Sri Lanka v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 bowlers to watch out for
Thanks to some notable performances by the Lankan bowlers, the team offered an impressive kick off to the much anticipated Australia’s Tour to Sri Lanka after the hosts went on to defeat the tourists in the start-up Twenty20 (T20) series at Pallakele, on
Monday, August 8, 2011.
As for the upcoming One Day International (ODI) series, scheduled to take off on August 10, at the Pallakele arena, the much confident Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691, will opt for the standard bowling line-up with a highlight exclusion of danger-man
Lasith Malinga, who was left out of the T20 series due to a back injury.
Therefore, for the scheduled bout, the Australian batsmen will have to keep an eye out for some of the most menacing players on Lankan bowling roster. These include, Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, and Suranga Lakmal.
Lasith Malinga
Sri Lankan pacer and a forceful threat for the Australian top order, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540, is set to make his appearance in the opening ODI bout on August 10, at Pallakele International Cricket Stadium, following his recovery from a recent back injury.
However, for the upcoming contest, the pacer seems confident, stating that he is fully fit for participating in the game as skipper Dilshan will rest his much reliance on Malinga for making some early damage to the Australian top order.
Malinga holds a modest 7 years worth ODI career, including his participation in 90 matches, earning an aggregate of 138 wickets with his best figures of 6 for 38.
Nuwan Kulasekara
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802, usually comes in as Malinga’s attacking partner as well as another potent member on the team’s balling squad, able enough to offer strong resistance to the Australian batsmen.
During the recent T20 fixtures against the tourists, Kulasekara came out with a decent performance in the opening bout, securing 2 wickets from 4 overs but failed to earn any in the eventual second T20 match.
However, with an adequate ODI profile, spanning over 8 years, the player stands out strong for the upcoming task.
Marking his debut in 2003 against the visiting English side, Kulasekara went on to serve his team 94 ODI fixtures, out of which the player managed to earn 106 wickets at a fair economy rate of 4.57.
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Right handed spinner, Ajantha Mendis remained to be the highlight bowler for the Lankan side in the recent second T20 game against the Australian, where the bowler led his side into wrapping up the limited overs series under their name.
Mendis earned an exceptional 6 wickets haul at an economy rate of 4.00, marking the player to earn such figures as the best of the format.
Team Captain Dilshan, will therefore, seem confident, hoping for the Leg-Break bowler to offer another notable performance in the upcoming match.
The 25-year-old, spin maestro premiered in the ODI format in 2008, following which Mendis went on to participate in 53 matches, securing an total of 90 wickets from the lot.
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Right arm pacer, Suranga Lakmal, is one of the fresh faces on the Sri Lankan squad, yet a potential danger for the Australians.
Though the player earned a single wicket on the opening T20 bout against the Australians, the team seems hopeful of the Lakmal, following the player’s impressive performance during the recent Sri Lanka’s tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
With a budding profile to his name, Lakmal made his ODI debut in 2009 against the Indian hosts. The player has so far played 10 matches, securing some minor 11 wickets from the lot.
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