Dubai: When the gallery of the Dubai International Stadium was shaken and the flags of Lanka were waved, the protests in the city of Colombo never stopped. When Bhanuka Bhandara Rajapaksa, a loner, beat the famous Pakistani bowling team, the Lankan police reacted in his hometown of Colombo. From a country that was sinking politically, economically, administratively and sportingly, the Sri Lankan cricket team has risen to the throne of the continent in Perumchud, Dubai.
The crown that was supposed to be crowned in front of his own people in the Sinhalese Sports Club pitch had to be raised on foreign soil due to internal problems. When cricket representatives from the Sinhalese kingdom returned home after winning the tournament to be hosted by their own country, they wrote lovingly: “This is for you, our compatriots.” Jayasuriya, D’Silva, Muralidharan, Sangakkara and Chaminda Vas all made their Sri Lankan debuts. None of them were on the first list of the ICC rankings. The team was announced a week before the Asian Cup. When the senior players got injured, the team flew to Dubai with the youth team.
Arawa had lost nine of their last 11 games. In the first match against Afghanistan, the world calculated that Lankan cricket had rung its death knell in the Asian Cup after being eliminated for 105 runs. But later he saw another Lankan. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan stumbled and fell as Sinhalese courage faltered. The team from Lanka returns with the Asian Cup with six consecutive victories.
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents, they fielded the tactics woven by coach Christopher Silverhood and captain Dasun Shanaka.The captain reveals that Lanka studied the Chennai Super Kings, which they beat first in the last final of the IPL and won the title on the pitch where the draw was instrumental.
All odds were against Lanka in the Kalasha War. Losing the toss first, the top five returned for 58, suffering nine extra before the first ball. Thus Lanka defeated Pakistan by overcoming all adverse conditions with a brilliant performance. A disciplined fielding did not make a single mistake.
Rajapaksa, who resigned after former manager Mickey Arthur found him ineligible, returned and played a royal inning against Pakistan.Pacer Pramod Madhushan, who broke Pakistan’s highest order, was released on Sunday. for the second game of his career. This dream crown is also for defenders who have understood Pakistan’s weaknesses and have waited across the border.
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