4th ODI Match: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 v England – Sri Lankan Batsmen to watch out for
The Sri Lankan side has shined out in the ongoing 5 One Day International (ODI) series against England. Despite facing a disappointing loss in the first game, the team’s experienced batting line-up aided the Lankans in making a decent comeback, securing
two successive wins.
Therefore, for the hosts to expect a win at the 4th ODI game of the series, the English may need to keep an eye out for some potential Lankan batters.
The threatening lineup includes team Captain Thillakaratne Dilshan, right handed batsman, Mahela Jayawardene, wicket keeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831.
Thillakaratne Dilshan
The Sri Lankan skipper, Dilshan, is presumably one of the most threatening batsmen for the English side.
Although the player has not yet proved his true might with the bat in the previous three games, however, his hard hitting talent can always turn the tops if called for.
Dilshan produced an outstanding batting performance during the 2011 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup. The player was named as the best batsman of the series with highest individual runs.
The skipper is well known for his hard hitting skills, especially under the Twenty20 format of the game.
As an international batsman, Dilshan holds an outstanding profile to his name. He has played 206 matches out of which Dilshan secured 5469 runs.
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Opening batsman, Jayawardene, is so far the best runs contributor to the Lankan squad for the ongoing series.
In his second ODI, Jayawardene played an outstanding innings with a career best performance of 144 runs. He proceeded with his scoring streak in the recent 3rd ODI with another great performance of 79 runs.
Being one of the most experienced players on the Sri Lankan side, Jayawardene has earned a strong repute for his shot constructions on the crease.
The player has participated in 344 successful ODI matches with a total score of 9651 runs.
Kumar Sangakkara
Left-handed batsman, Sangakkara comes in as another experienced player and a potential threat to the English.
The former skipper led his team in the recent 2011 World Cup final after which the player called up for his resignation from captaincy. Sangakkara was amongst the top 3 high scoring batsmen of the tournament.
Sangakkara’s way with the bat has always made him stand out. The player’s contribution to the team as a former skipper and a world class batsman has earned him a star highlight on the Sri Lankan squad.
The wicket-keeper c*m batsman has earned a total of 9262 runs from 294 ODI games.
As for the on ongoing series, Sangakkara has aggregated a total of 98 runs including a decent half century in the second fixture.
His experience with the bat makes him a potential thream for the English since he known for his hard whacks.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dinesh-c54134 Chandimal
Chandimal is a fresh face on the Lankan side but in small time-span the player has proved his batting potential.
In the recent 3rd ODI game from the series against English, Dinesh played a remarkable innings with an aggregate of 105 runs.
With an aggressive strike rate to his name, the player may fall into the hard hitter’s category.
In his budding cricketing career, Chandimal has so far played 6 ODIs with a fair total of 111 runs.
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