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Second Test ends in a draw
Sri Lanka 642/4d & 129/3d (45.0 ov) India 707
July 30 (CP) Colombo- The high-scoring second Test match between India and Sri Lanka ended in a draw today at the SSC grounds in Colombo after Sangakkara finally declared. Sangakkara was the Man of the Match for his double-century in the first innings.
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Negligence blamed for ambush
July 30 (AP) LAHORE- SENIOR Pakistan police officers have been heavily criticised in a judge's report for being ill-prepared, poorly equipped and incompetent in their efforts to prevent a terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team bus last year.
Calling one officer a lazy coward, Shabbar Raza Rizvi of Lahore High Court identified more than a dozen senior policemen in a report on the attack that is due to be submitted to the International Cricket Council.
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Somerset Entertainment to develop Sri Lankan Cricket Premier League
July 30 (ITV) BANGALORE- Singapore-based Somerset Entertainment Ventures Pte Ltd. (SEV) has procured the rights of Sri Lanka’s Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament (IPCT) which comprises all formats of cricket, including 4 days, ODIs and T20 games for a period of five years.
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Life without Murali
July 30 (BBC) Sri Lankan cricket is bracing itself for life without three of its greatest ever players.
Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan retired from Test cricket after taking his 800th wicket in a victory over India, while Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas - who have already ended their Test careers - are on the verge of bowing out of international cricket for good.
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Murali and Kumble ponder spin academy
July 29 (AFP) Record-breaking Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and retired Indian legend Anil Kumble plan to join hands to set up a spin academy for youngsters, the players were quoted as saying on Thursday.
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India leads on Day 4 in the second Test against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka 642/4d India 669/9 (198.0 ov)
July 29 (CP) Colombo- With Sachin Tendulkar's double century and Suresh Raina's maiden century in a Test match, India took the lead today on Day 4 of the second Test match in the three-match series with Sri Lanka in Colombo.
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India, Sri Lanka criticise unsporting pitch after drawn Test
July 30 (IANS) The second cricket Test of the three-match series ended in a draw with both the teams India and Sri Lanka blasting the unsporting pitch after the end of the final day's play at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground here Friday.
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2-0 series win not enough for SL to become No. 1
July 30 (Cricinfo) Sri Lanka won't be able to displace India from the No. 1 position in the Test rankings in this series. It was earlier believed that a 2-0 series win would be enough to take Sri Lanka to the top spot.
However from August 1, 2010, the rankings will cease to consider all Tests played between August 2006 and July 2007.
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Reuters Photo
Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan (L) bowls as umpire Rod Tucker watches during the fourth day of the second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo July 29, 2010.
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