Pakistan V Sri Lanka: Only T20 - Sri Lanka Players to watch out for
After failing to prove a point in the Test and One-Day series against Pakistan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imtiaz-Sheikh-c64290 Zayed Stadium in Abu
Dhabi.
In the three Tests and five One Day Internationals played so far, the Islanders continuously struggled with their batting and Dilshan must be hoping an improved performance from his batsmen in the shortest format of the game.
After losing the recently concluded five-match ODI series, the World Cup 2011 semi-finalists slipped to number four from number two, but Dilshan would not like to lose the second spot on the T20 rankings table of International Cricket Council (ICC) by losing
Friday’s game to Pakistan.
Whilst Lankan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 remained consistent performers for the Lankans.
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Since reaching UAE last month, Sri Lanka have played eight matches against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, winning only one, and Dilshan must be eager for his side winning the second game of the tour tonight.
The 35-year-old Kalutara all-rounder took over as the Sri Lankan captain after the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup earlier this year, replacing Kumara Sangakkara. But since his appointment as the skipper of the side, the all-rounder has been struggling with his batting as
well as bowling.
Dilshan has played 16 One Day Internationals over the past six months and averages 44.25 with a tally of 279 runs. In the past sixteen games, he has only one half century to his name. The offie has also struggled with the ball and could claim only two wickets
in the past sixteen innings.
The all-rounder has so far played 34 T20 Internationals, compiling a tally of 866 runs at an average of 32.07, including one century and five half centuries. With the ball, Dilshan averages 44.25 and has 4 wickets in his name.
The Lankans must be hoping Dilshan gets back his form in tonight’s T20 match against Pakistan and steers the side to a sensational win.
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The former Sri Lanka captain and a promising batsman in the middle-order, Kumar Sangakkara would be the potential threat for the Pakistan attack.
Whilst the rest of the batting line-up was seen struggling against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 led Pakistan attack, Sangakkara must be aware that he would have a vital role to perform at the top of the order.
With a tally of 191 runs from five games, he was the leading run scorer in the recently concluded ODI series against Pakistan, and Dilshan must be hoping for him to carry his good form to the T20 game.
He has so far played 32 T20 Internationals and averaged 32.3 in the shortest format of the game with six half centuries in his name.
Besides his world class batting skills, Sangakkara’s role with the gloves behind the stumps is an additional advantage for the Lankans.
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