{"id":129689,"date":"2024-02-03T10:26:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T10:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=129689"},"modified":"2024-02-03T10:26:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T10:26:33","slug":"sri-lankas-bowlers-put-afghanistan-to-the-sword-in-colombo-and-in-command-to-win-test-by-trevine-rodrigo-in-melbourne-elanka-sports-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/sri-lankas-bowlers-put-afghanistan-to-the-sword-in-colombo-and-in-command-to-win-test-by-trevine-rodrigo-in-melbourne-elanka-sports-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka&#8217;s bowlers put Afghanistan to the sword in Colombo and in command to win Test &#8211; BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Sri Lanka&#8217;s bowlers put Afghanistan to the sword in Colombo and in command to win Test &#8211; BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-99395 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Trevine-Rodrigo.jpg\" alt=\"Trevine Rodrigo | elanka\" width=\"148\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/andjq7iBe3E?si=gXJo7A3hX6LPI2Yi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka&#8217;s bowlers wreaked havoc on Afghanistan, bowling them out for 198, and then raced to 80 fo no loss on day one of the only Test at the SSC stadium in Colombo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It was a day out for the fast men as Vishwa Fernando and Asitha Fernando combined with spinner Prabath Jayasuriya to unravel a potent Afghanistan batting line-up in just over half a day to set up what appears a historic first Test win against the visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Afgans were all at sea on a seaming wicket which was exploited by a resurgent Sri Lanka side that has been reshuffled to include some veterans who were overlooked for a while.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Only Rahmat Shah who smacked 91 off 139 balls with 13 fours had the measure of the Sri Lanka attack. But he got little help from the other Afghanistan batters who had little answer to the Sri Lanka attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EC_KaAoIf6g?si=ewF_A7LSPMWA-9yq\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The injection of experience and the change at the top with Dhananjaya De Silva handed the captaincy in preference to Dimuth Karunaratne appears to have given the team a fresh perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In fairness, Karunaratne has over the recent past, requested that he be relieved of the leadership role but the selectors have persisted with him due to his success in Tests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The inclusion of Angelo Matthews and Dinesh Chandimal two former skippers, will strengthen Sri Lanka&#8217;s batting and give it the missing consistency until they can gain experience from the emerging talent within the squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Asitha Fernando grabbed 3 for including the second ball wicket Ibrahim Zadran to put Afghanistan on the back foot. 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