Tri Series Down Under

Jayawardene fined 10% match fee

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for arguing with the umpires during the second final of the best-of-the-three finals of tri-series against Australia.

Dilshan stars in Lanka's 8-wkt win, levels finals 1-1

Chasing Australia's competitive 271 for six, built around skipper Michael Clarke's 117 and David Warner's 100, the Lankans rode on a 179-run partnership for the opening wicket to overhaul the target with 34 balls to spare.

Warner, Clarke power Australia to 271-6

Skipper Michael Clarke and explosive opener David Warner struck a century each to power Australia to 271 for six against Sri Lanka in the second final of the tri-series.

Down Under Trauma Disorder – do Indian cricket fans have a cure?

The Down and Under Trauma Disorder is the abnormal anxiety which develops after having witnessed traumatic events involving one’s national cricket team and demigod-esque players on a tour to Australia.

2nd final preview: Australia hope to clinch title tomorrow

Just a step away from clinching the title, Australia will be hoping to seal the issue tomorrow itself when they take on a spirited Sri Lanka in the second match of the best-of-three finals of the tri-series.

Australia set SL 322 to win first tri-nations final

Warner's 163 pushed Australia into a commanding position in the first Tri-nations final.

Defeated Team India make a quiet return

India's vanquished cricketers returned home today after a demoralising tour of Australia during which they were whitewashed in the Test series and proved no good in the ODI tri-series that followed.

Hard to understand the psyche of Indian team: Gavaskar

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar today came down heavily on the Indian cricket team after the conclusion of its disastrous tour Down Under, saying it was hard to understand the "psyche" of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men.

Boys showed character in crunch game: Jayawardene

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said his players showed a "lot of character" to lift themselves up after the morale-shattering loss against India in their penultimate round-robin game.

Sri Lanka beat Australia, India lose

Sri Lanka beat Australia by nine runs in the final match of the CB series and in the process have also knocked India out of the tournament.