Sri Lanka Secures Historic Series Win Against India
The tour of Sri Lanka ended in a draw for Team India. T20i and ODI series were played in both teams. Team India led by Suryakumar Yadav won the T20i series by a margin of 3-0. But what happened after that made history. Sri Lanka blew away Team India in the ODI series. The first match of the ODI series between the two teams ended in a draw. The Sri Lankan Team then won both the remaining matches. Sri Lanka thus won the series by a margin of 2-0. Lanka won a bilateral series against Team India after 27 years. After that, the Sri Lankan Team will tour England. The tour of Sri Lanka will start from August 21. Test series will be played in both teams. Both teams have been announced for the series. Meanwhile, big news has come out.
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Ian Bell to Join Sri Lanka’s Coaching Staff
It is said that there will be a change in the coaching staff of the Sri Lankan Team. Former England batsman Ian Bell will join the Sri Lankan Team from the support staff. According to local media, Ian Bell will join Sri Lanka’s support staff following the request of Sri Lanka’s interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya.
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Importance of the Upcoming Test Series
For both the teams, this series is very important given the World Test Championship 2023-25. Ian Bell will be included so that the Sri Lankan players have a better understanding of the conditions in England. Ian Bell has a solid experience of the situation in England. It will be clear how much his experience benefits the Sri Lankan Team. Currently, England is in sixth place in the WTC points ranking with 36.54 percent. Sri Lanka is in the fourth position with 50 percent. A win in this series will be important for both teams to stay in the finals.
Bell Career highlights:
Ian Bell has represented England in 118 Tests, 161 ODIs, and 8 T20Is. Ian has scored 7 thousand 727 runs in Tests at an average of 42.69. This includes 46 fifties and 22 centuries. Also, Ian has scored 5 thousand 146 runs at an average of 37.87 in ODI cricket. He has scored 35 fifties and 4 centuries in ODIs. Also, Ian scored 188 runs in T20i cricket.
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