Wanindu wins Abu Dhabi T-10 Player of the Series award Wanindu Hasaranga celebrating a wicket Source:Dailynews Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been adjudged the player of the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament which ended on Saturday. The leg spinner was the tournament’s highest wicket taker with 21 wickets for the title winners Deccan Gladiators who beat Delhi Bulls by 56 runs at the final played at Abu Dhabi Stadium. Gladiator’s opener Andrew Russel stroked a blistering knock of an unbeaten 90 runs off 32 balls with 9 fours and 7 sixes at the final to seal their 56 runs win. At the final, Wanindu claimed two for 20 to help restrict the opponents to 103 for seven, in pursuit of a 160 run victory target. ...
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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
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Wanindu Hasaranga climbs up ICC T20 All-rounder rankings to 3rd place – by Sunil Thenabadu (sports editor – eLanka) Sri Lanka allrounder – Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva the current ICC No 1 ranked bowler has once more climbed the ICC T20 rankings ladder of all rounders to number three slot with a rating of 173 points.The No 1 position is occupied by Afghanistan’s Mohamed Nabi while the second slot by Bangladeshi’s Sakib Al Hasan, Wannidu Hasaranga is really a batting all- rounder but yet to click properly as a batsman .He had been unlucky losing his wicket in the recently concluded ICC T 20 WC several times when he lost his wicket top edging, otherwise he is a hard hitting batsman who could clear the ropes easily. ...
Nov 12, 2021
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An inspirational campaign with piles of positives by our young T 20 team – By Sunil Thenabadu (Sports editor – eLanka) The national cricket team journeyed back home on Friday night having been away for approximately a calendar month and their showing during the seventh edition of the ICC T-20 World Cup held successfully in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai organised to precision which even the pessimistic fans commended and endorsed the performance by beating the formidable West Indians the reigning champions in the sixth edition with so many famous names. Sri Lanka former champions in year 2014 and twice runners up of course had little impetus behind them when they left the island having been whitewashed by touring South Africa 3-0 at our own backyard. home. It is pertinent to quote that more than half the members in the tour party had played less than a handful of T-20 Internationals and there ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Tagged Ajantha Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Dawid Milan, Dushmantha Chameera, ICC T-20 World Cup, ICC T20, Kusal Perera, Maheesh Theekshana, Pathum Nissanka, Russel Arnold, Wanindu Hasaranga
Four top Sri Lankan players for Jaffna Kings-by Dhammika Ratnaweera (From left) Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Avishka Fernando and Maheesh Theekshana Source:Dailynews Four local cricketers, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Avishka Fernando and Maheesh Theekshana will team up with Jaffna Kings as retained players for the upcoming 2021 Lanka Premier League (LPL). The four players were a part of the Jaffna team that won the championship in the 2020 LPL. Thisara Perera, who retired from the International cricket recently is already announced the Captain of Jaffna Kings. He is an experienced T20 and ODI player and has hat-tricks in both forms. Thisara has set a number of T20 records which made him a role model for aspiring cricketers.Perera presently involved at the Major clubs limited over cricket tournament playing for the Army SC team . ...
Nov 6, 2021
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (OCTOBER 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder Minod Bhanuka, Ramesh Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Lakshan Sandakan and Ashen Bandara have been added to Sri Lanka’s original squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup – announced mid-September. Lahiru Madhushanka, who was named in the original squad will not travel with the team as he is recovering from an injury. Reserve-keeper Minod Bhanuka and the two batsmen – Ramesh Mendis and Pathum Nissanka – were part of Sri Lanka’s recent home series defeat to South Africa in August. They came away with underwhelming performances and were omitted from the initial squad. Ashen Bandara last played a month before at home in the series win against India, while Lakshan Sandakan’s previous outing for the national side came in July in England. Neither made a big enough mark to be considered initially, but Sri Lanka have now added to their squad, which ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Tagged Akila Dananjaya, Ashen Bandara Reserves: Lahiru Kumara, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Maheesh Theekshana, Minod Bhanuka, Nuwan Pradeep, Pathum Nissanka, Praveen Jayawickrema, Pulina Tharanga, Ramesh Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga
Pathum Nissanka’s 72, Wanindu Hasaranga’s hat-trick futile as Six- happy Miller-Rabada aid Proteas to triumph in penultimate ball – by Sunil Thenabadu (eLanka Sports editor) David Miller and Kagiso Rabada celebrate after pulling off the tricky win ICC via Getty This encounter in the Group 1 between South Africa and Sri Lanka was crucial for both teams. Sri Lanka needed a win to have any chances to earn a place in the semi finals.Sri Lanka were the underdogs having been white washed by the Proteas in the run up to the T 20 WC series in our own backyard in the 3 match series. Having put into bat chasing a modest total of 142 to win, their chase swerved almost hindered threatened to stagger off a cliff specifically when Wanindu Hasaranga claimed a T 20 WC hat-trick claiming the wickets of Markram,Bavuma and Pretorius in successive balls in the last ball and the ...
Oct 31, 2021
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Watch Cricket T20 World Cup Match Highlights: South Africa v Sri Lanka Oct 30 2021 Sri Lanka: 142 South Africa: (19.5/20 ov, target 143) 146/6 South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) Source: ( Hindustan Times) South Africa vs Sri Lanka Highlights T20 World Cup 2021 : In a dramatic turnaround in the final two overs, South Africa held their nerves to go past Sri Lanka by six wickets and keep their chances intact for a place in the semi-final of the 2021 T20 World Cup. After SA faced the early setbacks – losing both openers to Dushmantha Chameera in the fourth over, Temba Bavuma (46) fetched partnership alongside Aiden Markram (19) before David Miller (23 off 13 deliveries) pulled off an incredible comeback victory. After Wanindu Hasaranga’s hat-trick put Sri Lanka on the brink of win, Miller, alongside Kagiso Rabada (13* off 7 balls) steered the ...
Warner sparkles as Australia trounce Sri Lanka by seven wickets with three overs to spare – by Sunil Thenabadu (eLanka Sports Editor) David Warner (left) and Aaron Finch run between wickets. Photo source: SLC Chief scores Sri Lanka: 154/6 in 20 overs (Kusal Perera 35, Charith Asalanka 35, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 33 n.o, Mitchell Starc 2/27, Pat Cummins 2/34, Adam Zampa 2/12) Australia: 155/3 in 17 overs (David Warner 65, Aaron Finch 37, Steven Smith 28 n.o, Wanindu Hasaranga 2/22). Prior to this all important ICC T 20 Cricket World Cup Super 12 match played at the Dubai International cricket stadium, United Arab Emirates yesterday head to head it was all even with eight wins to each team, but Australia had won the last four T 20 matches.The highest total posted by Australia was 243 while Sri Lanka had made 198. The all-important toss was won by Finch who had no hesitation in inviting Sri ...
Oct 29, 2021
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Lahiru, Hasaranga,Theekshana unplayable as merciless Sri Lanka crush ignorant Netherlands by eight wickets – by Sunil Thenabadu (eLanka Sports editor) Photo Courtesy: Ceylon Daily news Player of the match Lahiru Kumara Facebook Chief Scores: Netherlands: Colin Ackerman 11( Maheesh Theekshana 2 for 3,Lahiru Kumara 3 for 7, Wanindu Hasaranga 3 for 9 in 10 overs Sri Lanka: 45 for 2 in 7.1 overs (Kusal Perera 33* ( 24 b 6 fours) Though it was a dead rubber with Sri Lanka already entered the Super 12 stage in Group 1 Sri Lanka were ruthless with their execution skittling out the Netherlands for a paltry 44 runs.In year 2014 T 20 WC Sri Lanka had embarrassed the Netherlands by folding them for a meagre 39 runs the lowest total in WC history since year 2007.The Sri Lanka bowling trio of paceman Lahiru Kumara spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana claiming nine wickets ...
Oct 23, 2021
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