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Janashakthi Sponsors South African Tour Of Sri Lanka 2006 |
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The Janashakthi Test series between Sri Lanka and South Africa is poised to get underway – the 2 test match series is scheduled for commencement from the 27th July to 8th August. The two teams will be vying for the handsome trophy from the tour sponsor, Janashakthi Insurance Company Limited (JICL) – Sri Lanka’s premier insurance company and a long-standing promoter of international cricket in Sri Lanka. The tour begins with a single practice match against the Board XI on the 22nd July in Colombo. The first test starts on Thursday the 27th of July at the Singhalese Sports Club grounds in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital of Colombo. The first test match will be played from 27th to 31st July whilst the 2nd test match will be played at P Saravanamuttu stadium, Colombo from 4th to 8th August 2006. P Saravanamuttu stadium is considered the birthplace of Sri Lankan cricket having hosted the inaugural test match against England in 1982. |
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Though the South African team is without some senior players the new captain Ashwell Prince, the first non-white cricket captain of South Africa, is quite confident of a good performance. Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis are both recovering from surgeries whilst the former captain Shaun Pollock has pulled out from the first test to be with his wife at the birth of their 2nd child. The South African batting will primarily revolve around springbok skipper Ashwell Prince, Herschelle Gibbs, Boeta Dippenar and Jacques Rudolph. Pace bowling will be spearheaded by Makaya Ntini, supported by Andrew Hall, Shaun Pollock, and Andre Nel whilst Nicky Boje is the sole spinner in the squad. |
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The Sri Lankan team sans regular skipper Marvan Attapattu is just after destroying England 5-0 in a 5 match one-day series, and drawing the test series 1-1. Mahela Jayawardane has been reappointed captain after his brilliant performance both with the bat and the captaincy in England. All eyes will be on in form batsman Sanath Jayasuriya who is back in the test squad after his retirement from test cricket. In addition, cricketing enthusiasts will also be looking forward to the performance of Muttiah Muralidaran who is expected to further reduce the gap between himself and the world record holder Shane Warne. Murali currently stands at 635 test wickets whilst Warne is at 685. Apart from Mahela, Sanath and Murali, strong support is expected from other players Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Tharanga, Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga.
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Janashakthi Insurance Company Limited (JICL) has since its inception supported sports in Sri Lanka. The company sponsored the South African tour to Sri Lanka in 2004 where 2 Test match series and 5 match one-day series were comprehensively won by Sri Lanka. The company also sponsored the West Indian and Zimbabwean tours to Sri Lanka in 2001-2002 , which were also comprehensively won by Sri Lanka.
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