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Lacklustre batting send Lankans hurtling to another thrashing – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports Editor) One more batting collapse and a familiar scenario re-emerged putting Sri Lanka back to where they belonged, as the Kiwis bounced back to hand out a nine wicket thrashing to the struggling tourists while levelling the T20 series. Buoyed by their first win on tour,  Sri Lanka went in with renewed confidence but were rudely awoken the reality that the Kiwis are not easy beats at home. They carved up New Zealand’s attack in the first game. But New Zealand’s superior strategy of leading the attack with Adam Milne was testament of their bowling depth. And, Sri Lanka found another weapon they couldn’t defend against. Milne cut a swathe through a now established Sri Lankan inconsistent batting line-up to pick up 5 wickets for only 26 runss from his four overs, and with ...

Apr 5, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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New look Sri Lanka… a force to be reckoned with in the T20 World Cup in Australia – by Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka Sports editor – Melbourne) Image Source : sports.ndtv A reinvented Sr Lanka wrote themselves into the history books with an incredible and unprecedented Asia Cup win,  topping that off with back to back wins over world second ranked Pakistan. The hitherto struggling island nation pulled off a jack-in-the-box performance in the desert nation of Dubai to stun not just their neighbouring nations but the rest of the world as they head off to the T20 World Cup in Australia.  A strife torn Sri Lanka erupted to emotional celebration as the Cricket mad nation went into a frenzied party mode. The worries of the country’s plight was on temporary hold as they celebrated the country’s triumph with wild abandon.  Social media and main stream media was abuzz with the ...

Sep 13, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Cricket News, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , ,
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Lakmal motivation to spur Lankans on- By Trevine Rodrigo in Melbourne (eLanka Sports editor) photo source: stuff.co.nz Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne believes the impending retirement of legendary swing bowler Suranga Lakmal will spur the team to a better showing in the second Test at Bengaluru. Lakmal, one of the best Test bowlers going around and a terrific exponent of variation, has been Sri Lanka’s main strike weapon for a number of years. The 35 year old veteran has decided to call time on an illustrious 13- year career throwing Sri Lanka’s transition plan into turmoil while searching for a suitable successor.  Lakmal described his time with Sri Lanka as satisfying but said he made the call to retire in the interest of the country’s future rather than focus on personal achievement.  In 69 Tests, Lakmal grabbed 170 wickets at 36.38 at a measly economy of 3. In 86 one-dayers he took ...

Mar 12, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , ,
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  Humbled Sri Lankans need to re-group before the World Cup – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Sri Lanka endured a torturous tour to Australia during a brief three T20 stint, but left with lessons learned for the upcoming World Cup in the same format in October next year down under. While eyebrows may have been raised at the fiddling of the squad which lacked sufficient experience due the hardline stance taken by the administrators who decided to overlook some obvious choices who opted out of the tour to Pakistan fearing their safety, it gave some youngsters the opportunity to be exposed to Australian conditions if they are needed when the main event comes around. The team that arrived here was packed with the squad that whitewashed the world number one ranked Pakistanis at home 3-0 in what was regarded as a sensational achievement, but seen by many as a ...

Nov 23, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , Comments 0
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    SRI LANKA CRICKET’S AMAZING TURNAROUND – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE If motivation comes from within, it should not be activated by the misfortune of others as Sri Lanka’s cricketing fortunes appear to indicate. The sacking of the coach and the installation of a new leader appears to have done just that judging by the sudden dominance of an ordinary looking line up that struggled against all-comers till now. installation of a new leader appears to have done just that judging by the sudden dominance of an ordinary looking line up that struggled against all-comers till now. Rising like the proverbial Phoenix from the ashes of a horrendous past few months, Sri Lanka under new skipper Dimuth Karunaratne have discovered a new confidence which has turned things around and brought with it unprecedented success. Following up on a better than expected World Cup performance, the Lankans have shown ...

Aug 20, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , Comments 0
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