Spirited Australia win Hobart Test by 137 runs

By Nadene Smith

HOBART, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 18, 2012: A brilliant bowling performance by fast bowlers Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc led Australia to 137 runs victory in the first of the three Test matches against Sri Lanka at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Tuesday.

ICCWT20: Blunders and Controversies hitting Pakistan, Sri Lanka skippers

By Hamad Hussain

KARACHI, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) October 4, 2012: As former World T20 champions Pakistan and title favorites Sri Lanka will fight for the place in the final of ICC World T20 2012 today, I want to bring my readers’ attention towards the controversies hitting captains of the two teams during their Super Eights matches.

ICCWT20: Mendis-factor helps Sri Lanka floor Zimbabwe by 82 runs

By Fathima Zanaida

Man of the Match Ajantha Mendis after 6 wickets for 8 runs.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNext) September 18, 2012: Jeewan Mendis and Ajantha Mendis came up with gigantic performances as Sri Lanka got their ICC World Twenty20 2012 (ICCWT20) campaign off to a strong start against Zimbabwe as they raced to a massive 820run victory at Hambantota.

ICCWT20: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - Scorecard

By TheSportsNext

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNext) September 18, 2012: Following is the scorecard of the inaugural match of the ICCWT20 played between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at Hambantota.

Afridi, Ajmal named in ICC ODI Team of the Year

By Fathima Zanaida

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNext) September 15, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Saturday, announced its One Day International Team of the Year which included seven players from Asian countries including Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal.

Virat Kohli musters Sri Lanka, India win 1st ODI by 21 runs

By Fathima Zanaida

HAMBANTOTA (TheSportsNext) July 22, 2012: A clinical Virat Kohli struck his third straight hundred against Sri Lanka as India drew first blood in the One Day International series with 21-run comfortable victory over the Islanders at Hambantota on Saturday.