The new Sri Lanka Test and one-day Cricket Captain is Tillekeratne Dilshan. The Sri Lankan Cricket Selectors comprising Duleep Mendis (chairman), Brendon Kuruppu, Ranjit Madurusinghe, Don Anurasiri and Chaminda Mendis who met yesterday were unanimous in their choice and gave Dilshan the nod.|
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Sri Lanka thrashed India by 51 runs in the eighth match of the one-day
international Tri-series at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday. 
Sri Lanka posted a total of 289 for 6 in their allotted 50 overs against
India in the 8th Commonwealth Bank ODI match in Brisbane. Lahiru
Thirimanne scored 62 while T.M. Dilshan added 51 runs.
Former cricketer and commentator Ranil Abeynaike has passed away today
at the age of 57. He had been receiving treatment at a private hospital
and died of a heart attack. 
Ricky Ponting has retired from one-day international
cricket but will continue to play Test matches for Australia.
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and chose
to bat against India in the 8th ODI of the tri-series at the Gabba in Brisbane
on Tuesday. 
Ricky Ponting’s one-day-international career appears over after being
dumped from Australia’s squad for their next two matches in the
tri-series.
M.S. Dhoni has been suspended for the second time this tour for a slow
over
rate and will miss India’s vital clash with Sri Lanka tomorrow. The
India captain was handed a one-match ban by the ICC after his team was
deemed two overs behind the required rate.
Richmond College Galle were crowned the Under-13 Division One
cricket champions after they beat Kalutara Maha Vidyalaya by 65 runs in
the finals played today (Feb. 19).
Australia have rocketed to the top of the tri-series standings as Ben
Hilfenhaus continued to torment India in his return to one-day cricket.
