against New Zealand, will captain the team in the absence of their first-choice skipper Dinesh Chandima. All eyes will be on Rangana Herath, whose scintillating figures of 5/3 against New Zealand in their final group stage match propelled the islanders into the semis.
Sri Lanka XI: Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (Wicket Keeper), Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Seekkuge Prasanna, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga (Captain)
West Indies XI: Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle, Lendl Simmons, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin (Wicket Keeper), Darren Sammy (Captain), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree, Krishmar Santokie
WT20 Semi Final 1, Sri Lanka 160/6 (Thirimanne 44, Mathews 40*) beat West Indies 80/4 in 13.5 ov by 27 runs (D/L method)
April 2014 |
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Thu 03  13:00 GMT, 19:00 local |
1st Semi-Final - (Winner Group 1) Sri Lanka vs West Indies (Runner Group 2) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur |
| Fri 04 13:00 GMT, 19:00 local |
2nd Semi-Final - (Winner Group 2) India vs South Africa (Runner Group 1) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur |
| Sun 06 (Reserve Day 7th April) 13:00 GMT, 19:00 local |
Final - India vs Sri Lanka Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur |
Triangular ODI Series in West Indies, 2013
ODI tri-series
West Indies host tri-series involving India and Sri Lanka
West Indies will host an ODI tri-series against India and Sri Lanka in Jamaica and Trinidad from June 28 to July 11, 2013. The tri-series comprises seven matches, with each team playing the other twice before the finals.
Tri-Nation Tournament 2013 India vs Sri Lanka Final
Final Match
Magnificent Dhoni takes India home
July 11, 2013
With 15 to get off the last over, and only one wicket remaining, Dhoni, who was struggling throughout the innings, hit a 6, 4 and a 6 after missing out on the first ball from Shaminda Eranga to take India home. His innings was reminiscent of the one he played at the Wankhede stadium where he struck an unbeaten 91 against Sri Lanka in the World Cup 2011 final.Final 22 balls: [Balls Dhoni faced in Blue, Balls Ishant faced in Green] (21 to win/24 balls:) 1 W . . 1 . | (19 to win/18 balls:) . . . 2 . . | (17 to win/12 balls:) . . . 2 . . | (15 to win/6 balls:) . 6 4 6Sri Lanka collapsed from a strong position of 171/2 to 201 all out, leaving India a seemingly easy road to the tri-series title. They lost their two openers to Bhuvneshwar Kumar but a 122-run stand for the third wicket by Lahiru Thirimanne (46) and Kumar Sangakkara (71) put them on course for a massive total. However they lost their last eight for just 29 runs, as Ravindra Jadeja took 4 for 23. Ishant Sharma and Ashwin took 2 wickets each.
Reported earlier: Sri Lanka and India are set to face each other in a repeat of the Champions Trophy semi-final. India booked a date with Sri Lanka in the finals on Thursday, after topping the standings with 10 points while Sri Lanka and West Indies both finished with nine points. Sri Lanka moved to the second spot with a lead in the overall net run rate. Today's match will be Mahela Jayawardene's 400th ODI. He is only the third cricketer to play 400 ODIs after Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya. For India, regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead the team. Murali Vijay will make way for the senior player. Also, Vinay Kumar is in for Umesh Yadav.
I think I am blessed with a bit of good cricketing sense. I knew I could get 15 runs off the last over, I'm happy that it worked. 
- MS Dhoni, when asked by Arun Lal about his penchant for coming good when the chips are down, during the awards ceremony.
India XI: Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Vinay Kumar.
Sri Lanka XI: Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (Wicket Keeper), Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews (Captain), Lahiru Thirimanne, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Shaminda Eranga, Suranga Lakmal.
2013 ODI Tri-Series Final, India 203/9 in 49.4 ov (Rohit 58, Dhoni 45*) beat Sri Lanka 201 in 48.5 ov (Sangakkara 71, Jadeja 4-23, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2-24) by 1 wicket
ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England and Wales
The last edition of the tournament!
June 6-23, 2013
Semi-Final Line up
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1st Semi-Final, Wed, June 19 The Oval, London |
2nd Semi-Final, Thur, June 20 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
 ENG vs SAF  Group A #1 vs Group B #2 |
 SRL vs IND  Group A #2 vs Group B #1 |
India vs Sri Lanka Semifinal ICC Champions Trophy 2013
2nd Semifinal, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
India beat Sri Lanka, will meet England in the final
June 20, 2013
Mahendra Dhoni's side thrashed Sri Lanka by eight wickets in Cardiff to set up a Champions Trophy final with England. Needing only 182 to win, India cantered home inside 36 overs, with Shikhar Dhawan scoring an effortless 68 while Virat Kohli hit a sparkling unbeaten 58. Earlier India's spinners found turn to restrict Angelo Mathews' men to 181-8, after the seamers reduced them to 41/3.India Total: 182/2 in 35 ov (Shikhar Dhawan 68, Kohli 58*) - RR 5.20
FOW:
1-77: Rohit Sharma b Mathews 33 (50)
2-142: Dhawan st Sangakkara b Mendis 68 (92)
Not outs: Kohli 58*, Raina 7*; Extras: 16 Sri Lanka Total: 181/8 in 50 ov - RR 3.62
FOW:
1-6: Perera c Raina b Kumar 4 (8)
1-17: Dilshan retired hurt 12 (14)
2-36: Thirimanne c Raina b I Sharma 7 (31)
3-41: Sangakkara c Raina b I Sharma 17 (44)
4-119: Jayawardene b Jadeja 38 (63)
5-158: Mathews c Kumar b Ashwin 51 (89)
6-160: Perera c Dhawan b I Sharma 0 (4)
7-164: Kulasekara b Ashwin 1 (3)
8-171: Mendis st Dhoni b Ashwin 25 (35)
Not outs: Dilshan 18*, Malinga 7*, Herath DNB; Extras: 13 Reported earlier: India, the only side in the group stage of this Champions Trophy with a perfect record, will meet Sri Lanka in Thursday's semi-final at the 16,000-seat Sophia Gardens. The match is threatened by rain and in case of a wash-out, India will go through to the final against England in Birmingham on June 23rd. Hard-hitting Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan is the tournament's leading scorer so far with 264 runs including two hundreds. Meanwhile Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has stated that his team is physically and mentally ready for the challenge posed by the formidable Indian side. India (probable XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.
Sri Lanka (probable XI): Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (Wicket Keeper), Lahiru Thirimanne, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews (Captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Shaminda Eranga.
2nd Semifinal, IND vs SRL: India 182/2 in 35 ov (Shikhar Dhawan 68, Kohli 58*) beat Sri Lanka 181/8 in 50 ov (Mathews 51, Ishant 3-33, Ashwin 3-48) by 8 wickets
England vs South Africa Semifinal ICC Champions Trophy 2013
1st Semifinal, The Oval, London
England reach final with easy win over South Africa
June 19, 2013
England romped into the Champions Trophy final with a seven-wicket victory over a South Africa side who once again choked in a major semi-final. The Proteas collapsed to 80/8 before a 95-run stand between David Miller (56*) and Rory Kleinveldt (43) hauled them to 175. Jonathan Trott's 82 not out saw England, who have never won a global 50-over competition, across the winning line in the 38th over.