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When the dark clouds descended on this ground and the players left the field for bad light, it would have been the South Africans who were most relieved

The new boundary hoardings that have graced this idyllic hill county stadium, courtesy of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL), proclaim that, "cricket stimulates the nation." On a day of fluctuating fortunes, brilliant strokeplay

It was the 1502nd Test match in cricket history

A highly entertaining series, that has included cricket of the highest quality, came to a drab and disappointing end after heavy rains prevented any further play in the match

The torrential rain that engulfed Kandy and its surroundings during the week destroyed an otherwise exciting 3rd and final test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka

The third days play of this Kandy test was a frustrating one for Sri Lanka

The match could not commence at the schedule time on account of heavy rain that flooded the ground

On the second day of the Kandy test match the ball tampering issue has yet again reared its ugly head

The highly famed battery of Pakistan's speedsters and spinners having failed to dislodge the Sri Lanka opening pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu commenced their efforts again

The Sri Lankan cricket watching public are a fickle bunch

The match started at 2.00 pm local time for the ground being unfit to play on account of overnight rain

After two crushing defeats in the hot and humid lowlands, Sri Lanka sought solace in the cooler highlands and duly found some, as the opening batsmen responded to recent criticism with their best performance of the series to date

All-rounder Kumar Dharmasena was recalled to the national team after nearly two years for the the third and final Test against Pakistan beginning at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy on Wednesday

South Africa maintained their status as favourites by defeating Bangladesh by 80 runs in the Plate Championship final of the Under-19 World Cup at the Asgiriya stadium in Kandy on Thursday

Bangladesh came to this World Cup with high hopes of winning the Plate competition

South Africa defeated Zimbabwe by eight wickets on Tuesday to make it to the Plate Championship final, where they will play Bangladesh

The match between South Africa and Netherlands could have finished in three hours if Netherlands had chosen to bat first

In farcical proceedings at the Asgiriya International Stadium today, Nepal qualified for the Super League by virtue of a 14 run victory against a devastated Kenyan side