Malinga picks up second World Cup hat-trick

Updated at: 1739 PST,  Tuesday, March 01, 2011 COLOMBO: Spearhead Lasith Malinga took his second career World Cup hat-trick when he collected six wickets as Sri Lanka dismissed Kenya for 142 in their World Cup clash here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.Malinga had Tanmay Mishra lbw with the final ball of the 42nd over and then clean-bowled Peter Ongondo and...

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Kenya bowled out for 142 by Sri Lanka

Updated at: 1830 PST,  Tuesday, March 01, 2011 COLOMBO: Fit-again fast bowler Lasith Malinga took four wickets in six balls, including his second World Cup hat-trick, to dismiss Kenya for 142 in a Group A match in Colombo on Tuesday.The 27-year sling-action bowler, who missed Sri Lanka's opening two matches due to a back strain, trapped Tanmay Mishra (nought) lbw...

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Jayawardene mulls action over corruption allegation

Updated at: 1708 PST,  Tuesday, March 01, 2011 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's former skipper Mahela Jayawardene is reportedly considering suing a state-run television network for hinting he may have helped fix a World Cup match against Pakistan.Jayawardene, who lost his middle stump for just two runs in a game that Sri Lanka lost by 11 runs, was mulling legal action against...

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Kenya win toss, elect to bat against Sri Lanka

Updated at: 1342 PST,  Tuesday, March 01, 2011 COLOMBO: Kenya captain Jimmy Kamande won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in their third Group A match of the World Cup here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.Teams: Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara (captain & wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Thilan Samaraweera,...

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Malinga ready for return to add to Kenya's problems

Updated at: 1017 PST,  Tuesday, March 01, 2011 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka are expected to welcome the return of fast bowler Lasith Malinga to their ranks when they meet Kenya on Tuesday in a World Cup Group A match.Sri Lanka's bowling lacked the penetration on Saturday to stop Pakistan from running up a competitive total of 277-7 and the lost the contest by 11 runs.Malinga...

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Cricket WC: Hurt Sri Lanka ready to down Kenya

Updated at: 0830 PST,  Tuesday, March 01, 2011 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka are expected to welcome the return of fast bowler Lasith Malinga to their ranks when they meet Kenya on Tuesday in a World Cup Group A match Sri Lanka's bowling lacked the penetration on Saturday to stop Pakistan from running up a competitive total of 277-7 and the lost the contest by 11 runs.Malinga...

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Cricket World Cup: Roach hat-trick as WI beat Netherlands

Updated at: 2021 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 NEW DELHI: Kemar Roach grabbed six wickets, including a hat-trick, while Kieron Pollard smashed 60 off 27 balls to help West Indies thrash the Netherlands by 215 runs in the World Cup on Monday.Kemar Roach recorded the first hat-trick of the 2011 World Cup against the Netherlands. He removed Pieter Seelaar, Bernard...

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Roach records first hat-trick of 2011 World Cup

Updated at: 2039 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 NEW DELHI: West Indies pace bowler Kemar Roach recorded the first hat-trick of the 2011 World Cup against the Netherlands in a Group B match on Monday.He removed Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots and Berend Westdijk off the last three deliveries of the match to lead West Indies to a 215-run victory.Team mate Sulieman Benn...

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Cricket World Cup: Rehman out of Canada match

Updated at: 2007 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 COLOMBO: Pakistan will be without left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman in their World Cup match against Canada on Thursday after suffering a left leg muscle injury in the 11-run over Sri Lanka.Team manager Intikhab Alam said Rehman's injury will take five days to heal."Rehman sprained his leg while fielding in the match against...

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Windies hammer Dutch bowlers for 330

Updated at: 1751 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 NEW DELHI: The West Indies batsmen hammered the Netherlands bowlers for a huge total of 330 runsfor eight wickets in their World Cup Group B day-night match here at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Monday.Sent into bat by Netherlands captain Peter Borren, experienced batsman Chris Gayle opened the innings with Devon...

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Cricket World Cup: Shoaib too old for life in fast lane

Updated at: 1709 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 COLOMBO: Former tearaway Shoaib Akhtar admitted on Monday that age has dimmed his energy and desire to deliver the 100 mph toe-crunchers that once made him the world's most feared fast bowler.The charismatic but controversial Pakistan seamer, whose career has been plagued by injury and disciplinary problems, knows that,...

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Zimbabwe crush Canada by 175 runs

Updated at: 1612 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 NAGPUR: Zimbabwe recorded their first victory in the World Cup 2011 when they demolished Canada by a huge margin of 175 runs in their Group A match here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground on Monday.Chasing 299, Canada were all out for 123 runs in 42.1 overs. Their main scorers were Zubin Surkari (26), Gunasekeara...

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Netherlands win toss, put Windies into bat

Updated at: 1333 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 NEW DELHI: Netherlands have won the toss and elected to field against West Indies in their Group B day-night match of the World Cup here at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground on Mond...

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Zimbabwe set 299-run target for Canada

Updated at: 1246 PST,  Monday, February 28, 2011 NAGPUR: Zimbabwe made a difficult target of 299 runs for Canada in their Group A match of the iCC Cricket World Cup 2011 here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground on Monday After skipper Elton Chigumbura won the toss and decided to bat, Zimbabwe made 298-9 in the allotted 50 overs.Both sides lost their opening...

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