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Another Pulsating ODI Win by Sri Lanka ….Just!-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Where Sri Lanka’s pulsating win on Sunday 20th June seemed on the cards as the game moved on towards a climax with Sri Lanka’s batsmen in command, the match on the same grounds at Khettarama in Colombo on Tuesday the 22nd was a nailbiter in the last over. The unlikely near-hero for Australia was their last-minute spinning stand-in Matthew Kuhnemann. Facing the last over with the enormous target of 19 runs to snatch a win, he manufactured an assault on Dasun Shanaka’s bowling which left him with a target of six runs to secure a tie in the sixth ball of the over. He went for it ; but skied …. and every Sri Lankan breathed a sigh of relief as Asalanka caught it. ...

Jun 22, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Chamika Karunaratne, Charitha Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Matthew Kuhnemann

Debutant has day to remember but Aussie run chase falls flat in rain-ravaged contest Source:- www.foxsports.com.au Fast bowler Chamika Karunaratne led an inspired Sri Lankan attack to pull off a thrilling 26-run win over Australia in the rain-hit second one-day international on Thursday. Chasing a rain-revised target of 216 in 43 overs, Australia suffered from regular wicket falls to get bowled out for 189 in 37.1 overs as Sri Lanka bounced back from their opening loss in the five-match series in Pallekele. Watch Australia’s Tour of Sri Lanka. Every T20, ODI and Test Match Live & On-Demand on Kayo. New to Kayo? Try 14-Days Free Now > Karunaratne returned figures of 3-47 including Steve Smith, for 28, and Glenn Maxwell, for 30, and was ably supported by fellow quick Dushmantha Chameera who got the final batsman to bring the raucous home crowd to its feet. Spinners Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage and ...

Jun 17, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chamika Karunaratne, David Warner, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Russell Arnold

Asitha Fernando’s Star-turn as Pace Bowler at Dhaka – By Dr Michael Roberts Source:thuppahis.com Rex Clementine, in The Island, 5 June 2022, where the title runs “From Beach Boy to recordbreaker” …. while emphasis via highlighting here is an intervention from The Editor, Thuppahi Arjuna Ranatunga’s mantra for turning the fortunes of a cricket team was backing outstation talents. Colombo ceased to own the exclusive rights for cricket and as a result, the game thrived. Three decades on the outstations are still producing match winners. There are still unearthed and untapped talents in far-off areas. One such created history last week by bowling Sri Lanka to a series win in Dhaka. From a beach boy of far off Katuneriya, Asitha Fernando went on to become the first Sri Lankan right-arm quick to claim a match bag of ten wickets. A fishing village on the northwest coast, Katuneriya is situated between the towns of Chilaw and Negobmo. ...

Jun 9, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Arjuna Ranatunga, Chamika Karunaratne, Keith Miller, S. Thomas' College, World War II

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (JANUARY 2022) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka Cricket today (07) lifted the one-year ban imposed on Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella from all forms of International cricket. The trio were banned for one year and six months from international cricket and domestic cricket, respectively, and were each fined Rs. 10 million on 30 July 2021, following allegations of breaching the bio-bubble whilst on tour in England. Upon completion of the one-year ban on International cricket, each of the players were to be subjected to a further ban of one year, which was to be suspended for two years, SLC stated at the time of the incident. Earlier today, Gunathilaka announced his retirement from Test cricket. (Ceylon Today, 8.1.2022) In the wake of cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa has announced his intention to retire from international cricket, the Sri Lanka Cricket has taken a number of decisions ...

Jan 31, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ashen Bandara, Ashen Daniel, Chamika Gunasekara, Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kamil Mishara Standby: Asitha Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Minod Bhanuka, Nimesh Vimukthi, Nuwan Thushara, Pathum Nissanka, Praveen Jayawickrama, Pulina Tharanga, Ramesh Mendis, Vishwa Fernando

Sri Lanka hammer Zimbabwe in 3rd ODI, seal series Source:dailymirror.lk Sri Lanka blew away Zimbabwe, bowling the visitors out for 70 after posting 254 on the board to bounce back and wrap up the ODI series 2-1 today at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka half centuries set the platform for Jeffrey Vandersay to demolish Zimbabwe with the ball. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat, their openers hitting the ground running, Pathum Nissanka (55) and Kusal Mendis (36) adding some important runs. Charith Asalanka (52) joined later in the innings to add another much needed half century. Richard Ngarava (2/46) did what he could with the ball, slowing things down before Chamika Karunaratne (30) chipped in some more runs. Sri Lanka went in at 254/9. There was no response from Zimbabwe as they were skittled by Sri Lanka, Jeffrey Vandersay (4/10) with ...

Jan 22, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, effrey Vandersay, Kusal Mendis, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pathum Nissanka, Richard Ngarava, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe

Dimuth to lead Sri Lanka in Test Series against West Indies – Sunil Thenabadu (Sports editor – eLanka) Opener Dimuth Karunaratne sans any surprise has been preserved as the captain to lead Sri Lanka for the two-test series against West Indies which is scheduled to begin from November 21 at the Galle Cricket Stadium.Both Tests are scheduled to be played at The Galle International Cricket Stadium The national selectors who are strongly contemplating on young talent have elected newcomers in dashing batsmen Charith Asalanka, Kamil Mishara, and leg spinner Suminda Lakshan and seamer Chamika Gunesekara based on their domestic performance to reinforce the team which was not performing well in the recent past. The other highlight of this squad is that there are ten specialised batsmen, two all-rounders and four spin bowlers while six fast bowlers are drafted in to keep the options wide open for selection. The batting department is spearheaded ...

Nov 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Angelo Mathews, Asitha Fernando, Chamika Gunesekara., Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dimuth Karunaratne (Capt), Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Galle Cricket Stadium., Kamil Mishara, Lahiru Kumara, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Embuldeniya, Minod Banuka, Oshada Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Praveen Jayawickrema, Ramesh Mendis, Roshen Silva, Suminda Lakshan, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando

Dickwella, Gunathilake and Mendis given a pardon, permitted to play in domestic cricket- Lanka Premier League to commence on 5th December By sunil Thenabadu (sports editor-eLanka) Banned Sri Lanka cricketers for misconduct for breaking the Bio-Bubble while touring England with SL team Niroshan Dickwella, Dhanushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis in June this year have got a reprieve before their one year ban period expired have been granted permission to play in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) that will have top players both overseas and local in action when it begins on December 5 in Sri Lanka. The three players were banned from both international and domestic cricket and fined Rs.10 million each at a time they were also involved in a pay dispute with Sri Lanka Cricket. The squads: Jaffna Kings: Faf du Plessis, Thisara Perera, Wahab Riaz, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shoaib Malik, Usman Shinwari, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Avishka Fernando, Upul Tharanga, Chaturanga de Silva, ...

Nov 14, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Ahamed Shehzad, Al Ameen Hossain, Amjad Khan, Angelo Jayasinghe, Angelo Perera, Anwar Ali, Asela Gunaratne, Ashan Randika, Ashen Bandara, Ashian Daniel, Avishka Fernando, Ayana Siriwardena, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Binura Fernando, Cameron Delport, Chamika, Chamika Gunasekera, Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Chaturanga de Silva, Chris Gayle, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Dilshan Madushanka, Dilshan Munaweera, Dushmantha Chameera, Faf du Plessis, Gihan Rupasinghe, Hashan Dumindu, Imran Thahir, Ishan Jayaratne, Isuru Udana, Janith Liyanage, Jayden Seales, Jehan Daniel, Josh Little, Kalana Perera, Kalhara Senaratne. Galle Gladiators: Mohammad Hafeez, Kamil Mishara, Kamindu Mendis, Kanagaratnam Kabilraj, Kevin Koththigoda, Krishan Sanjula., Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Gamage, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Madushanka, Lahiru Udara, Lakshan Sandakan, M. Amir, M.Ravichandrakumar, M.Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Malindu Maduranga, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Milinda Siriwardena, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Mithun, Mohammed Shamaz, Muditha Lakshan, Najibullah Zadran, Nalin Priyadarshana, Nazmul Islam, Nimesh Vimukthi, Niroshan Dickwella, Nuwan Pradeep, Nuwan Thushara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Odean Smith, Pathum Nissanka, Pulina Tharanga, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramesh Mendis, Ratnarajah Thenurathan, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, S.Jayathilake, Sacha de Alwis, Samit Patel, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Seekkuge Prasanna, Shashika Dulshan, Shoaib Malik, Shoaib Maqsood, Suminda Lakshan, Suranga Lakmal, T.M. Sampath, Tabraiz Shamsi, Taskin Ahmed, Tharindu Ratnayake, Theivendiram Dinoshan, Thisara Perera, Udara Jayasundara, Upul Tharanga, Usman Shinwari, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Wahab Riaz, Wanindu Hasaranga

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (OCTOBER 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder Minod Bhanuka, Ramesh Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Lakshan Sandakan and Ashen Bandara have been added to Sri Lanka’s original squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup – announced mid-September. Lahiru Madhushanka, who was named in the original squad will not travel with the team as he is recovering from an injury. Reserve-keeper Minod Bhanuka and the two batsmen – Ramesh Mendis and Pathum Nissanka – were part of Sri Lanka’s recent home series defeat to South Africa in August. They came away with underwhelming performances and were omitted from the initial squad. Ashen Bandara last played a month before at home in the series win against India, while Lakshan Sandakan’s previous outing for the national side came in July in England. Neither made a big enough mark to be considered initially, but Sri Lanka have now added to their squad, which ...

Nov 1, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Akila Dananjaya, Ashen Bandara Reserves: Lahiru Kumara, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Maheesh Theekshana, Minod Bhanuka, Nuwan Pradeep, Pathum Nissanka, Praveen Jayawickrema, Pulina Tharanga, Ramesh Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga

Sri Lanka will qualify, but can they perform well in second phase of the tournament to the semi- final’s stage? – by Sunil Thenabadu (Brisbane – eLanka Sports editor) Today is ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Day 2 Photo Source: Island The name of Sri Lanka the small island in the Indian ocean became known to many after we won the PLUM of cricket ,the ICC World Cup in the year 1996.This was the era when Sri Lanka’s cricket was at it’s peak when so many passionate, obsessive fans began to follow the game to throng to cricket grounds to support the team. During this era and thereafter Sri Lanka cricket team was a force to be reckoned with beating many top teams and also etching our performance in record books. Today Sri Lanka holds many world records, VIZ., the highest team total for an inning in Test cricket, highest ...

Oct 18, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Akila Dhananjaya, Chamika Karunaratne, Das, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, ICC World Cup, Kusal Janith Perera, Mahamudullah, Maheesh Theekshana, Rahim, Soumya, Sunil Thenabadu, United Arab Emirates

Preview to the T 20 WORLD CUP Losing streak “HOODOO’ smashed, time to focus on T20 WC 2021 by Sunil Thenabadu In a philanthropic gesture, Sri Lanka’s white-ball skipper Dasun Shanaka has donated his Man-of-the-Series prize money ( Rs 200,000/-) won in the SLC Invitational T20 League, to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila.It had been brought to his notice that the national cricketers are planning to set up a special unit at the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital with a fixed ventilator for the benefit of the COVID-19 patients.Dasun Shanaka had confessed that it is the responsibility to contribute for worthy causes like this as the situation of the country is critical. The newly knit Sri Lanka’s T20 team recently triumphed the series 2-1 in the recently completed white ball series over the formidable Indian team all with IPL experience including five Test players. In order to recognize this triumph, ...

Oct 7, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Charith Asalantha, Dasun Shanaka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dhananjaya De Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Maheesh Theekshana.Minod Bhanuka, Nuwan Pradeep, Praveen Jayawickrema, T 20 WORLD CUP, v.i.z., Wannidu Hasaranga De Silva