1st T20I: Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele – Sri Lankan Batsmen to watch out for
The Australian team is touring http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 for a series of two T20Is, 5 ODIs and 3 Test matches. The teams will contend in the first T20I on Saturday August 6, 2011 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
This series holds immense importance for both the teams as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 is looking to remain Triumphant after the consecutive failures in the recent fixtures whereas the Sri Lankan team also lost the recent series against England.
Many things are at stake for both the contenders so they will give their best in these fixtures, making it an interesting series to look forward to.
Although Australia is a strong team and is determined to strike back in this upcoming series, but it must not underestimate the potential Sri Lankan batsmen.
The Dangerous Sri Lankan batting line-up includes Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 and 21-year-old Dinesh Chandimal.
Tillakaratne Dilshan
The Sri Lankan skipper, Dilshan, is one of the most threatening batsmen in the Sri Lankan squad. He could not display the best of his talent in the series against England but has immense potential and technique in his batting. This hard-hitter can turn the
direction of the match if called for.
Dilshan had a tremendous record in the ICC World Cup 2011. Although Sri Lanka lost the final against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 but still Dilshan got the best batsman of the series award for scoring most runs.
The 34-year-old batsman has played 32 T20Is in his career so far with a highest score of 96. He is well suited for the T20 format as he is a strong hitter and has the strike rate of 120.70 in this shorter format of Cricket.
Mahela Jayawardene
The 34-year-old right-handed batsman has a key role to play in the Sri Lankan batting order and has the ability to give tough time to any bowling side.
Jayawardene was also one of the top run scorer in the series against England. He also played his career best innings of 144 runs against England in the 2nd ODI of the series.
Mahela Jayawardene has played 33 T20Is in his career so far, having 856 runs to his credit with the highest score of 100 runs in this format. His batting average in T20 format is 30.57 with the strike rate of 140.32.
Kumar Sangakkara
Sangakkara can also pose serious threat to the Australian bowlers. His experience and technique can turn out to be the winning amalgam. He has served the team in the capacity of captain as well as wicket-keeping batsman.
Sangakkara led the team in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011 and not only he performed well in the tournament, his team also displayed a good show by making it to the Final.
The 33-year-old batsman appeared in 30 T20I matches in his career so far and scored a total of 820 runs. His highest score in this format remained to be 78 with a batting average of 32.80.
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Dinesh Chandimal is a comparatively new addition to the team but has proved to be an energetic and talented batsman. He played tremendously well in the 3rd ODI against England and scored 105 runs.
Chandimal has played 5 T20Is so far with the batting average of 14.75.
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