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Dimuth to lead Sri Lanka in Test Series against West Indies – Sunil Thenabadu (Sports editor – eLanka) Opener Dimuth Karunaratne sans any surprise has been preserved as the captain to lead Sri Lanka for the two-test series against West Indies which is scheduled to begin from November 21 at the Galle Cricket Stadium.Both Tests are scheduled to be played at The Galle International Cricket Stadium The national selectors who are strongly contemplating on young talent have elected newcomers in dashing batsmen Charith Asalanka, Kamil Mishara, and leg spinner Suminda Lakshan and seamer Chamika Gunesekara based on their domestic performance to reinforce the team which was not performing well in the recent past. The other highlight of this squad is that there are ten specialised batsmen, two all-rounders and four spin bowlers while six fast bowlers are drafted in to keep the options wide open for selection. The batting department is spearheaded ...

Nov 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Angelo Mathews, Asitha Fernando, Chamika Gunesekara., Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dimuth Karunaratne (Capt), Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Galle Cricket Stadium., Kamil Mishara, Lahiru Kumara, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Embuldeniya, Minod Banuka, Oshada Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Praveen Jayawickrema, Ramesh Mendis, Roshen Silva, Suminda Lakshan, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando

Dickwella, Gunathilake and Mendis given a pardon, permitted to play in domestic cricket- Lanka Premier League to commence on 5th December By sunil Thenabadu (sports editor-eLanka) Banned Sri Lanka cricketers for misconduct for breaking the Bio-Bubble while touring England with SL team Niroshan Dickwella, Dhanushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis in June this year have got a reprieve before their one year ban period expired have been granted permission to play in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) that will have top players both overseas and local in action when it begins on December 5 in Sri Lanka. The three players were banned from both international and domestic cricket and fined Rs.10 million each at a time they were also involved in a pay dispute with Sri Lanka Cricket. The squads: Jaffna Kings: Faf du Plessis, Thisara Perera, Wahab Riaz, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shoaib Malik, Usman Shinwari, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Avishka Fernando, Upul Tharanga, Chaturanga de Silva, ...

Nov 14, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Ahamed Shehzad, Al Ameen Hossain, Amjad Khan, Angelo Jayasinghe, Angelo Perera, Anwar Ali, Asela Gunaratne, Ashan Randika, Ashen Bandara, Ashian Daniel, Avishka Fernando, Ayana Siriwardena, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Binura Fernando, Cameron Delport, Chamika, Chamika Gunasekera, Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Chaturanga de Silva, Chris Gayle, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Dilshan Madushanka, Dilshan Munaweera, Dushmantha Chameera, Faf du Plessis, Gihan Rupasinghe, Hashan Dumindu, Imran Thahir, Ishan Jayaratne, Isuru Udana, Janith Liyanage, Jayden Seales, Jehan Daniel, Josh Little, Kalana Perera, Kalhara Senaratne. Galle Gladiators: Mohammad Hafeez, Kamil Mishara, Kamindu Mendis, Kanagaratnam Kabilraj, Kevin Koththigoda, Krishan Sanjula., Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Gamage, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Madushanka, Lahiru Udara, Lakshan Sandakan, M. Amir, M.Ravichandrakumar, M.Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Malindu Maduranga, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Milinda Siriwardena, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Mithun, Mohammed Shamaz, Muditha Lakshan, Najibullah Zadran, Nalin Priyadarshana, Nazmul Islam, Nimesh Vimukthi, Niroshan Dickwella, Nuwan Pradeep, Nuwan Thushara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Odean Smith, Pathum Nissanka, Pulina Tharanga, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramesh Mendis, Ratnarajah Thenurathan, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, S.Jayathilake, Sacha de Alwis, Samit Patel, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Seekkuge Prasanna, Shashika Dulshan, Shoaib Malik, Shoaib Maqsood, Suminda Lakshan, Suranga Lakmal, T.M. Sampath, Tabraiz Shamsi, Taskin Ahmed, Tharindu Ratnayake, Theivendiram Dinoshan, Thisara Perera, Udara Jayasundara, Upul Tharanga, Usman Shinwari, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Wahab Riaz, Wanindu Hasaranga

Sri Lanka players sign national contracts till end of 2021 Sri Lanka players had previously refused to sign national contracts, citing ‘lack of transparency’ Source:Island Angelo Mathews isn’t among the 18 cricketers who signed the men’s national contracts, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced. It further said that the contract offered this time had no “deviation” from the earlier contract which was rejected by the players alleging lack of transparency. SLC had revealed a five-point grading system back in May, bringing down the number of contracts from 32 to only 24. As differences continued over the nature of the contracts offered, the players signed “tour contracts” for their series against England and India as a makeshift arrangement. ...

Aug 22, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Akila Dananjaya, Ashen Bandara, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Embuldeniya, Niroshan Dickwella, Oshada Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Ramesh Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (APRIL 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder The Second Test between the touring Sri Lankans and the West Indies, played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Antigua ended in a draw. Scores: West Indies – 1st Innings – 354 (Brathwaite 126, Cornwall 73, Mayers 49, Holder 30, Lakmal 4/94, Chameera 3/69, de Silva 1/26, Fernando 1/71) Sri Lanka, 1st Innings – 258 (Thirimanne 55, Nissanka 51, Chandimal 44, de Silva 39, Roach 3/58, Holder 2/39, Joseph 2/64, Mayers 1/10, Blackwood 1/16) West Indies, 2nd Innings – 280/4 dec (Brathwaite 85, Holder 71no, Mayers 55, Lakmal 2/62, Chameera 2/74) Sri Lanka, 2nd Innings – 193/2 (Karunaratne 75, Fernando 66no, Thirimanne 39, Mayers 1/5, Joseph 1/33) Player of the Match: Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) ...

May 2, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS, Suranga Lakmal

It’s time; Ashley-By Rex Clementine Source:Island Channa Wijemanne and Supun Weerasinghe are two busy CEOs of reputed private sector companies . The former responds to emailed queries within a day while the latter does it within a few hours. How long do you think the CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket takes to respond to emails? Six days! Ashley de Silva is one of the nicest blokes that you will ever come across, but being a top CEO requires more than being a nice guy. He needs to be a visionary, efficient, bold, innovative and at times capable of taking unpopular decisions. Cricket’s CEO has done none of those in recent times. ...

Feb 5, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ashantha de Mel, Suranga Lakmal

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS-(JANUARY 2021)Compiled by Victor Melder Spinner Akila Dhananjaya, who was banned from bowling, has been cleared to bowl by the International Cricket Council (ICC) permitting him to participate in International Cricket. Dananjaya was banned from bowling in international cricket for 12 months following an independent assessment of his action in September 2019.(Daily Mirror Online, 8.1.2021) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) released the list of the squad that are selected for the 2-match Test series against England, which will begin on Thursday (14). The squad, under the captaincy of Dimuth Karunaratne, includes newcomer Ramesh Mendis while middle-order batsman Roshen Silva joins the Test squad after a long lapse. Kusal Mendis, who scored three back-to-back ducks in South Africa, too has been named in the squad, but is highly unlikely to make it to the playing XI. Regular opening batsman Oshada Fernando, though being named, will miss the first Test ...

Feb 1, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Angelo Mathews, Asitha Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Dilruwan Perera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Embuldeniya, Minod Bhanuka, Niroshan Dickwella, Nuwan Pradeep, Oshada Fernando, Ramesh Mendis, Roshen Silva, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga

No Selectors but Sri Lanka picks disputable squad to South Africa-BY CALLISTUS DAVY Lahiru Udara Igalagamage: Outsmarted the big guns but no place in the Sri Lanka squad Source:Sundayobserver Sri Lanka’s best in-form but internationally untested batsman Lahira Udara Igalagamage has been sent into cold storage after a 22-member squad was selected for a high-intensity training camp outside Colombo in preparation for next month’s tour of South Africa with no official sanction. The 22 players, some of them regulars and made up of seven fast bowlers, were picked on what is said to have been “internal advice” meaning recommendations given by Sri Lanka Cricket’s technical advisers in the absence of an official Selection Panel whose term expired two months ago. ...

Nov 15, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lahiru Udara Igalagamage, Lasith Embuldeniya, Minod Bhanuka, Niroshan Dickwella, Oshada Fernando, Santhush Gunatilleke, Suranga Lakmal, Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva

Left-arm quick from Hungama could be next big thing in cricket-by Rex Clementine Source:Island Left-arm quick Dilshan Madushanka has suddenly become the talk in cricket circles after he was drafted into the Sri Lankan squad that will tour South Africa later this year for the Boxing Day and New Year Tests. The 22 players who will go on the tour will begin a week-long residential training camp in Pallekele later this week and all eyes will be on Madushanka. The 20-year-old hails from the fishing village of Hungama in the Hambantota district. His father is a fisherman and his talent was spotted by former fast bowling great Chaminda Vaas. A couple of years ago, Madushanka had turned up as a net bowler in Hambantota as Sri Lanka were training and Vaas referred him to former Test captain Hashan Tillakaratne, who was the Head Coach of the Under-19 side. ...

Nov 14, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Angelo Mathews, Asitha Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Dilshan Madushanka, Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lasith Embuldeniya, Minod Bhanuka, Niroshan Dickwella, Oshada Fernando, Rex Clementine, Santhush Gunathilaka, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (AUGUST 2019)Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to terminate the contract of Chandika Hathurusingha, the Head Coach of the national cricket team, after the two parties failed to come to a mutual agreement to sever ties. Following the ICC Cricket World Cup where Sri Lanka finished sixth, SLC had indicated to the Head Coach that they were looking for a replacement but Hathurusingha was interested in staying on till the end of his contract in December 2020. SLC had agreed to pay him six months of his salary to bring an early end to the contract but Hathurusingha maintained that he could still help development of players. Hathurusingha is expected to fight his case in courts, much like Geoff Marsh, who successfully sued SLC eight years ago after being unceremoniously dumped from his job. Interestingly, it took Marsh four weeks since ...

Sep 10, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Cricket News, Victor Melder Tagged Dhananjaya De Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella, Suranga Lakmal Comments 0

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (MAY 2019) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka have slipped to number nine in the official ICC Rankings that was updated yesterday. Dimuth Karunaratne’s side is ranked sixth in Test cricket. India finished top of the Test rankings while England finished number one in ODIs. The ninth rank is Sri Lanka’s lowest and now they are in jeopardy of not qualifying for further ICC events directly. ICC Test Team Rankings 1 India 113 (-3), 2 New Zealand 111 (+3), 3 South Africa 108 (+3), 4 England 105 (+1), 5 Australia 98 (-6), 6 Sri Lanka 94 (+1), 7 Pakistan 84 (-4), 8 West Indies 82 (+5), 9 Bangladesh 65 (-3), 10 Zimbabwe 16 (+3) ...

Jun 9, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Avishka Gunawardene, Dimuth Karunaratne, ICC World Cup, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal Comments 0