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Flat footed Sri Lanka crumble in Port Elizabeth giving South Africa clean sweep.– -BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka batted themselves out of contention to play in the Test Championship final after a customary batting debacle in Port Elizabeth. After their bowlers gave them an fighting chance to level the two Test series, Sri Lanka’s batters were incapable of scoring 143 with five wickets intact required on the last day,  as the turning track saw them crash to a 109- run defeat giving the home team a 2-0 sweep and a solid seat at number two in the rankings. Keshav Maharaj exposed Sri Lanka’s weakness against top quality spin with a match winning five-wicket haul. So the questions that arise from the tour is that Sri Lanka’s batters are ill equipped to handle genuine pace, swing and spin. It certainly puts the onus back on the ...

Dec 10, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Sri Lanka skittled for second lowest score in history as South Africa, led by Marco Jansen, destroys their Test Championship aspirations.  – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor) Sri Lanka were reduced to a shellshocked mess as South Africa fought back to skittle them for their lowest Test score, 42 all out, since being elevated to the top tier of cricket, in Durban. Since gaining Test status in 1982,  Sri Lanka have maintained a respectable record in cricket, but the debacle in Durban will go down in the annals of history as a horrific reminder of a team without an idea on how to counter a treacherous bowler friendly track that saw 16 wickets fall in a day. It was the second lowest total in the games history, sandwiched between India’s lowest and third lowest recorded against Australia. The Test began with Sri Lanka’s bowlers taking control on ...

Nov 30, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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India men sweep aside Sri Lanka in another dominant series.   Bowlers give Sri Lanka a glimmer of hope in dead rubber but arouses intringue as batters squander the opportunity once again.  BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) It was a story of stark contrasts as Sri Lanka’s men were thrashed 3-0 by a less than full strength India in their T20 series, while Sri Lanka’s women basked in the glory of an Asia Cup triumph over the highly fancied Indians.  In a questionable rushed series,  India were untroubled against a lacklustre Sri Lanka team that seem to have no answer to their tormentors as they continue to go down meekly when they meet.  If the plan was to lose, then they have been consistent, but changes at the top in administrative and coaching departments have shown nothing to reverse their substandard performances over the recent past. If there ...

Jul 31, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,
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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 ...

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