Posts tagged as: devaluation of Pak rupee

Mahela Jayawardene not wary of a full strength Australian side

Mahela Jayawardene not wary of a full strength Australian side Sri Lanka’s skipper Mahela Jayawardene has said that his team is not worried about the fact that Australia will come at them with full strength in the third One Day International of the five match series. The Kangaroos were without the services of their regular […]

Failure to handle pressure situations the biggest cause of World T20 loss: Mahela Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, who decided to quit as Twenty20 captain, has admitted that his team’s failure to handle pressure situations became the biggest reason behind Sri Lanka’s embarrassing loss in the World T20 finale against West Indies. "I think we tried very hard, but this match changed in three or four overs in the middle. In […]

Brendan Taylor: Zimbabwe a far better side than what we put on display against Sri Lanka

Zimbabwean captain Brendan Taylor is seriously disappointed over his team’s awful loss in the opening game of ICC World T20 against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Batting first, the Lankans put a huge score of 182 on the board. Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Jeevan Mendis all batted superbly to take their side to a decent […]

Mahela Jayawardene disappointed over T20 loss to India

Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene was disappointed over his team’s failure to chase 150-odd runs in the one-off Twenty20 match against India at Pallekele on Tuesday. Batting first, the Men in Blue posted a good total of 155 runs on the board. Although the tourists lost in-form Gautam Gambhir early, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina […]

Mahela Jayawardene hails Thisara Perera’s improved work

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene is delighted to see his bowling all-rounder Thisara Perera showing plenty of improvement and confidence. The right-arm bowler scalped three wickets in the second One Day International (ODI) against India to take his side to a comprehensive 9-wicket triumph. Perera picked up the big wickets of Virender Sehwag and Virat […]

Mahela Jayawardene happy to see Ross Taylor back in form

Delhi Daredevils suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore, but the stand-in skipper Mahela Jayawardene has a few positives to draw out. After the game, the classy right-hander stated that the return to form of Ross Taylor was one of the positive aspects for the Delhi side. Taylor was struggling with […]

Delhi Daredevils have luxury of rotating players, says Mahela Jayawardene

Delhi Daredevils batsman Mahela Jayawardene has said that a strong pool of reserved players offers his side the luxury of adopting rotation policy during the ongoing fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Delhi outfit is one of the strongest contenders for the next round of the championship, as the side is performing […]

Mahela Jayawardene rues lack of partnerships against Australia

Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene has admitted that lack of partnerships was the biggest reason behind his team’s defeat at the hands of Australia in the final of the tri-angular series on Thursday. The islanders did well to restrict Australia to 231. However, Sri Lanka failed to get off to a good start with the […]

“The way to do is to compete with them at all times,” says Mahela Jayawardene

Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene has said that his team’s comprehensive victory over Australia was a result of ‘competing well at all times’. Jayawardene’s comments came after his side routed Australia by eight wickets in the second of the best-of-three finals. After electing to bat first, the Kangaroos posted a handy total of 271 on […]

MS Dhoni needs to be more aggressive, says Mark Taylor

Former Australian skipper Mark Taylor has suggested Mahendra Singh Dhoni to adopt more aggressive approach in the one-dayers. Taylor was not reluctant to say Team India has plenty of lessons to learn from their terrible tour Down Under. "Mahendra Singh Dhoni has to be more aggressive in his captaincy. Look at the way Mahela Jayawardene […]

Mahela Jayawardene delighted with team’s performance against Australia

Sri Lankan skipper, Mahela Jayawardene has said that the boys showed a lot of character in the do-or-die encounter against Australia on Friday. Sri Lanka beat Australia by nine runs in the 12th game of the series to quality into the best-of-three finals. The islanders were in make or break situation, as a defeat in […]

It is still in our control, says Mahela Jayawardene

Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene is happy to see that his team still has fair chances in the ongoing triangular series in Australia. The islanders are currently in do-or-die situation, as they have to win their next game against Australia in order to qualify to the best-of-three finals. The Aussies have already reached the finals […]

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