Lahiru Kumara and Liton Das fined for on field tussle Lahiru Kumara engaged in a war of words while walking up to the batter Source:Dailynews Sri Lankan fast bowler Lahiru Kumara and Bangladesh batsman Liton Das have been fined following their altercation on Sunday in the T20 World Cup Super 12 encounter at Sharjah. While Kumara has been fined 25 percent of his match fee for breaching level 1 of the ICC code of conduct, Das was handed a 15 percent fine. The incident occurred during the fifth over of the contest when Kumara managed to dismiss Das and engaged in a war of words while walking up to the batter. ...

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How Ponting could have released pressure valve in Australian cricket By Malcolm Conn Source:-smh.com.au Ricky Ponting could have been quarantining in a Dubai hotel as coach of Australia’s Twenty20 team if history had not taken such a tumultuous turn. Previous Australian coach Darren Lehmann wanted Ponting in the T20 role before the sandpaper scandal blew up Australian cricket during the 2018 tour of South Africa and maintains that the roles should be split. “I look back now and I think I coached too long,” Lehmann told the Herald and The Age. “I probably should have bowed out 12 months before that. I reckon four years is a good cycle when you’re away from home 300 days a year. “If you split the role there is more longevity because you don’t have to do everything. And it has to be done properly so the T20 team can specialise. That’s just sensible.” Whether current coach Justin ...

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T20 World Cup Winners List Year Wise Source:cricfann.com The Men’s T20 World Cup is a tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in which cricket teams from all around the world compete. Basically, there are 16 teams in which ten teams are selected from the top 10 rankings of the teams while the rest six are from the qualifiers of the previous World Cup. Generally, the T20 World Cup Winners List is held every two years but due to Covid-19 issues, the World Cup of 2020 couldn’t take place. Also in the year 2018, the World Cup was not played as ICC Championship Trophy took place in 2017. So, the idea of the World Cup for the next year dropped. The next T20 World Cup is scheduled to be played in 2021 in UAE and Oman. The matches will be played in October and November. Earlier India was confirmed ...

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Sri Lanka Cricket appoints Mahela Jayawardene as consultant during T20 World Cup Source:Wionews Mahela Jayawardene has been appointed as the consultant of the Sri Lankan squad for the first round of the 2021 ICC Men`s T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Friday. Jayawardene, who is currently the head coach of the Mumbai Indians, will join the Sri Lanka team in UAE (Bio Bubble to Bio Bubble) immediately after the completion of the ongoing Indian Premier League. He will share his vast experience and provide invaluable strategic support for the players and management team during a 7-day period from October 16-23 when the team will play Namibia, Ireland, and the Netherlands as they seek to qualify for the Group Stages. ...

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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 fixtures revealed Source:Dailymirror The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and Oman will get underway from 17 October, with the final to be played in Dubai on 14 November. The ICC announced the fixtures for the marquee tournament on Tuesday, 17 August. Round 1 The tournament will begin with the Round 1 Group B encounter between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea at 2pm local time on 17 October, with Scotland and Bangladesh, the other teams in Group B, clashing in the evening match at 6pm.   Ireland, Netherlands, Sri Lanka and Namibia – making up Group A – will be in action in Abu Dhabi the next day, with Round 1 matches running till 22 October. The top two teams in each group will proceed to the Super12 stage of the tournament, beginning on 23 October. ...

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eLanka Newsletter- March 2020 2nd edition- Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “Hearts Aflame” Bushfire Fund Raising Event “ESPECIALLY FOR YOU” – By Des Kelly T20 Cricket: Sri Lanka vs West Indies T20 Match Highlights – March 2020 Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Parramatta to visit Sri Lanka Tamba. A Meditation in the Art of Living Sri Lanka end T20 World Cup with a win SRI LANKA NEWS (FEBRUARY 2020) – Compiled by Victor Melder. Staying Socially Active as You Age-by Harold Gunatillake Desiderata – A missive by Oscar E V Fernando Click below for events ...

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