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“So Privileged To Witness It”: Sanath Jayasuriya Applauds Pathum Nissanka’s Historic Double-Ton | Cricket News
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“So Privileged To Witness It”: Sanath Jayasuriya Applauds Pathum Nissanka’s Historic Double-Ton | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sri Lanka's legendary opener Sanath Jayasuriya congratulated opener Pathum Nissanka after the batter's historic double ton against Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series on Friday, saying that he was privileged to see his record get broken live from the stadium. The right-hand batter Nissanka played a blistering unbeaten knock of 210 runs from 139 balls which was laced by 20 fours and eight sixes. He became the first Sri Lankan batter to slam a double century in an ODI. He broke the previous best score set by Jayasuriya which was 189 runs which came against India at...
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200 In Just 136 Balls: Pathum Nissanka Breaks 24-Year-Old Record Held By Sanath Jayasuriya | Cricket News
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200 In Just 136 Balls: Pathum Nissanka Breaks 24-Year-Old Record Held By Sanath Jayasuriya | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pathum Nissanka became the first Sri Lankan to score an ODI double century, powering the hosts to an immense 381 against Afghanistan at Pallekele in their series opener on Friday. The opener finished unbeaten on 210 to break the island nation's longstanding record of 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in 2000. It was also the joint fifth-highest individual score in ODIs. Sri Lanka's 381-3 was also their highest at the ground and the team's fourth-highest on record.  The unstoppable Nissanka's knock included 20 fours and eight sixes from the 139 balls he faced in his first ODI ...
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Sri Lanka Cricket Appoints Sanath Jayasuriya As Consultant For One Year | Cricket News
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Sri Lanka Cricket Appoints Sanath Jayasuriya As Consultant For One Year | Cricket News

[ad_1] File image of Sanath Jayasuriya© AFPSri Lanka Cricket on Thursday appointed former opener Sanath Jayasuriya as the full-time Cricket Consultant for one year to ensure all-round development of the sport in the country. The appointment of Jayasuriya follows the reconstitution of the national selection panel on Wednesday under new lead selector and former opener Upul Tharanga. “Under this role, Jayasuriya will be responsible for ensuring that SLC national programmes achieve an optimum level of professionalism and that all players and coaching staff are monitored in order to deliver excellence,” the SLC said in a media release.“Accordingly, he will oversee the training, coaching requirements of all teams aligned with the high-performance center.“He will also establish national special...
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Angelo Mathews surpasses Sanath Jayasuriya, Claims Massive Feat Against New Zealand | Cricket News
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Angelo Mathews surpasses Sanath Jayasuriya, Claims Massive Feat Against New Zealand | Cricket News

[ad_1] Angelo Matthews in action for Sri Lanka against New Zealand© AFPVeteran batter Angelo Mathews overtook former skipper Sanath Jayasuriya and became just the third Sri Lankan player to have scored 7000 Test runs as the island nation made a good start to the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch. Mathews scored a valuable 47 on the opening day at Basin Reserve, with Sri Lanka reaching 305/6 at stumps to keep their slim hopes alive of reaching June's ICC World Test Championship final against Australia. Sri Lanka need to clinch a 2-0 series sweep over the Kiwis in New Zealand and rely on India not defeating Australia in the concurrent Test in Ahmedabad to reach the World Test Championship decider and they gave themselves every chance of doing so on Thursday after they were sen...
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“Not Many Captains…”: Ex Sri Lanka Stars On Rohit Sharma Withdrawing Mohammed Shami’s Appeal To Run Out Dasun Shanaka | Cricket News
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“Not Many Captains…”: Ex Sri Lanka Stars On Rohit Sharma Withdrawing Mohammed Shami’s Appeal To Run Out Dasun Shanaka | Cricket News

[ad_1] Mohammed Shami runs out Dasun Shanaka in the last over of the first ODI.© TwitterThe first ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati almost had its controversial moment when Mohammed Shami attempted to run out rival skipper Dasun Shanaka at the non-striker's end in the last over of the match. However, India captain Rohit Sharma withdrew the appeal as Shanaka went on to complete his second ODI ton. India won the match by 67 runs. "I had no idea Shami did that (run-out), he (Shanaka) was batting on 98. The way he batted was brilliant, we cannot get him out like that. Not something that we thought of, hats off to him, he played really well," Rohit said at the post-match presentation ceremony.Rohit's action was lauded by former Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews and star batter Sanath...
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Asia Cup: Who Are The Top Ten Run-Getters In The Sub-Continental Tournament? | Cricket News
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Asia Cup: Who Are The Top Ten Run-Getters In The Sub-Continental Tournament? | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Sachin Tendulkar© TwitterAsia Cup 2022 is just around the corner and the first match of the tournament will be played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan on Saturday. The focus would be on how the likes of Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Rohit Sharma, Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Dasun Shanaka and Mohammed Rizwan perform. Over the previous 14 editions of Asia Cup, former Sri Lanka opening batter Sanath Jayasuriya scored the most number of runs. The former Sri Lanka skipper had amassed 1,220 runs from 25 matches. For India, Sachin Tendulkar leads the way with 971 runs in 23 Asia Cup games.Here are the top 10 run-getters in Asia CupSanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)-- 1,220 runs in 25 gamesKumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)-- 1,075 runs in 24 gamesSachin Tendulkar (India)-- 971 runs in 23 gamesSho...
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