Sri Lanka,who have been plagued by injuries with all-rounder Jeevan Mendis,batsmen Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal already bowing out of the 50-over showpiece event,are eyeing a third-placed finish ahead of Bangladesh in their group.Sri Lanka will take on Scotland in Match 35 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Bellerive Oval,Hobart on March 11,2015.Sri Lanka are among the pre-tournament favourites,and would be looking to make it three finals in three editions.Sri Lanka would,of course,be hoping that after suffering losses in the ICC World Cup 2007 and 2011 finals,they will finally be able to cross the line in 2015.Scotland,meanwhile,are playing their third edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup after previously appearing in the 1999 and 2007 versions of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s batting has shown itself to be in fine fettle,both in that extraordinary nine-wicket win against England chasing upwards of 300 and in the 64-run loss to Australia,who had piled up 376 for 9.There have been hundreds at various stages from Tillakaratne Dilshan,Lahiru Thirimanne and Mahela Jayawardene,but the standout has been Sangakkara.No batsman had made three successive hundreds in an ICC Cricket World Cup until the left-handed stylist tiptoed his way to 104 against Australia on the back of unbeaten centuries against Bangladesh and England.Even as he is contemplating hanging up his boots from all international cricket,he is batting better than he has before.Scotland would not want to be at the receiving end of another Sanga special,but it would probably enjoy it just a little bit even if the old warhorse was to turn on the magic again.Sri Lanka wouldn’t take Scotland lightly,but most of its concerns would revolve around making sure that the sick bay numbers don’t mount.
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The Scots are led by Preston Mommsen,and have a few talented players in their side.Perhaps one of their major drawbacks is a lack of spinners,with Majid Haq being the only specialist.Sri Lanka would surely start off as favourites in this encounter.Scotland must feel it ought to have won at least one,if not both,of its games against Afghanistan and Bangladesh.Afghanistan sneaked a one-wicket win in the final over,thanks to the heroics of Hamid Hassan and Shapoor Zadran,while Bangladesh scaled down 318 with some composure.It was not only Bangladesh’s highest ever chase,it was only the third time in 298 ODIs that the Asian nation had overhauled a target in excess of 300.Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s batting has shown itself to be in fine fettle,both in that extraordinary nine-wicket win against England chasing upwards of 300 and in the 64-run loss to Australia,who had piled up 376 for 9.There have been hundreds at various stages from Tillakaratne Dilshan,Lahiru Thirimanne and Mahela Jayawardene,but the standout has been Sangakkara.No batsman had made three successive hundreds in an ICC Cricket World Cup until the left-handed stylist tiptoed his way to 104 against Australia on the back of unbeaten centuries against Bangladesh and England.Even as he is contemplating hanging up his boots from all international cricket,he is batting better than he has before.Scotland would not want to be at the receiving end of another Sanga special,but it would probably enjoy it just a little bit even if the old warhorse was to turn on the magic again.Sri Lanka wouldn’t take Scotland lightly,but most of its concerns would revolve around making sure that the sick bay numbers don’t mount.
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