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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (AUGUST 2024) Compiled by Victor Melder Two further Sri Lanka fast bowlers have been ruled out of the ODIs against India, with Matheesha Pathirana picking up a shoulder complaint, and Dilshan Madushanka injuring a hamstring. Sri Lanka are also without Dushmantha Chameera, who is out with illness, and Nuwan Thushara, who fractured his thumb. Both these players had missed the T20Is as well. For now Sri Lanka have brought uncapped right-arm seamer Mohamad Shiraz into the squad, team manager Mahinda Halangoda confirmed to ESPNcricinfo. Later in the afternoon, a statement from Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed a second uncapped right-arm seamer was added to the squad: Eshan Malinga. Three players were also put on standby: batter Kusal Perera, seamer Pramod Madushan and spinner Jeffrey Vandersay. “Matheesha has jarred his shoulder, and because it is the same issue that he had during the World Cup last year, they ...

Sep 6, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Dilshan Madushanka, ICC, Kusal Perera, Matheesha Pathirana, Pramod Madushan, Praveen Jayawickrama, R.Premadasa Stadium, Ranjan Madugalle, Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri Lanka's team, The International Cricket Council, The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee, Victor Melder

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

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (MAY 2024) Compiled by Victor Melder SLC intends to put more focus on Test cricket and boost the interest and commitment of players with the increment of match fees In a bold move aimed at reinvigorating the spirit of Test cricket, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced a substantial increase in match fees for players participating in the longer format of the game. The decision, which sees match fees for winning matches soar from US$7,500 to US$15,000, represents a 100 percent increase of the compensation currently received by players. With a clear intent to incentivise involvement in Test cricket, SLC has also raised match fees for draws to US$12,500 and for defeats to US$10,000. The moves comes at a critical juncture for Test cricket, which has been facing mounting challenges to its relevance and popularity in the wake of the rapid rise of T20 ...

May 31, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dilshan Madushanka, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Wanindu Hasaranga

Impressed with his yorker, MS Dhoni invites Sri Lankan teenage pacer to CSK nets Source : timesofindia The 17-year-old right-arm Sri Lankan pacer’s dream delivery has not only caught the attention of CSK skipper MS Dhoni but also reportedly earned him an invitation to bowl in the CSK nets in IPL 2024, which is allowing Dhoni to have a closer look at the young bowler from Jaffna. When Kugadas Mathulan bowled a lethal in-swinging yorker that swept the batsman off his feet, he wouldn’t have thought that the viral clip from the match between St. John’s College and Jaffna Central College will catch the attention of Chennai Super Kings’ iconic skipper MS Dhoni. Interestingly, Muthulan’s bowling action bears close resemblance to current Mumbai Indians’ bowling coach Lasith Malinga. Like the Sri Lankan great, Muthulan too delivers with an unusual round-arm action that can put the batsmen off. Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana is ...

Mar 16, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged IPL, IPL 2024, Jaffna Central College, Lasith Malinga, Matheesha Pathirana, MS Dhoni, skipper, St. John’s College

Sri Lanka celebrate turnaround of fortunes, but are they the real deal? – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports Editor) Image Source : islandcricket Wannindu Hasarsnga de Silva celebrated his elevation to the Sri Lanka T20 captaincy by leading from the front to steer his home team to an unassailable series triumph over Afghanistan in Dambulla. Sri Lanka continued their dominance over the Afgans with this win, but the visitors are quickly closing the gap in a format where their raw talent has taken the cricketing world by storm. Lesser teams with better structure often falter when on tour, but Afghanistan refuse to be overawed by anyone or any situation trusting their natural ability against the best teams in the world with their fighting spirit and inborn determination. In the first game it was Hasarsnga’s effort, this time with the bat, as Sri Lanka struggled to 160 in their allotted overs. ...

Feb 21, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Angelo Matthews, Matheesha Pathirana, Sadeera Samarawickrema, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka bowlers, Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri Lanka T20, TREVINE RODRIGO, Wannindu Hasarsnga De Silva

Watch T20 Cricket Match Highlights between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan 2nd T20I, February 19, 2024 Sri Lanka: 187/6 Afghanistan: 17/20 ov, T:188) 115 Result: Sri Lanka won by 72 runs Player of the Match: Angelo Mathews – 42* (22) & 2/9 1st T20I (N), Dambulla, February 17, 2024 Sri Lanka: 160 Afghanistan: (20 ov, T:161) 156/9 Result: Sri Lanka won by 4 runs PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Matheesha Pathirana – 4/24 ...

Feb 19, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Matheesha Pathirana, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, T20 Cricket Match Highlights

Two New Cricket Captains for Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Item in The Island, 31 December 2023 ….. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Dasun Shanaka’s reign as Sri Lanka’s white-ball captain has come to an end as Sri Lanka’s new selection committee appointed Kusal Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga to lead the ODI and T20I sides, respectively. With Dimuth Karunaratne currently leading the Test side, this is the first time Sri Lanka have three different captains in the three formats. Shanaka first captained Sri Lanka in 2019, on the team’s first tour to Pakistan since the 2009 Lahore attack, but it was not until 2021 that he became their regular captain. Under him, Sri Lanka won 23 out of 41 ODIs and 22 out of 48 T20Is. The highlight of his tenure was the 2022 T20 Asia Cup victory in the UAE where Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in the final. Also notable were ODI series wins against South ...

Jan 1, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Akila Dananjaya, Angelo Mathews, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka (vc), Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dilshan Madushanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Pathum Nissanaka, Pramod Madushan, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Wanindu Hasaranga (c)

Angelo Matthews added to Sri Lanka squad replacing Pathirana. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka’s desperation to be competitive in the World Cup has seen the dramatic inclusion of Angelo Matthews to the squad replacing injured paceman Matheesha Pathirana as a substitute. The veteran, who has a wonderful record in all formats for a considerable period, was rushed in as a travelling substitute for injured Skipper Dasun Shanaka and Pathirana and any other players in the foreseeable future. If it was a like for like replacement, Dushmantha Chameera should have got the nod ahead of Matthews similar to Chamika Karunaratne replacing all-rounder Shanaka. But the Sri Lanka think tank have made a calculated decision and preferred Matthews due to his allround capability and his invaluable experience. Whether the gamble pays off will reveal itself as their campaign progresses. But the swansong for Matthews, if it ...

Oct 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Angelo Matthews, Chamika Karunaratne, Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Sri Lanka Cricket, World Cup

Angelo Matthews and Dushmantha Chameera rushed in as injury replacements as Sri Lanka reassess lack of experience – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka Cricket have awoken to the possibility of its worst World Cup campaign and have desperately rushed in Angelo Matthews and Dushmantha Chameera as replacements if there is injury, more to save face as the cellar looms large in this edition. Lack of experience and hamstrung in the bowling department, Sri Lanka have copped a shallacking by opposition batters while their bowlers have been treated with disdain by the three teams they have played against so far. Matthews has a clever cricketing brain and Chameera is the number one choice in their bowling, the latter suffering from injury that ruled him out of this World Cup. While Sri Lanka sits at the bottom of the league stage, below Afghanistan and the Netherlands, their ...

Oct 19, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Angelo Matthews, Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Cricket, TREVINE RODRIGO, World Cup campaign