Quarter final Analysis: England vs Sri Lanka cricket teams in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
by admin on March 22, 2011
in Team records in ICC Cricket World Cups, World cup 2011
World Cup win/loss record of England vs Sri Lanka:
- Total matches played: 8
- England cricket team won: 6
- Sri Lanka cricket team won: 2
One day international win/loss record of England cricket team against Sri Lanka:
- Total matches played: 44
- England cricket team won: 23 matches
- Sri Lanka cricket team won: 21
Fourth Quarter-final of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be played between England cricket team and Sri Lanka cricket team at the Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Sri Lanka’s journey to quarter-finals has been every easy; they won 4 of their matches, lost just 1 match to Pakistan and the match with Australia was washed away due to rain. But the journey for England has been a rollercoaster ride. Their first match against India got tied; they lost matches against Ireland and Bangladesh and won matches against South Africa and West Indies. Here are some notable points which should be kept in mind regarding this Quarter-final.
Batting Strength and Weakness:
England’s batting is the main strength of their team. Jonathan Trott and Andrew Strauss are one of the most successful batsmen in this tournament with more than 300 runs against thier name. Ian Bell and Matt Prior have also supported the England cricket team’s batting line up well. Sri Lanka, on the hand has one of the best top-order batsmen in their team. Their skipper Kumar Sangakkara is the leading run-scorer in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. If Sri Lanka gets a solid start then they can be destructive with the bat. The only problem with the Sri Lankan batting is their middle order, they don’t have reliable player in the middle order.
Batting Strength and Weakness:
England has one of the weakest bowling line-up and it was infuriated after the injury of their striker bowler Stuart Broad. Graeme Swann has been the most successful bowler for England cricket team in this world cup. The situation is different for Sri Lankan cricket team who have well balanced bowling line up consisting of pacers and spinners. Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis are the most feared spinners in the world and they have done well in group matches. Lasith Malinga has been outstanding with the old ball and has even managed to pick his 2nd hatrick in world cups.
Conclusion:
Both teams are balanced sides with different strengths and weaknesses. Sri Lanka may have the advantage of home ground and home crowd but England will never easily gave away the match as we have seen earlier in group matches.
Popular cricket players of Sri Lanka: Ajantha Mendis
by admin on March 5, 2011
in Famous cricket players profiles
- Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lankan cricket team is classified as a slow-medium right arm bowler who bowls a mix of top-spinners, offbreaks, googlies, legbreaks and flippers.
- Ajantha Mendis made his debut in Sri Lankan cricket team ODI squad on April 10, 2008 against West Indian cricket team.
- Mendis has played 49 one day international matches in which he took 83 wickets at an economy rate of 4.32 with an average of 19.85. Mendis’s best bowling figure in ODI was 6/13 against India in Asia cup final.
- Mendis claimed the Man-0f-the-Series Award in Asia cup tournament for being the lead wicket taker (17 wickets).
- Mendis made his debut in test cricket on July 23, 2008 against India. He played 15 test cricket matches and took 61 wickets at an economy rate of 3.02. The best bowling figure of Mendis in test cricket is 6/117 against Indian cricket team.
- Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lankan cricket team holds the record for being the fastest bowler to reach 50 wicket mark in one day international cricket. Mendis took 19 matches to reach the fastest 50 wicket mark.
- In year 2008, Mendis took 48 wickets with an exemplary average of 10.12.
Famous cricket player of Pakistan: Umer Gul
by admin on February 21, 2011
in Famous cricket players profiles
- Praised for his control of line and length, the high-speed medium right arm bowler with right-hand batting style, Umer Gul is one of the youthful bowlers that the Pakistani cricket team possesses.
- He made his debut in 2003 on the grounds of sharjah against Zimbabwe cricket team. In a total of 80 ODI’s matches, umer gul has taken 114 wickets which truly reflect his admirable bowling skills.
- In the home series of 2003-2004 against Bangladesh cricket team, he bowled outstandingly and making his test debut scored 15 wickets.
- Unfortunately, the young bowler has had few test appearances because of the injuries he got subjected to.
- Umar Gul got eminent fame in the cricket era because of his superb performance in the ICC World Twenty20. He got three wickets in the final match which made him the top wicket taking bowler of the entire tournament.
- In the 2009 ICC world twenty20, his tremendous bowling skills once again proved his talent in the game when he became the first bowler in the international twenty20 world cup to achieve five-wicket haul.
- Apart from his marvelous bowling, umer gul can also hit some runs when needed. Making 29 off 30 deliveries and 34 in 11 deliveries prove that in times of need, the player can be used as a fruitful batsman.
World’s best top ten spinners in World Cup
by admin on January 4, 2011
in Players, Record Holders in Cricket, Top 10 bowlers, World Cup, World cup history and records
Spinners, with their legbreak googly, put a magic in the ball to get wickets. Spinners use countless strategies and tactics to spin the ball. There are many successful and renowned spinners in the history of World Cup. Muttiah Muralitharan of the Sri Lankan team is one of the most versatile spinners of World Cup. He has 53 wickets in his account to grab the first position in the race of top ten spinners of World Cup tournaments. Here is the list of all the best spinners of the World Cup.
| Bowler | Wickets | Country |
| M Muralitharan | 53 | Sri Lanka |
| SK Warne | 32 | Australia |
| A Kumble | 31 | India |
| ST Jayasuriya | 27 | Sri Lanka |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 26 | Pakistan |
| Abdul Qadir | 24 | Pakistan |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 23 | (Pak) |
| AJ Traicos | 16 | Zimbabwe |
| PA Strang | 15 | Zimbabwe |
| VJ Marks | 13 | England |
Top ten T20 bowlers of Sri Lanka
by admin on December 8, 2010
in 20Twenty Cricket, Srilanka
The experience of Ajantha Mendis and SL Malinga is what has helped Sri Lanka see through twenty twenty. This format is way different from the traditional ways of playing the game. To survive this format, passion and experience are required. Twenty-twenty is not much for the bowlers. They can’t afford to show off their skills on this field, but they still play the most important role. It is the bowling that helps save runs and chase accordingly. Sri lanka, with a variety of players, has had a distinct style of bowling. Their styles range from slow bowlers to spinners to googlies to off-breaks and flippers. All of this has helped them face the different kinds of batsmen. The best bowlers of Sri Lanka cricket team in 20-20 cricket are:
- J Mubarak
- BAW Mendis
- LHD Dilhara
- SL Malinga
- M Pushpakumara
- LPC Silva
- T Thushara
- AD Mathews
- S Randiv
- M Muralitharan