DTVHINDIExclusive: “The team is doing very well, I am confident that…”, Dasun Shanaka’s statement on the future of Sri Lankan cricket
Sri Lanka has produced some brilliant cricketers, such as Pathum Nissanka, Chamika Karunaratne, and captain Charith Asalanka- Dasun Shanaka. Dasun Shanaka (Photo Source: Sri Lankan player Dasun Shanaka was captaining Harare Bolt in the Zim Afro T10 League. After the league stage round, Harare Bolt was at the first position in the points table with five wins and 10 points from 7 matches, but the team could not make it to the finals. The team had to face defeat against Joburg Bangla Tigers in Qualifier-1 and Cape Town Samp Army in Qualifier-2. Harare Bolt captain Dasun Shanaka talked about a lot of things in an exclusive interview with CricTracker ahead of the Zim Afro T10 League 2024 playoff matches. Dasun Shanaka has described T10 cricket as very fun. He is extremely happy with his impressive performance with both bat and ball for Harare Bolt in the tournament. Dasun Shanaka also talked about the future of Sri Lankan cricket. Let us tell you, the Sri Lankan team is performing brilliantly under the leadership of head coach Sanath Jayasuriya. The team had won 3-0 in the ODI series against India. The team won a Test match against England in England after 6 years and defeated New Zealand 2-0 in the Test series at home. Dasun Shanaka’s Exclusive Interview with CricTracker Question: You have performed well with both bat and ball in this tournament. What would you give your opinion on this? Answer: Yes, I am very happy that everything has gone well for me in this tournament. After coming from Sri Lanka, I was asked a lot of questions, but I am happy that I contributed with bat and ball. My form in this tournament has been excellent and I hope to continue the same performance in the playoffs as well. In the Zim Afro T10 League 2024 season, Dasun Shanaka has scored 231 runs in 8 innings of 9 matches at an average of 57.75 for Harare Bolt. At the same time, he also took 5 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 30.00. Question: What are your thoughts about T10 cricket? Does it help players develop their game? Answer: Yes, T10 cricket is very fun because it gives us a chance to express our potential. Playing this format around the world helps players, especially young players, to play their shots and develop their game better. I think this is the most important aspect of this format. Question: What did you think of Zimbabwe’s young players, and how do you see their performance in this tournament? Answer: Zimbabwe’s young players have played with confidence. This is a good sign for Zimbabwe cricket. In the dressing room, he interacts with senior players like Richard Gleeson, Jimmy Neesham and George Munsey, which is giving him a lot of experience. Question: What do you have to say about George Bansi’s historic century? Answer: George Bansi scored a brilliant century. This is the only century in the T10 format, and it is certainly historic in Jim Afro T10. But the most important thing…
New Zealand lost to Sri Lankan lions in the second test as well, the hosts won the series 2-0
Sri Lanka won this two-match Test series by 2-0. Srilanka (Pic Source-X) In the second Test match played in Galle, Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs. With this, Sri Lanka won this two-match test series by 2-0. In this Test series from Sri Lanka, all the players performed well and played an important role in the victory of their team. The New Zealand team failed to leave its mark in this series. Talking about the second test, Sri Lanka, batting first, declared its first innings at 602 runs for 5 wickets. On behalf of the team, experienced batsman Dinesh Chandimal batted brilliantly and played a valuable inning of 116 runs. Dinesh Chandimal hit 15 fours during his innings. Apart from Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis also batted lethally and played a record-breaking inning of 182* runs. He made many achievements during his innings. Apart from Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis scored 106* runs. While on one hand Kamindu Mendis hit 16 fours and four sixes during his innings, Kusal Mendis also made an important contribution. Glenn Phillips took three wickets for New Zealand. Sri Lanka won the test series 2-0 In reply, the New Zealand team was all out for 88 runs in its first innings. For the team, Mitchell Santner scored the maximum 29 runs while Daryl Mitchell was out on a personal score of 13 runs. Rachin Ravindra also returned to the pavilion after scoring 10 runs. For the hosts, Prabhat Jayasuriya took 6 wickets in the first innings while Nishan Peiris took 3 wickets. Not only this, despite the follow-on, New Zealand could not make a comeback in this match and were all out after scoring 360 runs in the second innings. In the second innings, Glenn Phillips scored 78 runs for the team while Mitchell Santner contributed 67 runs. Devon Conway scored 61 runs while Tom Blundell played an inning of 60 runs. Kane Williamson contributed 46 runs while Ajaz Patel scored 22 runs. In the second innings, Nishan Peiris took 6 wickets while Prabhat Jayasuriya took three wickets. While on one hand Kamindu Mendis was awarded the Player of the Match award, on the other hand Prabhat Jayasuriya won the Player of the Series award. … Huge turn from Prabath Jayasuriya to get rid of Ajaz Patel 😵💫#SonySportsNetwork #SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/15cZrZhwSA — Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) September 29, 2024 And that’s a SERIES WIN for LIONS 🦁!!! Completely outclassed the Kiwis in all departments Sri Lanka will maintain their 3rd place position in the WTC points table with a PCT of 55.56 Can Sri Lanka win another 4/5 matches to seal their place in the WTC finals?#SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/9Q0stVdSTa — Rafil Chamba (@rafilchamba1999) September 29, 2024 thumping win for Sri Lanka in Galle motiv#WTC25 , #SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/JBr25cU69n — Helvin Cardoz ❤️ (@CardozHelvin) September 29, 2024 Sri Lanka clinch the series in style! #SLvNZ Dominant performance sees them win the second Test by an innings and 154 runs, taking the series 2-0. Congratulations to the team on a fantastic series win! pic.twitter.com/XbbAdlvo7k — Sri…
ICC announced the Player of the Month award, these Sri Lankan players captured it
Dunith Wellalage and Harshitha Samarawickrama. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced Sri Lankan players Dunith Velalage and Harshita Samarawickrama as the ICC Player of the Month for August 2024. This time two Sri Lankan players were successful in winning this award in the men’s and women’s categories. Although this award was started many years ago, but till now it has happened only once when two players (men and women) from the same country have been successful in winning this award. The only previous instance of players from the same country winning this ICC award in the same month was when Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana were named Players of the Month in June this year. Talking about Dunith Velalage, she performed brilliantly in the home ODI series against India and Samarawickrama performed brilliantly for his team on the Ireland tour. Dunith Velaleg had an all-round performance in the series against India Velalage beat South African spinner Keshav Maharaj and West Indies pacer Jayden Seals. Meanwhile, Samarawickrama beat Ireland’s Orla Prendergast and Gabby Lewis. Sri Lanka won the ODI series against India 2-0. Velalage was the Player of the Series in this series. This 31-year-old left-handed batsman scored more than 100 runs in two matches. In one match, he was successful in scoring 67 not out and 39 runs in the other match. He also got 7 wickets, including a five-wicket haul. He is the fifth Sri Lankan player to win this award. Earlier, Angelo Mathews (May 2022), Prabhat Jayasuriya (July 2022), Wanindu Hasaranga (June 2023) and Kamindu Mendis (March 2024) have won this award. Harshita Samarawickrama had a great performance against Ireland Talking about Harshita Samarawickrama, she scored 151 runs in two T20 International matches in Dublin. After this, she managed to score 172 runs in the ODI series, which also included a century. She is the second Sri Lankan female player to win this award. Before her, Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu won it three times. She won this award in September 2023, May 2024 and July 2024.
This experienced Sri Lankan player failed the doping test, banned from all formats of cricket
This is not the first time that Niroshan Dickwella has been embroiled in a controversy. Niroshan Dickwella. (Photo Source: Twitter) Sri Lanka’s best player Niroshan Dickwella has failed the doping test. Not only this, this great player has also been banned from all formats of cricket. Let us tell you, this ban has been imposed on Dickwella due to alleged anti-doping violation during the recently concluded Lanka Premier League (LPL). However, no official information has been revealed yet about how long this ban will last. Newswire.lk quoted Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sources as saying that Dickwella could face an indefinite ban while the investigation continues. An official announcement from the board is expected soon. Dickwella was the captain of the team Galle Marvels in LPL 2024. His performance was very good throughout the tournament. The experienced player scored 184 runs in 10 innings in this tournament at a strike rate of 153.33. Not only this, Niroshan Dickwella’s performance has been very good in international cricket as well. He has scored 2757 runs in 54 Tests for Sri Lanka at an average of 30.97 and a strike rate of 66.46. Not only this, in ODI cricket, he has scored 1604 runs in 55 matches at an average of 31.45 and a strike rate of 93.41, which includes 9 half-centuries and two centuries. Niroshan Dickwella has scored 480 runs in 28 T20 matches at an average of 18.46 and a strike rate of 131.14. His highest score in this format has been 68 runs. Niroshan Dickwella has been embroiled in controversy before Let us tell you, this is not the first time that Niroshan Dickwella has been embroiled in a controversy. Earlier in 2021, he was banned for a year along with Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis due to bio-bubble violation in England. After this he was out of the team for a long time. He played his last Test in early 2023 and his last white ball international match in 2022. Sri Lanka team recently defeated India in the ODI series. Sri Lanka’s performance in the ODI series was very good and all their players played an important role in their team’s victory. Talking about Niroshan Dickwella, he himself must be praying that he should be cleared in the doping test as soon as possible. Highest wicket taker for India in Test series against Bangladesh- There will be no Impact Player rule in IPL 2025..! Jay Shah gave a big statement Yuvraj Singh had a heart attack because of Sourav Ganguly…! This is the real status of Pakistan..! Match tickets are being sold for peanuts This player has won the most “Player of the Series” awards The coach had caught hold of Sehwag’s collar, Veeru got furious and then… Anjali’s mother considered Sachin Tendulkar a ‘PLAYBOY’ and then… Top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs for India since 2020 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped
Sri Lankan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia meets President of Saudi Cricket Federation in Riyadh
This meeting was conducted by Sri Lankan Ambassador to Riyadh Ameer Ajwad Ameer Ajwad and Prince Saud Al Mishal (Image Credit- Twitter Recently, Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, Ameer Ajwad, was seen meeting the country’s Prince and Saudi Cricket Federation President Saud Al Mishal Al Saud. The meeting took place on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the purpose of which included discussing an important development in sports relations between the countries. Specifically, the meeting between Ambassador Ajwad and Prince Al Saud focused on how to leverage cricket as a means of enhancing ties between the people of Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia. On the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, both countries seek to strengthen their bond through sports diplomacy. On the other hand, some photos of the meeting of the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Riyadh with Prince Al Saud have been shared by the Sri Lankan Embassy on its official X account, in which he talked about sports and diplomacy. See photos of the meeting of Prince Al Saud and Amir Ajwad Sri Lanka Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Meets with the Chairman of the Saudi Cricket Federation Prince Saud Al Mishal Al Saud Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad met with the Chairman of the Saudi Cricket Federation, Prince Saud Al Mishal Al Saud at… pic.twitter.com/kZf53cmImE — Embassy of Sri Lanka in Saudi Arabia (@SLinRiyadh) August 9, 2024 Apart from cricket, various aspects of bilateral cooperation were also discussed in this meeting. During this, Amir Ajwad also expressed his desire to share the country’s cricket expertise with the Saudi Cricket Federation. If Sri Lanka promotes cricket in Saudi Arabia, it can play a vital role in developing cricket infrastructure and talent pool in the country. Also, with its rich cricket heritage and international success, Sri Lanka is set to play a supporting role in promoting the development of cricket in the country. On this occasion, the Head of Chancery of Sri Lanka Embassy in Riyadh, Mr. Anas Amir Ajwad was present. Apart from this, CEO of Saudi Cricket Federation Tariq Saga and Vice President Nawaf Alothaibi were present with Prince Al Saud.
After India, Sri Lankan team is going to defeat this country, will it be able to write another new history?
The 3-match Test series between Sri Lanka and England will start from August 21 and will be played till September 10. Sri Lanka Team Left for England (Source Test Series: After defeating India 2-0 in the ODI series, the Sri Lankan team has left for England with its new head coach Sanath Jayasuriya. Let us tell you that a 3-match Test series is to be played between the two teams which is being hosted by England. This Test series is very important in view of the World Test Championship. Talking about the last series of both the teams, Sri Lanka played T20 and ODI series with India in which it lost 0-3 in T20 and won 2-0 in ODI series. At the same time, England defeated West Indies 3-0 in their home and they will enter the field against Sri Lanka with full confidence. Let’s see the schedule of all three matches- England vs Sri Lanka Test Series Schedule 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (August 21-25) Summer Olympics: Lord’s, London (August 29 – September 2) 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭: Kennington Oval, London (September 6-10) England and Sri Lanka position in WTC standings After their 3-0 win over the West Indies last month, England are sixth in the World Test Championship points table with six wins and as many losses. Their PCT is 36.54%. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka are fourth with a PCT of 50%. They have two wins and as many losses. Sri Lanka registered a 2-0 series win over Bangladesh earlier this year. England vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in Test So far 36 Test matches have been played between England and Sri Lanka. Out of these 36 matches, England has won 17 while Sri Lanka has emerged victorious 8 times and 11 matches have been drawn. On home ground, the British team has registered eight wins and three losses (7 draws) against Sri Lanka. England last lost a Test against Sri Lanka in Leeds in 2014. Since that defeat, England have registered seven wins and two draws against Sri Lanka in Tests. Looking at the statistics, it is clear that this Test series is going to be very difficult for Sri Lanka against a team like England. But after defeating India recently, the Sri Lankan team can also create problems for England. In such a situation, this series will be like the beginning of a new era for the Lankan team. pic.twitter.com/4V17ss57kx — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) August 11, 2024 England vs Sri Lanka Full Squad Sri Lanka Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (vice-captain), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Nisala Tharaka, Prabhath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay and Milan Rathnayake. England Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Olly Stone, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood.
Sri Lankan audience shouted Rohit-Rohit, watch the magic of Hitman in the video
The Sri Lankan spectators were more excited to see Rohit Sharma than the team. Along with this, the noise that was being heard was more of Rohit-Rohit than the noise of Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: A 3 match ODI series was played between India and Sri Lanka which Sri Lanka won 2-0. This tour and its result was no less than a shock for Team India. Head coach Gautam Gambhir had called Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play in this series after ending their break. Despite having great players, Team India had to face a shameful defeat. However, in this tournament, where players like Virat Kohli and other Indian cricketers failed, Rohit Sharma gave Sri Lankan bowlers a tough time. Rohit Sharma was the highest run scorer in this series. He scored 157 runs in 3 matches at an average of 52.33 and a strike rate of 141.44. Rohit Sharma hit 18 fours and 8 sixes in the entire series. The players of Rohit Sharma’s team did not perform well but Team India’s captain and Hitman Rohit Sharma appeared in the same fierce form. Sri Lankan spectators are also fans of Rohit Sharma After years of searching for the trophy, Rohit Sharma has finally made Team India the champion of T20 World Cup 2024 and ended the trophy drought in the country. With this, he has become the third captain of India to win the ICC trophy for the country. Rohit Sharma’s fan base has grown a lot in the last 1 year. He got a lot of support after he was removed from captaincy in IPL. After that, the hard work he has done with himself and his team to make India the T20 World Cup champion has made the whole world his fan. The same scene was seen in the Sri Lanka series when Rohit Sharma was returning to the pavilion. The Sri Lankan spectators were more excited to see Rohit Sharma than the team. Along with this, the noise that was being heard was more of Rohit-Rohit than Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka. A video of this is going viral on social media in which Sri Lankan fans are chanting Rohit Sharma’s name loudly. The roar for captain Rohit Sharma. – The crowd favourite, Hitman! pic.twitter.com/3jgN0J9iBS — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 8, 2024
Good days have returned for Sri Lanka cricket, these three positive things happened for the Lankan team amidst the series win
Sri Lanka won the bilateral series against India after 27 years. Srilanka Cricket (Pic Source-X) Sri Lanka defeated India by 110 runs in the third ODI played on 7 August and won this spectacular series by 2-0. Sri Lankan players performed very well in this entire series. Not only this, Sri Lanka won the bilateral series against India after 27 years. The best thing for Sri Lanka in this ODI series was that their spinners bowled very well and put pressure on the Indian team’s batsmen. India’s batsmen failed to make a mark in this series. The Sri Lankan team will be very happy with its performance. With this, today we tell you about three positive things that were seen in this historic ODI series win for Sri Lanka. 1- Strength in the top order Avishka Fernando (Pic Source-X) In this series, there was a lot of pressure on the top 3 batsmen of Sri Lanka because the team’s performance against the Indian bowlers has been very poor in the recent past. However, in this ODI series, the trio of Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis batted very well and did not lose their wickets quickly against the Indian bowlers. In the first two ODIs, one of these three batsmen batted for about 20 to 25 overs and scored runs consistently for the team. In the third and final ODI, all three batsmen troubled the Indian team’s fast bowlers a lot. In the third ODI, Avishka Fernando played a match-winning innings of 96 runs while Kusal Mendis scored 59 runs. Pathum Nissanka played an innings of 45 runs.
As soon as Rohit Sharma came to practice in the nets, a Sri Lankan fan started messing with him, you should also watch the video
The first ODI match between these two teams will be played on August 2, while the second on August 4 and the third and final ODI will be played on August 7. Rohit Sharma (Pic Source-X) The Indian team now has to play a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka which is starting from August 2. The first ODI match between these two teams will be played on August 2, while the second will be played on August 4 and the third and final ODI will be played on August 7. All three matches will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. However, before the start of this series, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma was seen practicing hard in Colombo. When Rohit Sharma started coming to the ground to practice in the nets, a Sri Lankan fan was seen welcoming the Indian captain saying, ‘This time it is not Mumbai Indians.’ Even Rohit Sharma could not stop laughing after hearing this from the fan. Revsports has shared a video on its official social media account in which a Sri Lankan fan was seen shouting for Rohit Sharma, ‘No Mumbai Indians This Time.’ This video is also going viral on social media. Here is the video: Today When Rohit Sharma was coming for practice session, A fan said to him ‘This time no Mumbai Indians’ and then Rohit Sharma passed a smile His smile has confirmed that he had played his last match for Mumbai Indians. pic.twitter.com/q0gS7Hr1Z3 — Vishu45 (@Ro_45stan) July 31, 2024 Let us tell you, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians have won the Indian Premier League trophy five times. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the performance of Mumbai Indians has always been very good in the Indian Premier League and they have won the hearts of all the fans. However, before the Indian Premier League 2024, Mumbai Indians removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy and appointed Hardik Pandya as their new captain in his place. For quite some time now, there have been reports that Rohit Sharma may leave the Mumbai Indians team before the start of the Indian Premier League 2025. However, no confirmation has been made by the Mumbai team regarding this yet. At present, Rohit Sharma’s eyes will be on the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma has retired from international T20 cricket after the end of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and now the entire focus of the Indian captain will be on ODI and Test formats. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500…
Not Andrew Flintoff, this 46-year-old Sri Lankan player will become the head coach of the England team
Despite failing to reach the finals in both the 2023 ODI World Cup and the 2024 T20 World Cup, the English board is keen to retain Jos Buttler as captain. However, they are now showing interest in changing their coaching staff. In such a situation, if Sangakkara becomes the coach, he will get to work with Jos Buttler, which can prove to be effective for England. Both are associated with the Rajasthan Royals franchise in the IPL. Under his guidance, the English captain has emerged as a key player for the Royals. Both players can do something similar for England as well. However, Kumar Sangakkara is not the only player in the race to become England’s head coach. Former Australian batsman Michael Hussey and current Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott are also contenders to become the head coach of England’s white ball team. Interestingly, former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is reportedly unlikely to be considered for the head coach position despite speculation over his future involvement with the team. The ECB’s decision comes at a crucial juncture for English cricket. While England’s Test team has found success under the coaching of Brendon McCullum, the white-ball team needs a new approach to regain its dominant position in the limited-overs format.
