Post Line-ups Emerald Cricket League 2025 - ROUND 1 - Repeat of Last Year's Final

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Round 1 {the equalizer}

Colombo - Travis Head (AUS), Pathum Nissanka, Jeffrey Vandersay
Ratnapura - Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG), Charith Asalanka, Dilshan Madushanka
Kandy - Virat Kohli (IND)

Round 2 {1 overseas, 1 local}

Basnahira - Shreyas Iyer (IND), Kusal Perera
Colombo - Shaheen Afridi (PAK), Matheesha Pathirana
Jaffna - Kane Williamson (NZ), Nishan Madushka
Ratnapura - Shubman Gill (IND), Asitha Fernando
Kandy - Marco Jansen (SA), Lahiru Kumara
Tamil - Hardik Pandya (IND), Niroshan Dickwella

Round 3 {1 overseas, 1 local}

Basnahira - Mitchell Starc (AUS), Dasun Shanaka
Colombo - KL Rahul (IND), Dhananjaya de Silva
Jaffna - Matt Henry (NZ), Dinesh Chandimal
Ratnapura - Babar Azam (PAK), Sadeera Samarawickrama
Kandy - Glenn Phillips (NZ), Nuwanidu Fernando
Tamil - Daryl Mitchell (NZ), Chamika Karunaratne

Round 4 {1 overseas, 2 local}

Basnahira - Ravindra Jadeja (IND), Nuwan Thushara, Ramesh Mendis
Colombo - Michael Bracewell (NZ), Pavan Rathnayake, Binura Fernando
Jaffna - Cameron Green (AUS), Kasun Rajitha, Dushan Hemantha
Ratnapura - Brandon McMullen (SCO), Sahan Arachchige, Praveen Jayawickrama
Kandy - Naseem Shah (PAK), Sandun Weerakkody, Kamil Mishara
Tamil - Fakhar Zaman (PAK), Mohamed Shiraz, Eshan Malinga

Round 5 {1 overseas, 2 local}

Basnahira - Josh Hazlewood (AUS), Chaturanga de Silva, Wanuja Sahan
Colombo - David Miller (SA), Nipun Dhananjaya, Muditha Lakshan
Jaffna - Saim Ayub (PAK), Isitha Wijesundara, Tharindu Rathnayake
Ratnapura - Mohammed Shami (IND), Lasith Embuldeniya, Sonal Dinusha
Kandy - Abhishek Sharma (IND), Gayana Weerasinghe, Nipun Ranshika
Tamil - Pat Cummins (AUS), Danushka Gunathilaka, Lahiru Udara

Round 6 {2 overseas, 2 local}

Basnahira - Joe Root (ENG), Varun Chakravarthy (IND), Prabath Jayasuriya, Shevon Daniel
Colombo - Kuldeep Yadav (IND), Sam Curran (ENG), Kavindu Nadeeshan, Dhananjaya Lakshan
Jaffna - Axar Patel (IND), Kagiso Rabada (SA), Krishan Sanjula, Lahiru Madushanka
Ratnapura - Sandeep Lamichhane (NEP), Ben Duckett (ENG), Janishka Perera, Pulindu Perera
Kandy - Mitchell Marsh (AUS), Tristan Stubbs (SA), Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Lahiru Samarakoon
Tamil - Rachin Ravindra (NZ), Jofra Archer (ENG), Murvin Abinash, Sharujan Shanmuganatha

I hope this is correct. The mindf**k of names got to me. Hoping no one is inval*d here.

That means only two picks left to end the draft.
@Perfect Square @Till Valhalla @Viper.

 

[Perfect Square]

Dhananjaya Lakshan

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Based on popular demand, I am allowing teams to change their homeground pitch-type if they want.

Also, name your captain and coach, like I had previously mentioned (ignore if you already done this). Last time, I allowed people to drop their captains but this time, I am actually making a rule to not let it happen again.

Will update the squad posts sometime later.

@Na Maloom Afraad @Perfect Square @mohsin7827 @BasketballHooper @DuneTiger @Till Valhalla @Viper. @Aravind.

Types of pitches available

Damp/Sticky - Massively in favor of bowlers and an absolute nightmare to bat on, unless you're Victor Trumper.
Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.
Even - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
Flat - A batsman-friendly pitch which provides little or no assistance to bowlers. Expect big totals.
Green - A lot of movement on offer early on, which makes it ideal for bowlers capable of swinging the ball. Batting expected to become easier as the match progresses.
Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way
Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.
Poor - Uneven bounce and a huge amount of turn on offer for spinners. Expect a slow hard grind where most batsmen rarely score at above 2 an over.

 

[Aravind.]

Based on popular demand, I am allowing teams to change their homeground pitch-type if they want.

Also, name your captain and coach, like I had previously mentioned (ignore if you already done this). Last time, I allowed people to drop their captains but this time, I am actually making a rule to not let it happen again.

Will update the squad posts sometime later.

@Na Maloom Afraad @Perfect Square @mohsin7827 @BasketballHooper @DuneTiger @Till Valhalla @Viper. @Aravind.

I asked this previous season, you rejected it, cruel world.

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

I asked this previous season, you rejected it, cruel world.

 

[Perfect Square]

Based on popular demand, I am allowing teams to change their homeground pitch-type if they want.

Also, name your captain and coach, like I had previously mentioned (ignore if you already done this). Last time, I allowed people to drop their captains but this time, I am actually making a rule to not let it happen again.

Will update the squad posts sometime later.

@Na Maloom Afraad @Perfect Square @mohsin7827 @BasketballHooper @DuneTiger @Till Valhalla @Viper. @Aravind.

Coach will be Aaqib Javed.
Captain will be KL Rahul.
I'll stick with the Even pitch.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

R. Premadasa Stadium will be turning (no pun intended) fully into a rank-turner.

We'll change our pitch type to Dry/Slow.

With an almost inexhaustible spin bowling arsenal and some of the best players of spin in our side, this only makes sense IMHO. Plus, you can always count on pacers like Bumrah, Starc and Hazlewood to not lose their effectiveness wildly given their calibre and quality.

 

[BasketballHooper]

I hope this is correct. The mindf**k of names got to me. Hoping no one is inval*d here.

I can understand bro. The last round caused me a headache

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With an almost inexhaustible spin bowling arsenal and some of the best players of spin in our side, this only makes sense IMHO. Plus, you can always count on pacers like Bumrah, Starc and Hazlewood to not lose their effectiveness wildly given their calibre and quality.

ngl y'all got a killer pace attack

 

[BasketballHooper]

Based on popular demand, I am allowing teams to change their homeground pitch-type if they want.

Will let you know as soon as mohsin comes online

 

[BasketballHooper]

Our pitch type will remain the same

 

[Aravind.]

Ravichandran Ashwin will be our coach.

Captain = Hardik Pandya.

Same Pitch.

Sharujan Shanmuganathan

This is a pick for future season's, good prodigy in Srilankan cricket. Picked & kept another guy in same kinda situation, he has cemented his place in odi's now, hope Shanmuganathan does the same or even better.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

ngl y'all got a killer pace attack

True, but unfortunately I can only realistically accommodate only two OS bowlers without leaving our batting to the mercy of local batters.

 

[Aravind.]

R. Premadasa Stadium will be turning (no pun intended) fully into a rank-turner.

We'll change our pitch type to Dry/Slow.

With an almost inexhaustible spin bowling arsenal and some of the best players of spin in our side, this only makes sense IMHO. Plus, you can always count on pacers like Bumrah, Starc and Hazlewood to not lose their effectiveness wildly given their calibre and quality.

I thought you'll choose green pitch.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

I thought you'll choose green pitch.

Only 4 players to benefit from that, maybe 5, while it will actively go against the other 12/13

 

[Till Valhalla]

Lahiru Samarakoon.
Captain - Hasaranga
Vice - Kohli
Coach - Moody
Stadium - Asgiriya
Pitch - Same


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