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Windies floored by Sri Lanka at Harare-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Image Source:Thuppahis The once mighty West Indian cricket squad have been in the doldrums for some time and were at the bottom of the table going into their final match in the competition among the second tier teams being held in ZIMBABWE for placement in the 50-over World Cup — with only two teams securing such coveted spots. The Windies faced the leading squad, namely, Sri Lanka, in this match. Sri Lanka were already ensconced at the top of the table and had little discomfort in beating the Windies — even though they rested two key players (Dhananjaya and Hasaranga). Maheesh Theekshana led the way with three early wickets to restrict the West Indians to 243 runs in their 50 overs. Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne then indulged in an opening stand of 190 runs to build the foundation for ...

Feb 2, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged , , , ,
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Three Cricket Captains for Sri Lanka?-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis News Item in the Daily Mirror, 16 December 2023 …. https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/De-Silva-Mendis-and-Hasaranga-to-appoint-as-Test-ODI-and-T20-captains/108-273379The newly appointed selection committee of Sri Lanka Cricket led by Upul Tharanga, reportedly decided to change the leadership roles for the Sri Lanka Test, ODI and T20 teams.As per reports, Dhananjaya de Silva is slated to take on the role of Test captain, with Kusal Mendis assuming the position of vice-captain.For the ODI team, Kusal Mendis is set to be the captain, and Charith Asalanka will serve as the vice-captain. In the T20 format, Wanindu Hasaranga is to be appointed as the captain, with Charith Asalanka named as the vice-captain. The final decisions regarding the Sri Lanka squad for the upcoming Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe tournament in January will be deliberated in the next meeting of the selection committee, scheduled for next Monday. ...

Dec 17, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged , , ,
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Sri Lanka leave out Wanindu Hasaranga from World Cup squad Source:Dailymirror Despite earlier indications that all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga could be part of Sri Lanka’s Cricket World Cup squad, the ace-spinner was not included in the 15-member contingent that leaves for India today.  The spinner is still recovering from a grade 3 hamstring tear and is expected to be fully fit towards the latter stages of the tournament, with multiple reports suggesting that selectors could be compelled to still include him in the squad with the expectation of him featuring at the back end of the World Cup.  However, SLC confirmed that the player had not been included, with leg-spinner Dushan Hemantha, who was earlier set to travel as a reserve, taking his place.  Hasaranga can however be added to the squad in the event that any of the 15 players who have been named sustain an injury during the course ...

Sep 28, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Hasaranga ruled out of World Cup – By  Rex Clementine Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup. Source : island Sri Lanka suffered a major blow before leaving for the ICC Cricket World Cup in India later this week when star leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga was ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury. The 26-year-old was sidelined from the Asia Cup after suffering a hamstring injury during the Lanka Premier League but was expected to be fit for the World Cup. However, he aggravated the injury during rehabilitation and now medical experts will determine whether the former Richmond College cricketer needs surgery. Hasaranga has a grade III hamstring tear.Hasaranga had been named in the World Cup squad but now he’s most likely to be replaced by Dushan Hemantha, the leg-spinning all-rounder. There was no place for fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera either in the World Cup ...

Sep 25, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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Asia Cup defeat is just a wake up call, says Silverwood – By Dhammika Ratnaweera Source : dailynews Losing Asia Cup final is just a wake-up call before the world cup where we have to compete against teams like India, Australia, and New Zealand – against whom- we have to be on top of our game said Sri Lanka cricket head coach Chris Silverwood. we played some very good cricket to get to the Asia cup cricket final. We had to fight very hard. For me it was an achievement.”said Sri Lanka cricket head coach Chris Silverwood after the final which India won by ten wickets to clinch their eighth title . Clearly it was a bad day. Clearly we came up against a very high class bowling unit. It was a shame to finish the way we did. It’s one of those things we can’t dwell on too much because ...

Sep 19, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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13 SL cricketers picked for ILT20 league – by Sunil Thenabadu Source : info-rain Eight more Sri Lankan cricketers have been signed for the UAE’s International League T20 (ILT20), ahead of the second edition which is set to begin on 13th January 2024. Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka, Nuwan Thushara, and Sadheera Samarawickrama have been signed by Dubai Capitals. Kusal Perera and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth have been signed by MI Emirates. Sri Lankan cricketers Dilshan Madushanka, Kusal Mendis, and Maheesh Theekshana have been signed by Sharjah Warriors. Earlier, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Chandimal and Matheesha Pathirana had been retained by Desert Vipers. Charith Asalanka was retained by Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, while Dushmantha Chameera was pre-signed by Dubai Capitals. All together, 13 Sri Lankan cricketers are set to feature in the UAE’s ILT20 which will kick off in January next year. (NewsWire) ...

Aug 22, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Wanindu Hasaranga to retire from Test Cricket – By Sunil Thenabadu Source : info-rain Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has made the decision to retire from Test cricket, while expressing his commitment to continuing his career in white-ball formats. In a letter reportedly addressed to Sri Lanka Cricket, Hasaranga cited his desire to focus on limited overs cricket and contribute his best to the national team. Hasaranga has reportedly highlighted that he aims to prolong his career as a specialist in limited overs formats and hopes to serve the nation to the best of his abilities. ...

Aug 15, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , ,
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Sri Lankan Cricketers beat Zimbabwe with Surprising Ease-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis S. Sudharshanan in ESPNcricinfo, 2 July 2023, with the title “Theekshana, Nissanka hand Sri Lanka ODI World Cup ticket” A clinical bowling performance backed by an unbeaten 101 from Pathum Nissanka helped Sri Lanka register a nine-wicket win in the Super Six clash against Zimbabwe and also confirmed their spot at the ODI World Cup in India later this year. The win was set up by the bowlers, as they orchestrated a batting collapse on either side of a 68-run partnership between Sean Williams and Sikander Raza consigning Zimbabwe to their first loss at the 2023 ODI World Cup Qualifier. Sri Lanka’s new-ball bowling against the Zimbabwe top-order was the play of the day in a clash billed to be between the best batting team and the best bowling team of the tournament. Dilshan Madushanka razed through the top order to leave Zimbabwe reeling inside seven overs. The left-arm ...

Jul 3, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged , , ,
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – By Victor Melder Complied by Victor Melder   (JUNE 2023)     Experienced batsman Angelo Mathews was omitted from the Sri Lanka squad for the Cricket World Cup qualifiers this month, in an otherwise unchanged squad named for the three-month ODI series against Afghanistan.  Brought in earlier this year to support an otherwise inexperienced ODI batting line up, Mathews managed just scored of 18, 0 and 12 in three matches since his return, and with only 15 players allowed in the squad, the former captain failed to make the cut.  Of the 15 players named for the World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe, only Chamika Karunaratne did not feature in a single game in the series against Afghanistan, which Sri Lanka won 2-1.  Sri Lanka begin their qualification campaign against the United Arab Emirates on June 19, but are scheduled to play two warm up matches ...

Jul 2, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Wanindu sends Oman crashing to defeat – By Dhammika Ratnaweera Wanindu Hasaranga once again a five wicket haul Source : dailynews Leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga once again bowled well to take 5 for 13 while openers Dimuth Karunaratne 61 in 51 balls and Pathum Nissanka hit 37 in 39 balls as Sri Lanka notched up an easy 10 wicket win over Oman in a one sided affair of the world cup qualifying cricket tournament played at Bulawayo yesterday. In fact Oman couldn’t make any challenge to Sri Lanka as they were bowled out for 98 in 30.2 overs while Sri Lanka openers had it easy with experienced Dimuth Karunaratne hitting an unbeaten 61 with 8 fours while Nissanka hit five fours to reach their target with 35 overs to spare in 15 th over .The left hander Dimuth Karunaratne who was in terrific form completed back to back fourth ODI fifty ...

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