Sri Lanka beat the touring Bangladeshi’s by 209 runs to win the second Test played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Scores: Sri Lanka, 1st Innings – 493/7 dec (Thiriamanne 140, Karunaratne 118, Fernando 81, Dickwella 77no, Mendis 33, Nissanka 30, Ahmed 4/127, T. Islam 1/83, S. Islam 1/91, Miraz 1118) Bangladesh, 1st Innings – 251 (Iqbal 92, Haque 49, Rahim 40,  Jayawickrama 6/92, Lakmal 2/30, Mendis 2/86) Sri Lanka, 2nd Innings – 194/9 dec (Karunaratne 66, de Silva 41, Nissanka 24, Dickwella 24, T.Islam 5/72, Miraz 2/66, Hassan 1/22, Ahmed 1/26) Bangladesh, 2nd Innings – 227 (Rahim 40, Miraz 39, Hassan 34, Haque 32, Jayawickrama 5/86, Mendis 4/103, de Silva 1/19) Sri Lanka won the 2-match series, 1-0 Points: Sri Lanka 60, Bangladesh 0. Player of the Match: Praveen Jayawickrama (Sri Lanka) Player of the Series: Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) Test Debut: Praveen Jayawickrama (Sri Lanka)  and  Shoriful Islam ...

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Waterfront Estate – Sri Lanka – Complete that long-delayed project in the inspiring freshness of Sri Lanka’s country air   If you wish for peace and quiet to merely relax or get serious work done then Waterfront Estate is the place for you.  It is located in the district of Chilaw, approximately an hour’s drive from the Colombo Airport. Here, in the comforts of a private boutique villa equipped with star class hotel facilities, you can leave your worries behind and focus your thoughts to complete that long-delayed project – finish that book you started writing, complete academic papers, or just connect with nature and rejuvenate life. The villa provides 6 large air conditioned rooms, hall, dining and a large swimming pool. Set in a 38 acres plantation of coconut, paddy and mixed crop, all organically grown, the estate is surrounded by a 6- foot tall fence and has 4 access ...

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