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- ↑ "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ "ICC stalwarts Madugalle, Dharmasena to officiate in LPL". Telangana Today. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ "England stay silent over ball-tampering suspicions on Sri Lanka tour". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
