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Afganistan conquer the hills of Pallekelle – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Afganistan exposed Sri Lanka’s pathetic standing in world cricket with a ruthless annihilation of the home team at Pallekelle.  The visitors showed no qualms about the opposition or the unfamiliarity of Sri Lankan conditions batting with authority and treating the Sri Lanka attack with disdain to post a imposing 294 for 8 in their allotment.  They then clinically dissected and demolished the now established Sri Lanka batting inconsistency, mainly in the middle order,  which has been a contentious issue for quite a while, to coast to a easy 60-run win.  They bowled the hapless Lankans out in just 34 overs. Only Pathum Nissanka, 85 off 83 balls, and Wanindu Hasarsnga De Silva, 66 off 46 balls showed enough class and aggression to take the challenge to the visitors and save them of more embarrassment and blushes. On ...

Nov 26, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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T20 World Cup in Australia- Chances of Sri Lankan team-By Dharmakulasingham Aiyampilai Sri Lanka is coming off a very successful Asia Cup tournament where the islanders sent shock waves by defeating much fancied India and Pakistan. Source:Island The stage is set for the eighth edition of the T20 World Cup in Australia. Host country Australia, the defending champion has put in place elaborate preparation and exceptional Australian hospitality awaits the participating teams and others. The proud moments of winning the world cup in 1996 at Lahore still resonate in the hearts and minds of Sri Lankans. A proud cricketing nation that produced outstanding players of the calibre of Sathasivam, HIK. Fernando, Abu Fuard, Michel Thisera, Anura Tennakone and many others is eagerly waiting to witness a thrilling performance from the young team. Like the once powerful West Indies, Sri Lanka too slipped from the peak. The stakeholders of the game ...

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FLIGHTY LANKANS STORM INTO ASIA CUP FINAL AGAINST INDIA By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Sri Lanka’s women cricketer’s stunned Asia by storming into the final By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Sri Lanka’s women cricketer’s stunned Asia by storming into the final of the Asia Cup for the first time signalling a welcome climb to a position of respect. The game against India in the final, will no doubt be akin to scaling the Himalayas, but a new belief has taken hold of their mindset after overcoming all before them including a nail biter against Pakistan in the semis. Chamari Athapattu leads a team that for once are not all dependant on her own performances with the bat which has been a normal feature of the team. Well rounded, and with self belief, the Lankan women are excited at the prospect of emulating the men who stunned the recent edition to ...

Oct 14, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , ,
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Sri Lanka face tough hurdle in qualifying round Source : sundayobserver Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka will have much on his plate when he marches his team out for the qualifying games of the T20 World Cup in Australia. The first of three qualifying round matches will be against the unpredictable Namibia on October 16 followed by games against the UAE on the 18th and the Netherlands on October 20. Shanaka will be captaining the team at his second T20 World Cup after leading the team on the first occasion in Oman and the UAE last year. This time he will have the services of batters Dhanushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis who were unavailable due to a disciplinary ban. Sri Lanka suffered two series defeats against Australia, 4-1 down under and 2-1 on home soil while suffering a 3-0 whitewash in India in the run up to the T20 World Cup. ...

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Sri Lankan cricketers leave with a ‘parting message’ – By CALLISTUS DAVY Source : sundayobserver With the euphoria of winning the Asia Cup subsiding and the focus now on the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia, the Sri Lanka team departed with a warning that hysterical followers of the country’s main passion better watch their steps and not be over the moon that a bigger trophy is within striking distance. The players pumped up by the occasion left in the early hours of this morning and in a parting message captain Dasun Shanaka said playing the way they did in the Asia Cup will count for little or nothing in the varied conditions found in Australia where Sri Lanka needs to play as many as eight matches, three in the qualifying round, in the run-up to the November 13 final. “The Asia Cup is just one tournament, we cannot think about ...

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ICC launches it’s multicultural crowd participation push at the Walawwa in Noble Park – by Trevine Rodrigo : Melbourne (eLanka Sports editor) The ICC launched it’s multicultural crowd participation push at the Walawwa in Noble Park with a Sri Lankan focus in mind.  A forum aimed at gaining maximum effect for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia beginning on October 16 in Geelong, had a cross section of 150 invited attendees providing vital input to make the event a huge success.  Several important issues were identified as important to the qualifying rounds in Geelong where it is anticipated that a Sri Lankan fan invasion will rock the City. Transport, safety for those travelling to the competition, accommodation, sight seeing and attractive holiday packages were the key issues raised from the absorbing brain storming sessions to ensure allround satisfaction.  The massive crowd participation at Sri Lankan  Cricket games over the ...

May 25, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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    Defending women’s champions Australia will be hard to beat Lasith Malinga will lead Sri Lanka’s fortunes. Multicultural flavour will be the ICC focus for the T20 World Cup in Australia – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE   Australia’s edition of the T20 World Cup will deliver a cricketing feast laced with multicultural flavour promises ICC CEO Nick Hockley at a briefing to the Sri Lankan involvement at the Grand on Princess in Mulgrave, Melbourne recently. Speaking exclusively to the Lanka Times in Melbourne and Elanka community website in Australia Hockley says there will be a heavy emphasis on multiculturism and a projected attempt to lure all communities in Australia to get involved in this exciting event which is expected to have at least a billion viewers around the world. All venues around Australia hosting World Cup games will be set up in a carnival like atmosphere in and ...

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