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SL vs Ind: Kohli, Dinda, Pathan lead India to victory in one-off T20 game

Tuesday, 07 August 2012 22:21
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Right-arm fast bowler Ashok Dinda took four wickets to give India a 39-run win against Sri Lanka in their one-off Twenty20 international match played at Pellekele today (7).

Chasing 156 runs for victory Sri Lanka were restricted to 116 with 12 deliveries to spare.

Earlier Virat Kohli hammered 68 off 48 balls to help India post 155-3 after being put in to bat first.

Kohli hit 11 boundaries and a six after India lost a quick wicket, as he added 74 runs for the second wicket with Ajinkya Rahane who made 21.

Right-arm fast bowler Shaminda Eranga who was brought in for today’s game impressed by capturing the wickets of opener Gautam Gambhir and Kohli after conceding 30 runs in his four overs.

Skipper Mahela Jayawardene gave a flying start to Sri Lanka but the home team lost wickets at regular intervals before Angelo Mathews gave it some life.

However Dinda claimed 4 for 19 and Irfan Pathan took three wickets to trouble Sri Lanka’s progress and restricted them to 116 runs eventually.

India 155 for 3 wickets (20) (Ajinkya Rahane 21, Virat Kohli 68, MS Dhoni 16n.o., Suresh Raina 34n.o., Shaminda Eranga 2/30)

Sri Lanka 116 all out (18) (Mahela Jayawardene 26, Lahiru Thirimanne 20, Angelo Mathews 31, Ashok Dinda 4/19, Irfan Pathan 3/27)
 

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#2 PremasiriS 2012-08-08 08:53
A country has to be represented by players who have maintained consistency throughout their careers, such as Samaraweera, Senanayake, Bhanuka, Angelo Perera, Umesh K., Rosen, Kaushal, Serasinhe ,Manishan, Ashen and Pushpakumara, as consistency can be maintained only by those who have proper control over their playing skills. In order to keep seniors till the 2015 WC, and find places for their henchmen, we’ll have to give up playing at International level, if these policies continue in this manner. Some people make dubious remarks to demoralize confidence of youngsters. We have youngsters who have excelled in Youth WCs. They have to be brought straight from school to the 1st XI Team, as it happens in other countries, in kicking out the under-performing seniors and henchmen. The future of SL’s Cricket is more important than the future of individuals. In the ongoing Youth WC, none of our youth picked have any 1st Class experience, in contrast to players of other countries.
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#1 PremasiriS 2012-08-08 07:57
Selectors should be blamed for their inability to pick the right players at the right times for the National teams. A country has to be represented by players who have maintained consistency throughout their careers, such as Samaraweera's, Senanayake’s, as consistency can be maintained only by those who have proper control over their playing skills. In order to keep seniors till the 2015 WC, and find places for their henchmen, (we’ll have to give up playing at International level, if these policies continue in this same manner) some people make dubious remarks to demoralise confidence of youngsters. We have youngsters who have excelled in Youth WCs. They have to be brought straight from school to the 1st XI Team, as it happens in other Countries, in kicking out the under-performing seniors and henchmen. The future of SL’s Cricket is more important than the future of individuals. In the ongoing Youth WC, none of our youth have any 1st Class experience in contrast to others.
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