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Priyanjan, Perera tons lead Sri Lanka A to victory
May 18 (ESPNCI) Two dashing middle-order tons for Sri Lanka A ended Rest of Sri Lanka's winning streak in the List A tournament in Pallekele, as the A team recorded a 139-run victory - their first in the tournament. Hundreds to Ashan Priyanjan and Angelo Perera propelled Sri Lanka A to 325 for 5 in their 50 overs, and Rest of Sri Lanka mustered only 186 all out in response, with none of their batsmen able to cross 50. Rest of Sri Lanka were missing their two best-performing bowlers in Rangana Herath and Nuwan Kulasekara, both of whom had been rested, and were also hamstrung by an injury to Chanaka Welegedara, who could only deliver 16 balls in the match.
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Tharanga century leads Rest of Sri Lanka to victory
May 17 (ESPNCI) Rest of Sri Lanka snuck home with two balls to spare and three wickets in hand against SLC Combined, to score their third win in as many matches in the List A tri-series in Pallekele. Upul Tharanga held Rest of Sri Lanka's innings together through a top order collapse, hitting 102 from 121 balls, before Dilruwan Perera and Rangana Herath combined to propel their side to victory in the late overs.
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India cricket: Rahul Dravid 'devastated' over IPL team arrests
May 17 (BBC) Legendary Indian batsman Rahul Dravid has spoken of his anguish after three players from the team he captains in the Indian Premier league were arrested over allegations of spot-fixing.
The Rajasthan Royals captain said he was "shocked" at S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila's arrests.
On Thursday, a court sent the players into police custody for five days.
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IPL 6 spot-fixing: Sreesanth confesses, says police
May 18 (E24/7) The three tainted cricketers who were arrested on Thursday following allegations of spot-fixing were interrogated today by Delhi Police.
According to latest reports in ToI, the prominent player among the three - S Sreesanth - confessed to Delhi Police.
One of them – Ankeet Chavan – was the first to break down and accepted his role in spot-fixing.
Earlier in the day, Sreesanth had alleged that he was framed because of his association with an alleged bookie named Jiju Janardhan. His lawyers had also insisted he was innocent.
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BCCI to discuss spot-fixing issue on Sunday
May 17 (ESPNCI) A day after suspending three Rajasthan Royals cricketers who were arrested for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing during the IPL, the BCCI has convened an emergency meeting of its working committee, the panel responsible for its functioning, in Chennai on Sunday.
"The Working Committee will discuss, among other things, the fallout of the spot-fixing controversy in the ongoing IPL, in which three players have been arrested by the Delhi Police," BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale said in a statement issued on Friday.
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