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Sri Lanka crash out of T20 World Cup taking Australia with them – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  Sri Lanka flattered, then flopped, to exit the T20 World Cup with a bitter sweet taste in their mouth and the realisation that winning the Asia Cup and competing with the best in the world was two completely different leagues. Playing a game that was crucial to Australia’s chance to make the semi finals, Sri Lanka’s batting showed early promise then folded like a deck of cards as the middle order continued their dismal form with the bat to give England easy access to the semis.  Openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis started like a house on fire smashing the feared England attack for 39 runs off the first three and a half overs before England stemmed the tide by removing Mendis and the steady procession continued thereafter.  Nissanka, 67 with ...

Nov 6, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , ,
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Chris Silverwood will be key for Sri Lankan upset –  BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka will bank on coach Chris Silverwood’s innermost knowledge of England’s batting weaknesses in a bid to upset the favourites at the SCG.  Silverwood was the former England coach until the disastrous Ashes tour last summer in Australia, where he was relieved of his duties after returning home with very little happy stories to write about. At the helm of a younger, relatively inexperienced Sri Lanka side who are currently gaining a reputation as a dangerous proposition to anyone on their day, his direction could be crucial to a Lankan upset. From a personal perspective,  he has a point to prove to his former employers that the hiccup against Australia was not the end all of his ability to handle the reins. Sri Lanka has a mathematical chance of qualifying for ...

Nov 4, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,
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SRI LANKA WIPE THE SMILE OFF THE IRISH – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Sri Lanka’s bowlers stifled a dangerous Ireland batting line-up and then the familiar picture of an in-form Kusal Mendis stepped in, bludgeoning a hapless Irish attack, smashing an unbeaten 68 off 43 deliveries to give them a glimmer of hope of surprising many in this edition of the T20 World Cup.  A backup pace attack did an incredible job to restrict and bamboozle the Irishmen before the big guns, Wanindu Hasarsnga De Silva and Maheesh Theeksheena strangled the run flow while picking up wickets at random to give the batsmen the relief of an achievable target.  There was no panic, as the Sri Lankans plotted a cool calm and calculated chase. With little terrors in the Irish attack to deal with, there was no disorientation like in the game against Namabia. Missing explosive Pathum Nissanka, Sri Lanka ...

Oct 23, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Inexperienced but audacious young Lankans dare to dream BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE  Geelong braces itself for an invasion as cricket fans in Australia and around the world swarm to Melbourne’s popular holiday hotspot over the weekend beginning October 16. Barely a fortnight after the AFL Grand final winning celebrations, residents expect a massive influx of Cricket fans numbering many thousands who will throng GMHBA Stadium to watch teams from Sri Lanka, Namibia, UAE and the Netherlands battle it out in the qualifying rounds for the top two spots in group A to play in the main event. Hospitality will be stretched to breaking point, but the ICC are satisfied that the town is ready to meet all expectations related to accommodation and other hosting services. Thousands of cricket mad Sri Lankans who always dominate crowd numbers at cricket games in Melbourne are expected to outnumber all else, and they ...

Oct 14, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , ,
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All rounder Moeen Ali retires from Test Cricket Source:Dailynews England spin-bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from the game’s longest format, bringing an end to a 64-Test career. Making his Test debut in 2014, the affable all-rounder scored 2914 runs at 28.29 and took 195 wickets at 36.66 with his off-spin. “I’m 34 now and I want to play for as long as I can and I just want to enjoy my cricket,” Ali said. “Test cricket is amazing, when you’re having a good day it’s better than any other format by far, it’s more rewarding and you feel like you’ve really earnt it. “I will miss just walking out there with the lads, playing against best in the world with that feeling of nerves but also from a bowling point of view, knowing with my best ball I could get anyone out. “I’ve enjoyed Test Cricket but ...

Oct 1, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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