Sri Lanka v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 bowlers to watch out for
The much awaited Australia’s Tour to Sri Lanka officially takes off on Saturday, August 6, 2011, as the tourists head out to face the home team, Sri Lanka, in the opening Twenty20 (T20) fixture at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
The match comes as the tour opener, as well as an important contest for both sides. Despite some extensive overhauls on the Australian squad prior to the Tour, the Lankan hosts stand strong and confident in offering some tough confrontation to the visiting
team.
Following the exclusion of spearhead http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691, rests his much confidence on the team’s potent bowlers as they hope to offer some early blows on the Australian top order.
The team’s forceful bowlers’ roster includes, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BAW-Mendis-c1127.
Nuwan Kulasekara
Kulasekara opens up the roster as one of the most experienced bowlers on the current Sri Lankan T20 squad. The right handed medium pacer comes as a strong bowling asset for the team, due to his impressive bowling profile.
Since his T20 debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in 2008, Kulasekara has taken part in a total of 13 limited overs fixtures with a modest number of 12 wickets in all.
As for the upcoming fixture, being a probable opening bowler for his side, the Lankan skipper will rely on Kulasekara to offer some early destruction on the Australian batting line-up.
Dhammika Prasad
Dhammika Prasad comes in as another potent bowler on the Sri Lankan squad despite his occasional absence from the team.
Although the player will be making his International T20 debut in the upcoming bout against Australia, Prasad earned his spot on the squad following an impressive run at the recent Sri Lanka’s Tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
With a fair bowling profile to his name, Prasad has only participated in 5 domestic T20 games from which the player secured a meagre number of 4 wickets.
Angelo Mathews
Vice Captain, Angelo Mathews is another important bowler for the local side, as he may offer some strong resistance to the Australian batsmen.
As an all-rounder, Mathews holds an experienced cricketing career at a young age, which may aid the player in offering trouble to the Australian batsmen.
Mathews marked his T20 debut against the Australians in 2009 and since then the Lankan youngster has added 22 matches to his name. Out of the lot, Mathews has secured a fair number of 15 wickets including his best performance of 3 for 16.
Ajantha Mendis
Right handed spinner, Mendis adds to the roster as another potent threat to the Australians. The experienced Sri Lankan bowler is able enough to offer some tough deliveries to the opponent.
The 26-year-old Leg-Break spinner made his T20 debut in 2008 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045. Mendis has so far taken part in 19 limited over matched from which he has earned 33 wickets including his best figures of 4 for 15.
As for the other bowlers on the team, the side comes out with some debutants and new comers. These include, right arm fast-medium http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ranasinghe-Arachchige-Suranga-Lakmal-c83928 and Thisara Perera.
Sri Lanka will definitely come out with some star performances on the limited overs fixture, since the team has previously been successful in the format during their past seasons.
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