The Batsmen

The Batsmen

The Batsmen

Max Sandaru is a good nudger and the perfect man to play second fiddle in a partnership, running the ball around for singles and giving the strike to the big hitter. Mahinda Dissanayake is a very experienced batsman in Icelandic conditions, and is best suited to an anchoring role in the top order. Lakmal Amaratunga is a classic strokemaker who has, at last, overcome a knee injury. His reintegration will have to be carefully managed but he has the potential to score attractive runs. Pradeep De is a relative newcomer, learning his skills, but a good man in the middle order and a decent fielder too. Ben Boorman is a fine hitter of the ball, but in bringing up a young family he has been absent from the game for several years; it is possible, even likely, that absence may yet continue. Asim Ayoub, once a sharp bowler but now restricted by injuries, is working hard on his middle-order batting and may yet be able to send down an accurate over or two.