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SL vs AFG: Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal Tons Put Sri Lanka In Control Of Only Afghanistan Test | Cricket News
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SL vs AFG: Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal Tons Put Sri Lanka In Control Of Only Afghanistan Test | Cricket News

[ad_1] Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews put on a record 232-run fourth-wicket partnership Saturday to leave Sri Lanka in firm control on day two of their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Colombo. Sri Lanka were leading by 212 runs with four wickets in hand at stumps, with Mathews sent back on the final ball for 141 and Sadeera Samarawickrama (21) still at the crease. Chandimal (107) also notched up a century in a partnership that broke a record at the Sinhalese Sports Club that had stood for 32 years. Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha had put on 230 runs for the fourth wicket t...
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Five Controversies Involving Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan | Cricket News
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Five Controversies Involving Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan | Cricket News

[ad_1] Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has ignited a new debate over the spirit of cricket after Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews was 'timed out' in a fiery World Cup clash. It was the first time in the 146-year history of international cricket that such a dismissal had occurred. Mathews was adjudged to be out after failing to take strike within the two-minute time limit when he came out to bat in the game in New Delhi on Monday. Shakib made the appeal which was upheld by the on-field umpires and Mathews branded the Bangladesh captain as "disgraceful".AFP Sport looks at five other times star all-rounder Shakib has made headlines for the wrong reasons.Crotch of the matterIn 2014, Shakib gestured towards his crotch when TV cameras focused on him in the dressing room after his dismissal in a o...
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