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Shanaka dazzles in a losing effort. Sri Lanka fall in first one-dayer – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka continues his purple patch with the bat but his unbeaten century in a losing effort underlined the inconsistency of his team. When the bowlers produce great economy the batters let them down. This time it was the opposite as the fully represented Indian batting sent them on a leather hunt after being invited to bat first. Chasing 373 was a daunting target from the outset. But the Sri Lanka batters for once took on the challenge but fell short by 67 runs. Shanaka has been widely and unfairly criticised for his leadership in the shorter formats. But the purists fail to see or acknowledge his success rate which has been the best since the days of their great leaders of the past, Mahela Jayawardena ...

Jan 12, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Dasun Shanaka, Dinuth WellelageDushmantha Chameera, Indians, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Mahela Jayawardena, Pathum Nissanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka skipper, T20, Virat Kohli

Gayan Senanayake – Sri Lanka’s Cricket Cheering Leader – Talks exclusively to eLanka in Australia – His Life, His Passion & Memories! What an amazing individual, Mr Gayan Senanayake, the sole mascot of the Sri Lankan cricket team, a public figure any cricket fan, which ever country they supported would not miss if at a Sri Lankan cricket game or watching a Sri Lankan cricket game on TV. Gayan spoke to eLanka during his recent visit to Sydney for the T20 World Cup Cricket encounter. A humble individual born in Kalubowila, Sri Lanka, and attended Kalubowila maha Vidyalaya for his studies. Gayan started his passion in cricket back in 1992 when he watch a New Zealand vs Sri Lanka game on TV. Then, as part of this sense of love for cricket Gayan watched his first game of live cricket in 1992 when Alan Boarder brought his Australian team to ...

Nov 8, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Arjuna Ranatunga, Bathiya and Santhush, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Deepika Padukone, Dhananjaya De Silva, Gayan Senanayake, Katrina Kaif, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Sam Curran, Sharuk Khan, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cricket team, T20 World Cup Cricket, Virat Koli, Wanindu Hasaranga

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 eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Australia, Chris Silverwood, England, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, semi finals, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka's batting, T20 World Cup, World Cup

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 eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Australia, Charith Asalanka, Chris Silverwood, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, hanuka Rajapakse, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theeksheena, Pathum Nissanka, Sri Lankan cricket coach, Wanindu Hasarsnga De Silva

Sri Lanka cruise past Afganistan and dare to dream – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka sports editor) Wanindu Hasarsnga De Silva and Dhananjaya De Silva gave Sri Lanka a Silver lining, and the daring hope of delivering Skipper Dasun Shanaka’s bold prediction that the Asia Cup champions can make the T20 World Cup semi finals. Not mission impossible, but still a realistic possibility, Shanaka’s dream has to align with beating one of the favourites England, in their final commitment which is a tough ask . But not impossible in this unpredictable format. Sri Lanka recovered from a New Zealand hiding to strangle Afghanistan’s batting before chasing down an under par 145 to cruise to a six wicket win with 9 balls to spare. Afganistan gave the Sri Lankans a worrying period when their batsmen appeared to be in control and heading to build a unbeatable run chase. But Sri Lanka ...

Nov 1, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Bhanuka Rajapakse, Dhananjaya De Silva, England, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theeksheena, Pathum Nissanka, Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri Lanka vs Afganistan, Sri Lanka's fielding, T20 World Cup 2022, Wanindu Hasarsnga De Silva

Mendis powers Sri Lanka to big win over Ireland at T20 World Cup Source:Dailymirror Disciplined bowling and an unbeaten half-century by Kusal Mendis powered Sri Lanka to a nine-wicket hammering of Ireland in their opening Super 12 match at the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Asian champions Sri Lanka restricted Ireland, who qualified for the second round by knocking out two-time champions West Indies, to 128-8 in Hobart. Spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga took two wickets each after Ireland chose to bat first. Mendis then powered his side past their 129-run target with a second successive half-century, off 43 balls, hitting a six to win with five overs to spare. ...

Oct 24, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dhananjaya De Silva, Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga

Watch: Mendis fires Sri Lanka past Netherlands into T20 World Cup Super 12 Source:Dailymirror Opener Kusal Mendis slammed a 44-ball 79 as Asian champions Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by 16 runs to sweep into the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday. The world’s eighth-ranked team plundered 162-6, blasting 102 of them off the final 10 overs to set up a big target which the Dutch were unable to reach, finishing on 146-9. In which Super 12 group they play will be determined after the later game in Geelong between Namibia and United Arab Emirates. A win for the African side will knock out the Dutch and send them through, as they already have a superior net run rate. If the UAE upset Namibia, the Dutch will progress. ...

Oct 23, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka

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 eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Asia Cup, Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Chris Silverwood, Dusantha Chameera, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theeksheena, Matheesha Pathirana Dasun Shanaka, Namabia, Pathum Nissanka, Pramod Madushan, Sri Lanka team, Sri Lankan coaching, T20 World Cup, Wanindu Hasarsnga De Silva

Geelong’s T20 world cup hosting duties complete – By Lui Zacher Source : bay939 Sri Lanka and the Netherlands are through to the Twenty20 World Cup’s Super 12 stage. The two teams progressed at the expense of UAE and Namibia, the four playing in Group A for a spot in the next round of the tournament, all six games played in Geelong. The fates of Namibia and the Netherlands came down to the final game after the Dutch team lost to Sri Lanka earlier on Thursday. Led by an equal career top 79 from Kusal Mendis, Sri Lanka amassed 162 from its 20 overs after winning the toss. Dutch opener Max O’Dowd smashed 71 unbeaten taking the chase to the final over but ultimately falling 16 runs short. In the later game, things were a little closer, with Namibia playing for a spot in the Super 12, chasing UAE’s 3/148 ...

Oct 21, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshaâ, Netherlands, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka clip the wings of flying Dutchmen to enter Super 12’s. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports Editor) It was a game not for the faint hearted as Sri Lanka made heavy work of an assignment meant to be a formality before advancing to the Super 12’s against a spirited Netherlands. The highly rated Lankans did nothing to let the rest of the world sit up and take notice and be excited of what to expect from them as their batters struggled to come to grips with the two paced wicket at Kardinia Park before scrambling to safety and finally able to post a defendable score. The Papare band blared, the fans were over exuberant as the norm, but the early mood in the air was one of trepidation and anxiety about the unknown as they scratched and struggled to 36 for 2 off the first 6.4 overs. ...

Oct 20, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Kardinia Park, Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theeksheena, Netherlands, Pathum Nissanka, Sri lanka vs Netherlands, Wanindu Hasaranga