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Greatest Test Series Victory

Greatest Series Victory

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centurymaker

centurymaker

Cricketer Of The Year
Slifer said:
Respectfully, it's close but I'd still say SL winning in RSA was the biggest upset for me.
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Nah Sri Lanka played no matches in the Highveld region or Cape Town. They were given less preferred venues that were not conducive to SA's play.

South Africa invited them again 2 years later and played them in Cape Town and in Highveld, Centurion. SL were thrashed by an innings in one test and by 10 wickets in the other.

So IMO although it was a historic series win for SL, it felt a little incomplete because of the venues.
 
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HouHsiaoHsien

International Debutant
I am not that surprised Ban won this series honestly, given how competitive they have been recently and how Pak has worsened as a test team even more so than the previous few years. Ind vs Aus still the best for me given India had so many first choice players missing at the end and were playing a full strength Aussie at home.
 
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subshakerz

International Coach
centurymaker said:
Nah Sri Lanka played no matches in the Highveld region or Cape Town. They were given less preferred venues that were not conducive to SA's play.

South Africa invited them again 2 years later and played them in Cape Town and in Highveld, Centurion. SL were thrashed by an innings in one test and by 10 wickets in the other.

So IMO although it was a historic series win for SL, it felt a little incomplete because of the venues.
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Nah that SL team on paper should not have come close to the SA side and they were both fairly sporting test wickets.
 
Slifer

Slifer

International Captain
centurymaker said:
Nah Sri Lanka played no matches in the Highveld region or Cape Town. They were given less preferred venues that were not conducive to SA's play.

South Africa invited them again 2 years later and played them in Cape Town and in Highveld, Centurion. SL were thrashed by an innings in one test and by 10 wickets in the other.

So IMO although it was a historic series win for SL, it felt a little incomplete because of the venues.
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Doesn't matter where they played. SL beat RSA chasing 300+ vs an attack of Steyn, Rabada, Philander. Then were behind for most of the 2nd test and had no business winning that either. SL swept RSA away where if I can recall only great Australian team has ever done that.

India had been competitive in Australia before (see 2003 series ) and Pakistan has lost/drawn several series of late at home. Those were upsets but not on the same level imo.
 
centurymaker

centurymaker

Cricketer Of The Year
It does matter where you play. Winning in typical SA conditions vs conditions which are helping your spinners too is a notable difference. SL doesn't win the series even if 1 match was in Cape Town, Johannesburg or Centurion. They didn't overcome typical or usual SA conditions. Thats what winning away is essentially about. We are comparing greatest away wins and these things matter in this discussion.

Philander had broken down, which played a part in SL chasing the 300 total.

Bangladesh winning in Pakistan and that too on pitches that had far less assistance for spinners compared to pacers is a bigger achievement than SL's in SA.

Bangladesh had never won a series away.
SL had already won series in England, NZ, etc.
 
centurymaker

centurymaker

Cricketer Of The Year
Dale Steyn was a shadow of his former self (besides other players who were in the same boat). That was his last series. So let's not exaggerate looking at names only.


Six months prior to SL's win in SA,
SL had beaten SA in Sri Lanka too by the same margin.

Sri Lanka had also won a test in South Africa before in 2011/12 on the back of Herath's big haul at the same venue - Durban!
 
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capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Captain
centurymaker said:
Dale Steyn was a shadow of his former self (besides other players who were in the same boat). That was his last series. So let's not exaggerate looking at names only.


Six months prior to SL's win in SA,
SL had beaten SA in Sri Lanka too by the same margin.

Sri Lanka had also won a test in South Africa before in 2011 on the back of Herath's big haul at the same venue - Durban!
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Anyway you spin it, that Sri Lankan chase is probably the greatest in history, as is Perera's 153*.
 
Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
centurymaker said:
It does matter where you play. Winning in typical SA conditions vs conditions which are helping your spinners too is a notable difference. SL doesn't win the series even if 1 match was in Cape Town, Johannesburg or Centurion. They didn't overcome typical or usual SA conditions. Thats what winning away is essentially about. We are comparing greatest away wins and these things matter in this discussion.

Philander had broken down, which played a part in SL chasing the 300 total.

Bangladesh winning in Pakistan and that too on pitches that had far less assistance for spinners compared to pacers is a bigger achievement than SL's in SA.

Bangladesh had never won a series away.
SL had already won series in England, NZ, etc.
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They’ve won multiple but ok.
 
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subshakerz

International Coach
Bangladesh winning this time can't be dismissed. Yes was a weakened Pakistan team but Bangladesh came from behind in each test and had never won an away series against a proper test team.
 
centurymaker

centurymaker

Cricketer Of The Year
Kusal Perera had his fair share of luck.

Context matters too. As for Stokes, the close call was right at the end
 
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