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Official Sri Lanka in West Indies thread

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
SL tour of West Indies starts in 3 weeks . SL are so damn weak and lacklustre from their recent CB series, I can expect nothing better than a thrashing by the West Indians particularly as they would be playing at home.
I predict a 1-0 or 2-0 Test series win for the West Indies and a 2-1 ODI win for them as well. Anything better SL should be really thrilled with , given the lowest levels they have recently dropped down to in both forms of the game.

Mon 17 - Wed 19 TBC v Sri Lankans
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana

Sat 22 - Wed 26
10:00 local, 14:00 GMT 1st Test - West Indies v Sri Lanka
Providence Stadium, Guyana

Sat 29 - Mon 31 TBC v Sri Lankans
Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, St Augustine, Trinidad

April 2008
Thu 3 - Mon 7
10:00 local, 14:00 GMT 2nd Test - West Indies v Sri Lanka
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Thu 10
09:30 local, 13:30 GMT 1st ODI - West Indies v Sri Lanka
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Sat 12
09:30 local, 13:30 GMT 2nd ODI - West Indies v Sri Lanka
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Tue 15
14:30 local, 18:30 GMT 3rd ODI - West Indies v Sri Lanka
Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, St Lucia


Amerasinghe gets Test call-up

Sa'adi Thawfeeq

February 19, 2008


Sri Lanka's selectors recalled bowlers Rangana Herath and Thilan Thushara and batsman Malinda Warnapura, and included fast bowler Ishara Amerasinghe for the two-Test series in the Caribbean next month.

Following the retirement of Sanath Jayasuriya from Tests last year, left-hand batsman Upul Tharanga was expected to fill in the vacant slot, but his poor form sees Warnapura being picked to open the batting with Michael Vandort.

Warnapura, the nephew of Sri Lanka's first Test captain Bandula Warnapura, played in two Tests against Bangladesh last year and has been a regular player in the Sri Lanka A team. Herath and Thushara get their recalls after excellent performances in the domestic circuit.

Herath, the left-arm spinner, played the last of his 12 Tests against Bangladesh in 2005, has regularly been among the wickets in the domestic scene for Moors SC. His match-winning performances have helped Moors SC to third place in the Premier league tournament. In four matches, Herath has captured 19 wickets (avg 15.84).

Similarly, 26-year-old left-arm medium-pacer Thilan Thushara has performed consistently to keep SSC on top of the Premier league table, capturing 18 wickets (avg 20.11) from four matches. He also played an important role in Kandurata ending as Inter-provincial limited-overs joint champs, finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 11 wickets (avg 8.00) from five matches.

Thushara has a solitary Test appearance and that was in the Caribbean five years ago when he played in the second Test at Jamaica and went wicketless conceding 59 runs.

Selection committee sources revealed that Thushara became the obvious choice as another left-arm bowler Chanaka Welegedara is struggling with his follow through in Australia and has so far been overlooked for selection for the VB Series games after being warned in one of the practice matches.

Amerasinghe, 29, a right-arm fast bowler, gets the nod following some impressive bowling in the on-going CB Series in Australia where he has captured six wickets (avg. 24.16) from three matches.

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have been retained as captain and vice-captain for the tour which begins in mid-March. After the two Tests, Sri Lanka will play West Indies in two Tests at Guyana (March 22-26) and Trinidad (April 3-7). They will also figure in a series of three one-day internationals (from April 10-15) for which there will be changes made to the present squad.

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Michael Vandort, Malinda Warnapura, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Farveez Maharoof, Ishara Amarasinghe, Rangana Herath, Thilan Thushara

© Cricinfo
 

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
JASON, have you noticed that whenever you write Sri Lanka off they win emphatically and when you predict they will win a series (Australia) they get humbled? Me thinks this trend may possibly continue.
 
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