England v Sri Lanka – Only T20 – Batsmen to watch out for in the two sides
The English team is set to take on the visitors, Sri Lanka, in the one-off T20 match of the Sri Lanka Tour of England 2011. The limited overs game is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, June 25, 2011, at County Ground, Bristol.
So far, the English lead the tour by winning the 3-Tests series. The tri-matches were concluded with England winning the first match while the remaining two games resulted in draws.
The two teams now stand daggers drawn to battle it out in the only T20 match of the tournament. As the Sri Lankans gear up to face the current T20 world champions England, the rivals aim to use the contest to refine their skills for the upcoming World T20
Cup, scheduled to be held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 next year.
With the pitch looking to favour the batsmen, both teams are ready to come out with their best in the field.
The visitors’ squad comes out equipped with an experienced batting line up able to add whole-sums to the scoreboard.
The hard hitting line up starts with Sri Lanka’s top T20 batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Matthew-Siddle-c81822 hits. With a strike rate of 141.77, the player holds a spot amongst the top ten batsmen of T20 cricket and
is capable of adding big scores to the total.
Jayawardene, coupled with team-mate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. That is why Sangakkara might prove to be another troubling element for the English side.
With an experienced cricketing profile, the wicket keeper c*m batsman knows how to deliver some brutal hits. As a T20 batsman, Sangakkara has always played a pivotal role for his side.
Skipper and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tillakaratne-Mudiyanselage-Dilshan-c93947, is another prime contributor to the Sri Lankan side. The player, in fact, is also considered as one of the top batsmen in the world. With a healthy strike rate of 120, Dilshan has struck a total of 92 fours and
12 sixes in his 32 T20 matches. However, he will not be playing in the upcoming fixture due to his thumb injury.
Anything can be expected from the Sri Lankan legend, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sanath-Teran-Jayasuriya-c88467, who will be making his comeback in the national side. The star cricketer is another hurdle for the English bowlers.
As for the hosts, the English team is also ready to come out with their lot of the best, and when speaking of the best, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kevin-Peter-Pietersen-c71169 tops the list.
Pietersen’s rating as the second best batsman in T20 cricket says it all. The batsman holds a strike rate of 142.83 with a total of 93 fours and 25 sixes in 30 T20 matches. Similar to the Sri Lankan duo, Pietersen and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 held the fourth highest
partnership in a T20 match, against Pakistan in 2010.
Middle order batsman, Eoin Morgan, who is also representing his team as the Vice Captain, has had an immense role to play for the squad. His innovative stroke work contributed towards his team’s triumph in the Caribbean, last May. He scored 183 runs in seven
innings at a strike-rate of more than 128.
Another top order batsman hoping to elevate the English scorecard is http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Ronald-Bell-c63974. With just 7 T20s added to his cricketing career, Bell has managed to accumulate decent totals for his side with a strike rate of 119.86.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Richard-Griffith-c41953 numbers to his profile. In a total of 7 matches, the player holds a strike rate of 141.23 with overall runs of 137.
Both the teams will hope to play their cards right. With all these hard scorers on each squad, Bristol may experience a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Close-c51347 game.
The Lankans come geared up with experience as well as powerful hitters. The English on the other hand are proud T20 champions and the best in their field.
One might have to wait for the Saturday’s game to see which side stands strong. Both the teams hold advantages on their own.
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