{"id":155079,"date":"2025-07-08T07:56:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T07:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=155079"},"modified":"2025-07-08T14:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:04:11","slug":"final-one-day-showdown-expected-to-go-down-to-the-wire-sri-lankas-chances-of-series-win-rests-on-batters-by-trevine-rodrigo-in-melbourne-elanka-sports-editor-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/final-one-day-showdown-expected-to-go-down-to-the-wire-sri-lankas-chances-of-series-win-rests-on-batters-by-trevine-rodrigo-in-melbourne-elanka-sports-editor-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Final one-day showdown expected to go down to the wire. Sri Lanka&#8217;s chances of series win rests on batters. &#8211; BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.\u00a0 (eLanka Sports Editor)."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Final one-day showdown expected to go down to the wire. Sri Lanka&#8217;s chances of series win rests on batters. &#8211; BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.\u00a0 (eLanka Sports Editor).<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10656 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Trevine_Rodrigo-220x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Trevine_Rodrigo-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Trevine_Rodrigo-150x205.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Trevine_Rodrigo.jpg 352w\" alt=\"Trevine_Rodrigo\" width=\"112\" height=\"153\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155080 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Final-one-day-showdown-expected-to-go-down-to-the-wire.-Sri-Lankas-chances-of-series-win-rests-on-batters.-BY-TREVINE-RODRIGO-IN-MELBOURNE.-eLanka-Sports-Editor.jpg\" alt=\"Final one-day showdown expected to go down to the wire. Sri Lanka's chances of series win rests on batters. - BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.\u00a0 (eLanka Sports Editor).\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka&#8217;s bubble bursting loss to a defiant Bangladesh in game two of the one-dayers must surely have jolted them to the realisation that taking the foot off the pedal often courts disaster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">I was pretty sure after Sri Lanka&#8217;s face saving comeback in game one, that the road ahead needed calm, careful composure against a team ranked above them in the shorter version of the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Home ground advantage doesn&#8217;t count for much these days with the international commitments involving franchise cricket where players from most countries gain familiarity with different playing conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Bangladesh is a seasoned and experienced competitor who at their best can worry most of the best teams in world cricket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155084 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Final-one-day-showdown-expected-to-go-down-to-the-wire.-Sri-Lankas-chances-of-series-win-rests-on-batters.-BY-TREVINE-RODRIGO-IN-MELBOURNE.-eLanka-Sports-Editor.-2.jpg\" alt=\"Final one-day showdown expected to go down to the wire. Sri Lanka's chances of series win rests on batters. - BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.\u00a0 (eLanka Sports Editor).\" width=\"600\" height=\"622\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This sets up the decider today as a test of nerve for Sri Lanka who have a very good balance both in batting and bowling. But inconsistency has been their bugbear, and which team shows up on the day determines whether they win or lose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Skipper Charith Asalanka and ciach Sanath Jayasuriya need to get into the heads of the team about complacency, and the threats the Bangladeshis possess, if they are to take the series.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Bangladesh for their part, are now acclimatised to Sri Lanka conditions which has little difference geographically. They just need to execute their plans and strategies to pull off a heist. Skipper Shanto and his men often rise to their best against Sri Lanka in what is now considered a fierce rivalry among Asian nations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A sound start will hinge heavily from Sri Lanka&#8217;s batters led by Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu and Kusal Mendis,\u00a0 skipper Asalanka and perhaps Janith Liyanage should shoulder the bulk in a limited ability batting line-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It certainly promises to be a closely contested tussel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-155083\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Final-one-day-showdown-expected-to-go-down-to-the-wire.-Sri-Lankas-chances-of-series-win-rests-on-batters.-BY-TREVINE-RODRIGO-IN-MELBOURNE.-eLanka-Sports-Editor.-3.jpg\" alt=\"Final one-day showdown expected to go down to the wire. 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