{"id":661966,"date":"2024-08-23T09:45:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T13:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=661966"},"modified":"2024-08-23T09:45:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T13:45:52","slug":"sri-lankan-spinner-prabath-jayasuriya-creates-masterpiece-at-old-trafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/661966\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya creates masterpiece at Old Trafford"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_661967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661967\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/661966\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-661967 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/srilanka.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-661967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prabath Jayasuriya (X\/@MrAliShaik7)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the Old Trafford ground where Shane Warne bowled the &#8220;The Ball of the Century&#8221; in 1993, where Sri Lankan snipper Prabath Jayasuriya created a masterpiece by diminissing England&#8217;s Harry Brook style in his own way on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday at Old Trafford, the same ground where Shane Warne delivered his iconic &#8216;Ball of the Century&#8217; in 1993, Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya created a sensation of his own. Jayasuriya\u2019s exceptional delivery dismissed England\u2019s Harry Brook in a fashion reminiscent of Warne&#8217;s legendary bowl. Brook, who had been playing confidently with an unbeaten 53, was left stunned as Jayasuriya&#8217;s ball turned sharply and clipped the top of his off-stump, dismissing him for 56. Watch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brook&#8217;s Departure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the tea break on the second day of the first Test, England had posted a score of 176-4, trailing Sri Lanka by 60 runs. Brook&#8217;s departure left the team at 187-5, still 49 runs behind Sri Lanka&#8217;s total of 236. Jayasuriya&#8217;s delivery, which dipped and spun sharply, was a pivotal moment in the match, showcasing his skill and potentially setting the stage for a dramatic series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warne\u2019s Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This delivery inevitably brings comparisons to Shane Warne&#8217;s famous first-ball dismissal of Mike Gatting in the 1993 Ashes series. Warne\u2019s ball, which pitched outside leg-stump and spun across Gatting to hit the off-stump, was so extraordinary that commentator Richie Benaud remarked, &#8220;Gatting has absolutely no idea what has happened to him &#8212; and he still doesn&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the Old Trafford ground where Shane Warne bowled the &#8220;The Ball of the Century&#8221; in 1993, where Sri Lankan snipper Prabath Jayasuriya created a masterpiece by diminissing England&#8217;s Harry Brook style in his own way on Thursday. On Thursday at Old Trafford, the same ground where Shane Warne delivered his iconic &#8216;Ball of the Century&#8217; in 1993, Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya created a sensation of his own. Jayasuriya\u2019s exceptional delivery dismissed England\u2019s Harry Brook in a fashion reminiscent of Warne&#8217;s legendary bowl. 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