Ton-up Pope back in the runs as England make Sri Lanka struggle
LONDON: Ollie Pope returned to form on his Oval home ground with a first hundred as England captain on Friday’s opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka.
LONDON: Ollie Pope returned to form on his Oval home ground with a first hundred as England captain on Friday’s opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka.
GALLE, Sri Lanka: Veerasammy Permaul’s white-hot comeback Test put Sri Lanka in trouble after his five-wicket haul for the West Indies in Galle bowled the hosts out before lunch on Tuesday.
GALLE, Sri Lanka: Lasith Embuldeniya took five wickets in the final innings as hosts Sri Lanka thrashed the West Indies by 187 runs in the first Test in Galle on Thursday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
GALLE, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka reached 84 for two in their second innings at lunch on day four, increasing their lead to 240 runs in the first Test against West Indies in Galle on Wednesday.
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates: Jos Buttler on Monday became the first England batsman to score a century in all three formats and rated his unbeaten 101 at the Twenty20 World Cup as “right up there” in his glorious career.
DUBAI: Opener David Warner struck form with an attacking 65 to help Australia to their second successive victory in the Twenty20 World Cup with a seven-wicket thrashing of Sri Lanka on Thursday.