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Scoreboard, India vs Sri Lanka, Twenty20

The following is the scoreboard of the Twenty20 International match between India and Sri Lanka at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground here Wednesday:

Sangakkara stars in Sri Lanka's emphatic victory

India failed to capitalise on Gautam Gambhir's explosive half century and went down to Sri Lanka by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 International at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground here Wednesday.10:02 PM on December 09

Sri Lanka beat India by 29 runs

Sri Lanka defeated India by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 international at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground here Wednesday.10:00 PM on December 09

Sri Lanka set 216-run target for India

Captain Kumar Sangakkara blasted 78 off 37 balls as Sri Lanka piled up 215 for five in 20 overs against India in the first Twenty20 international at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground here Wednesday.8:03 PM on December 09

PCB appoints Waqar Younis bowling and fielding coach

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Wednesday appointed former fast bowler Waqar Younis as the new bowling and fielding coach for the team's tough tour of Australia starting later this month.8:03 PM on December 09

Sehwag back in top-five of Test rankings

Riding on his match-winning 293 in the third Test against Sri Lanka, Virender Sewhag stormed into the top-five while his opening partner Gautam Gambhir continued to lead the charts in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for Test batsmen.8:00 PM on December 09

Tough road ahead of Australia to reclaim top Test spot

If Australia have to wrest the top position from India in the cricket Test rankings they will have to wallop their opponents in the next four series.6:06 PM on December 09

India opt to field against Sri Lanka

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) stadium at Jamtha here Wednesday.6:03 PM on December 09

Australia retain squad for third Test against West Indies

Australia Wednesday announced an unchanged 12-member sqaud for the third Test against the West Indies beginning Dec 16 at the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) ground in Perth.2:05 PM on December 09

Court bars ICL from suing BCCI in UK courts

The Delhi High Court Tuesday barred the Indian Cricket League (ICL) from filing a suit against the Indian Cricket Board in courts in the United Kingdom.12:01 AM on December 09

Is a Modi-Dalmiya pact in BCCI in the offing?

Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi may have visited the city Tuesday officially to inspect the Eden Gardens, but sources in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) say the daylong trip could be a precursor to a new equation in the cricket board politics.10:01 PM on December 08

I will look into RCA election results: Modi

Expressing dissatisfaction over his defeat to union minister C.P. Joshi in the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) presidential poll, Indian cricket board vice-president Lalit Modi Tuesday said his group was looking into the chain of events before finalising its next course of action.10:01 PM on December 08

I have not resigned from ICC's elite panel: Benson

Clearing all doubts, English umpire Mark benson said Tuesday that he left the Adelaide Test mid-way only for health reasons and in no way was he resigning from the International Cricket Council (ICC) elite panel.8:00 PM on December 08

Benson failed to cope with his job's pressure: ICC

After attributing umpire Mark Benson's mystifying absence from the Adelaide Test to ill-health, International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday also admitted the elite panel umpire failed to handle the 'pressure' of his demanding job.6:04 PM on December 08

Top stars should play in domestic cricket: Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara is dubbed by his zealous supporters as the next great India batsman, an heir to none other than Rahul Dravid.4:04 PM on December 08