cricket world cup 2011Champions: January 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011

No surprises from Sri Lanka

(UKPA) – 12 hours ago

Sri Lanka have decided to stick with their 15-man World Cup squad for the upcoming three-match one-day international series against the West Indies, starting January 31.

The series had been originally scheduled for December of last year, but incessant bad weather - which also affected the preceding Test series - prompted a postponement.

In addition, the venue for the series has been changed. The Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo will play host to all three clashes instead of the Hambantota and the R. Premadasa Stadium, both of which are venues for the upcoming World Cup in February and March.

A Sri Lanka cricket statement read: "SLC wishes to announce that in view of a directive issued by the ICC to the effect that no games should be played at any of the World Cup venues, SLC is compelled to make the above changes."

Sri Lanka squad for three-match ODI series: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene (vice-captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.

The rescheduling of the one-day international series against the West Indies from December to this month has resulted in a loss of US$125,000 to Sri L

The rescheduling of the one-day international series against the West Indies from December to this month has resulted in a loss of US$125,000 to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

And as a further consequence of the postponed series, fans in the Caribbean will not see the matches.

The series had to be postponed due to persistent bad weather across the island, and the number of matches was also curtailed from five to three.

Ajith Jayasekera, the SLC acting CEO, stated that the board had incurred a loss of approximately US$25,000 on each of the five matches that was to be televised by their broadcast partner Ten Sports.

"We couldn't play the five matches and we didn't get the fee per match," Jayasekara said.

"The three-match series which is due to begin on January 31 is not a planned tour according to the agreement signed with the television broadcasting company. We have obtained legal advice and they say it should be considered a separate tour. It is not in the tour programme according to the contract.

"Ten Sports had not planned for the postponement of the tour which occurred due to unforeseen circumstances and they were unable to meet those conditions. They also had no obligations for the current series."

In the absence of the regular broadcasters, the matches will be shown by Sri Lanka's national television station Rupavahini but will not be broadcast to the international audience.

The venues for the matches have also undergone changes with all three of them scheduled to be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. The first match is to be played on Monday (12.30 a.m. T&T time) followed by the second and third on February 3 and 6.

Originally the matches were to be played at two World Cup venues, the first at Hambantota and the second and third at the R Premadasa Stadium.

"At this point of time, there is no point in us being concerned about being unable to play at the World Cup venues," said Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara.

"Our mental approach has to be regardless of getting experience on the wickets, there is a World Cup to be played, and played well. So our preparation is going to be the same. We are strong enough and we have the character to deal with whatever comes our way."

The series will be played in aid of the flood victims who lost their homes, belongings and loved ones during the recent floods in the country.

Proceeds of all ticket sales will go to the flood victims, according to SLC

No amount of analysis fo

No amount of analysis for the World Cup can disregard the fact that when you're playing in the subcontinent, the batsmen will dominate the game. Flat tracks, low bounce, turning pitches and short boundaries mean pacers have got their work cut out.

The idea of a 50-over game in the subcontinent has hardly been in need of much imagination and it is unlikely that the event will be any different.

The bowling attack, quality of spinners available in the ranks, all-rounders to balance the squad, wicket-keepers who can bat, fielders ready to throw themselves at anything are ingredients that make a good one-day team.

On the basis of these ingredients put together, and keeping in mind the recent form, India and Sri Lanka come across as the most balanced teams to lift the trophy once again. From quality openers to a stable middle order, pacers and spinners, wicket-keepers, who are fine batsmen - they've got all bases covered. Adding to it all is the fascinating prospect of playing in front of home crowds.

Sri Lanka play five of their six league matches at home and one away - at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium against New Zealand. They're placed in Group A, where an out-of-form Australia happen to be their fiercest opponents, followed by Pakistan, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Canada. And have a look at their record since 2008: Asia Cup champions in 2008, 5-0 drubbing of Zimbabwe, Tri-series champions in Bangladesh twice and one in Zimbabwe and one at home and series victories against Pakistan (home) and Australia (away).

The fascinating aspect of Sri Lanka's overall combination has to be that they've got close to four or five options for every possibility that may arise. Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga are regular openers but there's Mahela Jayawardene too who has often moved himself up the order. Pace-wise, Lasith Malinga is fit and fast and in Thisara Perera, Dilhara Fernando and Angelo Matthews, they have ingredients for a potent attack.

The middle-order is powerful and versatile too with Sangakkara and Jayawardene coming down the order with the likes of Matthews, Thilan Samaraweera and Chamara Kapugedera to back them. And finally in the spin department, they have Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis. All three of them very different, all three extremely dangerous.

In comparison, MS Dhoni's team is yet to dispel its injury fears. Until Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir are back in full form, the instability in the middle order stemming from Yuvraj Singh's poor run is resolved and inexperience in the spin department, with the sole exception of Harbhajan Singh, is taken into consideration - they cannot be clear favourites.

Group-wise too, India have the strong South Africans, an improving England and the unpredictable West Indies gunning for them - the first two teams clearly in good form with South Africa registering a ODI series win against India and England giving Australia a run for their money Down Under.

So what should we look for? South Africa's over all strength, Australia's big-tournament reputation, England's growing confidence, Pakistan's unpredictability and New Zealand's tendency to punch above their weight.

But, strictly going by team combination, home advantage, the right kind of arsenal and the proverbial horses for courses strategy - India and Sri Lanka have the edge, if only their potent eleven are in right form and fitness.

A look at some of the teams and what makes them contenders

A look at some of the teams and what makes them contenders

SRI LANKA: One of the best team combinations required for subcontinent conditions. Can be very dangerous at home and that's where they play five of the six league matches.

Malinga's pace and ability to reverse swing, Matthews' ability to swing the ball and keep things tight and Murali's variety gives them a great chance. Add Dilshan. Sangakkara and Mahela's flair and what have you, a heady concoction to go one step better than 2007.

INDIA: Happen to be one of the strongest teams for the World Cup and clear favourites. Yusuf Pathan blends the line-up with all-round abilities and if only India can dispel injury fears, they head the list.

SOUTH AFRICA: One of the strongest in the batting department and they have a good pace attack too. But pace alone won't count for much on the subcontinent and South Africa certainly lack the bite when it comes to quality slow bowlers.

AUSTRALIA: The Aussies come to the tournament with a tag attached firmly on reputation. The batting order is in poor form and they travel with just one spinner. The team has a good pace attack to boast of but there are injury scares aplenty.

ENGLAND: T20 win last year was a shot in the arm but the 50-over format is where England have consistently underperformed. Recent showing against Australia and South Africa should hold them in good stead but subcontinent conditions will test them.

PAKISTAN: Young team selected in the aftermath of recent controversies. Pakistan will ride in to prove many things. But there are new faces bringing in a whiff of fresh air. They won't be favourites, but that's when they're dangerous.

NEW ZEALAND: Perennial under-performers though individually, there are big names to look at. Daniel Vettori's team however has lacked the gameplan to excel in the subcontinent as the 0-4 and 0-5 drubbing at the hands of Bangladesh and India respectively proved.

WEST INDIES: Certainly have a good batting order and pacers who have impressed. But West Indies last played an ODI in June 2010. Apart from being out of touch for seven months now, the team has consistently been erratic.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given its approval to Sri Lanka's three venues slated to host the Cricket World Cup 2011.

Sri Lanka will host twelve matches, including a semi final of the 49-match tournament at the three venues beginning February 20 when Sri Lanka meets Canada in their opener.

The three venues are newly-built Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Sooriyawewa, Hambanthota, renovated R. Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama) in Colombo and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. One of the semi-finals will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium on March 29.

The ICC, however, has dropped India's Eden Gardens in Kolkata as a venue for the high-profile match between India and England due to the delays in renovation work, the Radio New Zealand reported.

The ICC has said that the Eden Garden venue will not be ready within an acceptable time frame to host the match on February 27th and Indian cricket authorities have to decide on an alternative venue.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Basnahira's

Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 67 but the rest of Basnahira's batting failed and Kandurata won the finals of the SLC Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament

Thisara Perera

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**Thissara Perera**
Personal information
Full name	Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thissara Chirantha Perera
Born	3 April 1989 (1989-04-03) (age 21) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
ODI debut	December 24 2009 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008–	Wayamba
2010-	Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition	ODI	FC	List-A	Twenty20
Matches	4	14	23	15
Runs scored	67	745	348	46
Batting average	67.00	41.38	31.63	6.57
100s/50s	0/0	1/5	0/1	0/0
Top score	36*	113*	50	14*
Balls bowled	150	1373	840	344
Wickets	4	24	30	19
Bowling average	31.25	34.08	24.60	18.10
5 wickets in innings	0	1	0	0
10 wickets in match	-	0	-	0
Best bowling	5/28	5/69	4/43	3/17
Catches/stumpings	1/0	10/0	7/0	8/0
Source: CricInfo, January 10 2010

Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thissara Chirantha Perera (April 3, 1989 – ) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. A left-hand batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, Perera has both a first class century and five-wicket haul to his name, making him an all rounder for Wayamba. He has also played for the Sri Lankan U-19 and Sri Lankan A teams. After making his first class debut in November 2008, Perera impressed Sri Lankan selectors enough to earn a One Day International debut on December 24, 2009 to replace Angelo Mathews.^[1]

During the tour of Australia in November 2010, Perera starred with both bat and ball. In the opening Twenty20 he struck 17 not out of 4 balls, including a towering 132 metre six.^[1]

Indian Premier League

Due to his excellent performance in his debut against India, The Chennai Super Kings went for him at his base price. Superkings, who were seeking all-rounders initially, failed to get Pollard, Bond,^{[disambiguation needed]} Roach^{[disambiguation needed]} and Morgan but later picked Perera and Justin Kemp to fill in their overseas slots.Sold to Team Kochi in IPL 4 Auction on 9th January 2011.

Chamara Kapugedera

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**Chamara Kapugedera**
Personal information
Full name	Chamara Kantha Kapugedera
Born	24 February 1987 (1987-02-24) (age 23) Kandy, Sri Lanka
Nickname	Kapu
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium
Role	Opening batsman
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 104)	11 May 2006 v England
Last Test	26 August 2009 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 129)	29 January 2006 v Australia
Last ODI	14 September 2009 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005/06–present	Colombo Cricket Club
2008–present	Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	FC	List A
Matches	8	66	39	114
Runs scored	418	1,207	2,038	2,196
Batting average	34.83	22.35	39.19	23.86
100s/50s	0/4	0/6	3/15	1/13
Top score	96	95	150*	101
Balls bowled	12	228	407	391
Wickets	0	2	4	5
Bowling average	–	96.00	56.25	66.60
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	0/9	1/24	1/1	1/23
Catches/stumpings	6/–	21/–	27/1	35/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 December 2009

Chamara Kantha Kapugedera (born 24 February 1987 in Kandy) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.

Kapugedera made his first-class debut in a match for Sri Lanka A and in domestic cricket, he plays for Colombo Cricket Club.[1]

An aggressive right-handed batsman, Kapugedera got his first taste of international cricket when he made his One Day International debut against Australia in Perth in 2006.He was the first Sri Lankan national ODI cricketer to emerge from his school Dharmaraja College in Kandy, which is one of the leading schools in the island.He made his Test cricket debut in the first Test against England at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, in May 2006, in which he made a first ball duck in the first innings. A stylish and classical player, he is also known for his big hitting and his innings of 38 runs from 21 balls, inclusive of 2 fours and 3 sixes, in the first final of the VB Series held in 2006. This innings bolstered Sri Lanka's total and ensured that Australia lost their first home final in 9 years.

Although Kapugedera showed huge potential in both one day and Test cricket, with some mature innings, his overall inconsistency lead to him being dropped from both teams. However, after the 2007 World Cup he began to stabilise his position in the one day team, and in 2008 some good performances cemented his position in the number 4 position. This included a 95 against West Indies when Sri Lanka were in trouble, and in the Asia Cup.

His inconsistency during 2009 has proved costly, with more young players coming through to challenge for his place in the team. Chennai Super Kings put him on sale for the 2009 Indian Premier League, but no team came forward to bid for him despite the very low starting price.

Chamara Silva

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**Chamara Silva**
Personal information

Full name	Lindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva
Born	14 December 1979 (1979-12-14) (age 31) Panadura, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg-spin
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut	7 December 2006 v New Zealand
Last Test	3 April 2008 v West Indies
ODI debut	26 August 1999 v Australia
Last ODI	24 August 2008 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–	Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
2005–07	Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
2003–05	Sinhalese Sports Club
1996-03	Panadura Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	11	55	137	178
Runs scored	537	1,324	8,286	4,291
Batting average	33.56	30.09	38.71	30.21
100s/50s	1/2	1/11	19/48	1/32
Top score	152*	107*	152*	107*
Balls bowled	102	24	2,127	287
Wickets	1	1	46	6
Bowling average	65.00	21.00	31.97	44.50
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	1/57	1/21	4/24	1/1
Catches/stumpings	7/–	17/–	122/–	72/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 December 2009

Lindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva (born December 14, 1979 in Panadura, commonly known as Chamara Silva) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler.

Having set a steady record for his club Panadura, he captained the team and secured a good record including a 54 on his One Day International debut against Australia. Since 1998 he has played List A cricket, and since 2004 Twenty20 cricket, with moderate success and steady averages. He made his Test debut in New Zealand and had the worst possible start being dismissed for a pair just like his teammate Marvan Atapattu was a decade earlier. He was given a second chance however and immediately justified his selection with an entertaining, if lucky at times, 61 in the first innings of the 2nd Test, enjoying a 121 run partnership with Kumar Sangakkara. In the second innings he improved further, making a very aggressive unbeaten 152, hitting 20 fours and batting right through with the tail (most notably Chaminda Vaas, putting on 88 runs together) before running out of partners.

Silva scored his first One Day International hundred against India just 3 weeks before the World Cup. His good form continued in the Cricket World Cup 2007, he managed to make 350 runs with an average of 43.75 with 4 half centuries and a highest score of 64. His success in the middle order has helped to give Sri Lanka a boost in their one day and test sides particularly after veteran middle order batsmen Russel Arnold announced his retirement at the end of the World Cup.

He has been compared with Aravinda de Silva due to his bow-legged stance.

Thilan Samaraweera

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**Thilan Samaraweera**
Personal information
Full name	Thilan Thusara Samaraweera
Born	21 September 1976 (1976-09-21) (age 34) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
Relations	Dulip Samaraweera (brother)
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 86)	29 August 2001 v India
Last Test	2 December 2009 v India
ODI debut (cap 97)	6 November 1998 v India
Last ODI	5 january 2010 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1998–present	Sinhalese Sports Club
1996–98	Colts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODIs	FC	List A
Matches	59	39	218	134
Runs scored	4024	705	12,037	2,126
Batting average	51.58	27.11	48.34	29.52
100s/50s	11/21	2/0	32/59	2/9
Top score	231	105*	231	105*
Balls bowled	1,291	690	17,458	4,636
Wickets	14	10	348	108
Bowling average	48.50	53.80	23.43	28.45
5 wickets in innings	0	0	15	2
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	2	n/a
Best bowling	4/49	3/34	6/55	7/30
Catches/stumpings	36/–	7/–	175/–	42/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 December 2009

Thilan Thusara Samaraweera is a Sri Lankan cricketer, born September 22, 1976 in Colombo. Samaraweera plays international cricket for Sri Lanka and is in the side primarily for his solid right-handed batting but is also a capable Off spinner.

Tillakaratne Dilshan

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**Tillakaratne Dilshan**
Personal information
Full name	Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan
Born	14 October 1976 (1976-10-14) (age 34) Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off spin
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 80)	18 November 1999 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	2 December 2009 v India
ODI debut (cap 102)	11 December 1999 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	9 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1996–1997	Kalutara Town Club
1997–1998	Singha Sports Club
1998–2000	Sebastianites C&AC
2000–present	Bloomfield C&AC
2007–present	Basnahira South
2008–present	Delhi Daredevils
2010	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	61	183	195	263
Runs scored	3,784	4,621	11,357	7,302
Batting average	44.00	35.27	38.76	37.83
100s/50s	11/14	8/20	30/46	12/35
Top score	168	160	200*	188
Balls bowled	992	2,881	3,538	3,882
Wickets	13	54	56	80
Bowling average	39.00	43.41	30.80	37.71
5 wickets in innings	0	0	1	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	4/10	4/29	5/49	4/17
Catches/stumpings	70/–	78/1	331/27	152/8
Source: CricketArchive, 10 June 2010

Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and member of the Sri Lankan national cricket team since November 1999. Known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion from Islam to Buddhism,^[1] an aggressive right-hand batsman, he is also a capable spin bowler and his off breaks are mostly used in the one-day arena. T.M. Dilshan won the award of Twenty20 International Performance of the Year at the ICC awards 2009 for his 96 off 57 balls against West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England.

Upul Tharanga

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**Upul Tharanga**
Personal information

Full name	Warushavithana Upul Tharanga
Born	2 February 1985 (1985-02-02) (age 25) Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Left-handed
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut	18 December 2005 v India
Last Test	18 December 2007 v England
ODI debut	2 August 2005 v West Indies
Last ODI	9 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–01	Singha Sports Club
2003–present	Nondescripts Cricket Club
2007–present	Ruhuna
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	15	97	81	160
Runs scored	713	3,027	4,589	4,951
Batting average	28.52	33.26	35.03	33.00
100s/50s	1/3	8/15	9/19	11/26
Top score	165	120	265*	173*
Balls bowled	–	–	18	–
Wickets	–	–	0	–
Bowling average	–	–	–	–
5 wickets in innings	–	–	0	–
10 wickets in match	–	–	0	–
Best bowling	–	–	0/4	–
Catches/stumpings	11/–	17/–	60/1	40/2
Source: CricketArchive, 9 June 2010

Warushavithana Upul Tharanga (born 2 February 1985 in Balapitiya, commonly known as Upul Tharanga) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman and wicketkeeper.

Upul Tharanga had his education at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda. He started his cricket career as a teenager at his school. Having played for Nondescripts since the age of 15, he played for Sri Lanka's under-15, under-17 and under-19 squads. He had a successful under-19 World Cup in 2004 with successful innings of 117 and 61 in successive games. He was sent by the Sri Lankan cricketing board to play league cricket for Loughton Cricket Club in Essex.

Tharanga's Sri Lankan call-up in July 2005 made for a mixed 2005, after his family home was washed away by the Asian tsunami. His equipment, which was also washed away, was replaced by Kumar Sangakkara. Tharanga graduated to the "A" team and in July he was selected for the full squad.

On the 2006 tour of England he really began to develop, particularly in the one-day game, scoring over 300 runs in Sri Lanka's 5-0 whitewash of the hosts. In addition, Tharanga is also well-known for taking part in a record-breaking first wicket partnership with Sanath Jayasuriya in the final match of this series. He finished off with 109 off 102 balls, and played a pivotal role in completing the whitewash against England.

Tharanga lost his form in the 2007 World Cup scoring only one half century (against New Zealand) he then continued his poor run of form in the home series against England in 2007 where he failed to contribute and often fell before the 10th over often resulting in a middle-order collapse. Subsequently he lost his ODI place to Malinda Warnapura and his test place to Michael Vandort but he remains within the squad.

He has also come in for special praise from Jayasuriya, one of the greats of cricket, saying that he could be the next captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team.

Mahela Jayawardene

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**Mahela Jayawardene**
Personal information

Full name	Denagamage Proboth Mahila de Silva Jayawardene
Born	27 May 1977 (1977-05-27) (age 33) Sri Lanka
Nickname	Mayya
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995–	Sinhalese Sports Club
2008	Derbyshire
2008–2011	Kings XI Punjab
2011 - present	Kochi IPL Team
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	113	326	195	401
Runs scored	9,408	9,003	15,177	10,787
Batting average	54.06	32.73	52.69	32.29
100s/50s	28/36	12/55	45/64	12/67
Top score	374	128	374	128
Balls bowled	547	582	2,959	1,239
Wickets	6	7	52	23
Bowling average	48.66	79.71	30.98	47.56
5 wickets in innings	0	0	1	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	2/32	2/56	5/72	3/25
Catches/stumpings	161/–	168/–	256/–	202/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 October 2010

Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene, known as Mahela Jayawardene (born 27 May 1977), is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s. Despite his relatively low ODI average, Jayawardene is considered to be one of the best batsmen produced by Sri Lanka and is generally held in high regard as a legend of the modern game along with team-mate Kumar Sangakkara. In 2006, he was named by the International Cricket Council as the best international captain of the year and he was nominated in 2007 as the best Test cricket player of the year. He is also known for his fielding skills in the inner ring, with a report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the most number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman, with the fifth highest run-out/match ratio in ODI's.^[1] Statistics also reveal that c Jayawardene b Muralitharan is the most common bowler-fielder combination in the history of Test cricket.

Jayawardene led Sri Lanka to Pakistan for a Test series in March – April 2009. The series was conducted after the Indian team withdrew from playing in Pakistan, following the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. The first Test ended in a draw. Even though he scored a double century in the first Test, Jayawardene was to resign from captaincy after the second Test in the series. Sri Lanka was in a good position in the Test with Thilan Samaraweera hitting his second successive double hundred of the series and Tillakaratne Dilshan scoring a century. On their way to the Gaddafi Stadium for the third day's play, the bus that carried the Sri Lankan players was fired at by 12 masked gunmen. Jayawardene, along with six other Sri Lankan cricketers sustained injuries. Six policemen that guarded the bus and two civilians were killed in the attack.^[2] He currently plays for the Kochi IPL Team ^[3]

Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara

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Personal information
Full name Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
Born 27 October 1977 (1977-10-27) (age 33)
Matale, Sri Lanka
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right arm off break
Role Wicket-keeper, Sri Lanka Captain
International information
National side Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 84) 20 July 2000 v South Africa
Last Test 2 December 2009 v India
ODI debut (cap 93) 5 July 2000 v Pakistan
Last ODI 25 June 2010 v India
ODI shirt no. 11
Domestic team information
Years Team
1997–present Nondescripts
2008-2010 Kings XI Punjab
2007 Warwickshire
2011-present Deccan Chargers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 91 279 176 340
Runs scored 8,016 8,604 12,400 11,003
Batting average 56.85 36.76 47.69 38.60
100s/50s 23/33 10/58 31/57 16/70
Top score 287 138* 287 156*
Balls bowled 66 – 192 –
Wickets – – 1 –
Bowling average – – 108.00 –
5 wickets in innings – – – –
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling – – 1/13 –
Catches/stumpings 157/20 263/68 318/33 323/85
Source: CricketArchive, 5 January 2010

Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (Sinhala: කුමාර් චෝක්ෂනාද සංගක්කාර) (born 27 October 1977, Matale, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman. He used to play as a wicket-keeper and top-order batsman in all forms of the game, but has stopped doing so in Tests as his batting average is significantly higher in Tests when he plays as a pure batsman. He is currently the third ranked Test batsman in the world.

Teams 2011

Group A

Australia
Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Doug Bollinger, Brad Haddin, John Hastings, Nathan Hauritz, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine, Steve Smith, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson, Cameron White

Canada
Ashish Bagai (captain), Rizwan Cheema, Harvir Baidwan, Nitish Kumar, Hiral Patel, Tyson Gordon, Henry Osinde, John Davison, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Parth Desai, Karl Whatham, Khurram Chohan, Jimmy Hansra, Zubin Surkari, Balaji Rao, Hamza Tariq

Kenya
Jimmy Kamande (captain), Seren Waters, Alex Obanda, David Obuya, Collins Obuya, Steve Tikolo, Tamnay Mishra, Rakep Patel, Morris Ouma, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Elijah Otieno, Peter Ongondo, Shem Ngoche, James Ngoche

New Zealand
Daniel Vettori (captain), Hamish Bennett, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock
Pakistan
Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir

Sri Lanka
Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga , Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath

Zimbabwe
Elton Chigumbura (captain), Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Sean Ervine, Greg Lamb, Shingi Masakadza, Chris Mpofu, Ray Price, Ed Rainsford, Tatenda Taibu, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams

Group B

Bangladesh
Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Shariar Nafees, Zunaed Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hassan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riad, Abdur Razzak, Naeem Islam, Shafiul Islam, Suhrawardi Shuvo, Rubel Hossain, Nazmul Hossain

England
Andrew Strauss (captain), Jimmy Anderson, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy

India
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar

Ireland
William Porterfield (captain), Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, Ed Joyce, John Mooney, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Gary Wilson, Andrew White

Netherlands
Peter Borren (captain), Wesley Barresi, Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman, Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Adeel Raja, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Szwarczynski, Ryan ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent

South Africa
Graeme Smith (captain), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne van Wyk

West Indies
Darren Sammy (captain), Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh Jr., Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, Nikita Miller, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith