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Former England star Owais Shah to coach Dambulla in LPL-by Chandrika Fernando Owais Shah Source:Dailynews Former England batsman, Owais Shah has been appointed as the new Head Coach of the Dambulla Vikings Team for the inaugural Lanka Premier League Twnety20 Cricket Tournament, which begins later this month. The 42-year-old middle order batsman will take over the duties of the team while replacing another former Englishman and fast bowler Jon Lewis, the franchise owners announced yesterday. The Dambulla Vikings Team, under the guidance of Shah will come out for the first time when they take on the Kandy Tuskers Team on November 28, in a day game at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota. Shah will have the opportunity of coaching a star-studded line-up, which includes top foreign players in the calibre of Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies), Samit Patel (England), and Paul Stirling (Ireland). ...

Nov 21, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Niroshan Dickwella, Oshada Fernando, Owais Shah, Upul Tharanga

Left-arm quick from Hungama could be next big thing in cricket-by Rex Clementine Source:Island Left-arm quick Dilshan Madushanka has suddenly become the talk in cricket circles after he was drafted into the Sri Lankan squad that will tour South Africa later this year for the Boxing Day and New Year Tests. The 22 players who will go on the tour will begin a week-long residential training camp in Pallekele later this week and all eyes will be on Madushanka. The 20-year-old hails from the fishing village of Hungama in the Hambantota district. His father is a fisherman and his talent was spotted by former fast bowling great Chaminda Vaas. A couple of years ago, Madushanka had turned up as a net bowler in Hambantota as Sri Lanka were training and Vaas referred him to former Test captain Hashan Tillakaratne, who was the Head Coach of the Under-19 side. ...

Nov 14, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Angelo Mathews, Asitha Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Dilshan Madushanka, Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lasith Embuldeniya, Minod Bhanuka, Niroshan Dickwella, Oshada Fernando, Rex Clementine, Santhush Gunathilaka, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – (JANUARY 2020) – Compiled by Victor Melder The national cricket team will undertake their first assignment of this year taking wings to India today for a three match T-20 series. The opening encounter will be played on Sunday (January 5) in the eastern city of Guwahati. The port city in the state of Assam is bordering China. The remaining two games will be played in Indore (January 7) and Pune (January 10). The team will fly to Madras today morning, where they have a five hour layover before taking the next flight to Guwahati. The Sri Lankan series is sandwiched between the tours of West Indies and Australia. Lasith Malinga’s side will not be playing in any of the major cities with all premier cricket centers allocated for the West Indies and the Australians. The tour was not on the Future Tour Programme ...

Feb 3, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Head Cricket Coach Chandika Hathurusingha, Kasun Rajitha, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lasith Embuldeniya, Niroshan Dickwella, Sri Lanka Cricket, Vishwa Fernando Comments 0

Lasith Malinga returns to captain Sri Lanka in Australia T20 series Text Source: SportingNews Lasith Malinga returns to captain Sri Lanka, while Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Oshada Fernando have retained their places in the Twenty20 International squad for the series in Australia. Malinga was among a host of players who opted out of the recent tour of Pakistan, which Sri Lanka ended with a historic 3-0 whitewash of the top-ranked T20 side in the world. Dasun Shanaka skippered an inexperienced team in Malinga’s absence, but the paceman is set to resume leadership duties in a three-match series that starts at Adelaide Oval on October 27. Batsmen Rajapaksa and Oshada are also among the 16 players selected after making their debuts in Pakistan. Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera and Niroshan Dickwella are among the other names to come back into the squad. Sri Lanka squad: Lasith Malinga (captain), Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, ...

Oct 19, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Cricket News, English Videos Tagged Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dasun Shanaka, Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Kumara, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Malinga (captain), Niroshan Dickwella, Nuwan Pradeep, Oshada Fernando, Shehan Jayasuriya, Wanindu Hasaranga Comments 0

Sri Lanka face uphill task against smarting Aussies – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Sri Lanka’s mission to the Southern hemisphere appears to be on a tragic course if the results in New Zealand are any indication. They left empty handed after a winless tour in all formats and life for them appears bleaker as they take on an Australian team smarting from a historic whitewash at home at the hands of the high riding Indians. While Sri Lanka’s aspirations are more in hope of improvement due to the immaturity in the current squad, the Kiwis and Aussies are proud defenders at home and are uncompromising against all-comers in battle. The Sri Lankans feature in their first Pink ball Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on February 24 before travelling to Manuka Oval in Canberra for their final encounter which is incidentally the first Test in the Australian ...

Jan 19, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Cricket News, English Videos, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Dhananjaya De Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal (c), Dushmantha Chameera, Jhye Richardson, Joe Burns, Kasun Rajitha, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lakshan Sandakan, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Nuwan Pradeep, Pat Cummins, Peter Siddle, Roshen Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Suranga Lakmal, Tim Paine (c/wk), Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Will Pucovski Comments 0

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – (DECEMBER 2018) – Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka’s off-spinner Akila Dananjaya has been suspended from international cricket with immediate effect after an independent assessment has found his bowling action to be illegal, the International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced. The ICC said the assessment revealed that his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations. “In accordance with Article 11.1 of the ICC Regulations For The Review of Bowlers Reported with Suspect Illegal Bowling Actions, Dananjaya’s international suspension will also be recognised and enforced by all National Cricket Federations for domestic cricket events played in their own jurisdiction. However, according to Article 11.5 of the Regulations and with the consent of the Sri Lanka Cricket, Dananjaya may be able to bowl in domestic cricket events played under the auspices of the SLC,” it said. Dananjaya was reported with a suspect ...

Jan 2, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Cricket News, English Videos, Victor Melder Tagged Angelo Mathews, Asela Gunaratne, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Kumara, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Malinga (captain), Niroshan Dickwella, Nuwan Pradeep, Seekkuge Prasanna, Sidath Wettimunny, SriLanka test against new Zealand, Thisara Perera Comments 0