Cricket world cup 2023
Matheesha Pathirana should play for the all upcoming world cup matches without doubt. Coaches should take care to correct his bowling deficiencies. If there are any deficiencies in his bowling in the field, it is the responsibility of Dasun Shanaka to advice him.
The responsibility for the loss of the match against Pakistan should not be imposed only on Pathirana, Kusal Janith’s failure in batting. Dananjaya’s slow batting style, Dasun Shanaka’s poor batting and not being able to go for a big total and contributed to the loss of the match.
Scoring only 61 runs in the last 10 overs is never acceptable. Dananjaya does not have the ability to score fast. So the run rate is decreased. Samarawickrama also got stuck. After Dananjaya’s dismissal, Shanaka started batting without any confidence. If Vellalage had come before Shanaka, the total score would have been more.
Did you think that the runs scored by the Sri Lankan team was enough to win the match?No way. Although they were over confident. have they understood the responsibility of the batsmen as a team playing World Cup matches without first-class bowlers?
In this situation, what miracle does the team expect from Pathirana, a young and less experienced bowler. If Pathirana bowls wide, is it not the responsibility of the coaches to correct it? Is it not the responsibility of the captain to control the bowler in the field? If Pathirana continues to bowl wide, did the captain prevent it?
If the Pakistan batsmen scored freely against Pathirana, the captain had to discuss with him to ball to the right place and prepare the field, so that it would be difficult for the batsman to score. Unfortunately it didn’t happen.
In addition to Pathirana, other fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka, did not bowl to the right target and forgot to bowl to the wicket to wicket even. By directing the ball away from the wicket, it was easy for the batsmen to score and the Pakistan batsmen took full advantage of this and won the match easily.
In the end, it can be said that the Sri Lankan captain was nervous on the field. He had no intention of saving the game. All the players of the team were helpless. The young players Pathirana and Vellalage cannot stand this situation anyway.
Apart from Dasun Shanaka, the most mature players in this team are Kusal Mendis and Dananjaya de Silva. Unfortunately, Kusal Mendis fell ill and had to be hospitalized. How much support did captain Shanaka get from Dananjaya? Nothing . He has a charming smile but who can win matches with it?
To progress in this World Cup , Dananjaya needs to become a hitter. If Dimuth Karunaratne is used instead of Kusal Janith, who failed in both the matches, he should also engage in quick scoring.
It seems that the team with batsmen who can hit the ball fast will be able to win the World Cup this year. India, Pakistan, England and South Africa are at the forefront.
Sri Lanka should change their game plans if they want to reach the last four teams. They should take a risk and play the game hardly. Here, there is no way but to play with the theory that come or go the Sri Lankan team still have a chance.
