Ireland v Sri Lanka - Tri-Nation Tournament in Scotland – Sri Lankan Batsmen to watch out for
The Tri-Nation tournament is starting today, July 11, 2011, in Scotland, where three teams, Ireland, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756 and Sri Lanka will contend each other.
First fixture of the tournament is scheduled to begin today at 10:45 local time, in Edinburgh, Scotland. The teams challenging each other in the opening match will be http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
Ireland is currently at number 10 in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World rankings for the ODI championships whereas their opponents for today’s contest are at number 4.
Sri Lanka is a strong team, having more experience than the Irish. The guest team will definitely http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Try-c94438 to supersede the tournament after the recent defeats against England.
The Sri Lankan team lost the Test as well as the ODI series against hosts England. However, the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 have far better prospects in this Tri-Nation series against the comparatively weaker teams.
The Sri Lankan squad includes: Dinesh Chandimal, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Balapuwaduge-Ajantha-Winslo-Mendis-c47194, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Dhammika
Prasad, Kumar Sangakkara†.
The guest team has some strong batsmen who also remained prominent during the England-Sri Lanka series. These batsmen are Mahela Jayawardene, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Denagamage-Proboth-Mahela-de-Silva-Jayawardene-c53546 remained the highest scorer in the recently concluded ODI series and scored 246 runs in the 5 matches he played. This hard-hitter’s highest total was 144 runs and strike rate remained impressive at 92.83.
The 34-year-old batsman has tremendous potential to suppress the opposing bowlers; hence Ireland should be very careful when bowling for Jayawardene.
The next top batsman according to the stats is Kumar Sangakkara, who managed to score 221 runs in the 5 One-Dayers he played against England. His strike rate was 68.20 with a highest total of 75 runs.
The 33-year-old stumpers’ overall batting average stands at 38.15 in the 296 ODIs he has played. With these figures, he can also be a peril to the Irish bowling attack.
Young talent http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831 is another threat the Sri Lankan team poses before its opponents. The 21-year-old batting star played 4 matches of the last ODI series against England. Chandimal scored a total of 164 runs in the 4 matches with the highest score
of 105 unbeaten runs. His batting average remained 54.66 and strike rate stood at 81.18.
The combination of talent, potential and some confident performances in the recent past make him another troublemaker for the Irish bowling line-up. Hence, this http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Young-c98322 right-hand batsman should not be underestimated by the Irish team.
The 1st match of the Tri-Nation tournament will be played at Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburg, which is a neutral venue.
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