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Sri Lankan cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene (R) is congratulated by Pakistan Twenty20 cricket captain Mohammad Hafeez (L) after Sri Lanka's victory, at the end of the first Twenty20 match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Suriyawewa Mahinda Rajapakse International Cricket Stadium in the southern district of Hambantota on June 1, 2012.
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The second incident was while the players were on tour in India in 2000. I forwarded a draft itinerary for a tour of Sri Lanka later that year for the captain's approval and I got a message to say that I should send it to Shaun Pollock, the vice-captain, because he (Hansie) wouldn't be on the tour.
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Sri Lanka Fails to Secure Diplomatic Measure to Save Rizana Nafeek
death, the Asian Human Rights Commission has maintained that she is innocent of the charges and that it was the duty of the Sri Lankan government to do all it can to save her life. As the government refused to assist her to file her appeal, the failure of 6/1/12 from News Blaze Read more »
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Jubilation for the new Britons who made monarch their own
country, all he had with him were two shirts, two pairs of trousers, a sarong and a container of soil from his homeland, Sri Lanka. Mr Sathianesan, 51, was an asylum seeker in 1985. Twenty-three years later he became mayor of the London borough of Newham and 6/1/12 from The Independent Read more »
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Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 37 runs in T20
bowler Nuwan Kulasekara picked up wickets with his first two balls to help Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 37 runs in a low-scoring opening Twenty20 match on Friday. Batting first after winning the toss Sri Lanka made 132 runs. Thisara Perera made 32 in 16 balls 6/1/12 from Cric360 Read more »
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Sri Lankan stock index gains 53.03 points
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Sri Lanka too good for Pakistan in opening Twenty20
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