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-
SL vs NZ: Sri Lanka announced the squad for the Test series against New Zealand, this player returned
Sri Lanka has included hard-hitting batsman Oshada Fernando in the team for the Test series against New Zealand. Sri Lanka Cricket Team (Photo Source: Getty Images) The two-match Test series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is starting from September 18. The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has announced the 16-member squad for the upcoming series on Monday, September 16. Sri Lanka played the last Test series against England, in which the team had to face defeat by 2-1. New Zealand were scheduled to play a one-off Test against Afghanistan in Greater Noida from September 9-13 but the match was abandoned due to rain without a single ball being bowled. Oshada Fernando is back Sri Lanka has included dashing batsman Oshada Fernando in the team for the Test series against New Zealand. Let us tell you, Fernando has returned to the Test team after almost a year. He played his last match for Sri Lanka in March 2023. Oshada Fernando performed brilliantly in the recent match played between Sri Lanka-A and South Africa-A. He played innings of 122 and 80 runs. Fernando has replaced Nishan Madushanka in the squad, who flopped with the bat in the last Test series against England. Oshada Fernando has played 21 Test matches for Sri Lanka so far, during which he has scored 1091 runs at an average of 33.06. These two players were dropped The Sri Lankan team has dropped Kasun Rajitha and Nisala Tharaka. Kasun Rajitha was part of the team in the Test series against England, but he did not get a chance to play a single match. Dhananjay de Silva will be seen captaining Sri Lanka in the Test series against New Zealand. At the same time, experienced players like Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews, and Dinesh Chandimal are also part of the squad. Sri Lanka squad for Test series against New Zealand- Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Oshada Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Prabhat Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Milan Ratnayake Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Test Series Schedule- 1st Test- September 18-23, Galle International Stadium, 10 am (IST) 2nd Test- September 26-30, Galle International Stadium 10 am (IST)
“Players were too lazy” – Nasir Hussain on Sri Lanka’s poor performance in Manchester Test
Apart from this, Hussain believes that Sri Lankan players looked very sluggish on the third day of the first Test against England. He said that the visiting team will have to reconsider their performance in case of defeat. He said, “If Sri Lanka lose this Test, they will look back at the first hour on Friday and ask themselves whether they were fully prepared, because it was a complete contrast to the fight they showed over the first two days. Test cricket is like arm wrestling – you can’t drop your concentration at any level – and I felt they were quite lethargic in the morning. They were not ready for the match to start.
Sri Lanka appoints Ian Bell as batting coach for England tour
Sri Lanka Cricket said Ian Bell will join the squad from August 16, and will remain with the team until the end of the three-Test series. Ian Bell of Warwickshire. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) Sri Lanka has appointed former English batsman Ian Bell as batting coach for the England tour starting on August 21. He will remain with the team till the end of the tour. Sri Lanka Cricket said that Ian Bell will join the team from August 16, and will remain with the team till the end of the three-Test series. Let us tell you, for a long time there were reports that before the England tour, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board could appoint an experienced player as its batting coach. Now before the start of this tour, the team has entrusted this important responsibility to Ian Bell. Talking about Ian Bell, he is a very experienced player and is also counted among the best batsmen in the world. Sri Lanka Cricket Board CEO Ashley de Silva said, ‘We have appointed Ian so that the players can get important information about the conditions there. Ian has a lot of experience of playing in England and we believe that his input will help our team in this important tour.’ This series is important for both teams in terms of the World Test Championship 2023-25. Sri Lanka (50 points) are fourth in the WTC points table, while England (36.54 points) are sixth. Ian Bell has been given an important responsibility Let us tell you, Ian Bell has scored 7,727 runs in 205 Test innings while playing for England at an excellent average of 42.69. He has 25 half-centuries and 15 centuries to his name. Ian Bell’s performance has also been very good in first class and he has scored more than 20,000 runs in 524 innings. The best thing about Ian Bell is that he knows the conditions of England very well and Sri Lanka will benefit a lot from this. Recently, Sri Lanka won the ODI series against India by 2-0. 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 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?
Sri Lanka raised security concerns about England Test tour due to ongoing riots in UK, know what was said?
Sri Lanka has proposed a 3 match Test series against England from 21 August Srilanka Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) Sri Lanka’s men’s cricket team is going to tour England very soon for a three-match Test series. However, before going on this tour, the team has expressed concern over the security situation in England in view of the anti-immigrant riots that broke out in the country. It is worth noting that a three-match Test series is proposed between Sri Lanka and England from August 21. So when Sri Lanka has raised concerns about security, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has responded to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the team by assuring them about the security arrangements. So one of the team players who is currently in the UK, told ESPN Cricinfo – It seems that most of the issues are not close to the level where we are but everyone is still a bit worried about the situation. We can’t really go out for dinner or anything like that. We mostly stay in the hotel. Nobody wants to get into trouble and get beaten up. We have asked the board to arrange some security for us till the main team arrives, but we haven’t received any response yet. On the other hand, when Sri Lanka Cricket Team Manager Mahinda Halangoda summoned the ECB regarding security, they responded immediately. Halangoda said- I raised the issue of security with them, but the ECB responded very quickly and sent us their comprehensive security arrangements. We will also have a security liaison with them on the tour. Full schedule of Sri Lanka cricket team’s UK tour 1st Test: August 21-25 – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester 2nd Test: August 29-September 2 – Lord’s, London 3rd Test: September 6-10 – Kingston Oval, London
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.
T20 World Cup 2024: Sri Lanka categorically denies alcohol party in team hotel during T20 World Cup, read big news
Sri Lanka was eliminated from the group stage in the T20 World Cup. Srilanka Cricket (Pic Source-Twitter) The Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has categorically denied allegations that players and officials were seen drinking alcohol at a hotel party ahead of the team’s match against South Africa during the T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you that these allegations were first published in the newspaper on July 7 and after that this news spread like wildfire on social media. Now the Sri Lankan Cricket Board has called these allegations completely false and said that this is going to harm the reputation of their team and management. It is worth noting that the performance of the former champion Sri Lanka cricket team in the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 was unforgettable. Sri Lanka was able to register only 1 win in the entire tournament, that too against the Netherlands. At the same time, the team finished its group at the third place after South Africa and Bangladesh. So now some media reports have claimed that five main players of the team which includes three top order batsmen, an experienced fast bowler and a world class player were involved in a liquor party when the team’s crucial match was about to be played against South Africa. Sri Lanka Cricket Board issued statement On the other hand, the Sri Lankan Cricket Board has reacted immediately after these media reports surfaced. Regarding this, SLC wrote through a post from its official X account – The news reports are completely false, fabricated and baseless. SLC announced emphasizing that such false reporting unfairly maligns the image of Sri Lanka Cricket and its officials and its players. See this post of Sri Lanka Cricket Team SLC categorically and strongly refutes the contents of the article and confirms that no such incidents, as described, have occurred. Therefore, SLC states univocally that the news report is entirely false, fabricated, and baseless. READ: #SLC #lka, — Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) July 9, 2024
India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024 Full Schedule: India will play 3-3 match T20I and ODI series in Sri Lanka tour, know full details
Team India will tour Sri Lanka in July-August for the white-ball series. Team India (Photo Source: X/Twitter) India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024 Full Schedule: The Indian cricket team is currently a part of the T20 World Cup 2024. The team has made it to the semi-finals by defeating Australia in the last match of the Super-8 round. Now on June 27, Rohit Sharma and company are ready to face England in Guyana. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has announced the schedule of India’s tour of Sri Lanka. Team India will first play a three-match T20 series and then a three-match ODI series in this tour. India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024 Full Schedule: Team India will tour Sri Lanka from July 27 After the T20 World Cup 2024 is over, Team India has to play two consecutive bilateral T20 series. Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the team will play a five-match T20 series in Zimbabwe from July 6 to July 14. After which the team will leave for the Sri Lanka tour. The three-match T20 series will be played from July 27 to July 30 in the Sri Lanka tour. After which the ODI series will be played from August 2 to August 7. India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, T20I Series Schedule: Full schedule of T20 series of India’s tour of Sri Lanka 1st T20, July 27 – 7 PM 2nd T20, July 28 – 7 pm 3rd T20, July 30, 7 pm India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, ODI Series Schedule: Full schedule of ODI series of India’s tour of Sri Lanka 1st ODI, August 2 – 2:30 PM 2nd ODI, August 4 – 2:30 PM 3rd ODI – August 7, 2:30 PM The venues for all the matches of India’s tour of Sri Lanka have not been revealed yet. Let us tell you that when the white-ball series will be played between India and Sri Lanka, the matches of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 will also be played in Dambulla. Gautam Gambhir may be India’s coach in the tour India will get a new head coach only after the T20 World Cup 2024 is over. According to media reports, Gautam Gambhir is leading the race to become the head coach. After the ongoing tournament, players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli may be dropped from the T20 format. Hardik Pandya can captain the T20 series of the Sri Lanka tour. At the same time, Rohit Sharma can be seen captaining in the ODI series.
Lankan players have fun! Sri Lanka Cricket Board took this big step before T20 World Cup 2024
Now Sri Lankan cricket team will be seen playing directly in T20 World Cup. Sri Lankan Cricket Team. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) Before the start of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has taken a big decision regarding the salaries of the players. Let us tell you that SLC has issued an official statement on May 10 which indicated that the fees of all categories of Sri Lankan international players have been increased with immediate effect. This decision of the board is being linked to the performance of the players in the T20 World Cup. Earlier, the overall salary of players in Test cricket was increased by 100 percent. At present, the Sri Lankan cricket team is at 7th position in the Test cricket team ranking and 9th in the points table of the World Test Championship (WTC). More clarity on the board’s position regarding players’ salaries According to Cricbuzz reports regarding the match fees of Sri Lankan players, the team will get different match fees if they win, draw or lose the Test match. If the Sri Lankan cricket team wins a match in the Test format, then the match fee which was earlier paid was $7500, but now the players will get a match fee of $15000. So in case the test match is drawn or lost, the amount of match fee will be 12500 dollars and 10000 dollars respectively. On the other hand, regarding match fees and other rewards, Sri Lanka Cricket Board CEO Ashley de Silva said – If a player becomes the best batsman, best bowler, or best all-rounder on the basis of ICC rankings covering all formats, If so, he will be financially rewarded with a lump sum payment. Also, let us tell you that in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, Sri Lanka will start its campaign with the match against South Africa on June 3 in New York. It will be worth watching how Sri Lanka is going to perform in its first T20 World Cup match.
This Pakistani legend reached Sri Lanka to sharpen Sri Lankan bowling before T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup 2024 starts from June 2 Sri Lanka Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you that this time this tournament is starting from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. All the teams are seen finalizing their preparations for the Multination Tournament. On the other hand, taking this sequence forward, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has taken a big step. Let us tell you that on the request of the board, former fast bowler of Pakistan cricket team and known as Sultan of Swing, Wasim Akram has reached Sri Lanka for a two-day workshop. Here he will be seen teaching bowling tricks to Sri Lankan bowlers and also sharing his experiences. So regarding this, Sri Lanka Cricket President Shammi Silva informed that the training program of the players is starting from May 2, 2024. Wasim Akram reached Sri Lanka to sharpen Sri Lankan bowling Let us tell you that while giving more information on this matter, Sri Lanka Cricket quoted News 18 as saying – Overall, Wasim Akram will organize five training seasons with SLC Pace Academy, High Performance Center (HPC) and some major cricket clubs. He will also oversee the preparations of the national team players for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. On the other hand, if we tell you about the T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka will start its winning campaign with the match against South Africa on June 3. It is noteworthy that this time a total of 20 teams are participating in the tournament, which have been divided into groups of five each. So the England cricket team is the defending champion of the T20 World Cup. Teams included in Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and USA. Teams included in Group B: Scotland, Oman, England, Australia, Namibia. Teams included in Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea. Teams included in Group D: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, South Africa.