Sri Lanka to retain same side for the 2nd Test Cricket Match against Pakistan

Sri Lankan Cricket source reviled that they are going to retain the same side for second match. Murali is still not fit, but the world class wicket keeper Prasanna Jayawardene is fit. But it appears that to retain the balance of the side there is no place for Prasanna. Sri Lanka is looking to gamble with glow work of Thilekeratne Dilshan. They also can go with Kumar Sangakkara as the wicket keeper.

Sri Lanka won the first test match by fifty runs, mostly due to the brilliance of Sri Lankan ballers. Sri Lankan batsman failed make a good mark with the bat. Sri Lankan battaing ledgends Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara has stay strong, if there are to put a good total in this match.

The 2nd Test match will start on July 12th Sunday at P. Sara cricket stadium, Colombo.

Sri Lankan Line-up: Kumar Sangakkara (Captain), Tharanga Paranavithana, Malintha Warnapura, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Angelo Matthews, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Thilina Thushara Mirando
Reserves: Dhammika Prasad, Suraj Kaluhalamulla, Suranga Lakmal, Kaushal Silva, Chamara Kapugedara

Murali Out of First Test against Pakisthan

Sri Lankan champion spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is out of the 1st test match against Pakisthan due to an injury. The test match will start tomorrow at Galle International Cricket Stadium. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath or off-spinner Suraj Mohamed will be the most likely replacements.

Vass dropped from Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan 1st Test

Sri Lanka Cricket named a 15 men squad for the 1st test match against Pakistan at the Galle cricket statum which will be starting on July 4th, Saturday. The Sri Lankan fast balling ledgond Chaminda Vass has been dropped from the squad and all rounder Angelo Mathews who had a successful T20 World Cup has been included in the squad. The wicket keeper Kaushal Silva has taken the place injurged wicket keeper Prassana Jayawardene. Thilan Samaraweera who was injured badly in Lahor terrorist attack on Sri Lankan Cricket team has be named too.

Sri Lanka squad for the 1st Test: Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wkt), Malinda Warnapura, Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Muthiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dhammika Prasad, Kaushal Silva (wkt), Suranga Lakmal

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Global Economic Crisis Hits Sri Lankan Cricket

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Yes, the "Global Economic Crisis" has hit the Sri Lankan Cricket. This doesn't have to do any thing with the current form of Sri Lankan Cricket team which I guess result of long seasons of low quality cricket and restless back to back series. :-(

The Dilmah the main sponsors of Sri Lankan Cricket team haven't renewed its sponsorship mainly due to current global financial situation. Dialog Telekom has stepped up as the main sponsor but only temporally. Dialog is not very bold enough to make such a large investment. So Dialog Telekom will be the main sponsors of the Sri Lankan Cricket team at least for the three back to back ODIs against Pakistan. In the mean time MAS Holdings will continue its sponsorship till the end of the deal which falls on March 2009.