On Thursday, January 2, Sri Lanka’s wicket-keeper batter Kusal Perera etched his name in cricketing history by smashing an awe-inspiring century in the third T20I of the Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2024-25 at Saxton Oval, Nelson. Perera’s explosive knock of 101 off just 46 balls, laced with 13 fours and 4 towering sixes, not only led his team to a thrilling 7-run victory but also earned him t?he title of Player of the Match. This feat places him in an elite club of Sri Lankan legends who have achieved centuries in T20 internationals.

List of Sri Lankan T20I centurions

Mahela Jayawardene

The first Sri Lankan to achieve a T20I century was the legendary Mahela Jayawardene. Known for his elegant stroke play across all formats, Jayawardene reached this milestone on May 3, 2010, during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Playing against Zimbabwe at Provi?dence, he crafted a magnificent 100 off 64 balls, including 10 fours and 4 sixes. His century was instrumental in securing a 14-run victory for Sri Lanka, cementing his legacy as one of the finest batters in the game.

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Tillakaratne Dilshan

The second Sri Lankan to score a T20I century was the versatile opener Tillakaratne Dilshan. On August 6, 2011, during the Australia tour of Sri Lanka, Dilshan smashed an unbeaten 104 off 57 balls in Kandy. His innings, f?eaturing 12 fours and 5 sixes, helped Sri Lanka secure a commanding 35-run victory. Known f?or his aggressive style and innovative shots, Dilshan’s century further solidified his reputation as a T20 specialist.

Kusal Perera

In the latest chapter of Sri Lanka’s T20I history, Perera’s scintilla?ting knock against New Zealand not only brought victory but also placed him among the greats. With this innings, Perera joins Jayawardene and Dilshan in the elite club of Sri Lankan T20I centurions. His record-breaking performance underscores his ability to rise to the occasion and deliver when it matters most.

Perera’s century marks only the third instance of a Sri Lankan batter reaching the three-figure mark in T20Is, making him a stand??out performer in the format. The 34-year-old’s brilliant innings comes over 13 years after the last Sri Lankan T20I century, further highlighting the significance of his achievement. Perera’s consistent performances reaffirm his status as Sri Lanka’s leading run-scorer in the T20I format with 2056 runs.

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In a gripping conclusion to the T20I series at Saxton Oval, Nelson, Sri Lanka emerged victorious against New Zealand by a narrow margin of seven runs. After losing the toss and being put to bat, the Sri Lankan team showcased their batting prowess, with Kusal Perera leading the charge with a spectacular cen??tury. This match, held on January 2, 2025, was not just a contest of skill but also a testament to resilience and determination from both sides.

Sri Lanka’s explosive innings

Sri Lanka capitalized on a pitch that offered good batting conditions. The innings began with a few hiccups as they lost early wickets, including Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis. However, Perera’s explosive performance turned the tide for Sri Lanka. He scored an astonishing 101 runs off just 46 deliveries, hitting 13 fours and 4 sixes, which propelled Sri Lanka to a formidable total of 218/5 in their allotted 20 overs.

Kusal Perera smashes a historic century

Perera’s remarkable performance led Sri Lanka to a competitive total but also etched his name in the record books. Scoring his maiden T20I century, Perera became the third Sri Lankan to achieve this milestone in T20 internationals, joining the ranks of legends like Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene.

Perera’s century was historic for several reasons. Firstly, it marked the first T20I century for Sri Lanka in over 14 years, showcasing a significant achievement for both him and the team. He reached his hundred in just 44 balls, making it the fastest T20I century by a Sri Lankan batter. This performance not only reaffirmed his status as one of Sri Lanka’s premier batters but also highlighted his ability to perform under pressure, especially after his team had lost two early wickets. Perera was also adjudged as the Player of the Match.

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New Zealand’s chase: A rollercoaster ride

Chasing a target of 219 runs, New Zealand started their innings with promise but quickly found themselves under pressure as wickets fell at regular intervals. Tim Robinson provided a solid start with 37 runs, but it was Rachin Ravindra who em?erged as the backbone of the chase with his impressive knock of 69 runs off 39 balls. His innings featured five boundaries and four sixes, keeping New Zealand in? contention as they raced towards the target.

However, the chase faltered as wickets continued to tumble. Daryl Mitchell attempted to revive the innings with an explosive cameo that included four consecutive sixes in one over against Charith Asalanka, scoring 35 runs off just 17 balls. Despite these efforts, New Zealand fell short of the target, finishing at 211/7 after their 20 overs.

While Perera’s batting was pivotal for Sri Lanka’s total, it was Asalanka’s bowling performance that played a crucial role in sealing the victory. He claimed three key wickets for 50 runs in his four overs, dismantling New Zealand’s middle order and putting them on the back foot during their chase. His ability to take wickets at critical junctures shifted momentum back towards Sri Lanka when it was most needed. The match concluded with Sri Lanka clinching victory by 7 runs, marking an exhilarating end to the T20I series ?where they salvaged pride after losing the first two matches.

Here’s how twitter reacted:

Kusal Janith Perera created history! 🤩

KJP makes history with a dazzling maiden T20I hundred! An experienced star rising on the big stage.🔥
❤️✨🇱�?pic.twitter.com/l0khcFjchm

— ᴅᴀʀsʜᴀ ᴄʜᴀᴍɪᴋᴀ (@Im_Darsha) January 2, 2025

KUSAL PERER?A SMASHED THE FIRST HUNDRED IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET IN 2025. 🔥

– Kusal Perera played an magiferet innings of 101 off 46 balls, including

Well played, Kusal Perera! His outstanding batting effort has helped Sri Lanka avoid a whitewash. Congratulations!#NZvSL pic.twitter.com/dtdG0OY54k

— Akaran.A (@Akaran_1) January 2, 2025

#Srilanka 🇱🇰 : 218/5 (20 ov)#NewZealand 🇳🇿 : 211/7 (20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 7 runs, New Zealand won the 3 match series 2-1
Player of the match : Kusal Janith Perera (Sri Lanka)
Player of the series : Jacob Duffy (New Zealand)
3rdT20I #NZvSL 🏏🏆�?pic.twitter.com/wDpnChlo1v

— Ishara (@Ishara23032) January 2, 2025

What a thrilling match.Sri Lanka edges past New Zealand with a nail-biting 7-run victory. Kusal Perera stole the show with a blistering 101 off just 46 balls pure masterclass.#SLvsNZ #CricketTwitter
#KusalPerera

— Mohamad Adnan Nazir (@ADN266) January 2, 2025

Sri Lanka take the win in the final KFC T20I. Rachin Ravindra (69), Tim Robinson (37) and Daryl Mitchell (35) contributing to a close chase in Nelson. Catch up on all scores | //t.co/UzJ3jpZKSC 📲 #NZvSL #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/6Qj7PyCUpb

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) January 2, 2025

The first men's T20I century of 2025 👏

Kusal Perera brings up his first hundred in the format off just 44 balls pic.twitter.com/sgWfwftyLx

— Jaleel Ahmed (@JaleelA83574057) January 2, 2025

Kusal Janith Perera 🇱🇰 has earned 8 'Player of the Match awards'

– The most by any Sri Lankan player in T20I history. 👏 #NZvSL pic.twitter.com/lLwB3VTRpn

— Thurunu Jayasiri (@ThurunuJ) January 2, 2025

Kusal Perera scored the first century of 2025.
Hope Rohit and Virat becomes the 2nd and 3rd ones to do it 😉 pic.twitter.com/GgSXQwWiQd

— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) January 2, 2025

Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 7 runs in the 3rd T20I 👊🏏#Cricket #NZvSL #SriLankaCricket pic.twitter.com/ttMsjVKikc

— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ) January 2, 2025

Kusal Perera scored his maiden T20 century at the beautiful Saxton Oval cricket ground against New Zealand. ❤️ #NZvSL #SLvsNZ #KusalPerera pic.twitter.com/Aic495vZxB

— U$äMä (@usama_mewati948) January 2, 2025

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Netherlands are squaring off against Sri Lanka in the 19th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat, setting the stage for a dramatic encounter. What followed was a thrilling roller coaster ride, with the Dutch batting lineup facing a challenging test and a spectacular moment of fielding brilliance from the Sri Lanka?ns.

Netherlands’ resilient innings

The Netherlands faced an early setback in their innings as their opener, Vikramjit Singh, was dismissed without making a significant contribution. Max O’Dowd, with a score of 16, and Colin Ackermann, who notched up 29 runs ?off 31 deliveri?es, tried to steady the ship.

However, the Dutch found themselves in dire straits at 91/6 when Scott Edwards added 16 runs before his departure. But just when it seemed that the innings was slipping away, a remarkable recovery unfolded. Sybrand Engelbrecht and Logan van Beek took the responsibil?ity? and stitched together a crucial partnership of 130 runs for the seventh wicket. Engelbrecht emerged as the top scorer with an impressive 70 off 82 balls, while van Beek contributed a valuable 59 runs from 75 deliveries.

In addition to the individual efforts, 33 extras also made a notable contribution to the total score. The Netherlands concluded their innings with a respectable total of 262 runs in 49.4 overs, showing resilience and determination?? in the latter stages of their batting performance.

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Perera’s remarkable catch

During the flurry of wickets, a standout moment etched itself into the memory of cricket enthusiasts. It unfolded on the last delivery of the 17th over, courtesy of Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madhushanka, who unleashed a searing short-of-a-length delivery wide outside the off stump. Dutch batter Bas de Leede decided to play the uppercut.

Then, in pure brilliance, Kusal Perera, donning the Sri L?ankan colours, leapt to the skies and plucked the ball out of the air with outstretched hands. It was a breathtaking display of athleticism and skill that left spectators at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in awe.

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Here is the video:

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The eighth match of the ODI World Cup 2023 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka started off with a brilliant batting performance from the Islanders. However, it was not just Sri Lanka’s batting that stole the show as they also carried their prowess in the bowling and fielding department during the second innings by striking a few early dismissals and sending Imam ul Haq back to the pavilion off a brilliant catch.

Sri Lanka’s sensational batting display

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first, setting the stage for a commanding performance. Their batters came out all guns blazing, puttin?g up a for??midable total of 344 runs on the board. The heroics of Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama were the major highlights of Sri Lankan innings. Mendis played a stunning knock of 122 runs off just 77 deliveries, while Samarawickrama contributed a brilliant 108 off 89 balls. Pathum Nissanka also played a crucial role with his 51 runs. Meanwhile, Hasan Ali picked up four wickets for Pakistan.

Kusal Perera’s sensational catch

In reply, Pakistan’s innings got off to a rocky start as they lost their opener, Imam, early in the game, with just 12 runs to his name. Although the wicket was taken by Dilshan Madushanka, it was Kusal Perera‘s sensational catch that made the moment unforgettable and left the fans and commentators in awe.

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It all happened on the third ball of the fourth over when Madushanka delivered a short ball to Imam, and he fetched it from outside off. The 27-year-old was not in a good position to execu??te the pull across the line and eventually ended up top-edging it towards Perera a??t fine leg, who kept his eyes on the ball, moved forward a bit, and got low to take a smart diving catch.

Sri Lanka players erupted in joy soon after Perera completed the ca??tch. On the other hand, Imam wal?ked back to the pavilion in disappointment.

Here’s the video:

Madushanka strikes again to dismiss Pakistan skipper Babar Azam

After the early departure of Imam, Madushanka continued to trouble Pakistan by later trapping Babar Azam, further raising concerns for the Pakistani team. With these early breakthroughs, Pakistan’s batters faced a daunting task and are now needed to spend significant time on the crease.

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Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world after football. Cricket boards of major countries make a lot of mone??y and pay heavily to their skippers.

The captain’s role is not just limited to the field, but he represents his nation in the sport everywhere he makes an appearance. He is the one who manages the side, plans the tactics and helps them change their course of destinies during horrendous phases.

Hen??ce, it is justified that the capt??ains get paid a lot.

Here are nine teams and?? the salary of their leaders:-

Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka Test Captain) �?51.03 lakhs

Sri Lanka was a team to reckon with till legends like Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena, Tillakaratne Dilshan – played for the nation. But, once the stalwarts retired, Lanka found itself in tatters.

They changed 5-6 captains to be sure who? could?? take them to a reputable position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings.

The selectors unanimously turned their faces to Dimuth Karunaratne, who led the side to their famous overseas Test win against South Africa in 2019.

However, things haven’t been all sunshine for the Lions, who could only emerge victorious in 3 of the next 12 red-ball matches.

As per the latest contrac??ts, Ka?runaratne, who captains the Test team, earns about USD 70,000 annually.

Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka Limited Over Captain)- 25 lakhs

Kusal Perera was recently given the reins of the limited-overs team when Karunaratne was sacked despite winning 10 out of 16 ODIs.
Perera didn’t have a good time as he lost his first ODI series against Bangladesh 1-2.

The left-handed batsman supposedly earns USD 35,000 per year, while it remains to be seen if the management decided to rope in Perera as the T20I skipper in place of Dasun Shanaka, who earns USD 65,000.

Babar Azam (Pakistan Captain)- 62.40 lakhs

Babar Azam has established himself as the mainstay of the Pakistan team and took over the duties of the captain fr??om Azhar Ali in the red-ball format and Sarfaraz Ahmed in the limited-overs format in 2020.

Babar has proved his mettle as a skipper since Pakistan won all four Test matches, 4 out of 6 ODIs and 13 T20Is from the 21 contests they par??ticipated in.

As of now, the right-handed batter draws a salary of 13.2 Million PKR, which?? is around INR 62.40 lakhs.

Kieron Pollard (West Indies Limited Over captain)- INR 1.73 crores

Kieron Pollard was announced as the captain for the limited-overs format after a dismal show by the West Indies in the 2019 World Cup.

Pollard earns USD 250,000, which is approximately INR 1.73 cro?res for his white-ball campa?igns.

This has also led veteran players like Dwayne Bravo and Andre Russell to come back to the national side.

Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies Test captain)- INR 1.39 crores

Kraigg Brathwaite was named as the skipper for the longest format after Jason Holder declined to participate in the team.

Brathwaite helped his side whitewash Bangladesh in? a two-match Test series, albeit failed to register any ??wins after that.

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) has given Braithwaite ?another chance as ??he fetches USD 200,000 (INR 1.39 crores) per season.

Kane Williamson (New Zealand skipper)�?INR 3.19 crores

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has his own orthodox captaincy methods. Williamson is known to be very patient who waits for the right time to use h?is aggressive tactics.

Under his leadership, the Black Caps entered the finals of the ICC World Cup 2019 and have now qualified to play the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India.

The veteran batsman draws USD 440,000 annually, which includes a USD 40,000 bonus for being the side’s captain.

Temba Bavuma (South Africa Limited Over captain)- INR 2.5 crores

Temba Bavuma is the first Black African to be the permanent captain of the Proteas team. Bavum??a has led his side to a soli??tary victory in the three ODIs against Pakistan.

Though Bavuma was ruled out in the T20I seri??es against Pakistan due to a hamstring strain, he remains?? the official skipper in the shortest format as well.

AS per the latest contracts, Bavuma receives USD 350,0??00 as his salary.

Dean Elgar (South Africa Test Captain)- INR 5.4 crores

Dean Elgar replaced Quinton de Kock as the captain of the Test team. de Kock was axed from captaincy since Cricket South Africa (CSA) director Graeme Smith felt that it would help the former perform be?tter with ??the bat.

Meanwhile, Elgar’s first assignment would be against West Indies in June in an away series. Elgar reportedly draws USD 450,000 for h??is contract with CSA.

Aaron Finch (Australia’s limited over captain)- INR 5.4 crores

Aaron Finch was roped in as the permanent captain of the Australian side after Steve Smith was banned for a year following the bal?l-tampering controversy.

Finch helped his side grab semi-final birth in the tournament before being ousted by the World Cup winners for that edition- England.
Overall, the right-hander has secured 23 wins from 41 ODI??s and 22 victories in 43 T20Is.

Finch earns about USD 750,000? from the c??ricket board.

Tim Paine (Australia’s Test Captain)- 2 crores

Tim Paine was handed over the captain??cy responsibilities after Steve Smith was sent back home along with David Warner and Cameron Bancroft due to their involvement in the ball-tampering incident.

Paine drew the 2019 Ashes in England and helped his side retain the trophy. Although the wicket-keeper batsman lost the recent Border Gavaskar trophy aga?inst India in a dramatic fashion, he will lead the team for the 2021 Ashes at home.

Paine makes approximately ?USD 278,000 under his new contract.

Virat Kohli (India’s captain)- INR 7 crores

Virat Kohli has helped India occupy the numero-uno spot in Test rankings and qualify for the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final.

In the ICC Men’s ODI rankings, India is placed at the third position, just behind New Zealand and Australia.

Tho??ugh India have reached the cusp of winning major ICC trophies, the team?? lost due to its misfortunes.

Yet Kohli has risen to the occasion with his power?-packed performances whenever needed.

The Indian skipper is placed in Grade A+ contracts of the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) and receives INR 7 crores as his annual salary.

Eoin Morgan (England’s limited over captain)- INR 1.75 crores

Eoin Morgan led England to their first ICC Men’s World Cup in 2019. Morgan is?? regarded as one of the be?st limited over skippers to have captained the Three Lions.

Overall, England have won 72 out of 12??1 ODIs and 33 from the 57 T20Is they participated in.

Though England lost the T20I series against India, Morgan would be looking to turn the tides in his favour in the T20 World Cup slated to be played later this year.

The 34-years-old apparently draws GBP 170,000 for his serv??ices.

Joe Root (England’s Test Captain)- INR 8.97 crores

Joe Root is the highest-earning captain on this list. Although Root hasn’t secured any Ashes Trophy in his two attempts, he still remains the favourite for England Cricket Board (ECB).

The pro??lific run-scorer has helped his side defeat South?? Africa and India at home.

Given the charge of captaincy after Alastair Cook stepped down in 2017, Root earns GBP 87??0?,000 annually.

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In the final One-Day International (ODI) of the three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, Sri Lanka bounced back and defeated Bang?lades??h by 97 runs to avoid a clean sweep. The visitors desper?ately needed a win, having lost two back-to-back matches in the series.

Batting first, Sri Lanka posted 286/6 on the scoreboard in their allotted 50 overs. Captain Kusal Perera led from the front and smashed a tremendous century to put his team in a strong position. Perera scored 120 from 122 deliveries, including 11 fours and a six. Apart from Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva played a crucial? unbeaten knock of 55 from 70 ball??s.

Pacer Taskin Ahmed shined with the ball for the hosts, picking up four wickets?? ??in the game for 46 runs in 9 overs.

In reply, the Bangladesh batting order collapsed in front of magical bowling by Lankan speedster Dushmantha Chameera.

The right-handed bowler completely shattered the top-order of Bangladesh and picked up a maiden fifer. He just conceded 16 runs from 9 overs, including a maiden. Apart from Chameera, Wanindu Hasaranga and Ramesh Mendis bagged two wickets each.

For Bangladesh, Mosaddek Hossain and Mahmudullah were the only highlights. Both the batters smashed respec??tive half-centuries but failed to take their side over the finish line. While Hossain made 51 from 72 balls, Mahmudullah scored 53 off 63 deliveries. In the end, the home team ??got bundled out for 189, losing the game by 97 runs.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

Sri Lanka put on a superb all-round display to pick up a consolation win in the final match of the series! 🙌#BANvSL pic.twitter.com/VlskhdHfnX

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) May 28, 2021

Sri Lanka claim their first @cricketworldcup Super League points 👏

Dushmantha Chameera’s 5/1?6 helps them defeat ??Bangladesh by 97 runs.

But the hosts have taken the series 2-1.#BANvSL | //t.co/irFZbUpgki pic.twitter.com/bPo3AHO7BX

— ICC (@ICC) May 28, 2021

Dushmantha Chameera becomes 1st SL 🇱🇰🏏 bowler to pick a five-fa in ODI cricket after 3 years 9️⃣-1️⃣-1️⃣6️⃣-5️⃣ pic.twitter.com/BCfwnzY7t4

— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) May 28, 2021

Dushmantha Chameera has become the first pace bowler since Lasith Malinga (v ENG, Oct 2018) to take a 5-wicket haul in ODIs for Sri Lanka.#BANvSL

— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi) May 28, 2021

Kusal Perera's reached his maiden ODI hundred as a captain on the 99th ball of 99th innings of his career, the next ball after being dropped at 99.#BANvSL

— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 28, 2021

Terrific spell from Chameera, 5 for 16 from 9 overs including 1 maiden – wickets of Tamim, Naim, Shakib, Mehidy, Taskin helped Sri Lanka to win their first match in the ODI Super League. #BANvSL pic.twitter.com/USvNJRHJ7G

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 28, 2021

Marvelous century from the Sri Lankan captain Kusal Perera, a fantastic knock. pic.twitter.com/uAFi0SDtaz

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 28, 2021

Dushmantha Chameera's 5/16 is the 8th best spell from a Sri Lankan bowler & 4th best spell ever from a Sri Lankan Pacer in ODIs away from home.#CricStatsSL#SLvBAN

— Aqeeb (@Aqibmzm) May 28, 2021

Highest wickets by a Sri Lankan bowler in a 3-match ODI seri?es

C. Vaas – 9 (vs Zim – '94)
S. Jayasuriya – 9 (vs Ban – '07)
T. Perera – 9 (vs Pak – '14)
D. CHAMEERA – 9 (vs Ban – '21)
R. Kalpage – 8 (vs NZ – '92)#BANvSL

— Aadhil Siddhique (@AadhilSiddhique) May 28, 2021

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have named a 16-player squad for their two-mat??ch Test series against England, including Kusal Perera who is recovering from a finger injury.

This was the only change to the squad that traveled to Zimbabwe f??or a two-Test series in January.

Kusal Perera, who recently picked up a finger injury, has been picked by Sri Lanka for their upcoming Test series against England. pic.twitter.com/8YF1YH4kcz

— ICC (@ICC) March 9, 2020

Perera’s last Test outing was against New Zealand in August 2019, a series in which he managed scores of 1, 23, 0 and 0. He was subsequently left out for the Pakistan Tests and also didn’t feature in the squad for the Zimbabwe series.

The SLC also announced that they will name a replacement p?layer for Wanindu Hasaranga before the first Test against England, which starts on March 19 in Galle. The second Test will be played from March 27 at the SSC in Colombo.

Sri Lanka squad for England Tests:

Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya De Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lakshan Sand?akan, Wanindu Hasaranga.

🇱🇰 Test Squad🏏#SLvENG pic.twitter.com/71ULZJZsat

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) March 10, 2020

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India pacer Navdeep Saini carried his splendid form from Indore to Pune as he bowled a stunning delivery to remove Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Perera during the third and final T20I of the series, played at the Maharastra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium, on Friday.

This all happened in the sixth over of the Sri Lankan run-chase. On the very first delivery, Saini bowled a yorker right on the blockhole and Perera had no clue whatsoever as he attempted to play a cover drive but ended up jamming his bat; the southpaw was completely undone by Saini’s scorcher and had no other choice than walking back to the pavilion.

After cleaning up Perera, Saini dismissed Dhananjaya de Silva (57) and Lasith Malinga (0) to finish with the excellent figures of 3/28 in 3.5 overs. It was a stellar combined effort from the Indian bowlers as Sri Lanka were bundled out for a paltry 123 and lost the game by a heavy margin of 78 runs. Apart from Saini, Shardul Thakur also impressed with his all-round performance as he picked up two wickets after scoring a quickfire 8-ball 22 with the bat.

Earlier batting first, KL Rahul (54) and Shikhar Dhawan (52) along with crucial contributions from Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey and Shardul helped India post a mammoth total of 201 runs on the board. With their comprehensive win, India clinched the three-match series 2-0 and will next take on Australia in three-match ODI series starting from January 14.

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Au??stralia thrashed Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match?? series to secure a record-breaking 134-run win at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

While David Warner (100 not out off 56), Aaron Finch (64 off 36) and Glenn Maxwell (62 off 28) shon??e with the willow, it was the Australian bowling attack that steamrolled past the Islanders on a bouncy track i??n Adelaide.

Fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who played just a single Test in the 2019 Ashes, was back at his best in the 20-over format as he gave away only 18 runs in his four-over ??quota while picking up two wickets.

One of Starc’s victims was Sri Lanka’s opening batsman Kusal Perera, who was left stunned by a yorker straight into the block-hole. The 142.6 kmph yorker by Starc broke past Perera’s defense to rattle the stumps.

Here’s the video:

Too quick! Starc's yorker zooms through Perera's defences and clatters into the stumps. #AUSvSL pic.twitter.com/pi7ev2Nj76

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 27, 2019

After asked? into bat first, Australia went on to post a mammoth 233-2 in 20 overs. While Warner celebrated 33rd bi??rthday with his maiden T20I century, Finch and Maxwell scored blistering half-centuries to take the hosts to a formidable score.

Chasing 234 to win, Sri Lanka fell like a pack of cards as they were initially left bambooz??led by Starc and Pat Cummins before wrist spinner Adam Zampa picked three wickets to go Sri Lanka in tatters.

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