Lahiru Thirimanne to get a Test cap while Tillakaratne Dilshan misses out – Sri Lanka v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 – 3rd Test
21-year-old Lahiru Thirimanne is all set to make a Test debut for Sri Lanka as their Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tillakaratne-Mudiyanselage-Dilshan-c93947, has not recovered from his thumb injury, which is unlikely to heal before June 16, when the final Test will be played at Southampton.
Lahiru impressed everyone in the tour match against Essex, where he smashed 104 runs in the first innings.
The young Lankan is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler. He has played 41 First class matches and scored 2786 runs at an average of 44.22. He has to his name eight centuries and 15 fifties with the highest of 148.
He has played three One Day International matches for his national side and is knocking on the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-John-Doran-c52287 of Test cricket since quite a while.
The interim coach of Sri Lanka, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hettige-Don-Rumesh-Lahiru-Thirimanne-c63124, who is only 21, batted well in our first innings and hit 104 before we retired him out, which was a good indication that he was
hitting the ball as good as he could."
The match against Essex, which was played at the County Ground, Chelmsford, from 10th to 12th June, 2011, ended in a draw.
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However, sadly, the Lankan Captain, Dilshan, who was in great form earlier, unluckily fractured his thumb, which will keep him out of the deciding Test.
"His thumb is still in a splint, he is also in some discomfort at this stage and the medical team has said that he is highly likely to miss the Test,” revealed Stuart.
The third Test, which will start from June 16, 2011, will decide the fate of the series, at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rose-c86842 Bowl, Southampton.
If Lahiru can repeat the performance he delivered against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783, he might make a place for himself in the national Test side.
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