All Time Sri Lanka XI game

[NUFAN]

- Name an opening partner for Jayasuriya
- Name a new ball partner for Vaas
- Name the SL XI nunber 4

 

[mr_mister]

Dilshan
Lakmal
Aravinda de Silva

 

[Jarquis]

Atapattu
Malinga
Jayawardene

 

[jimmy101]

Atapattu
Malinga
A de Silva

 

[a massive zebra]

Atapattu only averaged 32 against top 8 teams despite multiple unbeaten double centuries. In fact, if you exclude the two unbeaten double centuries, his average against top 8 teams is just 29. I'm going for Dilshan who averaged no less than 12 more against the top 8 sides (!) and was also an excellent fielder.
Malinga
Jayawardene

 

[Camo999]

Gurusinha
Malinga
de Silva

 

[Prince EWS]

Atapattu
Malinga
Jayawardene

Fun fact: Herath actually has more Test wickets as an opening bowler than Malinga, at the awesome average of 17:
Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo

I picked Malinga anyway but that sort of thing almost makes me want to say "**** Sri Lankan quicks" and just pick three specialist spinners.

 

[Himannv]

Dilshan
Malinga
de Silva

Mahela can come in at 5.

 

[harsh.ag]

Atapattu
Malinga
Aravinda

 

[Jarquis]

Surely de Silva should be the one to come in at 5?

 

[Himannv]

Surely de Silva should be the one to come in at 5?

They've both batted at 5 at some point and it hasn't really made a noticeable difference in their performance. I feel de Silva is the better batsman so he comes in ahead of Mahela.

 

[Himannv]

I'm surprised that people pick Atapattu ahead of Dilshan. I think Dilshan has done just about enough over his career to take that opening slot

 

[fredfertang]

Atapattu
Samaraweera
Malinga

 

[kingkallis]

Dilshan
Malinga
Aravinda de Silva

 

[a massive zebra]

I'm surprised that people pick Atapattu ahead of Dilshan. I think Dilshan has done just about enough over his career to take that opening slot

Yeah I don't think people realise quite to what extent Atapattu's overall record was distorted by his destruction of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe plus literally a couple of epic innings against the big boys.

vs Bangladesh & Zimbabwe: 1,395 runs @ 87.18
vs top 8 teams: 4,107 runs @ 32.85
vs top 8 teams excluding two double centuries: 3,699 runs @ 29.59

Dilshan averaged 41 as opener against the top 8 teams (no less than 12 more than Atapattu!) and was also an excellent fielder. This really should not even be close.

 

[NUFAN]

Atapattu
Malinga
Jayawardene

Fun fact: Herath actually has more Test wickets as an opening bowler than Malinga, at the awesome average of 17:
Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo

I picked Malinga anyway but that sort of thing almost makes me want to say "**** Sri Lankan quicks" and just pick three specialist spinners.

I wrote new ball partner to allow this to happen.

 

[a massive zebra]

Atapattu
Malinga
Jayawardene

Fun fact: Herath actually has more Test wickets as an opening bowler than Malinga, at the awesome average of 17:
Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo

I picked Malinga anyway but that sort of thing almost makes me want to say "**** Sri Lankan quicks" and just pick three specialist spinners.

How many times did Herath open the bowling in the first innings? I would imagine most of those instances would have been in the second innings on spinning tracks: i.e. ideal conditions for him that are not representative of what an opening bowler is normally up against.

 

[Teuton]

Dilshan
Malinga
Jayawardene

 

[fredfertang]

I'm surprised that people pick Atapattu ahead of Dilshan. I think Dilshan has done just about enough over his career to take that opening slot

He is a **** though

 

[jimmy101]

It's kinda a Greenidge/Haynes type of situation with Jayasuriya and Atapattu. Sanath and Marvan have longevity opening together.