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It is the oldest cricket match series in the central province and the second oldest in Sri Lanka, having been played since 1893. [11] [12] The Battle of the Blues (Matara) has been played between St. Thomas' College, Matara, and St. Servatius' College Matara since 1900. [13] [14] [15] Over the years, many other Big Matches have been established.
The R. Premadasa Stadium was also one of the three grounds in Sri Lanka that hosted matches for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The other two were the Asgiriya Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. [6] The R. Premadasa Stadium was the venue for the match in 1997 where Sri Lanka scored a record 952 runs for 6 wickets against India. [7]
Mahela Jayawardene holds several batting and fielding test cricket records for Sri Lanka.. Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. [1] A Test match takes place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. No play was possible before lunch on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield. Milan Rathnayake (SL) made his Test debut. Ollie Pope captained England in Tests for the first time. [13] Jamie Smith (Eng) scored his first century in Tests. [14] World Test Championship points: England 12, Sri Lanka 0.
COLOMBO/TOKYO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka and a group of its creditor nations said on Wednesday they have reached an agreement in principle on debt restructuring, a key step needed for the South Asian ...
COLOMBO (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the third review of Sri Lanka's $2.9 billion bailout on Saturday but warned that the South Asian economy remains vulnerable. The ...
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It was the first time that Sri Lanka had beaten Australia by an innings in a Test match. [20] Dinesh Chandimal scored his first double century in a Test match with 206 not out, [21] and Prabath Jayasuriya took the best bowling figures for a Sri Lanka player on debut, with 12 for 177. [22]