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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. ...

India rub salt in the wounds of hopeless Sri Lanka with world record one day drubbing. – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill and skipper Rohit Sharma sounded Sri Lanka’s death knell when they decimated a toothless bowling attack to seal an emphatic 3-0 series win in the one-day series sending the Islanders home with bitter memories of a tour that sent shudders through them. Kohli in full stride is a nightmare to most teams in the world, and his dominant presence will leave the Sri Lanka bowlers with years of trauma that will take a while to recover from. The trio helped India run up an insurmountable 390 for 5 which effectively demoralised and derailed any dreams of a Sri Lanka upset in the dead rubber. Kohil’s merciless onslaught on the hapless Sri Lanka attack saw him smash 166 not out off only 110 balls ...