South Africa tour of Sri Lanka

[PhatBoy]

Handy run rate from the SL Cricket XI.

 

[Hotdees]

65535/8 is a good a score at any level of cricket. To get it in 73.3 overs is outrageous though.

 

[Van_Dyke]

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Handy run rate from the SL Cricket XI.

Especially seeing they were 8 for none

 

[Cleavy]

clone wars?

 

[Hotdees]

Especially seeing they were 8 for none

I’d have to check the history books , but a 65535 partnership must be close to the record for the 9th wicket

 

[big_e]

255 byes. You'd think they would change the keeper at some point.

 

[Sammo360]

Great to see Dale Steyn back.

 

[PhatBoy]

Great to see Dale Steyn back.

Wicket no. 420

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Rabada motoring through the SL top order.

 

[PhatBoy]

Kagiso Rabada will finish his career rated equal to Malcolm Marshall.

There I said it.

 

[Sir Digby]

What an innings from Karunaratne. Batted really well with the tail to push Sri Lanka towards the 300 mark from 8/176.

 

[t_94]

Karunaratne most improved player in world cricket along with Shannon Gabriel

 

[PhatBoy]

Good to see Karunaratne has finally got a helmet that fits his scone.

Very handy last few partnerships, with no de Villiers there's some real questions about SA's ability on spinning decks - they'll be hoping for a bit of Renaissance Amla.

 

[PhatBoy]

Man SA have some scars from that India series against spin. They look helpless.

 

[NSWCROW]

6-51 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Was Sandakan the one that went through our lot, last series over there?

 

[PhatBoy]

Was Sandakan the one that went through our lot, last series over there?

He did bowl well against Australia but herath from memory was the leading wicket taker.

Holy s**t Galle is a beautiful venue.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

He did bowl well against Australia but herath from memory was the leading wicket taker.

Holy s**t Galle is a beautiful venue.

Dead right.

Done wonders with it since the Tsunami.

They had a heap of schoolkids in there yesterday, so it nearly had a bit of atmosphere.

Outfield is always dodgy though.

 

[Carl Hooper]

Kagiso Rabada will finish his career rated equal to Malcolm Marshall.

There I said it.

where is Malcom Marshall in your top 5 fast bowlers of all time tho?

edit- just wondering.. not doubting that hot take at all. if his body holds up

 

[PhatBoy]

where is Malcom Marshall in your top 5 fast bowlers of all time tho?

edit- just wondering.. not doubting that hot take at all. if his body holds up

Probably at the top. I saw a very very tiny bit of him at the end of his career so I'm going purely on others' accounts.

The two best I have seen regularly are Ambrose and Steyn, with McGrath just behind. I'd probably have those three plus Marshall and Lillee as a starting point for a top 5.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

That’s the second time Faf has picked up the ball....

 

[PhatBoy]

That’s the second time Faf has picked up the ball....

Didn't see the first time but that time it had stopped and was against his foot from what I could see

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Lakmal with a jaffa, knocks over Fafs castle.

Ed: and knocks over Rabada.

He’s improved a bit.

 

[PhatBoy]

Lakmal with a jaffa, knocks over Fafs castle.

Ed: and knocks over Rabada.

He’s improved a bit.

He's probably got the hardest job in world cricket. There is no worse place on earth for a particular kind of bowler, than a seamer in Sri Lanka.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Haha Bavuma drops an absolute sitter.

Go Lankans!