Indian Cricket Team Updates

Sachithra Senanayake and Lasith Malinga were named in Sri Lanka's 15-man squad, Malinga last figured in an international fixture four months ago and his participation is subject to fitness. The Angelo Mathews-led squad also features Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene, the experienced trio that was part of the team that finished runners-up at the 2011 edition in the subcontinent. Alongside Lahiru Thirimanne, the vice-captain, Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal, these three form the core specialist batting group, with Mathews, Thisara Perera and Jeevan Mendis adding another dimension to the mix with their all-round abilities. Sri Lanka Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Angelo Mathews (capt) Lahiru Thirimanne (vice-capt) Dimuth Karunaratne Tillakaratne Dilshan Kumar Sangakkara (wk) Mahela Jayawardene Dinesh Chandimal Thisara Perera Jeevan Mendis Suranga Lakmal Lasith Malinga Dushmantha Chameera Nuwan Kulasekara Rangana He...

Kedar Jadhav and Niroshan Dickwella were making their ODI debut. They became 205th and 161st player to represent India and Sri Lanka respectively. (Also Read:  Kohli century leads India to 5-0 series victory ) For the first time in the series Sri Lanka did not lose a wicket in the batting powerplay. Playing his 138th match and 116 innings, Angelo Mathews (139*) scored his maiden ODI hundred. He had scored 24 fifties with a highest of 93. Mathews completed his 1,000 runs in ODIs in the year 2014 when his score reached 77. He became first player to reach this landmark this year (later Virat Kohli became the second batsman to accomplish this feat). Having already scored 1,044 runs in Test cricket this year, Mathews became only the third captain to aggregate 1,000 runs in a calendar year both in Tests and ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar (in 1997) and Ricky Ponting (in 2005) are the two other captain to do so. Sri Lanka made 73 runs in last five overs with Angelo Mathews contributing 60 ...

Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 139 (126) led India to a three-wicket win in a nail-biting finish in the last game of the five-match ODI series in Ranchi. A maiden ODI century by Angelo Mathews was the saving grace for the visitors after being reduced to 85/4 in the 19th over. Assisted by Lahiru Thirimanne, the Sri Lankan captain revived the innings and powered the side to 286/8 with an unbeaten 139 after electing to bat. The SL captain returned to remove the hosts’ openers in the first five overs but his opposite number fought to seize victory in a high-pressure chase. While Mathews’ 139 went in vain, Kohli’s knock helped India claim the series 5-0.  (Also Read:  Virat emulates Ganguly, Kapil as he leads India to a 5-0 win over Sri Lanka ) Chasing the respectable total, India lost both their openers early. Mathews who had batted with determination to set up the game dislodged Ajinkya Rahane’s bails and in his next over castled Rohit Sharma to leave India on 14/2. Bowling a tight...

Kumar Sangakkara’s 61 was his 87th score of 50 or more. He now moves to the second place among the batsmen with most 50-plus scores, ahead of Jacques Kallis (86). Now only Sachin Tendulkar –with 96 such scores – is ahead of Sangakkara. (Also Read:  Report: India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI ) Angelo Mathews (92*) has now aggregated 3128 runs in 135 matches without scoring a hundred. His tally is the highest for a Sri Lankan and fifth highest overall without a hundred after Misbah-ul-Haq (4609), Wasim Akram (3717), Elton Chigumbura (3277) and Moin Khan (3266). Mathews has now taken his run-tally in ODIs in 2014 to 838 – more than any other batsman. Sangakkara is second with 802 runs. Playing his 21st ODI, Ambati Rayudu (121*) made his maiden ODI hundred. He became 35th Indian to score an ODI hundred.  Only three Indians have scored a maiden ODI hundred at an older age than Ambati Rayudu. The details: Age Batsman Runs Opponents Venue Year 38 Yrs 113 Days Suni...

Ambati Rayudu's unbeaten maiden ODI century fashioned India's six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second ODI at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. Finishing off in style the batsman hit the winning boundary to attain the 275-run target with 33 balls to spare and lead the hosts to a 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series.  (Also Read:  Stats Highlights, India vs SL, 2nd ODI ) Promoted to No.3, Rayudu rose to the challenge and scored 121 off 118 balls after coming to the crease at 18/1. He was involved in a 122-run stand with Shikhar Dhawan (79) to set-up the innings and then built a 116-run partnership with Virat Kohli to ensure the team a comfortable win.    Angelo Mathews’ unbeaten 92 after coming in to bat at 64/3, had taken the visitors to 274/8. After stitching a crucial 90-run partnership with Kumar Sangakkara (61) the SL captain anchored the innings and was also aided by Dhammika Prasad in a 54-run ninth-wicket unbroken partnership late in the i...