http://www.hilalscricket.com/ Murali gives us a rare look into his magic, courtesy of Mark Nicholas and the Channel 9 crew.
Jayasuriya bid farewell to Test cricket with a customary quickfire 78 Vs England. James Anderson went for 6 boundaries in one over resulting in 24 runs. Witness the man's legacy at http://www.hilalscricket.com/
In the build-up to this Test, playing in Sri Lanka has been described as one of the game's toughest challenges and England responded with an outstanding bowling performance on the opening day at Kandy. Matthew Hoggard took four wickets in 25 balls during the morning session as Sri Lanka hit the depths of 42 for 5, then Monty Panesar chipped in with three after a partial resurrection from Kumar Sangakkara and Prasanna Jayawardene who added 106 for the sixth wicket to lift them to 188. But England couldn't finish with their full card intact after facing 17 overs. Alastair Cook went third ball, planting his front foot across the line to Chaminda Vaas, using his 100 Tests worth of experience with the new ball as Hoggard did so successfully. Michael Vaughan could have gone, too, but Asad Rauf gave him the benefit of very little doubt against Lasith Malinga. There were three overs from Muttiah Muralitharan; that's a battle that will unfold on Sunday. (Description courtesy Cricinfo) www.hilalscricket.com
August 2006, 2nd Test Match at the P. Sara' Stadium. Sanath Jayasuriya regains lost form by completly dismantling Shaun Pollock of South Africa. Pollock turned to bowling off spin towards the end of this test match as Sri Lanka managed to cross the winning line by a narrow margin.
Muttiah Muralitharan moved level with Shane Warne on 708 wickets as he bowled Sri Lanka back into the first Test at Kandy. He claimed the first four England batsmen to fall on the second day as they lost 5 for 78 and drew level with Warne when he removed Ravi Bopara. But he was forced to wait for his crowning moment as rain, which had threatened during the morning, moved across the ground and wiped out the final three hours of play.
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Kumar Sangakkara 92 Vs England | 1st Test | Day 1| Kandy 2007
http://www.hilalscricket.com/ THE VALUE of Kumar Sangakkara’s innings of 92 yesterday may only become clear as this Test match progresses, but he may have just kept his team’s hopes alive. Sangakkara is currently among the world’s best batsmen. He has just returned from Australia, where he played a blistering innings of 192 in Hobart that might, with more luck, have stolen victory from under the noses of Ricky Ponting’s men. He was given out to a shocking decision for which umpire Rudi Koertzen later apologised to him in person. It takes something extraordinary to lever Sangakkara from the crease these days. Had he scored eight more runs yesterday, Sangakkara would have recorded a seventh century in eight Tests and he isn’t often content with merely reaching three figures. Last year he scored 287 against South Africa and an unbeaten 156 against New Zealand. Earlier this year he took back-to-back double-centuries off Bangladesh. Description courtesy - Times Online
Africa XI v Asia XI | Played at Kingsmead, Durban (neutral venue), on 20 August 2005 - day/night (50-over match) http://www.hilalscricket.com/
Gunawardene destroys the Indian bowling in one of his rare noteworthy perfromances.
Sri Lankan Cricket 2007 WORLD CUP Video Song B & S
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