Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.
Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2008
Namibia U-19 v Sri Lanka U-19
Sri Lankabeat Namibia by 163 runs
Feb 20, 2008
Sri Lanka brushed aside Namibia by 163 runs in a group C match in Penang for their second successive win.
Lahiru Thirimanne and Roshen Silva cracked half-centuries as Sri Lanka piled up 247-7 and restricted Namibia to 84 with Sachith Pathirana claiming four wickets and seamer Denuwan Fernando three.
The Sri Lankans face fellow qualifiers Australia on Friday to determine the group leaders.
Namibia U-19 v Sri Lanka U-19
Group C: Namibia Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s at Penang
Sri Lanka Under-19s won by 163 runs
Sri Lanka Under-19s 247/7 (50 overs) Namibia Under-19s 84 (32.4 overs)
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
