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Finally!
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Mathews set to resume bowling in India series: Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka will be buoyed by the fact that their former captain Angelo Mathews will play the One-Day International series against India as an all-rounder. Mathews returned to international cricket in June after a lay off of five months having sustained a hamstring injury, but only played as a specialist batsman.
"We have to manage him carefully and he is at the moment not ready to bowl full quota of ten overs, but he he will certainly be able to bowl five to six overs. That's a big plus point for us as it helps us to balance the side," Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors Sanath Jayasuriya told Cricbuzz on Thursday (August 17).
Mathews set to resume bowling in India series: Jayasuriya
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Mathews set to resume bowling in India series: Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka will be buoyed by the fact that their former captain Angelo Mathews will play the One-Day International series against India as an all-rounder. Mathews returned to international cricket in June after a lay off of five months having sustained a hamstring injury, but only played as a specialist batsman.
"We have to manage him carefully and he is at the moment not ready to bowl full quota of ten overs, but he he will certainly be able to bowl five to six overs. That's a big plus point for us as it helps us to balance the side," Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors Sanath Jayasuriya told Cricbuzz on Thursday (August 17).
Mathews set to resume bowling in India series: Jayasuriya
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For Sri Lanka, World Cup direct qualification on the line against India
The ODI series loss against Zimbabwe has put Sri Lanka under pressure in terms of direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup. In a ten-team World Cup, seven top-ranked side, along with hosts England, will gain direct entry. The bottom four side in the ICC rankings will play a qualifier with the associates and top-two teams from the event will go to the World Cup. The cut-off date for direct qualification is September 30 and these are Sri Lanka’s last ODI assignments before that.
Sri Lanka are currently placed at No. 8 in the ICC rankings with 88 points, 10 points clear of their nearest rivals West Indies. But the West Indies will play a one-off ODI against Ireland and five ODIs against England from September 19 to 29. A clean sweep will take them to 88 points, while Sri Lanka’s points will come down to 86 if they lose 5-0 against India. Even a 4-1 defeat will see them fall behind the West Indies, provided the Caribbeans win all their matches. Sri Lanka will have to win at least two matches against India to secure direct qualification to the 2019 World Cup, because in that case they will finish with 90 points.
For Sri Lanka, World Cup direct qualification on the line against India
The ODI series loss against Zimbabwe has put Sri Lanka under pressure in terms of direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup. In a ten-team World Cup, seven top-ranked side, along with hosts England, will gain direct entry. The bottom four side in the ICC rankings will play a qualifier with the associates and top-two teams from the event will go to the World Cup. The cut-off date for direct qualification is September 30 and these are Sri Lanka’s last ODI assignments before that.
Sri Lanka are currently placed at No. 8 in the ICC rankings with 88 points, 10 points clear of their nearest rivals West Indies. But the West Indies will play a one-off ODI against Ireland and five ODIs against England from September 19 to 29. A clean sweep will take them to 88 points, while Sri Lanka’s points will come down to 86 if they lose 5-0 against India. Even a 4-1 defeat will see them fall behind the West Indies, provided the Caribbeans win all their matches. Sri Lanka will have to win at least two matches against India to secure direct qualification to the 2019 World Cup, because in that case they will finish with 90 points.
For Sri Lanka, World Cup direct qualification on the line against India
:grin
