Pitch Report:
Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Srilanka
This wicket is expected to be a balanced one. All the departments are expected to get some support from it. You can expect scores in the range of 150-170.
SLGY Team Preview:
S Cooray failed to pass the fitness test so he will not play.
Probable11 of the team:
M Bhanuka: LHB
K Mishara: LHB :(2nd Highest scorer in the last One Day tournament):
B Rajapaksa: LHB
C Asalanka: LHB+RAO
M Siriwardane: LHB+LAO
D Shanaka: RHB+RAM
C De Silva: LHB+LAO: Can bat in the top order.
A Daniel: RAO/K Danushka: RHB+RAO/P Tharanga: LS
L Madushanka: RAM
N Pradeep: RAF
U Madushan: RAM
Team Breaks UP:
Main Batters: M Bhanuka, B Rajpaksa, D Shanaka and C Asalanka
Main Spinners: C Desilva and A Daniel/K Danushka/P Tharanga
Main Pacers: N Pradeep and L Madhushanka
Expected Death Overs:
Full Player wise analysis and Stats(Before the start of the tournament):
M Bhanuka(LHB): Technical batsman, looked in good touch against India.
T20I: 5 M, 4 I, 64 R, 16.0 A, 96.96 SR
T20D: 61 M, 57 I, 1078 R, 21.56 A, 119.24 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(ODI): 36, 7, (T20I): 10, 36, 18,
SLC T20: 8 M, 8 I, 207 R, 34.5 A, 130 S.R
K Mishara(LHB): Talented batsman, 2nd highest run scorer of MCL Cup.
MCL: 8 M, 7 I, 437 R, 72.83 A, 82 S.R
T20D: 7 M, 6 I, 77 R, 25.66 A, 115 S.R
B Rajapaksa(LHB): Hard hitting batsman.
T20I: 7 M, 6 I, 140 R, 28.0 A, 130.84 SR
T20D: 84 M, 73 I, 1553 R, 23.89 A, 133.99 SR+ 24 I, 64 O, 27 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 7+20/1, 8+13/0, (ODI): 24, 0, 65,
SLCT20: 6 M, 5 I, 32 R, 6.4 A + 6 M, 6 I, 17 0, 6 W (But was in very good form in the SPL)
C Asalanka(LHB+RAO): Was looking in very good form against India + also bowls in domestic circuit.
T20I: 1 M, 1 I, 44 R, 44.0 A, 169.23 SR
T20D: 27 M, 25 I, 523 R, 24.90 A, 130.09 SR+ 14 I, 38 O, 15 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(ODI): 3, 38+26/0, 65, 24, (T20I): 44,
MLC: 7 M, 7 I, 361 R, 72.2 A
M Siriwardana(LHB+LAO): Talented allrounder but he did not bowl in the last tournament.
T20I: 22 M, 19 I, 275 R, 17.18 A, 132.21 SR+ 13 I, 23 O, 8 W,
T20D: 112 M, 102 I, 1634 R, 19.92 A, 141.59 SR+ 73 I, 163 O, 49 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 25, 59, 112, 34, 18,
MCL: 8 M, 7 I, 251 R, 41.66
L Croospulle(RHB+RAO, Opener):
T20D: 21 M, 21 I, 410 R, 19.52 A, 125.76 SR+ 8 I, 17 O, 5 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 54+30/0, 19+35/2, 6+12/0, 29+24/2, 119+10/1,
MCL: 5 M, 5 I, 227 R, 45.5 A, 100 S.R
SLC T20: 5 M, 5 I, 101 R, 20.2 A + 4 I, 6 O, 2 W
S Cooray(LHB+RAO): Will not play
T20D: 17 M, 17 I, 333 R, 20.81 A, 98.52 SR+ 9 I, 19 O, 9 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 8+12/0, 0+18/2, 40, 35+40/0, 7+39/0,
Nuwanindu Fernando(RHB+RAO, Middle order):
T20D: 11 M, 11 I, 256 R, 28.44 A, 120.18 SR+1 I, 2 O, 0 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 68, 40, 0, 8, 7,
Himasha Liyanage: LHB
MCL: 8 M, 8 I, 381 R, 76.2 A, 78.7 S.R
SLC T20: 8 M, 56 I, 157 R, 52.33 A, 121 S.R
D Shanaka(RHB+RAM): Hard hitting batsman + can bowl.
T20I: 46 M, 44 I, 567 R, 15.75 A, 107.38 SR+ 20 I, 37 O, 14 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(ODI): 16+10/0, 0+33/1, (T20I): 16+4/0, 3+14/1, 20/2,
C DE Silva(LHB+LAO): Talented allrounder + is in very good form.
T20I: 2 M, 2 I, 22 R, 11.0 A, 100.0 SR+ 2 I, 2 O, 0 W,
T20D: 93 M, 78 I, 1008 R, 14.60 A, 123.98 SR+ 70 I, 214 O, 77 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 54+32/1, 118+36/0, 25+23/1, 30+44/2, 10+37/0,
MCL: 8 M, 8 I, 364 R, 60.66 A, 118 S.R + 8 I, 70 O, 13 W
SLC T20: 6 M, 5 I, 126 R, 25.2 A + 6 I, 24 O, 5 W
P Tharanga(RHB+LS): Bats in middle/lower middle order
T20D: 45 M, 36 I, 626 R, 21.58 A, 115.92 SR+ 31 I, 84 O, 37 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 45+49/2, 46+52/2, 12+36/0, 1+48/1, 0+22/3,
MCL: 5 M, 5 I, 104 R, 20.8 A + 5 I, 44 O, 8 W
K Dhanushka(RHB+RAO)
T20D: 13 M, 13 I, 160 R, 17.77 A, 125.0 SR+ 12 I, 27 O, 9 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 9+22/3, 41+16/0, 38/3, 67+22/0, 30+45/0,
N Pradeep(RAF): Main pace bowler of the team and will bowl in the death.
T20I: 16 M, 16 I, 46 O, 15 W,
T20D: 55 M, 55 I, 164 O, 55 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(ODI): 46/0, 66/2, (LISTA): 50/2, 46/1, (T20I): 23/0,
L Madushanka(RAF): Average pace bowler + can bat also
T20I: 2 M, 1 I, 4 O, 0 W,
T20D: 53 M, 49 I, 131 O, 46 W + 37 I, 456 R, 16.28 A
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 24+17/0, 32+13/1, 7/1, 23/2, 45/1,
MCL: 6 M, 4 I, 70 R, 23.33 A, 152 S.R + 6 I, 34 O, 5 W
SLC T20: 8 M, 8 I, 23 O, 12 W + 6 I, 81 R, 27 A
M Pathirana(RAM): u19 player
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 40/0, 10/0, 9/0, 18/0, 9/2,
Chamika Gunasekera(RAM):
T20D: 12 M, 12 I, 38 O, 19 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 5/3, 25/2, 33/0, 7/0, 57/1,
MCL: 5 M, 3 I, 15 O, 1 W
U Madushan(RAM): Wicket Taking Pace bowler.
T20D: 10 M, 10 I, 37 O, 15 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 44/2, 64/3, 20/0, 37/3, 30/2,
MCL: 6 M, 6 I, 54 O, 12 W
A Daniel(RAO):
T20D: 6 M, 6 I, 18 O, 9 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 24/2, 36/1, 15/1, 21/1, 11/0,
SLC T20: 6 M, 19 O, 10 W
SLGR Team Preview:
L Gamage and L Embuldeniya are ruled out of this tournament.
Probable11 of the team:
M Udawatte: RHB
P Nissanka: RHB
L Udara: RHB
A Priyanjan: RHB+RAO
K Mendis: LHB+LAO/RAO
I Jayaratne: RHB+RAM
R Mendis: RAO
L Sandakan: Chinaman
L Kumara: RAF
V Fernando: LAF
N Thushara: RAF
Full Stats of the players:
L Udara(RHB): Open
T20D: 34 M, 32 I, 678 R, 22.60 A, 135.87 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 64, 1, 7, 5, 5,
MLC: 5 M, 5 I, 82 R, 16.4 A
K Arachchige(RHB): 1-2 Down: Plays very slow
T20D: 15 M, 14 I, 372 R, 31.0 A, 115.52 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 37, 31, 77, 24, 33,
MLC: 7 M, 5 I, 202 R, 40.4 A, 70 S.R
S Fernando(RHB):
T20D: 17 M, 12 I, 80 R, 10.0 A, 98.76 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 43, 13, 21, 99, 14,
Shammu Ashan(RHB+RAO): Talented hard hitting batter.
T20D: 29 M, 27 I, 296 R, 17.41 A, 114.28 SR+ 9 I, 17 O, 6 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 107, 102, 5+16/0, 13, 2,
MLC: 7 M, 7 I, 291 R, 58.2 A, 98 S.R + 1 I, 0 W
K Mendis(LHB, RAO/LAO): Bowls with both the hands. Mainly LAO.
T20I:4 M, 4 I, 66 R, 16.50 A, 143.47 SR+ 3 I, 5 O, 0 W,
T20D: 26 M, 21 I, 440 R, 24.44 A, 129.79 SR+ 22 I, 49 O, 7 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 9+21/0, 12+34/2, 23, 67+50/0, 110+5/2,
MLC: 4 M, 4 I, 212 R, 53 A + 3 I, 16 O, 4 W
P Nissanka(RHB): Flopped in international cricket but is a good batsman in the domestic arena.
T20I: 4 M, 3 I, 81 R, 27.0 A, 115.71 SR
T20D: 22 M, 22 I, 530 R, 26.50 A, 127.09 SR
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(ODI): 20, 0, 5, 5, 6,
M Udawatte(LHB): Technical batsman
T20I: 8 M, 8 I, 96 R, 12.0 A, 110.34 SR
T20D: 117 M, 114 I, 2578 R, 25.27 A, 122.29 SR+ 6 I, 60 O, 1 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 116, 65, 89, 8, 3,
MLC: 7 M, 7 I, 354 R, 50.77 A, 85 S.R
SLC T20: 5 M, 5 I, 171 R, 57 A, 125.73 A
Ishan Jayaratne(RHB+RAM): Talented allrounder
T20D: 51 M, 32 I, 478 R, 22.76 A, 149.84 SR+ 46 I, 161 O, 68 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 44/1, 53/4, 52/2, 31/5, 52/3,
MLC: 8 M, 5 I, 135 R, 45 A, 128 S.R + 8 M, 69 O, 18 W
R Mendis(RHB+RAO): Talented spin allrounder. Opposition has good amount of left handers so he should bowl a full amount of overs.
T20I: 2 M, 1 I, 2 R, 2.0 A, 40.0 SR+ 2 I, 4 O, 1 W,
T20D: 39 M, 31 I, 585 R, 26.59 A, 128.0 SR+ 33 I, 91 O, 31 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(ODI): 8+40/2, 1, 15+8/0, 2+9/0, 13/1,
A Priyanjan(RHB+RAO): Technical batsman + can bowl in this game as opposition has lot of left handers.
T20I: 3 M, 3 I, 54 R, 54.0 A, 87.09 SR
T20D: 97 M, 89 I, 1677 R, 22.66 A, 124.40 SR+ 51 I, 134 O, 43 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 9+33/2, 18+36/1, 32+42/1, 26/0, 57+45/1,
MLC: 6 M, 5 I, 120 R, 24 A +6 I, 57 O, 6 W
SLC T20: 8 M, 8 I, 196 R, 32.66 A + 23 O, 12 W
Suminda Lakshan(RHB+LS):
T20D: 11 M, 11 I, 173 R, 19.22 A, 113.07 SR+ 8 I, 25 O, 5 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 20/0, 7/0, 50/3, 30/3, 47/0,
L Embuldeniya(LAO): Ruled out
T20D: 4 M, 3 I, 9.2 O, 2 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE:
L Sandakan(LAW): Main spinner of the team.
T20I: 20 M, 20 I, 76 O, 23 W,
T20D: 57 M, 56 I, 200 O, 68 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(ODI): 55/1, 54/3, 28/0, 53/1, 71/1,
L Gamage(RAF): Ruled out
ODI: 9 M, 9 I, 67 O, 9 W,
T20D: 52 M, 52 I, 171 O, 68 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 26/0, 15/1, 12/2, 27/1, 35/2,
V Fernando(LAF): Wicket taking pacer + will bowl in the death.
T20I: 1 M, 1 I, 2 O, 0 W,
T20D: 14 M, 14 I, 36 O, 12 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(T20D): 29/2, 29/1, 9/0, 59/1,
N Thushara(RAF): Pace bowler known for his slingy action.
T20D: 35 M, 35 I, 111 O, 50 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 30/1, 22/2, 12/1, 15/2, 30/0,
SLC T20: 7 M, 7 I, 20 O, 7 W
L Kumara(RAF): Pace bowler known for his extra pace.
T20I: 7 M, 6 I, 22.5 O, 6 W,
T20D: 20 M, 19 I, 67.5 O, 24 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE(LISTA): 34/0, 17/1, 42/4, 30/3, 88/1,
SLC: 8 M, 8 I, 52 O, 14 W
