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/ 7 October 2007

Swann leads England to victory over Sri Lanka

Little-known Graeme Swann put in a superb all-round performance to help England pull off a tense two-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international on Sunday. The off-spinner grabbed four wickets in a disciplined spell and then made a crucial 25 as England achieved the revised target of 164 in a game reduced to 48 overs a side due to rain.

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/ 13 September 2005

SA cricket team’s brush with death

South Africa A cricket squad members escaped unscathed in a head-on collision on the road between Dambulla and Kandy in central Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The squad were travelling in a bus from practice when the accident occurred. According to coach Vincent Barnes a truck loaded with wood smashed into the bus they were travelling in.