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SL have named a totally rebuilt squad. Dimuth, Mathews, Chandimal all dropped, with Kusal Perrera and Kusal Mendis being given the reigns. Its a bold move for a side that has struggled the past several years.

Bangladesh with a full strength side, and playing at home. The biggest news being Shanto has been dropped totally from the side, after sitting on the bench during the entire series vs NZ.

Crucial points at stake for both sides.
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sam_ahm wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 10:38 am

Hasaranga is quite a good player, easily one of the best all rounders going around, isn't he?


yeah he`s a gem
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Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 10:56 pm


sam_ahm wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 10:38 am

Hasaranga is quite a good player, easily one of the best all rounders going around, isn't he?


Yeah he's quite good. Sri Lanka's problem is that they haven't been able to replace Sanga and Jaya and Dilshan. The two Kusals are talented and can single handedly beat any team on their day, but they aren't consistent enough averaging just low 30s.

Bangladesh could go the same way once Tamim, Mushy, Shakib retire unless the Shantos and Mosaddeks step up. This is why they deserve a long run at the top. Soumya and Liton are proven failures.


we also have no pace bowlers but chameera has become pretty good
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slcricfan1 wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 7:51 am


Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 10:56 pm


sam_ahm wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 10:38 am

Hasaranga is quite a good player, easily one of the best all rounders going around, isn't he?


Yeah he's quite good. Sri Lanka's problem is that they haven't been able to replace Sanga and Jaya and Dilshan. The two Kusals are talented and can single handedly beat any team on their day, but they aren't consistent enough averaging just low 30s.

Bangladesh could go the same way once Tamim, Mushy, Shakib retire unless the Shantos and Mosaddeks step up. This is why they deserve a long run at the top. Soumya and Liton are proven failures.


we also have no pace bowlers but chameera has become pretty good


I liked Lahiru Kumara, he was quite pacey, where did he disappear?

Amongst the batters I thought Oshada Fernando was pretty good, but he seems to be out of favor as well, SLN needs to identify talent and stick with them, they've tried far too many players lately for my liking.

Akila Dhananjaya, again a very good LOI spinner but keeps getting in and out of the side.
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Lahiru Kumara is quick but wayward and expensive. He's had a long run but has been unable to really cement his position. He would in all likelihood get clobbered in white ball cricket.

Chandimal will most likely be back in all formats. So will Dickwella. Mathews I fear is finished because of his fitness issues. He might still be a decent batter, but the issue is that all the batters (Kusal P, Kusal M, Chandimal, Dickwella, Nissanka, DDS) are good, but currently not good enough to get Sri Lanka out of the 8th to 9th position in the ODI rankings.
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Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 8:43 pm

Lahiru Kumara is quick but wayward and expensive. He's had a long run but has been unable to really cement his position. He would in all likelihood get clobbered in white ball cricket.

Chandimal will most likely be back in all formats. So will Dickwella. Mathews I fear is finished because of his fitness issues. He might still be a decent batter, but the issue is that all the batters (Kusal P, Kusal M, Chandimal, Dickwella, Nissanka, DDS) are good, but currently not good enough to get Sri Lanka out of the 8th to 9th position in the ODI rankings.


Maybe Dickwella but I hope Chandimal doesnt return. Nissanka should only be playing tests and I reckon same goes for DDS as talented as he is. Kumara should be in the test team too when he`s fit
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this is so annoying, sometimes these batsmen look on top of the world and then the next match they`ll look clueless
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slcricfan1 wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 7:42 am

this is so annoying, sometimes these batsmen look on top of the world and then the next match they`ll look clueless


They've got a really good base to launch a total well in excess of 300 here.

Will be interesting to see if Bangladesh can chase a big score.
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without mushfiqur out surely sri lanka cannot possibly lose
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Disappointing performance today by BD. Overall a poor series, despite the win. Would have been nice to bag the full 30 points after dropping them all in NZ.

A pretty dominating win by SL. They batted fairly well (had the platform for 350 but ended up with just 280 odd), but bowled brilliantly to bundle BD out for under 200.
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Kumara is injured at the moment, otherwise he would be there leading this attack. He has pace, bounce and he is a really strong boy.

Sri lanka have a crop of fast bowlers all of a sudden who might morph into something useful going forward, but it's very early days yet.
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sloandog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 10:00 am

Kumara is injured at the moment, otherwise he would be there leading this attack. He has pace, bounce and he is a really strong boy.

Sri lanka have a crop of fast bowlers all of a sudden who might morph into something useful going forward, but it's very early days yet.


yeah we have like decent enough bowlers, no one with any real x factor though. Hasaranga and Kumara are alright as is Chameera but no one is particularly starc, bumrah, rabada esque. Even then its smth to work with. On the other hand our batting is completely screwed and there seems to be no solution. Its pretty annoying because everyone has the talent, you have like kusal perera knocking around south africa, dhananjaya hitting a century in india, mendis hitting centuries against aus and in the west indies but no one can do it consistenly for some strange reason.
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Well the domestic structure isn't good enough, it's that simple. I've seen some FC cricket in Sri Lanka, around 2019 I think it was, and I was really unimpressed with what I was seeing. There was a lot of spin, hardly any seam and the wickets which fell were very soft.
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This is a far cry from what they jsed to be. Even Chaminda Vaas was an incredible test bowler. We seem to forget this man as we remember Sanath, Mahela, Sanga, Dilshan, Aravinda, even Tharanga. Vaas was a special bowler and could be lethal in ODI cricket.

As I say, I don't think the bowling is much of an issue. They have a crop of young, tall fast bowlers who are starting to emerge, they just need to get into a groove. Lakmal has morphed into a very good test bowler and he is worth his weight in gold right now, but he can't go on forever. There was another fast bowler, can't for the life of me remember what his name was, but he was sharp!
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sloandog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 12:57 pm

Well the domestic structure isn't good enough, it's that simple. I've seen some FC cricket in Sri Lanka, around 2019 I think it was, and I was really unimpressed with what I was seeing. There was a lot of spin, hardly any seam and the wickets which fell were very soft.


Yeah its pretty pathetic. Everyone wants to change it but the presidents keep all the clubs because they need the votes.

sloandog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:00 pm

This is a far cry from what they jsed to be. Even Chaminda Vaas was an incredible test bowler. We seem to forget this man as we remember Sanath, Mahela, Sanga, Dilshan, Aravinda, even Tharanga. Vaas was a special bowler and could be lethal in ODI cricket.

As I say, I don't think the bowling is much of an issue. They have a crop of young, tall fast bowlers who are starting to emerge, they just need to get into a groove. Lakmal has morphed into a very good test bowler and he is worth his weight in gold right now, but he can't go on forever. There was another fast bowler, can't for the life of me remember what his name was, but he was sharp!


Vishwa Fernando? Left armer
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No a right arm seamer. I like Fernando, bowled brilliant in South Africa against Dean Elgar in 2019.
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SL seamers are really quite average with the excception of Lakmal. Especially in white ball cricket. Chameera is the one with some potential. Kumara is express but only gets wickets on occaision in red ball games and I suspect would get butcheres in white ball. prpobably still worth a run tho just because of his pace.
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