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Divine intervention is Sri Lanka’s only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor).   Nightmares have a unscripted way of delivering itself as the drama at Galle revealed for Sri Lanka cricket, when Australia rubbed their dominance into the dust at Galle International Stadium after a run fest that is likely to remain unparalleled.  Total disdain from Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith and debutante Josh Inglis who smashed the Sri Lankan attack into submission in what the home team will have nightmarish memories of after this ordeal is done and dusted.  It was more a one day approach than a Test match, as Khawaja 232 off 252 balls, skopper Steve Smith 142 off 251 deliveries,  Inglis 102 off 94 balls, Travis Head 57 off 40 balls and Alex Carey 46 off ...

Feb 1, 2025 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Butterfingered fielding let’s Australia off the hook as Sri Lanka’s grip on Galle loosens. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor) Butterfingered Sri Lanka squandered any possibility of maintaining their dominance in Galle by letting Australia off the hook and are now staring down the barrel of an embarrassing thrashing after day one. Substandard catching saw Usman Kawaja and Steve Smith race to unbeaten centuries leaving a tattered home team praying for divine intervention to save the first Test. Things went wrong from the vital toss when Steve Smith won it and jubilantly declared he would have a bat. It was the start of a dramatic first day Sri Lanka would rather forget. Australia’s ploy to push Travis Head up the order and omit young gun Sam Konstas delivered immediate dividends when he led a spirited attack on Sri Lanka’s bowlers, as he and Kawaja went about on ...

Jan 30, 2025 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Our Women’s T 20 team needs a complete revamp after the WC debacle. – By Sunil Thenabadu Sri Lanka’s  team’s performance at the T20 World Cup could be described as “not acceptable” a consequence of skill “failing us” after we were completely  knocked out of the tournament .It is a pity for the Asian Champions to be classified as the worst out of the ten teams that participated, even performing worst than the minnows Scotland who has had a better record been a team that resisted against the better teams in their  group. Sri Lanka have lost all of their four matches in the World Cup, hence obviously cannot advance from  the group after coming into the event with the expectation they could go to semi finals after an impressive last 20 months having crowned as the Asia cup champions. Since the last T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka had won ...

Oct 15, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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 Whirlwind stand by Windies openers sink Sri Lanka in Dambulla.  BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor) West Indies found their groove early and started their tour to the Sri Lanka with a stunning 5 -wicket win over the home team in Dambulla.  West Indian openers Brandon King and Evin Lewis led the onslaught on an inocous Sri Lanka attack smashing a whirlwind 107 off 9 overs to set the stage for a memorable win. Sri Lanka’s bowlers fought back after dismissing the duo, but could not stop the visitors from galloping to victory and a 1-0 lead in the three match T20  series.  The setback must surely have rattled the Lankans who have had success at this venue recently but were usurped by a team on a steady winning streak. The Carribbean kings of the past, appear to be heading on an upward trend in the white ball ...

Oct 15, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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