South Africa announces team for upcoming test series against Sri Lanka, Temba Bavuma will take command
The Test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka will start with the first match from 27th November. South Africa (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a 14-member squad for the upcoming two-match home Test series against Sri Lanka. So there is a very good news for Proteas cricket fans in this team. Let us tell you that Temba Bavuma, who was out of the Bangladesh tour due to an elbow injury, has not only returned to the team, but he will also be seen captaining the team. Apart from Bavuma, fast bowlers Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee have also returned to the Test team after about 11 months. Also, let us tell you that this series is very important for South Africa to make it to the final of its first World Test Championship (WTC). If South Africa wins the upcoming two home Test series against Pakistan, including these two matches, then it will easily make it to the WTC final to be held at Lord’s next year. On the other hand, at the time of the team announcement, head coach Shukri Conrad was quoted by Cricket South Africa as saying – We have chosen the strongest side to ensure that we remain competitive and keep our hopes of making it to the World Test Championship final alive. Keep. After his recovery, it is great to have Temba leading the team again. His leadership and skills are invaluable to the team. I would also like to thank Aiden Markram for stepping up and captaining the team so successfully during the Bangladesh series. South African team for test series against Sri Lanka Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Gerald Coetzee, Tony De Zorzi, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Patterson, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne. Full schedule of South Africa vs Sri Lanka test series 1st Test 27 November-1 December: Kingsmeader, Durban Second Test 5 December-9 December: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
SL vs NZ: After T20, Sri Lanka also won the ODI series, defeated New Zealand by 3 wickets in the second match.
Wicketkeeper Kushal Mendis gave match winning performance for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI (Image Credit- Twitter SL vs NZ: The New Zealand cricket team is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka, where a three-match ODI series is being played between the two teams. So the second match of this series was played today, on Sunday, 17th November, between the two teams at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Let us tell you that in this match, host Sri Lanka has defeated New Zealand by three wickets. After winning the match, Sri Lanka has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series. Wicketkeeper Kushal Mendis played an important role in winning the match for Sri Lanka, who played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 74* runs in 102 balls in the match. Status of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd ODI match Talking about the match, host Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, New Zealand was all out for 209 runs in 45.1 overs against Sri Lanka’s excellent spin bowling. For the Kiwi team, Mark Champman played the best innings of 76 runs, while wicketkeeper Mitch Hay scored 49 runs. Apart from this, no other player could play a big innings. On the other hand, there was an amazing performance from the host Sri Lanka, especially in spin bowling. Mahish Tikshana and Jeffrey Vandersay took 3 wickets each. Apart from this, Asitha Fernando got 2 wickets and Dunith Vellalage and captain Charith Asalanka got 1 wicket each. After this, when Sri Lanka set out to chase the easy target of 210 runs given by New Zealand, it achieved the target by losing 7 wickets in 46 overs. While Kushal Mendis (74*) kept one end in check for Sri Lanka, they also got good support from Janith Liyanage (22), Dunith Vellalage (18) and Mahish Teekshana (27*) in the end. Talking about the bowling of Kiwi team, all-rounder Michael Bracewell took 4 wickets. Apart from this, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips and Nathan Smith got 1-1 success. Sri Lanka’s first ODI series win over NZ since 2012Series Lead 2-0 #kusalmendis 74*run #SLvsNZ #NZVSSL pic.twitter.com/znhAUSZJLI — Cric Aassuu (@MohmmadAsif2000) November 17, 2024
SL vs NZ: Glenn Phillips bowled a explosive last over, defended 8 runs and took 3 important wickets.
The two-match T20 series ended in a 1-1 draw. Glenn Phillips (Pic Source-X) In the second T20 match played on 10 November, New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by five runs in Dambulla. In this match, Glenn Phillips bowled brilliantly for New Zealand and played an important role in his team’s victory. Let us tell you that in this match, New Zealand, batting first, scored 108 runs after losing all the wickets. For the team, Will Young played an inning of 30 runs while Josh Clarkson contributed 24 runs. Mitchell Santner scored 19 runs. Apart from these three players, no other batsman from the New Zealand team could cross the 10-run mark. From the host side, all the bowlers played their roles very well and put pressure on the batsmen of the Kiwi team. Wanindu Hasaranga took four wickets for 17 runs in four overs while Mathisha Pathirana took 3 wickets. Due to the excellent bowling of Glenn Phillips, New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka in the second T20. The Sri Lankan team, which came to chase the target, kept falling wickets at regular intervals and due to this the host could not win the match. Let us tell you that Sri Lanka needed 8 runs to win the match in the last over and Glenn Phillips had come to bowl this over for New Zealand. #NZvsSL GLENN PHILIPS DEFENDED 8 RUNS IN THE FINAL OVER FOR KIWIS🤯 Phillips took 3 wickets in the 20th over. -Sri Lanka needed 8 runs from 6 balls: -Glenn Phillips bowling for Kiwis then, 1, W, W, 1, W and won the game for Blackcaps🥶 pic.twitter.com/BWFRxhGjlU — Shreya Aradhya (@ShreyaAradhya) November 11, 2024 Glenn Phillips gave only one run on the first ball of his over, after which he brought his team back into the match by dismissing Pathum Nissanka on the second ball. Pathum Nissanka scored 52 runs in this match although he failed to help his team win the match. On the very next ball, Glenn Phillips dismissed Pathirana and put the Kiwi team ahead in the match. Nuwan Thusara took one run on the fourth ball of this over, while on the fifth ball, Phillips played an important role in helping his team win by dismissing Mahish Tishna. The two-match T20 series ended in a 1-1 draw. IPL 2025: These 5 players will remain unsold in the mega auction Indians who have scored most runs in BGT (active players) KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty are going to become parents Teams with most number of all-outs in both innings in WTC- The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket-
SM Trends: Know here about the best tweets of November 9 which are going viral very fast.
Today i.e. on 9th November, the first T20 match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is to be played in Dambulla. SM Trends Of 9 November The first T20 match between South Africa and India was played on 8 November in Durban. Team India won this match by 61 runs. Sanju Samson batted brilliantly for Team India and played a match-winning inning of 107 runs. Not only this, the bowlers also played their role very well. Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi took three wickets each in the first T20 and completely destroyed South Africa’s batting lineup. Many people have given their reactions on social media regarding this match. Today i.e. on 9th November, the first T20 match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is to be played in Dambulla. Both the teams are fully prepared for this match. While on one hand Charith Asalanka will be seen captaining the Sri Lankan team, on the other hand the captaincy of the New Zealand team has been handed over to Mitchell Santner. Day dreaming 📸 pic.twitter.com/UBGjHcXlKS — Washington Sundar (@Sundarwashi5) November 9, 2024 Struggling with fast bowlers? Here’s two crucial tips to handle pace like a champion! #CricketTips #FastBowling #ShaneWatson #CricketSkills pic.twitter.com/IAdjoA7zUi — Shane Watson (@ShaneRWatson33) November 9, 2024 Family: where life begins and love never ends. pic.twitter.com/Hp8ziBShYG — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 9, 2024 India 🇮🇳 set down the marker in this #SAvIND T20 International series. Samson was brilliant, and the Indian spinners picked up 6/61 in 9 overs… Proteas must find a way and hit their straps in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). It will be a good series! Catch us live on @SABC_Sport — Alviro Petersen (@AlviroPetersen) November 9, 2024 Sanju Samson, the king of consistency! what a treat to watch! #SanjuSamson well played brother 🙏✌️🙌@IamSanjuSamson — Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 9, 2024 Sanju Samson is such a talented and selfless cricketer. Be it for Team India or RR, he always plays for the team.Great to see him making the most of his chances!👏#SAvIND — Lasith Malinga (@malinga_ninety9) November 9, 2024 Dhruv Jurel will be playing as a pure-batter in the first Test. #BGT #IndvAus — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 9, 2024 Finally it’s all coming together for Sanju Samson and fittingly so. Feel like opening suits him. So happy for him! Always had the talent. #SAvsIND — Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) November 8, 2024 Good start🔥 pic.twitter.com/0y0o4eAgwK — Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) November 8, 2024 Back to back 💯s Sanju Samson was on fire in the first #SAvIND T20I🔥 : pic.twitter.com/2wn89sFPYr — ICC (@ICC) November 9, 2024 Smriti Mandhana received her debut cap at the Adelaide Strikers. pic.twitter.com/EAIJeAjWlp — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 9, 2024 Jimmy Anderson said, “if it were in my hands, I would’ve continued playing till 50. I believe I’m fit, and performing well. England were looking at the future, which is perfectly fine”. (Sky Sports). pic.twitter.com/4TnMuSPukB — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 9, 2024 Captain Rohit Sharma giving autograph to a fan in the Indian Jersey 🤍 – The favorite for all, Ro. pic.twitter.com/OqV9NqB2Mx — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)…
SL vs NZ: Know the streaming details and venue of the first T20 match here
The two-match T20 series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is going to start from today i.e. 9th November. NZ vs SL (Pic Source-X) The two-match T20 series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is going to start from today i.e. 9th November. These matches will be played at Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. Let us tell you that Sri Lanka had won the two-match Test series played against New Zealand in the month of September. New Zealand players failed to leave their mark in the Test series. However, in the white ball series, the team players can be seen performing brilliantly. In the T20 World Cup 2024 tournament played this year, the performance of both Sri Lanka and New Zealand was very poor. Both the teams could not make it to the semi-finals of this important tournament. However, at this time the focus of both the teams will be on the upcoming T20 series. While on one hand Charith Asalanka will be seen captaining the Sri Lankan team, on the other hand the command of the New Zealand team has been handed over to Mitchell Santner. Many young players have been included in the Kiwi team. Talking about Sri Lankan team, they have played 6 T20s after the end of ICC T20 World Cup 2024. They had to face defeat in the three-match T20 series played against India. However, the hosts made a strong comeback in the T20 series against West Indies and won it 2-1. Match Details: This match will start on November 9 at 7:00 pm Indian time. The live broadcast of this match will be on Sony Liv while its streaming details are on Fancode app and website. Pitch Report: Spinners get a lot of help here. The average first innings score here in the T20 series played against West Indies and Sri Lanka was 168 runs. The team would like to chase in this venue. Head to Head Record: So far 23 matches have been played between these two teams in which Sri Lanka has won 9 while New Zealand has won 13 matches. One match has been no result. The first T20 match between the two teams was played on 17 January 2007 and the last match on 8 April 2023. Probable Playing XI: Sri Lanka: The best thing for the Sri Lankan team is that their spin bowling department is very strong. Currently, it is raining continuously in Dambulla and Sri Lankan team can include an additional fast bowler in the playing XI. Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (captain), Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Velalage, Mahish Teekshana, Mathisha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara. New Zealand: The New Zealand team is very experienced and they also have young players. Glenn Phillips, Will Young and Mark Chapman can be seen playing important roles in the batting department. Tim Robinson, Will Young, Mitchell Hay, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips (wk), Dean Foxcroft, Mitchell Santner (c), Zakari Fox, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty are going to become…
Sri Lanka team is fully prepared for the white ball series to be played against New Zealand at home, this is the squad
This white ball series is starting from 9th November. Srilanka Cricket (Pic Source-X) Sri Lanka has announced its squad for the upcoming ODI and T20 series against New Zealand. Let us tell you that this white ball series is starting from 9th November. Charith Asalanka will be seen captaining the Sri Lankan team. Experienced all-rounder Dasun Shanaka has once again been dropped from the Sri Lankan team. This experienced all-rounder played the last match for Sri Lanka against Team India at home. Dasun Shanaka’s performance has always been very good in international cricket but he has not got a place in the Sri Lanka team in the upcoming series against New Zealand. Bhanuka Rajapaksa has made a comeback in the national team. Talking about the ODI team, Kusal Perera has also made a comeback in the team. Earlier, Sri Lanka had played a series against West Indies which they won 2-1. Here is Sri Lanka’s ODI team: Charith Asalanka (captain), Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Sadira Samarawickrama, Nishan Madushka, Dunith Velalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahesh Thikshana, Jeffrey Wandersay, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka. , Mohammad Shiraz. Here is Sri Lanka’s T20 team: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahesh Thikshana, Dunith Velage, Jeffrey Wandersay, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Nuwan Thushara, Mathisha Pathirana, Binura Fernando. and Asitha Fernando. New Zealand has to tour Sri Lanka for two T20 and three ODI matches. Let us tell you that a two-match T20 series will be played between these two teams, which will start on November 9 and the second match will be played on November 10. After this the ODI series will start from 13th November. Both the teams are in very good form at the moment and can be seen leaving their mark in both the series. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
Kangaroo team is fully prepared for Sri Lanka tour, CA announced the schedule
The first test will start from 29th January while the second test will start from 6th February. Australia (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Australian team will tour Sri Lanka in January-February 2025 for a two-match Test series and a one-off ODI. The two-match Test series between these two teams will start from January 29 and will be a part of this cycle of the World Test Championship. Let us tell you that both these tests will be played in Galle. The first test will start from January 29 while the second test will start from February 6. This scheduled has been announced by Cricket Australia. Not only this, Sri Lanka Cricket has also announced this schedule. The venue for the one-off ODI between these two teams has not been announced yet. The two-match Test series between these two teams will be very important. This is because Australia has performed brilliantly in this cycle of the World Test Championship and the team is at the second position in the points table with a win percentage of 62.5. Talking about Sri Lanka, their start in this cycle was not so good but after the change in the coaching setup of the team, they have also made a comeback and the team is at the third position in the points table with a winning percentage of 55.56. Whichever team wins this two-match Test series can almost secure its place in the final of the World Test Championship which is starting from June 25 at Lord’s Stadium in London. Team India is at the first place in this points table, who have to play a 5-match Test series against Australia from 22nd November. Details about Australia’s tour to Sri Lanka have been released: — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 1, 2024 The Australia Men’s National Team will tour Sri Lanka during January–February 2025 to take part in a two-match test series and one ODI game. The Test series is part of the ICC World Test Championship Cycle of 2023-25. The Australians will arrive in Sri Lanka on 20th January… pic.twitter.com/6iw2Gmu8YK — Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) November 1, 2024 Australia last visited Sri Lanka for a Test series in 2022 Let us tell you that before this, Australia had toured Sri Lanka for the Test series in June-July 2022. This two-match Test series ended in a 1-1 draw. While on one hand Australia won the first match of this Test series by 10 wickets, on the other hand Sri Lanka won the second match by one innings. Both the teams are in tremendous form at the moment and it will be very exciting to see which team wins the two-match Test series. Not only this, both the teams will have their eyes on winning the only ODI match also. The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who…
Court of Appeal bans arrest of Upul Tharanga upon his return to Sri Lanka
Upul Tharanga is also the chairman of the Sri Lankan cricket selection committee. Upul Tharanga of Sri Lanka. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) The Court of Appeal has issued an order today i.e. on 16th October in which former Sri Lankan cricketer Upul Tharanga has been restrained from being arrested upon returning to the country. Let us tell you that Upul Tharanga is also the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee. The appeal has been made in response to an order issued by the Matale High Court. On October 8, the Matale High Court had issued a warrant for the arrest of Upul Tharanga after he did not appear in court as a witness in the match-fixing case. The court was informed that the arrest warrant against Upul Tharanga was issued while he was in the US and participating in a franchise league cricket tournament. The Court of Appeal comprised a two-judge bench of Justices MTM Laffer and P. Kumararatnam and passed the order as per a writ petition which was filed by Upul Tharanga himself. A three-match T20 series is currently being played between Sri Lanka and West Indies. Let us tell you that the Sri Lankan team is currently playing a three-match T20 series against the West Indies. In the first match between these two teams, West Indies had won by 5 wickets. Sri Lankan players failed to leave their mark in the first match. In the first match, Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 169 runs by losing 7 wickets in 20 overs, in response to which West Indies achieved this target by losing 5 wickets. However, in the second T20, the hosts made a good comeback and defeated West Indies by 73 runs. In this match, Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 162 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs, in response to which West Indies was all out for 89 runs. All the players of Sri Lanka performed strongly in this. Now the third and final T20 between these two teams will be played on October 17. Whichever team wins this final match will win the series. After this, a three-match ODI series will be played between these two teams, which will start from October 20. Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players
It’s all a matter of confidence and trust: Sanath Jayasuriya is very happy to become full time head coach of Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya himself is one of the best batsmen in the world and now he has been entrusted with an important responsibility. Sanath Jayasuriya (Image Credit- Twitter After an excellent performance as the interim head coach of Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as the full-time head coach of the team on 7 October. His contract will last till March 2026. Sanath Jayasuriya himself is one of the best batsmen in the world and now he has been entrusted with an important responsibility. Let us tell you that the performance of the Sri Lankan team in the T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor, after which Chris Silverwood resigned from his post. Only after this Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed Interim Coach. In this role, the Sri Lankan team performed very well and won the ODI series against India after 27 years, while the team also won the Test series against England. Recently, the Sri Lankan team defeated New Zealand 2-0 in the two-match Test series played in Galle. After being appointed full-time head coach, Sanath Jayasuriya revealed that he had built confidence and trust in the team and this was the secret of their success. According to Cricinfo, Sanath Jayasuriya said, ‘I always say that it is a matter of confidence and trust. I kept this environment in the team which was very important. I also say that a little bit of luck was also with us. You may work hard but sometimes luck also needs to be on your side. I will always play with the team that is best for Sri Lanka cricket: Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya further said, ‘Talking is the easiest thing for me. If any player has any problem, he can come to me and tell me and I will try to fix it. All the players of Sri Lankan cricket have this confidence and they know what style of cricket they have to play. Being a local coach, this is my responsibility and no one is my favorite player. I will always play with this team which will be the best for Sri Lankan cricket. I know that it is not so easy to get the role of local coach after me and I have to fulfill this responsibility well. IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players Rishabh Pant turns 27, take a look at his special records in cricket- The bowler who took the most wickets for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- The batsman who scored the most runs for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans can retain these 6 players