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Sri Lanka register first win but it certainly wasn’t pretty. – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (Elanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka wobbled their way to their first World Cup win over the giant killing Netherlands but they made it after after some uncomfortable moments. Unbeaten so far by the world’s new upstarts in their previous five encounters, Sri Lanka scrambled to a five wicket victory with ten balls to spare and kept that record intact. Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards may have rued his decision to bat first after winning the toss on a grassy Lucknow wicket. Sri Lanka’s seamers Dilshan Madushanka and Kasun Rajitha exploited early movement off the wicket to skittle Netherlands top order and at 91 for 6 it looked like a the game was heading for a lopsided end. Not so, as Netherlands tail dug in and fought back defiantly, and Sri Lanka’s bowlers lost their grip ...

Oct 22, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Aryan Dutt, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Netherlands, Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrema, Sri Lanka, Sri lanka vs Netherlands, World Cup

T20 World Cup 2022 team-by-team guide, how to watch, when is it – By Simon Smale Source : amp.abc The 2022 T20 World Cup has been underway for the best part of a week now, as eight nations looked to join the pre-qualified eight in the super 12 phase of the tournament. There have already been shocks, with two-time champions West Indies already out of contention after defeats to Ireland and Scotland in the opening group phase. The West Indies join Namibia, United Arab Emirates and Scotland in failing to progress to the tournament proper. However, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Ireland and Zimbabwe have made their way to the Super 12 phase. Here’s what to expect from the 12 remaining teams. Group 1 Afghanistan At the recent Asia Cup Afghanistan blew rather hot and cold, but still pulled out some stunning results, bowling out eventual champions Sri Lanka for just 105 in the tournament ...

Oct 22, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged "CRICKET, Asia Cup, England vs Afghanistan, England vs New Zealand, India vs Pakistan, India vs South Africa, India vs Zimbabwe., Ireland and Zimbabwe, Netherlands, New Zealand vs Pakistan, Sri Lanka

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

Emirates boosts services to Melbourne adding second daily A380 flight Source:island.lk Emirates has announced the second daily flight on its Dubai-Melbourne route, served by its flagship A380 aircraft. Starting 1 May, the airline will offer customers fourteen weekly services from Dubai to Melbourne. The expansion of services is supported by the Victorian Government to help fast-track the return of international flights to Melbourne and bring more visitors to the state. The additional daily frequency between Dubai and Melbourne will grow Emirates’ seats to over 1,000 a day totalling 700,000 a year between the airline’s global Dubai hub and Victoria, with 516 seats on each flight. Travellers can choose from 14 First Class suites, 76 lie-flat seats in Business Class and 426 ergonomically designed seats in Economy Class. Tickets can be booked on emirates.com, the Emirates App, or via both online and offline travel agents. From 1 May, Emirates’ additional daily flight ...

Mar 26, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Barry Brown, Emirates, France, Germany, international flights, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland

SL Women’s cricket team to leave to Zimbabwe on Monday for ICC Women’s WC Qualifiers – by Sunil Thenabadu (Sports editor – eLanka) Photo Source: Sri Lanka Cricket ( https://srilankacricket.lk/2021/10/sri-lanka-squad-for-the-womens-world-cup-qualifier-2021/ ) Sri Lanka Women’s team is scheduled to leave to Zimbabwe on Monday the 15th to take part in ICC Women’s qualifiers in Harare beginning November 21st to December 5th 2021 Sri Lanka is grouped with” Netherlands, Ireland,West Indies ,Papua New Guinea in Group A while the Group B comprises of Bangladesh,Pakistan,Thailand,USA and hosts Zimbabwe.The top three team in each group will qualify for the ICC Women’s WC 2022 to be held in New Zealand from March 4th to April 3rd.It is learnt that the 17 member Sri Lankan squad were confined to bio-bubble from the November 3rd at the Cinnamon Lakeside hotel until their departure on the 15th Monday ...

Nov 14, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged ICC Women’s WC 2022, Ireland, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, SL Women’s cricket team, West Indies

Sports-tech startup Koach Hub expands boundaries with Daryll Cullinan Source:-www.ft.lk Singapore based Koach Hub, the revolutionary sports-tech platform, has signed a partnership with renowned South African cricketing legend Daryll Cullinan to expand its platform to cricket. Koach was launched in January this year as a solution to increasing market demand for an intelligent collaboration tool for sports, especially soccer. The company has seen rapid expansion across the world, and is deployed across clubs and academies in Australia, Singapore, USA, UK, Netherlands, Japan, Lebanon, Ghana, Bermuda, and Sri Lanka within the last eight months. Being able to collaborate with Legendary Daryll Cullinan is indeed a huge step forward. Cullinan became, at the young age of 16, the youngest South African to strike a first-class century. He also scored 337 not out, the highest first-class score in domestic South African cricket at the time. Daryll Cullinan was the centrepiece of South Africa’s ...

Sep 25, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Australia, Bermuda, Daryll Cullinan, digital resume, Ghana, Japan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Singapore, UK, USA