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Sri Lankan Cricket Tour of England: Andrew in Q & A with Sanath Source:Thuppahis Q and A between Andrew and Sanath Sanath Jayasuriya is Sri Lanka’s coach only in an interim capacity, as they prepare for their biggest Test series of the year. He was appointed after former coach Chris Silverwood declined to renew his contract at the end of June. Jayasuriya has tasted some success in the job so far, with Sri Lanka beating India 2-0 in the ODI series earlier this month. He spoke to ESPNcricinfo about the challenges that England, and Bazball, will present over the next few weeks. As someone who routinely took attacks apart, including in England, in the Test format, what do you make of Bazball? You get various styles depending on the time. Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist did it too during our time. This is something similar to what we have had in the past. There ...

Aug 26, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Kusal Mendis, Sri Lanka Cricket

Indian Cricketing Machismo SPEWS OUT in the Field at Khetharama … As They Lose Comprehensively-by Andrew Fidel Fernando Source:Thuppahis Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcicinfo, 8 August 2024, where the title runs “Is this for real? Sri Lanka’s rare glory leaves India shaken” ….. while his report here has had highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The visitors were left with plenty to ponder after their batting struggled in spin-friendly conditions. Avishka Fernando cover drives…. & Wellalage celebrates one of his wickets Mohammed Siraj is fired up. Halfway through his seventh over, the 39th of the innings, he strides down the pitch and sprays a few angry words at Kusal Mendis, who responds in kind. In his next over, Siraj bowls a ball to Janith Liyanage that the batter drives back at him. Siraj picks the ball up in his follow through, and flings it at the stumps, and misses. The batter would have been back safely in any case. In the background ...

Aug 10, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Mohammed Siraj, Virat Kohli

Sri Lanka thrash India to confirm Asian dominance in both men’s and women’s cricket. Outstanding Dinuth Wellalage and Avishka Fernando set the platform for series sweep in one dayers. BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka stunned the cricketing world with a dominant series wipeout of number one ranked India, and that victory, after 27 long years, could not have tasted sweeter. Cowering in the shadows of a tormentor of ten previous bilateral series, Sri Lanka took a leaf out of the book of their women’s team that showed courage and inspiration to complete an Asian dominance that will be etched in the memory of their fans forever. Wild euphoria swept the country as Charith Asalanka’s men exposed an uncharacteristic weakness in Indian batting, never seen before, as emerging superstar 21- year -old Dinuth Wellalage led a potent Sri Lanka spin attack to an emphatic series winning ...

Aug 8, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Cricket series win, Dinuth Wellalage, India Cricket Team, India vs Sri Lanka series, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Pathum Nissanka, R.Premadasa Stadium, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri Lanka cricket resurgence, Sri Lanka cricket victory, Sri Lanka middle order, Sri Lanka spin attack

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (JULY 2024) Compiled by Victor Melder Former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as the interim Head Coach of the Sri Lanka men’s national cricket team. Jayasuriya will lead the team for the home series against India and the Test tour to England while Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) searches for a replacement for Chris Silverwood, who resigned last week. Jayasuriya also served as a Consultant for the team during this year’s T20 World Cup. Chris Silverwood has resigned from his position as head coach of Sri Lanka’s men’s team last week. (Daily Mirror, 8.7.2024) National Men’s T20I Captain Wanindu Hasaranga has decided to resign from the captaincy, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed in a press release. Hasaranga said it is in the best interest of Sri Lanka Cricket that he decided to relinquish the captaincy duties and remain in the side as a player. ...

Jul 31, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Avishka Fernando, Binura Fernando, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Dinesh Chandimal, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameer, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Pathum Nissanka, Sri Lanka Cricket, Wanindu Hasaranga

India throttle Sri Lanka in Riveting Cricket Match-by Shashank Kishore Source:Thuppahis Shashank Kishore in ESPNcricinfo, 27 July 2024 …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi India 213 for 7 (Suryakumar 58, Pant 49, Jaiswal 40, Pathirana 4-40) beat Sri Lanka 170 (Nissanka 79, Mendis 45, Parag 3-5, Arshdeep 2-24, Axar 2-38) by 43 runs India’s new T20I era under Suryakumar Yadav began on a winning note, even if it was jittery at various points in their defence of a big score. A spirited Sri Lankan batting unit, spearheaded by Pathum Nissanka and his free-stroking 79 left an Indian team playing with just five bowling options hanging onto crumbs of hope. One of them was scoreboard pressure. Sri Lanka had nine wickets in hand, but they still needed 74 off 36. Yadav sweeps & Riyan Parag celebrates a wicket Nissanka, reprieved a ball earlier by Ravi Bishnoi at deep midwicket, fell to Axar Patel to open the floodgates. India converted that opening into a double-strike when Kusal ...

Jul 29, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Mendis, Matheesha Pathirana, Pathum Nissanka, Wanindu Hasaranga

India continue their Sri Lanka dominance taking game one without a flutter. BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) India made short work of a Sri Lanka team lacking batting depth cruising to a 43- run win in game one of a three match series in Pallekelle. The gulf between the two nations continues to be concerning with Sri Lanka appearing to carry psychological scars of their previous meetings which were disastrous. The well tuned Indians fresh from the recently concluded IPL, were very much in control and executed their plans to perfection. The unusual rushed schedule appears to be designed for ‘big brothers’ need, judging by back-to-back games and then a short break before the last encounter. Batting first, India made a brisk start against an attack that lacked early penetration as they built up enough momentum to post 213 for 7 in their allotment. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal ...

Jul 28, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, eLanka Sports, India cricket dominance, India cricket victory, India vs Sri Lanka cricket, Indian Premier League, IPL players in international cricket, Kusal Mendis, Pallekelle cricket match, Pathum Nissanka, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Sri Lanka batting collapse, Sri Lanka Cricket Team, Suriyakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal

Introducing the Premier League in Sri Lanka, 2024 Series ESPN Summary Preview …. at …. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/lanka-premier-league-2024-1421415/teams Source:Thuppahis photo of 2023 winners Kandy Falcons Squad size: 22 (six overseas) Players bought: Pre-signings and retentions: Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Andre Fletcher and Kyle Mayers Auction signings: Ashen Bandara (US $20,000), Dinesh Chandimal (US $40,000), Dasun Shanaka (US $85,000), Ramesh Mendis (US $10,000), Dimuth Karunaratne (US $10,000), Mohammed Hasnain (US $30,000), Chaturanga de Silva (US $30,000), Lakshan Sandakan (US $20,000), Azam Khan (US $50,000), Salman Ali Agha (US $10,000), Mohammed Ali (US $10,000), Kasun Rajitha (US $26,000), Pawan Rathnayake (US $5000) Chamath Gomez, (US $5000), Kavindu Pathirathne (US $5000) and Sammu Ashan (US $5000) Hits: All the work was done by Kandy prior to the auction proper. Retaining Hasaranga and Kamindu was vital, as was having the experience of Mathews. That apart, the signings of Fletcher, Mayers and Chameera have bolstered the spine of the side considerably. Misses: Kandy might ...

Jul 7, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Alex Ross, Andre Fletcher, Angelo Mathews, Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Colombo Strikers, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Kandy Falcons, Kusal Mendis, Nipun Dhananjaya, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rilee Roussow, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Shadab Khan, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga

Batters hit top gear as Sri Lanka smash Afganistan to a series win – Same team but different mindset appears to be selectors master-stroke – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka shed their ‘inconsistency’ tag thrashing Afganistan by 155 runs while lightning up the hills of Pallekelle to the dawning of a welcome form turnaround, and silencing their critics in the process. Teetering on the edge of being written off in all formats, Sri Lanka appear to have discovered the correct horses for courses strategy from the available talent, and Coach Chris Silverwood can breathe easy as the new selection committee goes about putting together the pieces and the right squads for the different formats. There’s no disputing the talent in Sri Lanka cricket, but issues off field has derailed the games administration creating an unwanted distraction to their performances on the field. The new look ...

Feb 12, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Afganistan, Asitha Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Chris Silverwood, Kusal Mendis, s Pathum Nissanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri Lanka vs Afganistan, T20 series, TREVINE RODRIGO, Wanindu Hasarsnga De Silva

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – By Victor Melder Chairman of cricket selectors Upul Tharanga said that Dhananjaya de Silva has been appointed the new captain of the Sri Lanka Test team succeeding Dimuth Karunaratne. Kusal Mendis will be the vice-captain. De Silva will become the country’s 18th Test captain when he leads Sri Lanka in the one-off Test against Afghanistan next month. Karunaratne was Sri Lanka’s Test captain from 2018-19 till 2023 leading his country in 28 Tests with 12 wins, 10 losses and 6 draws. He captained Sri Lanka to three series victories, a rare 2-0 win in South Africa making Sri Lanka the only Asian country to win a series in Rainbow Nation in 2018-19, and 2-0 wins against West Indies (2021) and Ireland (2023). (Daily Financial Times, 6.1.2024) The first One Day International (ODI), played at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, between the touring Zimbabweans and Sri Lanka, ended ...

Feb 2, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Dhananjaya De Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Sri Lanka Cricket, SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS, Sri Lanka Test team, Upul Tharanga, Victor Melder

Embarrassed Sri Lanka answers critics in merciless fashion- Hasarsnga and Matthews lead Zimbabwe rout in decider- BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka responded like a team stung by embarrassment smashing Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the T20 decider in Colombo. After two nail biters in the first two encounters, Sri Lanka hit their straps to set the record straight humiliating the Zimbabwean’s in a one-sided game that didn’t go the distance anticipated. New skipper Wannindu Hasarsnga De Silva underlined his liking to the new role leading from the front with a bamboozling performance with the ball to reduce Zimbabwe to rubble making Sri Lanka’s batting woes with less pressure to deal with. Hasarsnga mesmerised Zimbabwe’s batters to claim 4 fir 15 off 4 overs, Matthews 2 for 15and Maheesh Theeksheena 2 fir14 to destroy Zimbabwe to 82 all out. Angelo Matthews rectified his bowling embarrassment in ...

Jan 19, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Angelo Matthews, Angelo Matthews all-round performance, Colombo T20, Cricket analysis, Cricket Highlights, Cricket News, Cricket performance, Hasarsnga De Silva, Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theeksheena, Pathum Nissanka, Sri Lanka captain, Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri Lanka series win, Sri Lanka Victory, Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, T20 decider, T20 series result, Wannindu Hasarsnga, Zimbabwe rout