{"id":149174,"date":"2025-02-16T09:56:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T09:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=149174"},"modified":"2025-02-16T09:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T09:56:24","slug":"rexs-assessment-of-the-sri-lankan-teams-recent-odi-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/rexs-assessment-of-the-sri-lankan-teams-recent-odi-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Rex\u2019s Assessment of the Sri Lankan Team\u2019s Recent ODI Wins-by Rex Clementine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rex\u2019s Assessment of the Sri Lankan Team\u2019s Recent ODI Wins-by Rex Clementine<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/02\/16\/rexs-assessment-of-the-sri-lankan-teams-recent-odi-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>in\u00a0<em>The Island<\/em>,\u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/island.lk\/remarkable-turnaround-for-sri-lankas-odi-team\/\">16 February 2025,<\/a>\u00a0where the title reads \u201cRemarkable Turnaround for Sri Lanka\u2019s ODI Team\u201d .\u2026 with highlights being impositons by The Editor, Thuppahi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A year ago, Sri Lanka found themselves languishing at eighth in the ODI rankings, a far cry from their glory days when they rewrote the rules of one-day cricket. Fast forward 12 months, and they\u2019ve leapfrogged three places to settle at number five. Their recent emphatic series win over Australia is the latest sign that this team is on an upward trajectory, clawing their way back to where they rightfully belong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/02\/16\/rexs-assessment-of-the-sri-lankan-teams-recent-odi-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kusal-mendis.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Kusal Mendis \u2013fine innings<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">One of the biggest shifts has been in the fielding department. The team has placed a premium on agility, reflexes, and sharpness in the field, turning half-chances into game-changing moments. Gone are the days of butterfingers; Sri Lanka is now making the opposition work hard for every run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">With the bat, the team has found the right tempo \u2013 setting daunting totals and successfully chasing down stiff targets. Pathum Nissanka has been firing on all cylinders at the top, providing solidity. Kusal Mendis, meanwhile, has delivered clutch performances, his latest being a superb century against Australia \u2013 his fifth in ODIs and his first against the five-time world champions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Captain Charith Asalanka has been a revelation, leading from the front. His back-to-the-wall hundred in the first ODI, battling alongside the tail, was the stuff of grit and determination. Then, in the second game, with a solid platform already set, he cut loose in the death overs, propelling Sri Lanka to an imposing 281. His aggressive approach in the final ten overs \u2013 where Sri Lanka plundered 97 runs \u2013 was a masterclass in finishing an innings with authority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The bowling unit has been just as impressive. Asitha Fernando has been breathing fire with the new ball, rattling the Aussies early and putting them on the back foot. His three-wicket burst in the second ODI set the stage for Sri Lanka\u2019s spin attack to weave their magic. Dunith Wellalage and Wanindu Hasaranga ran riot, sharing seven wickets between them and leaving the Australians in a spin. Maheesh Theekshana, too, had his moments, ensuring that Australia never found any breathing space in the first game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Friday\u2019s performance was nothing short of clinical. Sri Lanka didn\u2019t just beat Australia \u2013 they steamrolled them. The 107 all-out humiliation was Australia\u2019s lowest in Asia, marking their heaviest defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/02\/16\/rexs-assessment-of-the-sri-lankan-teams-recent-odi-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/island.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SI-P20-16-02-Ckg-1.jpg?resize=300%2C237\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Last year, Sri Lanka snapped a 27-year drought by winning an ODI series against India. Now, they\u2019ve humbled the reigning world champions. Yet, despite their rise to number five, they\u2019ll miss out on a Champions Trophy berth \u2013 a cruel blow resulting from their disastrous 2023 World Cup campaign, where they finished ninth and failed to make the top-eight cutoff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This is a young team with time on their side. The average age of the squad is just 26, meaning that most of these players will still be in their prime when the next ODI World Cup rolls around in 2027 in South Africa. Before that, Sri Lanka will co-host the T20 World Cup with India next year. It\u2019s been a while since a Sri Lankan team walked into an ICC event with genuine title aspirations \u2013 but with the way this side is shaping up, that might just change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">PLUS TPS EDITORIAL COMMENTS<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Australian TV channels did not display this match [as far as I could see]; so I speak from a position of ignorance. Rex\u2019s appraisal is a welcome and insightful inervention; but I encourage other witnesses to comment on the two matches and the total contrast with the outcomes of the two Test matches preceding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">I note that Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first. Did that have any bearing on the outcomes?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It strikes me that Asalanka\u2019s leadership and batsmanship was outstanding and one factor in the process. Am I correct?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">I note that Asalanka is a Richmondite schooled in Galle. But, so too is Dhananjaya the captain of the Test team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Another facet has been the fighting performances of a smallish, slightly built figure: Dunith Wellalage out of St Joseph\u2019s. The determination of such personnel as Wellalage [and Vandersay] is manifest on the field and an inspiration to teammates as well as fans. Credit to the SL selectors<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rex\u2019s Assessment of the Sri Lankan Team\u2019s Recent ODI Wins-by Rex Clementine Source:Thuppahis in\u00a0The Island,\u00a0\u00a016 February 2025,\u00a0where the title reads \u201cRemarkable Turnaround for Sri Lanka\u2019s ODI Team\u201d .\u2026 with highlights being impositons by The Editor, Thuppahi A year ago, Sri Lanka found themselves languishing at eighth in the ODI rankings, a far cry from their 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