Chris Gayle has been ruled out of the inaugural season of the Sri Lanka Premier League due to a serious groin strain. Gayle, the icon player and captain for the Uva Next franchise, was among the marquee players for thetournament. Gayle had injured his groin while playing in the Bangladesh Premier League in February, but the injury was aggravated during West Indies’ second Test against New Zealand in Jamaica. The same injury had also prevented Gayle from playing in the MiWAY T20 Challenge in South Africa for the Dolphins franchise. “Of course it’s a blow to lose [Gayle],” CEO of the Uva Next franchise, Tushar Bedi said. “But we are very happy with the team that we’ve got and we’re still going to win the competition.” Gayle has signed a three-year deal with Uva, and will likely take part in the 2013 and 2014 tournaments, Bedi said. Two other overseas players – Pakistan’s Abdur Rehman and West Indies’ Fidel Edwards – are also in the latewithdrawals list that already includes Sh...
Sri Lanka vs South Africa 5th ODI is now no more climax for Series which are hosted in Sri Lanka 2013 – Sri Lanka take away the series in 4th ODI with a new record Hghh Run chase in pallekele international cricket stadium with 8 wickts win, South Africans Cpt (AB de Villiers has expressed disappointment with his batting line up and want to improve their skills which is helpfull fot SA teams, South Africa is very target for Sri Lanka. AB de Villiers will have to inspire his team to turn around and improve on his own faulty batting and ensure the series finishes 3-2. Kusal Perera is expected to make a return to the top of the order after loosing his place only 4 games ago but will want to make sure he scores big so he is regarded as the number one man for that job. Match Information : July 31, Colombo Starting Time: 1430 Local Time (0900 GMT Time) Team News: Sri Lanka (probable): 1. Kusal Perera, 2. Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3. Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4. Lahiru Thirimanne, 5. Dinesh Chandima...
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