Former Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Staff skipper Kumar Sangakkara was in awe of present skipper Dhananjaya de Silva’s plan to dismiss Ollie Pope within the second innings of the continued Check in opposition to England Nationwide Cricket Staff. The sport between the groups is happening on the Previous Trafford in Manchester.
England Nationwide Cricket Staff have been cruising within the chase of the 205 runs and have been properly positioned at 50/1. Nevertheless, it was then when Dhananjaya de Silva got here up with an out-of-the-box plan, and his transfer paid off as stand-in skipper Ollie Pope fell into the entice.
Spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was bowling over the wicket and skipper Dhananjaya de Silva positioned one fielder at first slip and one other at leg slip. The spinner was bowling to pitch the ball outdoors the leg stump and with that angle, lbw dismissal was virtually out of the equation.
Prabath Jayasuriya was forcing the batters to do one thing completely different. Opening batter Dan Lawrence took a single and allowed Ollie Pope to take the strike. The England Nationwide Cricket Staff stand-in skipper then fell into the entice of Dhananjaya de Silva as he went again to the hut.
On the third ball of the over, Ollie Pope tried a reverse sweep. Then, on the subsequent ball, he padded the supply however his wrestle ended on fifth ball of the over when Prabath Jayasuriya eliminated him and despatched him packing.
Ollie Pope tried a reverse sweep one other time from the defensive position. Nevertheless, he miscued the ball because it ended up hitting the toe-end of the bat and popped as much as de Silva, at first slip. The Sri Lanka skipper was elated after his transfer paid off.
The wicket of Ollie Pope introduced England Nationwide Cricket Staff again into the sport. The hosts misplaced their second wicket for 56 runs. Dan Lawrence received out as properly and the staff was left tottering at 70/3. Jayasuriya has been the choose of the bowlers thus far along with his two wickets.
Give credit score to Dhananjaya de Silva as captain – Kumar Sangakkara on Ollie Pope’s dismissal
As Ollie Pope received out, Kumar Sangakkara, who was commentating, was in awe of the best way the Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Staff made the plan. He highlighted how the customer’s captain thought one thing completely different. Whereas lavishing reward on the captain, he defined:
“Effectively, I feel we should always all simply shut up right here and provides credit score to Dhanajaya de Silva as captain. They considered one thing completely different, one thing utterly completely different, and Jayasuriya has delivered, in fact with just a little assist from Ollie Pope. The cue finish of the bat has occurred a few instances. Dhananjaya de Silva saying, ‘I advised you so’.”
Coming to the sport, England after dropping fast wickets took management of the match, Joe Root together with Jamie Smith put Sri Lanka bowlers beneath stress and the hosts now look favourites to win the sport
