Saturday, February 12, 2011

Sri Lanka v Netherlands - ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Warm-up match

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 warm-up match between Sri Lanka and Netherlands played at the Sinhalese Sports Club grounds in Colombo on February 12, 2011.


Berend Westdijk bowls to Tillakaratne Dilshan. Westdijk’s three-over spell
cost 26 runs as Dilshan blazed away to a run-a-ball 78.

AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA.


Dilshan's opening partner Upul Tharanga joins in on the action. Tharanga scored a quick-fire 48. The pair raised 100 runs in just 14 overs for the first wicket. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA.


Dilshan plays the shot named after him - The Dilscoop, as Netherlands' wicket-keeper Wesley Barresi looks on. Dilshan's half century came in just 42 balls. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA


Thilan Samaraweera glides one away to third-man on his way to an aggressive half-century. Samaraweera retired after scoring 60 off 59 balls, allowing others in the Sri Lankan line-up to get a hit. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA.



Chamara Silva is bowled by Mudassar Bukhari but not before the middle-order batsmen devastated the oppostion with 54 runs off 33 balls. At the fall of Silva's wicket in the 47th over, Sri Lanka were 321/5. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA.


Thisara Perera dismisses Tom Cooper, caught behind by Kumar Sangakkara. Perera finished with 2/16 in six overs. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA.


Sri Lankan players congratulate Dilhara Fernando after he dismissed Eric Szwarczynski, LBW, for a first-ball duck. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA.

Ajantha Mendis in action. Mendis finished with 1/40 in his eight-over spell. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S. KODIKARA.