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  1. 1 hour ago · Under Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka only won one Test series in England. In his second stint, Ford led his team to a rare series triumph against Australia at home (3-0)—a historic feat. A series of defeats thereafter saw him vacate the post just 16 months into his 45-month contract.

  2. 5 days ago · Marvan Atapattu Sidath Wettimuny, Thilan Samaraweera, Dinesh Chandimal and Thilina Kandamby are among the players to pass out from Ananda College. He won the Observer Sri Lankan Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award on two occasions in 1980 and 1982 and became the first person to receive the award twice. Junior World Cricket

  3. Jun 11, 2024 · 4. Mark Boucher against Marvan Atapattu. Mark Boucher's keen foresight led to the dismissal of Marvan Atapattu in a 2016 match against Sri Lanka. While appealing for a caught behind, Boucher noticed Atapattu out of his crease and flicked the ball onto the stumps, securing a critical wicket for South Africa. 5. Brendon McCullum against Ricky Ponting

  4. Jun 15, 2024 · On Saturday, Namibia and England faced off in a pivotal Group A fixture in the 2024 T20 World Cup at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. The second innings saw an interesting tactic employed as Namibian opener Nikolaas Davin was retired out. The match got underway two and a half hours after the scheduled start time of 1 ...

  5. Jun 20, 2024 · India toured Sri Lanka in 1997 and in the opening test at Colombo, India elected to bat first on a batter-friendly track. India batted for close to two days and declared after scoring 537 runs. In the second innings, Nilesh Kulkarni took a wicket on his first ball in test cricket and dismissed opener Marvan Atapattu.

  6. Jun 22, 2024 · Six players – Waugh (1996), Ganguly (2003), Matthew Hayden (2007), Warner (2019), Rachin Ravindra and Virat Kohli (both 2023) – have scored three centuries in a single tournament. In 1992, Andy Flower of Zimbabwe – making his ODI debut in a World Cup – scored a century.

  7. Jun 5, 2024 · This was the first test match played at the stadium, and it became an unforgettable one. Sri Lanka batted first and scored 297 runs in their first innings, with Marvan Atapattu scoring a brilliant century. Additionally, Pakistan responded strongly, with Younis Khan scoring a double century to take Pakistan’s total to 509.