Brendon McCullum pulls a ball to midwicket during his innings of 65 (ICC)
Nalanda Last won 'Big Match' in 1953...:
Better showing this season gives Ananda edge in 85th clash
With both teams having batting as their forte, the bowlers of either side will have to provide something out of the 'box' to obtain a favourable result when the two leading Buddhist institutions of the country Ananda and Nalanda meet each other for the 85th occasion in the 'Battle of the Maroons' annual school cricket encounter on April 4th and 5th at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama.
McCullum leads New Zealand to victory
New Zealand kept its heads about it in pursuit of a challenging if not overly demanding target set by the Netherlands on Saturday (March 29), knocking off the 152 runs it needed with six wickets and six balls to spare to pick up two valuable points and stay in the hunt for a spot in the final four of the ICC World Twenty20 2014.
Sri Lanka lose to Fiji (0-56) and Wales (12-47)
Sri Lanka continued their losing streak at the 38th edition of the HSBC Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sevens when they suffered two more defeats in the hands of defending Hong Kong Sevens champions Fiji (56-0) and then later on to Wales (47-12) yesterday at the Hong Kong Rugby grounds in Causeway Bay.