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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand – First Match in World Cup

The runners up of the previous World Cup, Sri Lanka, will play against the New Zealand in the first match of the World Cup 2015 this Saturday.

However, for the England viewers, the match will be starting on Friday night itself at 11 PM.

Sri Lanka might be above the Black Caps in the team rankings of the International Cricket Council at the moment, but, given the conditions that will be there in Christchurch, it’s New Zealand which is the favourite.

The Sri Lankan bowling attack is more about spin. On the small ground there, using too much of spin can be dangerous as the ball would not turn at all and thus, playing lofted shots would be too easy. Continue reading “Sri Lanka vs New Zealand – First Match in World Cup”

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Suresh Raina played Test Cricket after long Gap

Suresh Raina got the opportunity to play a test match after a long gap and guess what he did? The first ball that he faced, he was dismissed. Yes, the classical left hander bagged a golden duck.

Raina could not have hoped for a better wicket to bat on in his comeback game. The pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground was a complete highway. The ball was not moving an inch when he arrived to the scene.

He could easily have scored some runs there on that track and who knows a good knock might have helped him seal his place in the team for the home tests coming up later this year. Continue reading “Suresh Raina played Test Cricket after long Gap”