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When finding one slinger in a team is rare enough, Sri Lanka now enjoy the luxury of playing two slingers in Matheesha Pathirana and Nuwan Thushara...
Why does Hasaranga blow hot and cold in T20s? This article studies his pitch map to try to find an answer.https://www.cricketmachan.com/analysis/what-is-plaguing-hasarangas-t20-bowling/
"Dimuth is arguably Sri Lanka’s greatest-ever Test opener and the third greatest overall, having performed relatively better than the likes of Samaraweera, Hashan Tillakaratne, Aravinda de Silva, and Atapattu. In the post-Sangakkara era, he has been Sri Lanka’s best Test batsman, outperforming both Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal. Globally, in the last 5 years, he has been the second-best opener. However, his performance in WENAS countries has left a lot to be desired, pointing to his inability to grapple with pacer-friendly conditions. Nonetheless, with Tests scheduled to be played in England, and South Africa this year, he might be yet able to ameliorate his record there, which will boost his position among international openers further."
Earlier this year, South Africa’s Dean Elgar retired from Tests, eliciting discussions on X about the best contemporary Test openers. A few weeks later, there was...
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Ever since hosting the first recorded cricket match on the island in 1832, Colombo, the bustling business capital of Sri Lanka, has been the epicenter of...
His transcendental ability of milking spin for ones and twos plays a big part in allowing him to score fast against spin, a fact that is reinforced by his dot-ball percentage of 39.46% and a non-boundary strike rate of 83.66.
However, strike rotation is only a part of the puzzle. He also hit the joint second-highest number of fours of 24 against spin. His average of 43 runs in fours off 100 balls is the fourth-highest.
All told he scored 102.7 runs by hitting fours and running alone, the highest in the World Cup. The four fielders outside the ring during the middle overs in ODIs are more enough for him to drop the ball into gaps and run, and less enough to hit fours.
A byproduct of this workaround is the low risk this method of operation involves as his average of 82.33, which is the third highest among those who strike at 100 plus would explain. Sadeera has conjured a low-risk, high-reward strategy to play spin, finding strength in his weakness.
A casual look at the way Sadeera Samarawickrama operates in ODIs should tell you where his strength lies, which is in the ease with which he...
Since 2015, Mathews has averaged 41.5 at the strike rate of 79.58 in ODIs. In T20Is, his strike rate is an abominable 116.67. In Tests, he averages 41.5, which becomes a scanty 38.03 at home, something beyond the pale even if you factor in the tougher batting conditions. Four batsmen average higher than him at home including Kusal Mendis who made his debut in 2015. However, he continued to be seen as the be-all and end-all of Sri Lankan batting, thanks to his consistent runs in the shorter formats, albeit at a very slow pace, and the strong public image that tided him over his decline in Tests.
Mathews has won. Just three balls into his spell in his comeback match, Angelo Mathews has Dawid Malan nick behind. He has given Sri Lanka their...
Shanaka’s numbers prove that he is one of Sri Lanka’s all-time greats in the lower-middle order and he is Sri Lanka’s first and—until Kusal Mendis turned a corner in the World Cup—Sri Lanka’s best truly modern white-ball player. Sri Lanka should pay him his due respect not only to acknowledge the difficult job he has done but also to cultivate a culture that is conducive to producing power hitters. After all, when batsmen who take risks are denigrated, you are going to be left with only run accumulators.
Sri Lanka need another 42 runs off 41 balls with 6 wickets in hand to beat Pakistan and advance to the final of the 2023 Asia...
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Since 2002, the year since which ball-by-ball data for matches is available, and until 2009, the year in which he last bowled at the death, he had bowled 142.2 overs between the 41st and 50th overs, a number that is only bettered by Muthiah Muralidaran among Sri Lankans. His economy rate of 6.19 during these overs is better than both Lasith Malinga’s and Chaminda Vaas’.
Given his ability to bowl flat and quick, and his canny variations in pace and the angle of delivery, Sanath was ahead of his time not only with the bat but also with the ball. At the death, he consistently clocked north of 100kmph, slinging the ball into the blockhole from his left-arm angle—a skill that would have made any modern shorter-format left-arm spinner envious. Accordingly, it is unsurprising that Sanath was one of the go-to men of his captains at the death.
As an homage to this less spoken-about skill of the Sri Lankan legend, here we recount five of his most memorable death-over masterclasses.
One of the most well-known unknown cricket facts widely shared on the Internet is that Sanath Jayasuriya has more ODI wickets than Shane Warne. It goes...
"The goal of the article is not to defend Mendis but to insist on the need to be patient with Sri Lankan youngsters. Playing musical chairs with players has not worked and will never work as the tenancy of Sanath Jayasuriya as the chief selector demonstrates. This is not to mean Mendis, or any youngster for that matter, will definitely succeed. They might very well end up failing. But that’s the price Sri Lanka have to pay for their poor domestic structure. But until such time as this is fixed, Sri Lankans have to continue showing faith in youngsters.""
Kusal Mendis once again finds himself in a territory he has been all too familiar with throughout his career. His recent performance has breached the tolerance...
Piyal has been Sri Lanka's spin-bowling coach since 2008 in a country that is notorious for impulsively firing its coaches. But during his time, Sri Lanka have struggled to produce competent spinners.
During the press conference following the conclusion of the first day of the second Test against Ireland at Galle, Piyal Wijetunga, the national spin bowling coach...
In contrast to the popular belief, Sri Lanka don't have a problem with strike rotation in ODIs. In fact, where they have fallen short is in finding boundaries, especially sixes. https://www.cricketmachan.com/opinions/the-indian-tour-should-make-sri-lanka-introspect-not-panic/
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The ODI leg of Sri Lanka’s tour of India produced expected outcomes both on the field and off it. Sri Lanka were expected to lose the...
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In Sri Lanka, no one is sent home permanently. It doesn’t take too long for a messiah to become a pariah, and then a messiah once...
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The third edition of the Lanka Premier League concluded recently with Jaffna scoring a hat-trick of championships by beating Colombo in the final. Even though this...
Will Galle be third-time lucky?
The bridesmaids of the league so far, Galle will be dearly hoping that they avoid another final defeat. But before that, do they have a team...
Can Jaffna make it three in a row?
The two times champions Jaffna will enter this tournament hoping to make it three in a row and in this article, we shall see if they...
Can Dambulla finally do justice to their ability on paper?
Despite consistently fielding one of the strongest teams on paper, Dambulla has struggled to reach the finals thus far, and once again they will...
Can Kandy avoid the wooden spoon at least this time around?
If Jaffna has won the champions trophy twice in a row in the LPL, then Kandy has the infamy of winning the wooden spoon twice in...
How do you rate Colombo's chances in this year's LPL?
Colombo could reach only as far as the knockouts in both editions of the LPL, and they will be looking to do at least one better...
I was expecting Sri Lanka to win the World Cup and come back home with the trophy after they won the Asia Cup. But they came...
Sri Lanka’s 2022 T20 World Cup campaign came to an expected end when Australia beat Afghanistan at Brisbane. Save for the unexpected capitulation to Namibia, Sri...
Sri Lanka punched above their weight to win the recent Asia Cup, and this has got everyone excited, right from the apostates no more to cricket...
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“Wella…Wella…Wella…”, chanted the Sri Lankan crowd that had thronged the stadium when Dunith Wellalage came back to bowl his second spell in the...
Surely, you must be kidding, right? How can you not pick someone who has scored 562 runs in 19 innings at an average of 29.57 in...
Ladies and gentlemen, Suranga Lakmal has announced his retirement. Sans much fanfare. Sans any media blitz. In a way, it is unfair on a bowler who...
Lahiru Kumara has been at the receiving end of scathing criticism for his death-over performances. But the fault lies more with the strategy of bowling yorkers at the death than with Lahiru Kumara.
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Lahiru Kumara has been at the receiving end of scathing criticism for his death-over performances. But the fault lies more with the strategy of bowling yorkers at the death than with Lahiru Kumara.
Who should be Sri Lanka’s first choice left-arm spinner between Embuldeniya and Jayawickrama? Opinions December 2, 2021 Theviyanthan Krishnamohan Share ', enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, buttons: { twitter: {via: 'cricketmachan'}}, click: function(api, options){ api.simulateClick(); api....
Review of Sri Lanka’s World Cup: Familiar issues persist despite renewed hope
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Review of Sri Lanka’s World Cup: Familiar issues persist despite renewed hope Opinions November 9, 2021 Theviyanthan Krishnamohan Share ', enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, buttons: { twitter: {via: 'cricketmachan'}}, click: function(api, options){ api.simulateClick(); api.openPopup('twitt...
Sri Lanka's old-school approach to limited-overs cricket is the primary reason behind their poor show. Fixing it would need a shake up right from the grass-root level.
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AnalysisSri Lanka need a cultural revolution in the shorter formats October 17, 2021 Last Updated: October 17, 2021An in-depth look at Sri Lanka’s struggles in limited-overs cricket. Theviyanthan Krishnamohan darmchaircritic Why are Sri Lanka struggling in the shorter formats? Because their perfor...
Nissanka and Bandara were picked into shorter formats though neither of them took part in the LPL. Did LPL make a mistake by not picking them or has Sri Lanka made a mistake? And what do these conflicting stands say about Sri Lanka as a whole?
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Pathum Nissanka and Ashen Bandara were picked into shorter formats though neither of them took part in the LPL. Did LPL make a mistake by not picking them or has the Sri Lankan management made a mistake by picking them? And what do these conflicting stands say about Sri Lanka as a whole?
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