One player from each team who was hit and flop in 2019 World Cup
Some of these players hogged the limelight for all good reasons but few were extremely poor and couldn't live up to the expectations.
5) Sri Lanka
Hit – Lasith Malinga
The Lankan Lions never looked the team who has made two World Cup finals in this century. Apart from their surprise win against hosts, England their bad rut of form continued in white ball cricket. It seems that the young crop of players is not ready to take up the responsibility of the side. Even the senior players were inconsistent in their trade except for Lasith Malinga who again proved his worth.
The champion fast bowler defied all the odds and led the bowling unit of Sri Lanka. At the age of 35, he has lost his pace but he is still deceiving the opposition batsmen with his bag of tricks. With 13 wickets in 7 games, he was the leading wicket-taker for the island nation in this edition. His 4-wicket haul was the reason why the Lankan side beat Brits in the group encounter.
Flop – Kusal Mendis
Malinga did all in his hand to propel the side but the batting unit including Kusal Mendis never stood up for the team. Touted as the next big thing in Sri Lankan cricket Mendis has not lived up to his billing. The youngster has the ability to play all the shots in the book but his batting indecisiveness has cost him heavily.
This time he has just scored 143 runs in 7 outings and it is not enough for a player who plies his trade in the top four. Mendis has a habit of throwing away his starts and the pattern has continued in this edition with not a single half-century to his name. He was not able to rotate the strike which hampered the innings of other batters.
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