{"id":129978,"date":"2024-02-08T01:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T01:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=129978"},"modified":"2024-02-10T11:10:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T11:10:19","slug":"angelo-matthews-dinesh-chandimal-and-dimuth-karunaratne-lead-sri-lanka-cricket-revival-experienced-trio-save-sri-lanka-some-blushes-against-afghanistan-by-trevine-rodrigo-in-melbourne-elanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/angelo-matthews-dinesh-chandimal-and-dimuth-karunaratne-lead-sri-lanka-cricket-revival-experienced-trio-save-sri-lanka-some-blushes-against-afghanistan-by-trevine-rodrigo-in-melbourne-elanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Angelo Matthews, Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne lead Sri Lanka cricket revival.\u00a0Experienced trio save Sri Lanka some blushes against Afghanistan &#8211; BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Angelo Matthews, Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne lead Sri Lanka cricket revival.\u00a0Experienced trio save Sri Lanka some blushes against Afghanistan &#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=\"131\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4gScyHhk07c?si=al5vsHA4Hu3dGwKc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Afganistan showed the cricketing world that their lack of Test cricket experience will not be a long term deterrent as they made Sri Lanka sweat before recording a ten wicket win in Colombo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The plucky Afgans looked done and dusted when they folded for 198 in a sorry first innings effort. But they fought back with bat and ball after Sri Lanka&#8217;s batters galloped to a 241- run first innings lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Their batters then hit their straps to give Sri Lanka some anxious moments overhauling the deficit without any discomfort against an attack that destroyed them in the first innings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Afghanistan fight back | Day 3 Highlights | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | One-off Test\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e66qK0VKacE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sr Lanka&#8217;s pacemen found their early success hard to replicate as the wicket appeared to flatten out to batter friendly conditions and certainly spin friendly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Off spinner Prabath Jayasuriya capatilised on it to grab 5 wickets to peg the free scoring Afganistan batters back and pulling the Afgan lead back in Sri Lanka&#8217;s favour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It begs the question about where Sri Lanka cricket is in at the moment if they struggle against relative newcomers to the format.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The following white ball version may reveal the answer to that question.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal flay tons | Day 2 Highlights | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2qtZ3bsdR4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Afganistan with comparative inexperience and no real structure has exposed teams such as Sri Lanka as worrying countries who seem to he struggling with off field activities that has derailed their true potential.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka&#8217;s win in their maiden Test against the Afgans would definitely have drawn a sigh of relief from the selectors and coaching staff whose gamble on a mix of experience and youth finally paid off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Angelo Matthews (141), Dinesh Chandimal (107), and former skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, (77), were the architects of this win which set up a formidable total that was sufficient to stave off an Afganistan upset.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; 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