Mahela Jayawardene

Jayawardene blames batsmen

Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene blamed inconsistent batting for his side’s defeat in the One-Day series against India.
“Our batsmen have not been consistent with the bat. I was really disappointed with the way we played. We had our opportunities but our batsmen did not grab it,” he said after the match.

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India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI: Review

India beat Sri Lanka in the third ODI at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo by 33 runs and took a 2-1 lead in the series.
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However it was a far from comfortable win for them, when it should have been so after the good bowling performance given by the Indian bowlers. Chasing 238 for a win, […]

Countering Mendis is upto individual players: Dhoni

As he landed in Sri Lanka, Indian skipper MS Dhoni faced the enormity of the task that is battinga against Ajantha Mendis, and he began on a lighter note, when asked what plans he had to counter the mystery spinner.
“I’ll just ask Mahela Jayawardene if he will lend Mendis for a couple of practice sessions. […]

Mendis out bowled me: Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan has gotten candid in his column that new spin sensation Ajantha Mendis has out bowled him against India in the three test series and that it was now apparent that he is the heir to his throne.
“I thought I bowled pretty well for my 21 wickets in the series but I was out-bowled […]

Early wickets did us in: Mahela

Chasing 307, Sri Lanka needed a good start but with Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan reducing them to 10 for three within four overs in the second innings, the home side hardy had any chance to recover, Jayawardene said.
“Batting first would have been ideal though I don’t think toss alone was crucial. Though it was […]

Sri Lanka bowled out for 292

Sri Lanka was bowled out for 292 in their first innings of the second test match against India at Galle. In reply to India’s 329, the hosts were faltering at the over night score of 215 for 5, which they had just managed to reach thanks to a century plus stand for the second wicket […]

Jayawardene in favour of Review System

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has backed the new experimental umpire review system allowing players to seek a second opinion on umpiring decisions, saying it has succeeded in cutting down mistakes.
Sri Lanka benefitted four times under the rule during the opening Test against India here before winning by a record innings and 239 runs on […]

Jayawardene ton piles on the pressure

Sri Lanka skipper compiled yet another hundred, his ninth at the SSC in Colombo as the host piled on the pressure on the Indians.
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Jayawardene was dropped when he was in the nineties off Kumble by Dinesh Karthik, who also dropped him once before. Not to be set back, he completed his ton before the […]

India, Sri Lanka to respect umpires

Anil Kumble and Mahela Jayawardene look at the referral of umpires’ decisions more as an experiment than a challenge. Both captains were diplomatic in their comments over the planned use of the referral system in the Test series between India and Sri Lanka starting on July 23.
Questions about referrals were made when the skippers held […]

Did Sri Lanka lose on purpose?

After yesterday’s loss to India, this is what Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene said, “I think Pakistan can be a very dangerous side playing a big match in front of its home crowd. So in a way we have cut that element of crowd support out. It is good for India and Sri Lanka they […]

Jayawardene makes death wish

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene is hoping that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar will surpass former West Indies skipper Brian Lara’s Test record of 11,953 runs (aggregate) during India’s tour of Sri Lanka in July.
Sachin needs an odd 171 runs to beat the record making left hander and could very well make the mark in the […]