West Indies squads for Sri Lanka tour

Jason Holder - Cricket Funnda

Selection committee of West Indies Cricket Board announced the all three squads for Sri Lanka tour. Fast bowler Jason Holder lead the West Indies in Tests & ODI's while Darren Sammy will be skipper in T20I . West Indies will play two tests, 3 ODI's & two T20I.

West Indies Test Squad:

Jason Holder
Kraigg Brathwaite
Devendra Bishoo
Jermaine Blackwood
Carlos Brathwaite
Darren Bravo

Rajendra Chandrika

Shane Dowrich

Shannon Gabriel

Shai Hope

Denesh Ramdin (wk)

Kemar Roach

Marlon Samuels

Jerome Taylor

Jomel Warrican


West Indies ODI Squad:

Jason Holder
Devendra Bishoo
Jermaine Blackwood
Carlos Brathwaite
Darren Bravo
Jonathan Carter
Johnson Charles
Andre Fletcher (wk)
Jason Mohammed
Sunil Narine
Denesh Ramdin (wk)
Ravi Rampaul
Andre Russell
Marlon Samuels
Jerome Taylor


West Indies T20I Squad:

Darren Sammy
Samuel Badree
Dwayne Bravo
Darren Bravo
Jonathan Carter
Johnson Charles
Andre Fletcher (wk)
Jason Holder
Sunil Narine
Kieron Pollard
Denesh Ramdin (wk)
Ravi Rampaul
Andre Russell
Marlon Samuels
Jerome Taylor

Mahela ready to return in grounds

Mahela Jayawardene - Cricket Funnda

Former Sri Lankan batting giant Mahela Jayawardene ready to play New Zealand's domestic T20 tournament. He will be represent Central Stags Team in that tournament.

Tharindu Kaushal has been clear

Tharindu Kaushal - Cricket Funnda

Sri Lankan off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal get the permission for bowling in international cricket after the bio mechanic test in Chennai, India. ICC did not authorized him for the "Doosra" delivery.

Another Crisis for Caribbean Cricket

Phil Simmons - Cricket Funnda

Former West Indian player and current coach suspended from his post due to his statement on the ODI team selection for Sri Lanka tour. According to him there is lack of quality & talented players in the squad. He represented West Indies in 26 Tests & 143 ODI's and popular as quality all-rounder.

Disciplinary Action

#Ind #IshantSharma #suspended for 1 #Test & #SL #DineshChandimal for 1 #ODI #due to #breaching of #ICC #CodeOfConduct #during the #4th #Day of #final #match.#SLvInd#Heat of #TheDecider#Disciplinary #Action

Posted by Cricket Funnda on Tuesday, 1 September 2015

West Indies new skipper

#WestIndies #Test #Squad for #SriLanka #Series#JasonHolder (Captain)#KraiggBrathwaite (Vice...

Posted by Cricket Funnda on Saturday, 5 September 2015

Kohli preparations for Sri Lanka Tour

#TeamIndia #Test #Captain #ViratKohli #represt #IndiaA in #2nd #Unofficial #Test #against #AustraliaA for the #preparation of #SL #tour#SLvInd

Posted by Cricket Funnda on Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Pakistan's squad for T20I battle

#Pak #squad for #T20I #series #against #SL: Ahmed Shehzad, Nauman Anwar, Mohammad Hafeez, Mukhtar Ahmed, Umar Akmal,...

Posted by Cricket Funnda on Wednesday, 22 July 2015

SriLanka squad for T20I's vs Pakistan

#SriLanka #Squad for #T20I #Series #against #Pakistan:1 Lasith Malinga (Captain)2 T M Dilshan3 Kusal Janith Perera4...

Posted by Cricket Funnda on Thursday, 23 July 2015

India's Test Squad for SriLanka series

#TeamIndia for #Test #Series #against #SriLanka:Virat Kohli (capt), Varun Aaron, R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan...

Posted by Cricket Funnda on Thursday, 23 July 2015

Strong comeback of Pakistani bowlers

#SriLanka #score at #lunch on #Day3 273/6. #KaushalSilva #still #unbeaten on 113!#PAKvSL#Galle #Test#cricketsummer#asiansuperpowers

Posted by Cricket Funnda on Thursday, 18 June 2015

1st Test start on Day 2

#finally #match has been #started in #Galle #after #1st #day #washout. #Pakistan #won the #toss #elected to #field #first.#PAKvSL#1st #Test #match#asian #cricketing #superpowers

Posted by Cricket Funnda on Thursday, 18 June 2015

Playing XI for 1st Test

#Both #Teams #Squads for #1st #Test at #Galle:#Team #Pakistan: #AhmedShehzad, #MohammadHafeez, #AzharAli, #YounisKhan,...

Posted by Cricket Funnda on Thursday, 18 June 2015

Sanga plans to quit Cricket

#Srillankan #batting #superstar #Kumar #Sangakkara #plans #to #retirement #after #Pak & #India #series. He #scored 12203 #runs with the #help of 38 #three #figure #innings.#legend#PAKvSL#INDvSL

Posted by Cricket Funnda on Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Ronchi blasts again in world record partnership 2015

A world record sixth-wicket stand by Luke Ronchi and Grant Elliott has set up New Zealand's 108-run win in the fifth one-day international against Sri Lanka at Dunedin's University Oval.

The Black Caps racked up an intimidating 360-5, thanks to the pair's unbeaten 267-run partnership and although Sri Lanka started strongly, the asking run rate climbed steadily once mainstay Tillakaratne Dilshan was out for 116 early in the 37th over.

Sri Lanka were all out for 252 four balls into the 44th over.

Stand-in skipper Lahiru Thirimanne and Dilshan put on 93 for the first wicket before Thirimanne holed out to Ross Taylor in the deep.

Elliott claimed his second victim with the first ball of the 26th over, Kumar Sangakkara gone for nine when he chipped a slower ball over mid on for Nathan McCullum to safely gather.

Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene put on 70 for the third wicket, but once Jayawardene departed in the 36th over, clean bowled by Trent Boult, it was all downhill for the visitors.

Dilshan went three balls later, one of Mitchell McClenaghan's two victims, and the last six wickets fell for just 37 runs.

Boult was the best of the Kiwi bowlers, emerging with 4-44 off 10 overs while Elliott, Tim Southee and McClenaghan all picked up two apiece.

Earlier, Elliott played an invaluable supporting role to Ronchi's spectacular unbeaten 170 as the pair revived New Zealand's innings after they faltered to 93-5 after 20 overs.

If Ronchi was outstanding in belting 14 fours and nine sixes off 99 balls in his maiden ODI century, Elliott's more measured innings was no less valuable.

His 104 came off 96 balls, as he kept the run rate ticking over and rotated the strike to keep Ronchi facing.

Ronchi and Elliott came together in the 20th over, with New Zealand looking decidedly shaky at 93-5.

Ronchi took 38 balls to reach his first 50 and 36 for his second before letting fly to rack up his third 50 in just 18 balls.

Ronchi and Elliott's partnership for the sixth wicket beat the previous best mark for all countries of 218, set by MS Dhoni and Mahela Jayawardene for an Asian XI against an African XI in 2007.

It was also the second-highest partnership for any wicket set by New Zealanders, bettered only by Brendon McCullum and James Marshall's 274 against Ireland in 2008.

New Zealand lead the seven-match series 3-1, with one match remaining in Dunedin on Sunday before the final game in Wellington next week

Adam Milne injured

New Zealand's rising star Adma Milne out for 5th and 6th ODI's against Sri Lanka due to side strain injury. Both matched scheduled on Dunedin at 23rd & 25th Jan.

Ronchi blasts for New Zealand victory

New Zealand wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi slammed 24 runs off the 48th over to secure a four-wicket win in the fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka in Nelson.

Chasing 277 after Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first at Saxton Oval, the Black Caps won with 11 balls in hand to take a 2-1 lead in the seven-match series.

Ronchi's unbeaten 32 off 15 balls provided the finishing flourish, but Kane Williamson set up Tuesday's win with his fifth ODI century after New Zealand's run chase looked shaky when they lost openers Brendon McCullum for 11 and Martin Guptill for 20.

Ross Taylor's dismissal for 8 left the Black Caps 63-3 after 15 overs, but an 88-run stand for the fourth wicket rebuilt the innings until Grant Elliott's dismissal for 44 early in the 33rd over.

Williamson then built another solid partnership with Corey Anderson, adding 79 for the fifth wicket before he was clean bowled by Thisara Perera for 103 with the last ball of the 44th over.

New Zealand still looked in a good position, needing 47 to win from 36 balls, but a direct hit left Anderson (47) short of his ground an over later and the pressure was back on until Ronchi let fly with three sixes in the 48th over.

The Kiwi bowlers had earlier reined in a strong Sri Lankan start, choking the lower order after a 102-run stand for the second wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara set them up for a 300-plus total.

The visitors looked set for a big finish, but lost six wickets in the final five overs for just 31 runs.

Dilshan, whose 116 off 127 balls set up Sri Lanka's six-wicket win in the second ODI, was dismissed for 44 by Williamson in the 21st over.

Adam Milne broke up a promising partnership when he removed Sangakkara for 76 then skipper Angelo Mathews without scoring with consecutive balls in the 34th over.

Mahela Jayawardene set about regaining the initiative, combining with Lahiru Thirimanne in a 65-run stand for the fifth wicket.

But it was all downhill for the visitors once Thirimanne was clean bowled by Mitchell McClenaghan for 19 halfway through the 45th over.

Jayawardene edged a faint touch from Corey Anderson to Ronchi's safe gloves an over later, out for 96 hunting his second century of the series after stroking 104 in the first ODI.

The final four wickets fell for 23 runs as Tim Southee finished with 3-59 off his 10 overs, with Milne (2-28) and McClenaghan (2-58) also providing valuable contributions.

Sangakkara's new record

Sri Lanka's master batsmen Kumar Sangakkara make the new record in 3rd ODI against New Zealand. Now he is most successful ODI batsman for Sri Lanka with scored 13,490 runs.

Sri Lanka's Squad for ICC CWC 2015

Sri Lanka Cricket announced final 15 for ICC Cricket Worldcup 2015

There are no real surprises in the squad. In Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Rangana Herath Sri Lanka have a wealth of experience at their disposal, even without Malinga.

Opener Dimuth Karunaratne, who has been part of Sri Lanka's squads for the two ODI assignments leading up to the World Cup - the series against England in November and December, which Sri Lanka won 5-2, and the upcoming series in New Zealand - retains his place. Seamer Nuwan Kulasekara, who was dropped for the England series at home but made his way back to the squad for New Zealand courtesy strong showings in domestic cricket, also makes it.

Given the conditions in Australia and New Zealand, the selectors picked only two specialist spinners for the showpiece tournament, in left-arm spinner Herath and offspinner Sachithra Senanayake. They will be backed up by legspinning allrounder Jeevan Mendis. The other allrounders in the squad include captain Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera and Tillakaratne Dilshan. Thirimanne and Chandimal join Jayawardene, Sangakkara and Karunaratne as the specialist batsmen, while Dhammika Prasad and Suranga Lakmal are the specialist fast-bowling options in addition to Malinga and Kulasekara.

Sri Lanka's World Cup squad

Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne (vice-capt), Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga (subject to fitness), Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake