http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 likely to continue with swapped batting line-up – Cricket News Update
The Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 on Saturday, for the third One Day International of the five-match series, to be played at R Premadasa
Stadium, Colombo, today, June 13, 2012.
"[In the last match] we were very flexible. Upul [Tharanga] batted well and that set us a good solid platform,” said the home skipper while speaking to the media reporters on the eve of the third one-dayer in Colombo. “We don't want to change too many things
quickly. With a right-hand/left-hand combination [opening the batting], we can change the [opposition bowlers'] line, which is good," he added further.
Going into the second one-dayer at the back of a six-wicket thumping in the series opener, the Islanders experimented with their batting order, as the skipper dropped himself from opening position to number five spot, allowing left-handed Balapitiya batsman,
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The experiments paid off quickly, as the home side notched up an imposing total of 280 for 4 in their stipulated 50 overs, to hand the Men in Green a 76-run thrashing and level the series 1-1.
Happy with the flexible batting, Jayawardene however maintained that they have not yet finalized the playing XI for Wednesday’s game and will do that only after assessing the pitch before the match.
The right-handed top-order batsman, who took over as the Sri Lankan skipper for a second term earlier this year, hoped the Premadasa wicket to be a sporting track, favourable for the fast bowlers.
"We just have to assess the pitch. It looks good from outside,” stated Jayawardene at the pre-match press conference.
“The two side wickets we played on were pretty good. The tracks that we played the last few games on favoured the quicks. You just need to work it out in the middle,” he added further.
The remaining two ODIs of the series will also be played at the same Colombo venue on June 16 and 18.
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