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Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv to be flown to Mumbai today as standby players for the injured members of the SL team, who are scheduled to meet India in the World Cup finals on Saturday.Vaas, 37 and Randiv, 26, were due to fly out to Mumbai later Thursday ahead of Saturday's title match against India.
Muralitharan, who turns 39 next month, has played through the six-week tournament despite being afflicted by hamstring and groin injuries, a side strain and a troublesome knee.
All-rounder Mathews, 23, picked up a right-side strain while fielding during Tuesday's semi-final win against New Zealand.
Sri Lanka, 1996 winners and 2007 finalists, want to win the cup for legendary spinner Muralitharan who retires on Saturday after a world record haul of 800 Test and 534 one-day wickets.
Vaas, who was part of the 1996 winning team, retired from Tests in July with 322 Test and 400 one-day wickets.
He last played an international when India toured Sri Lanka in August 2008, taking the wicket of Yuvraj Singh for a duck.
Randiv, who made his one-day debut against India in 2009, has taken 22 ODI wickets. He last played when Sri Lanka toured Australia for a one-day series last year.
(AFP)
Humpty-Dumpty Thursday, 31 March 2011 01:06 PM
C. Silva goes out -- C. Kapugedara comes in
Mendis goes out -- Vass comes in
Vaas is a reliable Tail-end batting machine
Ram Thursday, 31 March 2011 10:20 AM
Sri Lankan team will win the final stage and show the Indians how to play cricket.We are the best go lions beat them and register we are the first Asian to win two times .
Chamara silva must be replaced by any other , we need a good batsman .allready we have fine bowlers but lack of middle order batsman.
Thats it HURRA FOR LIONS
pushpa Thursday, 31 March 2011 10:36 AM
i agree with you,good team selection
sam Thursday, 31 March 2011 10:39 AM
see papers in resent past how vaas has played in domestic games
Godaya Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:05 AM
Should have been included much earlier.
Mufleeh Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:05 AM
Let the lions Roar...
Yehiya-Doha Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:11 AM
Vass or mahroof must in the final.
Janinda Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:25 AM
Vass Will be Great for the Final...
Ramfer Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:30 AM
Drop Samaraweera and play 10. No difference except we'll have score a higher total!
Manoj Dharmawardhane Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:32 AM
hariyata hari
sawini Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:45 AM
great best of luck vasy we dnt 4get u
ur the best fast bowler
lukman Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:54 AM
Tharanga
Dili
Sanga
Mahela
Thilan
Kapu
Mathews/vaas
Perera
Mendis
Malinga
Murali
Sahan Thursday, 31 March 2011 12:59 PM
he shouldn't have been playing for the world cup..got only one shot
ayyooo Thursday, 31 March 2011 10:18 AM
Probable Team for Final
Tharanga
Dilshan
Sanga
Mahela
Thilan
Kapugedara
Mathews/Vass (if mathews not fit)
Nuwan/Vass
Randeeve
Malinga
Murali
grema Thursday, 31 March 2011 12:58 PM
It will be great if they drop Murali pick up Randiv and Drop Malinga and take Vaas. Both of them should leak at least 200 runs in their allotted 20 overs. Imagine SL's middle order so brittle and if opening batsman fail which they will, our dreams of winning WC would be evaporated. This should be talked if we lankans win it. Us? Lankans? Winning it? No Chance.
littlemanmohan Thursday, 31 March 2011 01:16 PM
hey!! wot do u guys think of indian chances? they look a much stronger and a better side...isnt it??
shirantha perera Thursday, 31 March 2011 01:33 PM
send DINESH CHANDIMAL to replace CHAMARA SILVA
Anuranga Thursday, 31 March 2011 02:59 PM
good idea,that is the good way of win the world cup!!!!!!!
Sanchay INDIAN Thursday, 31 March 2011 03:13 PM
best wishes to all the citizen of srilanka
Rihan Thursday, 31 March 2011 04:02 PM
this is the ideal team for final
1. Tharanga
2. Dilshan
3. Sanga
4 Mahela
5..smaraweera
6. Kapugedara
7. Thisara perera
8.Mathews/ Vass
9.Murali/ Mendis (if murli is not playing)
10.Malinga
11Randiv
jayantha Friday, 01 April 2011 01:19 AM
Vas was the best bowler in last Club Tournament & Provincial Tournament in term of overall figures( Wickets & Economy rate per over)
Raja Friday, 01 April 2011 02:17 AM
Kapugedara nor Silva shouldn't have been selected in the 1st place though they were allocated permanent places in almost every ODI side since 2005 when there are enough promising young players who have better skills & maintained consistency since their schooldays. If somebody wants to replace Mathews, a player of equal skills & credentials has to be sent (Chandimal ODI Av.72 1st Cl Av. 56,KausalS 46, Dkarunarathna 46,Paranawithana 44, Thirimanne 44,AngeloPerera 39,Bhanuka).
Ratne Friday, 01 April 2011 03:20 AM
There can be only 2 one to one replacements for injured Mathews and Murali.. Murali is likely to play... replacing others cannot be done this stage, so no point in talking about it.
Raj Friday, 01 April 2011 03:31 AM
Thilan Samaraweera should be dropped, first, he is playing like school boy cricketer, can't handle the pressure.
willows Friday, 01 April 2011 07:31 AM
Vaasi good luck and do it in a grand finale???
wasantha Friday, 01 April 2011 08:00 AM
aravinda made a mistake dropping sanath.
MagodisThuma Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:35 AM
I agree with you.
Abdul Thursday, 31 March 2011 06:15 AM
Randiv could be a good option, he's bowling well in the domestic season, Vaas for Mathews would be death knell
blazinfire Thursday, 31 March 2011 06:23 AM
Why cant chamara Silva go out and Vass come in! Vass is 1000 times better than chamara. And he has played 4 world cups and he is best
Sudharshan Thursday, 31 March 2011 06:29 AM
Great move remove one spinner and play vass he will win the cup for us coz he is a legend
Thariq Thursday, 31 March 2011 06:33 AM
would like to see VASS BACK IN ACTION!!! also dont want MATHEWS OUT!!!!
the undertaker Thursday, 31 March 2011 06:33 AM
WELCOME BACK -VASSI- YOU CAN BRING THE CUP FOR US.THAT COUNTS- TO GIVE TRIBUTE TO MURALI-THE LEGEND
MR Thursday, 31 March 2011 06:34 AM
They should have been picked in the intial squard!! Lucky that Jayasuriya didnt get an oppertunity !!!
sajaad Thursday, 31 March 2011 06:50 AM
Is this April Fool's news?
Anu Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:13 AM
Has Vass been playing any games? Is it a risk to send him in with no match practise?Is Angelo so badly injured that he cant play as a batsman? Its really bad if Angelo cant play!!
Thissara should be bought in for the match.
Wisdom Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:15 AM
chamara silva MUST be out of the squad...PLS..........
shehan jayawardene Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:15 AM
What next? Jayasuriya to open the batting with Dilshan on Saturday?
janaka Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:14 AM
happy to see Vas again... he can take tendulkar easy (lbw )
all the best vas ...you can do it yes can do it..........
akeed Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:21 AM
this is rubbish
Jix Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:26 AM
Vaas is another great that is worthy of a place and deserves a good send off like Murali, this is perfect in a way!
Trevin Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:28 AM
Send Jayasuriya to replace Chamara
Deshapremi Thursday, 31 March 2011 06:15 AM
Ape team eke inna middle order passengerslava replace karoth hondai. No. 01 is Chamara Silva
Bharana. Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:40 AM
Dear selectors,
Please replace Vaas for poor Chamara silva.
Bharana.
sinhalaya Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:40 AM
chamara silva should be dropped and any replacement of him is worthwhile. he is a passenger. no other changes should be made
Jumjoom Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:42 AM
This is not an experimental match.nobody knows Vaas & Suraj are in touch or not. No options now.Better to play with the same team.
icc Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:43 AM
India won the world cup.sri lanka lost the match even before it started.
shiyaz Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:49 AM
Ela
Juki Wawla Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:37 AM
Sri Lanka, you dropped the cup...these two can not do anything in mumbai.
atuwateeka Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:49 AM
Replace the middle order please........
the umpire Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:49 AM
Chamara silva must be replaced by some one. Thissara or vassy can play instead of him. Dont know why he is getting picked up?!!!!
prabath Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:40 AM
Exactly ...
prabath Thursday, 31 March 2011 07:57 AM
All the Best..Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv !! pls send Jayasuriya also to replace chamara silva
lasantha.. Thursday, 31 March 2011 08:24 AM
ya, me too..
Ravishan Thursday, 31 March 2011 09:03 AM
Sanath should have been chosen instead of Chamara in the initial WC squad
Moda Ravishan Thursday, 31 March 2011 10:11 AM
Are you sure you wouldn't like to bring back Hashan or Gurusinghe as well?
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