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NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Sunday, March 06, 2011

Cricket WC: Australia to face S. Lanka today

Updated at: 0933 PST,  Saturday, March 05, 2011
COLOMBO: Defending champion Australia will face host Sri Lanka in a crucial match of group A of the tournament at R. Premadasa Stadium, Geo News reported.Geo Super will air live match from Colombo at 2:00 PST.A victory in this game will not only boost the confidence but will almost seal a place in the knock out stages.Australia are yet to lose a game in this world cup with their fast bowlers helping two comfortable wins once each against Zimbabwe and New Zealand. Same can’t be said of Sri Lanka as it dropped two crucial points against Pakistan but had easy wins against minnows, Kenya and Canada.Australia have won more than twice as many games as compared to Sri Lanka. They have won nearly all their bilateral World Cup matches -- except the 1996 final.