Charith Asalanka Comfortable To Have 'Good Headache' With Sri Lanka's Batting Resurgence

by Jack Anderson
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Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka is blissful to have a ‘good headache’ with the resurgence of their batters within the limited-overs format. They registered their third consecutive white-ball collection with the 2-1 victory over West Indies within the ODI collection on Saturday. Beforehand, they gained the T20I collection in opposition to the Windies earlier than defeating India within the ODI collection. For Sri Lanka, opener Nishan Madushka’s kind got here as a shock because the batter scored 38 and 69 within the two ODIs that the crew gained after coming instead of injured Pathum Nissanka, who struck a half-century upon his return to the aspect within the ultimate ODI in opposition to West Indies.

With Madushka, Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (who smashed a 19-ball fifty within the rain-shortened third ODI), Avishka Fernando, and even Kusal Perera, there may be now intense competitors for spots within the high three, all amongst batters in stable kind.

Asalanka feels the latest performances of the top-order batters will give the crew administration a tricky time in choosing the squad forward.

“I am very blissful about Nishan Madushka’s kind. If we’ve a participant in that sort of kind on the bench, that is an enormous win for us. Now once we go into a range assembly, we have good complications. The selectors, coach, and I’ve a tricky time selecting a crew,” Asalanka stated after the collection win.

“In the intervening time we’re within the means of devising a system the place we give gamers a adequate run within the crew, after which additionally give others a flip. That is why immediately Nishan Madushka was dropped and we introduced Pathum Nissanka again – there is no level speaking a lot about Nissanka, we all know he is been a particular participant for 2 or three years. Avishka performed very well within the final collection, so we would have liked to offer him his place as nicely. However we now have much more hope about Nishan as nicely.”

“If we’ve a participant in that sort of kind on the bench, that is an enormous win for us. Now once we go into a range assembly, we have good complications,” added Asalanka on Madushka’s kind.

Asalanka, who was named Participant of the ODI Sequence in opposition to the West Indies for his scores of 77 and an unbeaten 62 within the first two matches, credited the NSL for his revival in the course of the latest tour.

“Within the final collection, in opposition to India, I wasn’t in kind. He’d made 49 throughout three ODI innings. However I performed the NSL match and bought a wonderful consequence out of that. We have got to thank the board for holding the NSL. It is a match that has a aggressive degree of cricket. And that is for any participant, whether or not you are within the nationwide crew or not. It is a spot the place you’ll be able to acquire kind, construct up your recreation, and are available up,” he stated.

Sri Lanka will now face New Zealand in two T20Is and three ODIs, beginning on November 9 in Dambulla. After that, the crew will fly to South Africa to play two Checks from November 27.

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