ICC World T20, 2012 SriLanka

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15. Akila Dhanajaya What is a female doing in the men's squad?

Who is Akila Dananjaya?

When Akila Dananjaya's name appeared in Sri Lanka's provisional squad for the ICC World Twenty20, the rumour mill spun out stories where the media could not. Some accused his family of using political clout to achieve his sudden elevation. It would not have been the first time, after all. Others alleged money had passed hands - a favour in exchange for funds for an ailing board. Others still supposed it was a mistake, or an oversight. Why would an 18-year-old unknown, who has never played for Sri Lanka at Under-19 level, let alone any first-class or List A cricket, be picked for the national side? As is often the case, the truth was perhaps more far-fetched, and certainly more charming, than fiction. Dananjaya is the son of a carpenter from Panadura, just south of Colombo. He had been playing tier-three school cricket for the little-known Mahanama Vidyalaya when he was invited to a Sri Lanka practice session ahead of Pakistan's tour in June. Coach Graham Ford and Mahela Jayawardene had been searching for a bowler who could mimic Saeed Ajmal, and his doosra in particular. What they got in Dananjaya was more than just a competent impostor.

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[Sidhoni]

My comment deleted!

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Ind V/s SL in SL and matches involving raina and mendis http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;home_or_away=2;opposition=8;orderby=won;player_involve=15716;player_involve=50377;team=6;template=results;type=team to sum up Ind 14, SL 10 :giggle::giggle:

Raina and Mendis http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;home_or_away=2;opposition=8;orderby=won;player_involve=15716;player_involve=50377;player_involve_type=all;team=6;template=results;type=team Ind 7, SL 4

[siri]

my 4 semifinalists -sl,wi,pak,sa/aus.

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my 4 semifinalists -sl' date='wi,pak,sa/aus.[/quote'] Yes.. you can start your own tournament and ask them to come and play straight away in the Semi-Finals.

[kevinpp24]

After watching the ball nipping around under lights in SLPL I guess a non-asian team might win the cup, probably WI or SA.

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Very poor team. :phehehe: It's going to be a first round exit for those Lankans. And I don't care.

[siri]

Very poor team. :phehehe: It's going to be a first round exit for those Lankans. And I don't care.

why do u think so??????were u expecting a call and got rejected??????:giggle::giggle:

[mastana]

Who is he? Shakal se toh generators mein oil daalne wala lagta hai. :giggle:

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^ Currently, Jayawardene ke special parts par oil daata hai before his bedroom "cheating" exploits. :phehehe:

[mastana]

^ Currently' date=' Jayawardene [i']ke special parts par oil daata hai before his bedroom "cheating" exploits. :phehehe:

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[SLICKR392]

sl in icc tournaments.last 2 odi worldcup-finalists.last 2 t-20 worldcup-finalists and semifinalists.we maynot be as good in tests but wen it comes to shorter forms of the game' date='i can proudly say that we are the most consistent team in the big icc tournaments in last 4 years ahead of both india and australia.[/quote'] Consistent? How many of them did you win? Trashed by us last and Aussie in 07 edition. So according to you 4-1 is consistent? You are seriously a massive troll! Some ba**s you got to come back after the thrashing we gave you.

[siri]

slickr dude-do u understand the meaning of word consistent.for ur information consistent means doing well regularly. not doing well once in a blue moon in home aand getting knocked out from first round in another.yup in 2007 aussies beat us in finals and we beat u in 1st round.and u failed to make it even among the 8th best team in the world.

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You said you are more consistent that Australia in ICC tournaments - can you do the math?

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ICC World T20, 2012 ICC World T20 Schedule: More... GROUP STAGE Group A: England, India, Afghanistan Group B: Australia, West Indies, Ireland Group C: Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe Group D: Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh September 18 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Hambantota (15:00 BST) 19 Australia v Ireland, Colombo (RPS) (11:00 BST) 19 India v Afghanistan, Colombo (RPS) (15:00 BST) 20 South Africa v Zimbabwe, Hambantota (15:00 BST) 21 New Zealand v Bangladesh, Pallekele (11:00 BST) 21 England v Afghanistan, Colombo (RPS) (15:00 BST) 22 Sri Lanka v South Africa, Hambantota (11:00 BST) 22 Australia v West Indies, Colombo (RPS) (15:00 BST) 23 Pakistan v New Zealand, Pallekele (11:00 BST) 23 England v India, Colombo (RPS) (15:00 BST) 24 West Indies v Ireland, Colombo (RPS) (15:00 BST) 25 Pakistan v Bangladesh, Pallekele (15:00 BST) SUPER EIGHT STAGE Group 1: A1, B2, C1, D2 Group 2: A2, B1, C2, D1 27 C1 v D2, Pallekele (11:00 BST) 27 A1 v B2, Pallekele (15:00 BST) 28 D1 v C2, Colombo (RPS) (11:00 BST) 28 B1 v A2, Colombo (RPS) (15:00 BST) 29 A1 v D2, Pallekele (11:00 BST) 29 C1 v B2, Pallekele (15:00 BST) 30 B1 v C2, Colombo (RPS) (11:00 BST) 30 D1 v A2, Colombo (RPS) (15:00 BST) October 1 B2 v D2, Pallekele (11:00 BST) 1 A1 v C1, Pallekele (15:00 BST) 2 B1 v D1, Colombo (RPS) (11:00 BST) 2 A2 v C2, Colombo (RPS) (15:00 BST) SEMI-FINALS 4 Group 1 winners v Group 2 runners-up, Colombo (RPS) (14:30 BST) 5 Group 2 winners v Group 1 runners-up, Colombo (RPS) (14:30 BST) FINAL 7 Final, Colombo (RPS) (14:30 BST) SQUADS: Afghanistan: Nawroz Mangal ©, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Izzatullah Dawlatzai, Karim Sadeq, Mohammad Jawed Ahmadi, Mohd Nasim Baras, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Shapur Zadran. Australia: George Bailey ©, Daniel Christian, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hogg, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White. Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim ©, Abdur Razzak, Abul Hasan, Elias Sunny, Farhad Raza, Jahurul Islam, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful, Nasir Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shakib-Al-Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Zia-ur-Rahman. England: Stuart Broad ©, Jonny Bairstow, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright. India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni ©, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathi Balaji, Piyush Chawla, Ashoke Dinda, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Yuvraj Singh. Ireland: William Porterfield ©, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, Ed Joyce, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Andrew White, Gary Wilson. New Zealand: Ross Taylor ©, Doug Bracewell, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Ronnie Hira, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, Daniel Vettori, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson. Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez ©, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Raza Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat. South Africa: AB de Villiers ©, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Johan Botha, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Pietersen, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe. Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardena ©, Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Akila Dananjaya, Shaminda Eranga, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Jeewan Mendis, Dilshan Munaweera, Thisara Perera, Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanna. West Indies: Darren Sammy ©, Dwayne Bravo, Samuel Badree, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith. Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor ©, Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Kyle Jarvis, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Chris Mpofu, Forster Mutizwa, Richard Muzhange, Ray Price, Vusi Sibanda, Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller.

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slickr dude-do u understand the meaning of word consistent.for ur information consistent means doing well regularly. not doing well once in a blue moon in home aand getting knocked out from first round in another.yup in 2007 aussies beat us in finals and we beat u in 1st round.and u failed to make it even among the 8th best team in the world.

its been so many moons (blue or otherwise) n u havent done well even at home..... hint: 2-3, 1-4 and 1-4 :giggle::giggle: btw have u been following the u-19 WC? guess who between india - sri lanka is in final n whos in plate cup (9th place) final :--D:--D

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why do u think so??????were u expecting a call and got rejected??????:giggle::giggle:

:(( ape unta loku ewa gahanna be.. tuk tuk karana wede vitharayi unta puluwan. So, bowling walin dinuwoth misak munta batting walin mukuth karaganna be ape thiyena slow pitch wala..

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:(( ape unta loku ewa gahanna be.. tuk tuk karana wede vitharayi unta puluwan. So, bowling walin dinuwoth misak munta batting walin mukuth karaganna be ape thiyena slow pitch wala..

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ICC confirms squads for World T20: Full list Afghanistan: Nawroz Mangal ©, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Izzatullah Dawlatzai, Karim Sadeq, Mohammad Jawed Ahmadi, Mohd Nasim Baras, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Shapur Zadran. Australia: George Bailey ©, Daniel Christian, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hogg, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White. Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim ©, Abdur Razzak, Abul Hasan, Elias Sunny, Farhad Raza, Jahurul Islam, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful, Nasir Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shakib-Al-Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Zia-ur-Rahman. England: Stuart Broad ©, Jonny Bairstow, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright. India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni ©, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathi Balaji, Piyush Chawla, Ashoke Dinda, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Yuvraj Singh. Ireland: William Porterfield ©, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, Ed Joyce, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Andrew White, Gary Wilson. New Zealand: Ross Taylor ©, Doug Bracewell, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Ronnie Hira, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, Daniel Vettori, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson. Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez ©, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Raza Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat. South Africa: AB de Villiers ©, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Johan Botha, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Pietersen, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe. Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardena ©, Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Akila Dananjaya, Shaminda Eranga, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Jeewan Mendis, Dilshan Munaweera, Thisara Perera, Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanna. West Indies: Darren Sammy ©, Dwayne Bravo, Samuel Badree, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith. Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor ©, Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Kyle Jarvis, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Chris Mpofu, Forster Mutizwa, Richard Muzhange, Ray Price, Vusi Sibanda, Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller. Who's your favourite to win the cup?My heart says India but mind says WI.