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Dasun Shanaka was formally appointed because the T20I captain of the Sri Lankan group however Angelo Mathews needed to be named as the stand-in captain as Shanka didn’t depart for the tour with the rest of the group because of visa issues. The last time the Windies vs Sri Lanka Test fixture occurred was in 2018. The last T20I collection was additionally on the identical tour by West Indies and the visitors received 2-zero. For each teams, although, with the 2021 T20 World Cup edging closer, the sequence will serve as much for building confidence as it will for working out their finest combinations.

Kieron Pollard hit six sixes in a single over, off the bowling of Akila Dananjaya, becoming the second cricketer to attain this in T20Is. Akila Dananjaya had a day to remember and a day to neglect in the house of an over. After picking up 1 for thirteen in 4 overs, he smashed 21 not out off six balls to seal the sport.

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Then there’s the small matter of Sri Lanka’s construct-up to this sequence, which has been chaotic to put it mildly. With a number of senior players missing, both via injury or an absence of match-health following Covid-related time away from training, the number of out there skilled campaigners in the squad could be counted on one hand. Their captain Dasun Shanaka, in the meantime, who was lucky enough to keep away from any of these issues, misses out as a result of he could not kind his visa out on time. And then there’s the problem of the staff’s quick-bowling coach pulling out from the tour at the eleventh hour over a pay dispute – which the country’s sports minister has openly acknowledged would impression the youthful players on tour. And this is with out even concerning the fact that Sri Lanka haven’t won a recreation of cricket prior to now 12 months.

Kraigg Brathwaite to Dhananjaya de Silva, Flatter ball outside off, de Silva guides it to third man for a pair. Kraigg Brathwaite to Dhananjaya de Silva, Flatter ball on middle, defended onto the pitch. Rahkeem Cornwall to Dhananjaya de Silva, Loopy ball on center, DdS works it to lengthy on for a single. Among their newcomers, Ashen Bandara and Pathum Nissanka recently impressed in the course of the current limited-overs series against the hosts West Indies.

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