Australia confirms its schedule for the visit of Sri Lanka.

In January and February of 2025, Australia will travel to Sri Lanka for a one-time ODI and a two-match Test series. The two matches are part of the World Test Championship, and the Test series starts on January 29.

Galle will host both Test matches; the first match is set to start on January 29 and the second Test starts on February 6. The ODI is scheduled for February 13. Less than a week before the Champions Trophy kicks off, and the location has not yet been announced.

In June and July of 2022, Australia last traveled to Sri Lanka for a Test series. Which ended in a 1-1 draw. Sri Lanka won the second Test in that series by an innings. While Australia won the first Test by ten wickets.

Sri Lanka is currently in third place in the WTC rankings, while Australia is in second place.

Mitchell Santner to lead New Zealand in SL T20Is, ODIs

New Zealand will play Sri Lanka in three ODIs and two T20Is beginning on November 9 under Mitchell Santner. Since Kane Williamson resigned as captain after New Zealand’s unexpected loss in the T20 World Cup group stage in June, this will be the team’s first limited-overs series.

According to a press statement from New Zealand Cricket (NZC), the country has also called up all-rounder Nathan Smith and ‘keeper-batter Mitch Hay for the first time in the 15-man roster.

While regular ODI and T20I captains will be chosen during the home summer in New Zealand. Later this year, Mitchell Santner has been picked as the series’ interim leader.

In March, Nathan Smith won the title of NZC’s Domestic Player of the Year. In addition to recording career-best figures of 4 for 5 in the Super Smash, he took 24 wickets in the domestic ODI and T20 leagues. However, earlier this year, Hay, 24, was named Canterbury’s male Player of the Year.

Zak Foulkes, Jacob Duffy, and Lockie Ferguson make up the pace attack, and Ish Sodhi will be the team’s most seasoned spinner. All-round spin bowlers Dean Foxcroft, Michael Bracewell, and Glenn Phillips will join with Sodhi. Lastly, the batting lineup will consist of Josh Clarkson, Tim Robinson, Phillips, Henry Nicholls, Mark Chapman, and Will Young.

To get ready for the three-match Test series against England, eight players from the current Test series against India. Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee, and Kane Williamson were not selected.

The entire team consists of Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Tim Robinson, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi, Will Young, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Zak Foulkes, Dean Foxcroft, and Mitch Hay (WK).

Series Schedule

1st T20I – Saturday, November 9, Dambulla

2nd T20I – Sunday, November 10, Dambulla

1st ODI – Wednesday, November 13, Dambulla

2nd ODI– Sunday, November 17, Kandy

3rd ODI – Tuesday, November 19, Kandy

Wickramasinghe will play his first ODI against the West Indies.

While Chamika Karunaratne and Akila Dananjaya are out, Jeffrey Vandersay and Dilshan Madushanka are in for a three-match series.

Uncapped all-rounder Chamindu Wickramasinghe bowls quickly. Who was chosen above Chamika Karunaratne in Sri Lanka’s 16-man team to play the West Indies. He will play in an ODI. Off-spinner Akila Dananjaya has been replaced by leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay.

Karunaratne’s omission supports the idea that, under the new coaching and selection process. He has simply lost favor. Despite being a member of multiple squads subsequently. He did not play for Sri Lanka in the 2023 ODI World Cup.

However, Wickramasinghe’s ascent after strong batting performances in the Lanka Premier League in July has matched his downward trajectory. Prior to Dunith Wellalage being favored over him due to increasingly spin-friendly pitches. He participated in the opening match of the T20I series against the West Indies.

Wickramasinghe

Mohamed Shiraz, who was added to the team late to play India. Keeps his spot in lieu of the injured Dilshan Madushanka and Matheesha Pathirana. Madushanka is also returning after missing the T20I series against the West Indies.

Not mentioned is Pathirana, who played in all three Twenty20 Internationals against the West Indies. Asitha Fernando completes the range of pace choices. Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga will front a potent attack in spin bowling, with Vandersay and Wellalage offering support.

The batting lineup for Sri Lanka is unaltered. With players like Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Sadeera Samarawickrama, and Nishan Madushka, Skipper Charith Asalanka leads a formidable squad.

On October 20, the three-match series will begin. Pallekele is where all three games will take place.

The Sri Lanka T20I team for the West Indies series

Charith Asalanka (captain), Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Mohamed Shiraz, Janith Liyanage, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nishan Madushka, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, and Pathum Nissanka

Sri Lanka names Jayasuriya as team full-time head coach

The former batter for Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya, has been named the team’s full-time head coach. The Sri Lanka Cricket Executive Committee made the choice to give Jayasuriya a full-time position.

The agreement with Jayasuriya will be in force from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026. Prior to being designated the team’s interim head coach earlier this year. Jayasuriya was SLC’s cricket consultant.

Jayasuriya’s first task as acting head coach was to oversee the home white-ball series against India. While India emerged victorious in the Twenty20 Internationals, Sri Lanka performed admirably in the One-Day Internationals, winning the final two matches to secure the series and winning a bilateral series against India for the first time since 1997.

Additionally, the squad performed admirably in England. Despite losing the first two Tests, they bounced back to defeat the hosts at The Oval in the third Test.

Starting on October 13, Jayasuriya’s first task as the head coach full-time will be the home series against West Indies. There are three T20Is and three ODIs in the series.

Since then, Sri Lanka has performed better, winning a test match in England after ten years, a bilateral one-day international series against India, and a home test series victory of 2-0 against New Zealand.

Jayasuriya’s position with Sri Lanka Cricket will take effect on October 1 and last for 18 months, the announcement said on Monday.

After an amazing playing career in which he amassed over 21,000 international runs and claimed 440 wickets in all three forms of the game, Jayasuriya is taking on his first role as an international coach.

Tim Southee quits as captain of the New Zealand Test match

On Wednesday (October 2), New Zealand Cricket confirmed that Tim Southee had resigned as the Test captain of New Zealand, with Tom Latham taking on the position on a full-time basis. Only a few days have passed since New Zealand’s 2-0 defeat in the Test series in Sri Lanka. The forthcoming Test series against India will be Latham’s first task as full-time captain.

Since making his debut for the team in 2008, Southee, the leading pacer for New Zealand, has participated in 102 Test matches and taken 382 wickets. After replacing Kane Williamson as captain in December 2022. He captained the team through 14 Test matches, going 6–1 with wins, 6–0 with losses, and 2–0 with draws.

Following his decision to resign, Southee stated that it was made with the team’s best interests in mind. “Captaining the BLACKCAPS in a format that’s so special to me, has been an absolute honour and a privilege,” he stated. “I’ve always tried to put the team first throughout my career and I believe this decision is the best for the squad.

Tim Southee

I think that going forward, I can best support the team by concentrating on my on-field performances and returning to my peak in order to keep picking up wickets and assisting New Zealand in winning Test matches. I will support my colleagues like I always do, especially the young bowlers who are making waves on the international scene. As he has done for me over the years, I wish Tom all the best in the role and he knows that I’ll be there to assist him along the way, Southee said.

Giving up something you love is never easy. But Tim is a real team player and he made the decision with the good of the team in mind. Stead stated, “He’s one of our best players ever, and we still see him contributing to our Test side going forward.”

Sixth place in the WTC rankings presently belongs to New Zealand, the victors of the inaugural World Test Championship. India, who are currently atop the standings, will be the opponent in three Test matches that they will play at Bengaluru (October 16–20), Pune (October 24-28), and Mumbai (November 1-5).

Sri Lanka leads 1-0 thanks to a spin from Prabath Jayasuriya.

In just twenty-two balls, Sri Lanka completed the first Test match against New Zealand in Galle on Monday morning. Securing a 1-0 series lead. After taking the final two wickets of New Zealand’s innings to dismiss them for 211. Prabath Jayasuriya completed a fifer that enabled the hosts to win by 63 runs.

The game was evenly poised with two wickets remaining, and on a surface that was starting to collapse. New Zealand needed to win by 68 runs. The visitors were still hopeful, though, because Rachin Ravindra had performed admirably in the given circumstances on the penultimate day and was unbeaten at stumps on 91.

Regretfully, Prabath Jayasuriya’s delivery, which pitched on legstump and straightened, trapped the southpaw on the back leg in the second over of the morning, thereby putting an end to it. He was beyond saving by even a review.

A few balls later, the spinner almost had William O’Rourke, but this time, the review wasn’t in Sri Lanka’s favor. Still, the opposition was only going to continue temporarily. After two overs, O’Rourke was leaned up by Prabath Jayasuriya. Who had broken his outside edge.

Regarding the WTC, this outcome maintains Sri Lanka’s outside prospects of qualifying for the championship match. However, it makes their mission much more difficult for New Zealand, given they have an away series against India and an upcoming home series against England in the upcoming months.

Summary:

Sri Lanka 305 & 309 (Ajaz Patel 6/90; Diputh Karunaratne 83) defeated New Zealand 340 & 211 (Rachin Ravindra 92; Prabath Jayasuriya 5/68, Ramesh Mendis 3-83) by 63 runs.

Ian Bell is named as Sri Lanka’s batting coach for the England tour.

Ian Bell, a former cricketer for England. He was appointed Sri Lanka’s batting coach on Tuesday. Ahead of the three-match Test series against the English. For the three-match Test series against England. Ian Bell, a former cricketer for England. It was designated Sri Lanka’s batting coach on Tuesday. In order to capitalize on his 118 Test match experience. Sri Lanka Cricket claimed that the 42-year-old former right-hand batsman for England was hired.

“Ian was brought in to provide the players with important insights about the conditions. There as someone with local knowledge,” stated Ashley de Silva, chief executive of Sri Lanka Cricket. “We believe his inputs will help our team in this crucial tour.” Head coach Chris Silverwood resigned after Sri Lanka’s early elimination from the T20 World Cup. The country selected former captain Sanath Jayasuriya in his stead last month.

Until a long-term replacement is found, Jayasuriya, 55. It will lead the national team as “interim” coach.

Jayasuriya played 586 matches for Sri Lanka in all three formats of the game, amassing 42 centuries and 440 wickets. 2011 marked his final international appearance. In the absence of a permanent replacement, Jayasuriya, 55, will lead the national team as “interim” coach. Jayasuriya played 586 matches for Sri Lanka in all three formats of the game, amassing 42 centuries and 440 wickets. 2011 marked his final international appearance.

Sri Lanka vs England

According to Sri Lanka Cricket, 49-year-old former England coach Silverwood resigned for “personal reasons”. During the T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka only triumphed in one match against the Netherlands and placed third in their group, behind Bangladesh and South Africa.

After taking over in April 2022, Silverwood had quick success as Sri Lanka emerged victorious in the T20 Asia Cup. In 2023, Sri Lanka advanced to the Asia Cup 50-over championship match. You can only listen to the newest music on JioSaavn.com.

They did not, however, go to the knockout stages of the 50-over World Cup last year or the T20 World Cup in 2022.

Rohit Sharma’s Brutally Honest Assessment of His Series Loss against Sri Lanka: “It’s a Joke”

The Rohit Sharma-led team lost the third ODI against Sri Lanka by 110 runs, and India suffered its first defeat in an ODI series on Sri Lankan territory in 27 years.

After India’s Rohit Sharma-led team lost the third ODI against Sri Lanka by 110 runs on Wednesday, they suffered their first defeat in an ODI series on Sri Lankan territory in 27 years. India was well outplayed on a ground that was favoured by the spinners. They were chasing a target of 249 when they were bowled out for just 138.

It was a major blow for new coach Gautam Gambhir, who struggled in his maiden assignment, as India lost the three-match series 2-0. Even though the squad lost the series, Rohit stated after the game that it was not the “end of the world” and that the outcome did not worry the team much.

Rohit Sharma Lead India vs Sri Lanka ODI Series

“I don’t believe it warrants concern. However, it’s something we need to consider both individually and as a strategy. It’s a jest. There can be no complacency when representing India in sports. There is no room for complacency when I am captain. However, you must acknowledge excellent cricket. We were outplayed by Sri Lanka. We considered the circumstances and made the necessary adjustments. After taking into account the men who also need consideration. We should focus on many things instead of just the good things.

These things happen; losing a series is not fatal. You will occasionally lose a strange series. What matters is how you bounce back,” Rohit remarked during the post-game awards ceremony. The first ODI finished in a dramatic draw; while the hosts went on to win the second by 32 runs.

India started brightly again in the chase for 249, but fell apart against the island nation’s spinners, especially Dunith Wellalage (5.1-0-27-5), who spearheaded the attack.

In 26.1 overs, India was bowled out for 138. Washington Sundar (30) and captain Rohit Sharma (35) fighting it out alone. All-rounder Riyan Parag earlier took 3 for 54 on his debut, but Sri Lanka still managed a challenging 248 for 7, thanks to well-compiled scores of 59 from Kusal Mendis and 96 from Avishka Fernando.

Riyan bowled his off-breaks to deny Fernando a century, which he deserved. There were two sixes and nine fours in his 102-ball inning. Fernando and Pathum Nissanka (45) contributed 89 runs for the first wicket, then Mendis and Fernando added another 82 runs for the second wicket.

SL vs IND Match Prediction – Who will win today’s 3rd ODI?

SL vs. IND 3rd ODI: On Wednesday, August 7, at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, India will play Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI of the three-match series. The game is set to begin at 2:30 PM.

While Sri Lanka defeated India by 32 runs in the second game, the first match finished in a tie. India were bowled out for 208 runs while chasing a 241-run mark, despite a 97-run opening partnership between Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.

In the first ODI, Rohit and Gill also combined for 75 runs, but India was bowled out for 230 in fifty overs. Throughout the two games, spin claimed nine Indian wickets. In the previous game, leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay claimed six wickets.

SL vs. IND Head-to-Head

Matches: 170

India won: 99

Sri Lanka won: 58

Tied: 2

NR: 11

IND vs SL Match Prediction for 3rd ODI

It’s predicted that India would rally and tie the series at one game. Most likely, the squad will revert to the batting order that helped them win both the 2023 World Cup and the Asia Cup. The Indian batsmen need put in a lot of effort to avoid losing their first bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka since 1997. Even if the Lankan spinners gave a strong performance in the first two ODIs.

IND vs SL 3rd ODI Match Details

Series: India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024
Match: India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI
Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Start Time: 2:30 PM IST, Wednesday – August 7

R. Premadasa Stadium Pitch Report

The pitch at R Premadasa Stadium starts out as a dry surface that is favorable to hitters. But as the game goes on, the surface tends to slow down, which might work to bowlers’ favor. The Colombo pitch may be especially helpful to spinners because it tends to provide both bounce and rotation. Whoever wins the toss will attempt to bat first.

SL vs IND Probable Playing 11:

Sri Lanka:

Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Akila Dananjaya, Asitha Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (C).

India:

Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul (WK).

Sri Lanka defeated India, winning by a margin of 32 runs.

Jeffrey Vandersay demonstrated his bowling prowess by capturing six wickets in the second ODI of their three-match series, helping Sri Lanka defeat India by 32 runs.

India made a great attempt to chase down a 241-run target, but they were bowled out for 208. The Indian squad suffered a setback. When Rohit Sharma went out at 64 off 44 balls since the other hitters did not put up a strong showing.

Washington Sundar was outstanding earlier in the game, going 3 for 30, and he was a major factor in keeping Sri Lanka to 240 for 9. With three wickets, Sundar was the most productive bowler for India. Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with two wickets (2 for 33). The top scorers for SL were Kamindu Mendis and Avishka Fernando, who both added 40, runs to the team’s total.

Brief results: (Avishka Fernando 40, Kamindu Mendis 40, Washington Sundar 3/30) Sri Lanka: 240/9 in 50 overs

India: 64 runs from Rohit Sharma and 44 from Axar Patel; 6/33 from Jeffrey Vandersay; 208 all out in 42.2 overs.

The left-hander faced Axar and Siraj, hitting them for sixes apiece, and he had the ideal partner in Kamindu. Who Dube dropped off Kuldeep at nine. Even after Kuldeep fired Wellalage, Kamindu continued to play a few aggressive shots of his own. In the final five overs, the Indian bowlers failed to live up to the expected standards. Frequently splattering the ball around as Sri Lanka scored 44 vital runs.