http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 pegged back after solid start – Cricket News Roundup – Part 2 – June 16, 2012
Mohammad Hafeez’s double strike has helped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 to peg back Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI, currently being played at Colombo. The home side had posted 91 for 3 before rain stopped play.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 added a half-century stand for the second wicket. However, Hafeez’s induction proved decisive as the spinner caught Dilshan (24) lbw before he cleaned
up http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831, who made 18.
Earlier, it was Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, who won the toss and opted to bat first. Both sides remained unchanged from the lineup, which contested in the abandoned third game where only 6.2 overs were possibly before rain intervened.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, posting 56 for 1 in 12 overs, with the match currently being played at the Rose Bowl, Southampton.
Sent into bat, the host suffered an early blow after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 rebuild the innings with the former playing attacking cricket.
The major news came at the toss report where it was learned that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 will miss the first clash after suffering from a stress-related foot injury. However, the Windies’ had named a strong lineup, welcoming back some of their IPL stars.
Sri Lankan opening batsman, Tillakaratne Dilshan, believes that the current skipper, Mahela Jayawardene, will have to lead the side at least until the 2015 World Cup.
Jayawardene replaced Dilshan earlier in the year following the latter’s poor captaincy stint. While the team has managed to get back to winning ways, Jayawardene had reiterated that he is only leading the side for a shorter term. All-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913,
is touted to be a long term replacement but has struggled with fitness; with team doctors claiming that the player will need to forego his bowling commitments in order to remain fit.
"You can't give someone the captaincy all of a sudden. He (Mathews) has to be groomed under a good captain for two to three years," Dilshan said. I hope Angelo will be a good captain, but he has time. He has to work under Mahela.
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