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***Official*** South Africa in Sri Lanka 2014

Swingpanzee

Swingpanzee

International Regular
What a troll last 2 overs. Phew, so happy we managed to survive, a healthy slice of luck (rain, etc) but what a fight to win the series, can imagine the fury of SL fans though.

Now imagine if Matthews had declared some 15-20 overs earlier :D:p
 
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DriveClub

International Regular
SA have cheated their way to no 1, first they tamper the ball and win the first test, then they escape due to rain in the 2nd test, undeserved winners.
 
jan

jan

State Vice-Captain
Thank you Imran for your valliant effort in the thrilling finish and farewell.

Now to get some spinner on the team...
 
kykweer.proteas

kykweer.proteas

International Debutant
Surviving 111 Overs in conditions we continuously get told we are useless in? by the skin of our teeth? and saved by the rain? hahaha

Fantastic performance by south africa to win this series.

Mathews can surely feel some regret for not declaring sooner.
 
Scaly piscine

Scaly piscine

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Swingpanzee said:
What a troll last 2 overs. Phew, so happy we managed to survive, a healthy slice of luck (rain, etc) but what a fight to win the series, can imagine the fury of SL fans though.

Now imagine if Matthews had declared some 15-20 overs earlier :D:p
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Yes it was an odd declaration given the way South Africa had batted in their first innings - telegraphing their intentions. A target of 300 would have been more than enough given that, an older pitch and Sri Lanka needed to win. Cricket is a risk-reward game and he got it wrong.

Fair play to South Africa though, did what they needed to do and didn't protect their individual averages.
 
Briony

Briony

International Debutant
Apo said:
SA have cheated their way to no 1, first they tamper the ball and win the first test, then they escape due to rain in the 2nd test, undeserved winners.
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Think that is a bit unfair. Sri Lanka won a very fortuitous toss and SA had to bat last on a surface taking spin with the home side stacked with slow bowlers. As it turned out they bowled the requisite number of overs on the last day so the rain only robbed Lanka of extra overs they may have been trying to rush through. Remember quality is more important than quantity. The declaration was far too late. SA one up in the series would not have been targeting a huge chase.
 
kykweer.proteas

kykweer.proteas

International Debutant
Well done to Sri Lanka in this test, they were by far the better team, simply resisted by a team refusing to lose away... (if only we could replicate this at home)

Pakistan...Check
England...Check
Australia...Check
Sri Lanka...Check
India...
 
Briony

Briony

International Debutant
Note that last match Amla declared before expected in more batting friendly conditions and the home side could not survive.
 
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DriveClub

International Regular
Briony said:
Think that is a bit unfair. Sri Lanka won a very fortuitous toss and SA had to bat last on a surface taking spin with the home side stacked with slow bowlers. As it turned out they bowled the requisite number of overs on the last day so the rain only robbed Lanka of extra overs they may have been trying to rush through. Remember quality is more important than quantity. The declaration was far too late. SA one up in the series would not have been targeting a huge chase.
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20 overs were lost on day 4 enough to get these last 2 wickets, Australia will be back to no 1 playing aggressive cricket, SA **** blocked their way to no 1.
 
TT Boy

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
16 years since South Africa lost a test match after their captain scored a hundred. Amla following Smith’s lead.
 
kykweer.proteas

kykweer.proteas

International Debutant
Sri Lankas strike rate in this series was 84 balls per wicket in turn south africa bowled 55 balls per wicket.

Pretty good for a team playing outside their home conditions without a spinner in Sri Lanka.
 
nevermind

nevermind

U19 Debutant
Whole rankings thing is pretty silly - win series, people know who the good (or rather form) teams are.

Anyway glad I tuned into that, great battle -- coulda gone either way.
 
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