
Thilina Walpola
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2 weeks ago |
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Hiran H.Senewiratne
The CSE was bullish and reflected an upward trend despite some mild volatility yesterday. The low interest regime and satisfactory quarterly results moved the market to green territory, market analysts said. Amid those developments both indices moved upwards. The All Share Price Index up by 31.49 points while S and P SL20 rose by 0.44 points. Turnover stood at Rs 3.7 billion with eleven crossings.
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2 weeks ago |
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
Angelo Mathews has finally played his last card. While his longtime mate Dimuth Karunaratne called it a day after the Australian series, Mathews had resisted – gritting his teeth and soldiering on, even as the runs began to run dry and Sri Lanka slumped to four straight Test defeats. But now, the veteran has decided to walk away. The upcoming Test against Bangladesh in Galle will be his swansong. That it ends in Galle feels poetic.
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2 weeks ago |
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
Sri Lanka batter Kusal Mendis took to social media yesterday to acknowledge an act of generosity that ensured he made it to the IPL crease fully kitted. His gratitude was directed at a Sri Lankan living in Pakistan who went above and beyond to deliver Mendis’ cricket gear to Colombo just in time. While Mendis mentioned the name – Mr. Wayne Jansz – what he left out was the man’s cricketing pedigree.
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3 weeks ago |
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
The curtain has finally come down on Virat Kohli’s influential Test career, with the former Indian skipper hanging up his whites this week. Although his tour down under was far from a masterclass, many expected him to soldier on for the five-Test series in England and the busy home season to follow – especially with just 800 runs separating him from the hallowed 10,000-run mark.
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4 weeks ago |
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
When Sanath Jayasuriya walked into his first media briefing as Head Coach, he didn’t waste time playing it safe. He went straight to the point — fielding was going to be a game-changer. And true to his word, what the team has pulled off over the last 12 months is nothing short of a stunning comeback. Here was a side that had just been bundled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup with a wooden spoon finish — ninth place — and failed to qualify for the Champions Trophy.
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