New Zealand Shock Sri Lanka with one of Test-Cricket’s Biggest Turnarounds
January 7, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Sri Lanka, Test CricketAt the end of the second day, Sri Lanka led New Zealand by 135 runs on the first innings and on the third day morning, New Zealand began their second innings at 22/0 and lost five wickets at 159. With only 5 second innings wickets in hand, they had only a slender 24 run-lead over […]
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Tale of Two Cities: Cricket Crawls in Cape Town; Sangakkara Lights up Wellington
January 4, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Sangakkara, South African cricket, Sri Lanka, West Indies CricketOn the second day of the Cape Town test, West Indies managed to post a reasonable score but they could have done better. South Africa began well but after losing a couple of wickets; they slowed down to some restrictive bowling by the West Indians. It wasn’t the short of batting pace that the Newlands […]
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New Zealand Beat Sri Lanka at Christchurch as West Indians Continue to Fight at Port Elizabeth
December 29, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Sri LankaAfter a brave resistance, Sri Lanka faced the inevitable. The deficit on the first innings was far too huge for the islanders to bring off any other result that was dominated by Brendon McCullum’s sledgehammer knock. Sri Lanka resumed from the overnight 293/5 and could only reach 407 with a dogged 59-run last wicket stand […]
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New-Zealand Still in Command at Christchurch But Port Elizabeth Game Almost Washed Off
December 29, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Sri LankaAfter Sri Lanka succeeded in polishing off the New Zealand tail on second day morning, they succumbed to the fiery bowling spell from the Kiwi seamers. The quartet of Trent Boult, Tim Southee, James Neesham and Neil Wagner ensured the Sri Lankan slide and by tea Lanka were bowled out for 138 in their first […]
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India Wrest ODI Series after Victory at Hyderabad Against Sri Lanka on Sunday
November 10, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, Sri LankaAfter two nearly identical victories at Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, India seized the 3-0 ODI series win against Sri Lanka on Sunday night. At both venues, Sri Lanka batted first and India chased successfully to carve out two 6-wickets victories with over 30-balls remaining in both games. Both at Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, India came up with […]
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Indian Openers Fashion Out Huge Defeat for Sri Lanka in the First ODI at Cuttack
November 3, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, ODI, Sri LankaAfter the West Indies left Indian shores in questionable circumstances, the Board of Control for Cricket in India succeeded in getting the Sri Lankan team to India. Some senior Sri Lankans were peeved by an external tour suddenly thrown in but finally they all arrived; albeit less prepared and with a few under-experienced players. The […]
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Buttler dismissal hides England cricket frailties
June 4, 2014 John Welsh
Cricket, England Cricket, Sri LankaDuring an five match ODI cricket series between Sri Lanka and England in which fortunes ebbed and flowed throughout, the deciding game at Edgbaston proved not only to be a comfortable victory for the tourists but also sparked a controversial run-out which several English gentleman would have described as ‘it’s just not cricket’. Yet off-spin […]
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India Let Down in T20 World Cup Final By Needless Caution in Batting
April 7, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, ICC T20 World Cup, indian cricket, Sri Lanka, T20It is an overstatement if one is reminded that there are 120 balls for each team in a T20 game. India’s innings in their final against Sri Lanka could not have been different. When a team is chasing a target then it is known what the players are required to do. One can plan the […]
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Sunday & Monday Results See India, South Africa and Sri Lanka Reach Semifinals
April 1, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, ICC T20 World Cup, indian cricket, South African cricket, Sri Lanka, T20Last four league games were a curious mix of lop-sided affairs, dead rubbers, unexpected losses and an apt demonstration of spin bowling. While no one expected Bangladesh to beat Pakistan, their meek submission on March 30 was a big disappointment to home fans. Same day, the India-Australia match strangely became a no-contest game at the […]
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Disappointment for England but Lanka Scrapes Through in the Last Over
March 23, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, England Cricket, ICC T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka, T20The Day/Night encounter between England and New Zealand at Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium on March 22, 2014 was spoiled by rains. Having piled up a creditable 172/6, the Englishmen never thought that their valiant efforts could be washed away by lightning and thundershowers. When the bad luck gives you a chase, there is nowhere […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRANNOY H. S. | 62,410 |
| 2 | Viktor AXELSEN | 61,500 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 58,580 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 55,060 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 52,440 |