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Ashantha de Mel. Ashantha Lakdasa Francis de Mel (born 9 May 1959) is a former Sri Lankan Test and ODI cricketer and selector for the national team. He bowled Sri Lanka's first ball in a Test match. [1] He was one of few Sri Lanka bowlers in the 1980s above medium pace, and he was also said to have the ability to get the ball to swing out.
Ranjan Madugalle and Ashantha de Mel put on 11 runs for the seventh wicket before Madugalle was out for seven. When de Mel fell for 28, Sri Lanka were eight wickets for 269 runs. Ajit de Silva and Mahes Goonatilleke batted out the innings. Sri Lanka made 277 runs for eight wickets off 50 overs. Vinothen John did not bat. The leading Indian ...
Ashantha de Mel (5) The Australian cricket team had a short tour of Sri Lanka during the 1982–83 season. The two countries played their first ever Test together, which Australia won. [ 1 ]
Most runs. Graham Gooch 138. Sidath Wettimuny 132. Most wickets. Ian Botham 4. Ashantha de Mel 6. The England cricket team toured Sri Lanka in February 1982. The tour included two One Day International (ODI) matches and one Test match. Sri Lanka had become a Test playing nation the year before, and this was their inaugural Test match.
Ashantha de Mel (4) Vinothen John (4) Ian Botham (7) Player of the series. Sidath Wettimuny (SL) The Sri Lanka cricket team toured England in the 1984 season to play a one-match Test series against England. The only match was drawn.
Dilip Vengsarkar (194) Most wickets. Rumesh Ratnayake (4) Chetan Sharma (5) Player of the series. Dilip Vengsarkar (Ind) The Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 25 August to 22 September 1985. The tour consisted of three Test matches and three One Day Internationals (ODIs). Sri Lanka won the second Test of the series.
209/5 (39.2 overs) Ranjan Madugalle 60 (87) Richard Hadlee 5/25 (10.1 overs) Geoff Howarth 76 (79) Ashantha de Mel 2/30 (8 overs) New Zealand won by 5 wickets. County Ground, Bristol, England. Umpires: Dickie Bird and David Shepherd.
Ashantha de Mel Sri Lanka: 12.0: 5/32 New Zealand: County Cricket Ground, Derby: Vic Marks England: 12.0: 5/39 Sri Lanka: County Ground, Taunton: Ashantha de Mel Sri Lanka: 12.0: 5/39 Pakistan: Headingley Stadium, Leeds: Kapil Dev India: 12.0: 5/43 Australia: Trent Bridge, Nottingham: Abdul Qadir Pakistan: 12.0: 5/44 Sri Lanka: Headingley ...