*** Official *** Sri Lanka in South Africa, Nov 27 to Dec 9 2024

[Kenneth Viljoen]

That's my boy Marco ! Generational talent

 

[Dendarii]

Must be one of the shortest Test innings in terms of balls bowled!

It was 83 balls, so it looks like it comes in at second-shortest.

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[Flametree]

Might be equal 9th lowest score, but it's the second shortest innings ever... In the shortest (SA all out 30), Gilligan took 6-7 in 6.3 overs.

 

[Bahseph]

That's my boy Marco ! Generational talent

Really is! Shout out to Coetzee as well. Rabada barely had anything to do.

 

[King Kane]

That was absolute carnage, 7 for 13 for Jansen, he was shooting fish in a barrel in that innings.

Must be one of the shortest Test innings in terms of balls bowled!

The second shortest test innings of all time apparently and it's the lowest test total for Sri Lanka.

 

[Heboric]

Glad it was short, we are a bowler down

 

[Starfighter]

*Checks score at 3/9*
'That's not too good a start, reminds me of us at Perth'
*Does something else for 57 minutes*
'Wonder where they're at?'
*Checks score again*
'Oh, innings over'

 

[Bolo.]

That's the worst batting performance I've ever seen. That bowling was just... fine.

 

[King Kane]

South Africa batting again, if they enforced the follow on it could have been all over today.

 

[Starfighter]

South Africa batting again, if they enforced the follow on it could have been all over today.

They'd needed to have bowled Sri Lanka out for -9 to make them follow on.

 

[Flametree]

Am I right in thinking Lawson has the cheapest 7-for in history? Where does Jansen's rank?

 

[Starfighter]

Am I right in thinking Lawson has the cheapest 7-for in history? Where does Jansen's rank?

Lohmann once took 8/7, though those early SA 'tests' are dubious.

Edit, and more importantly, Lawson only took six in the innings you're thinking of. Briggs has 8/11, and Harmison 7/12.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Damn SL, chances of playing in the WTC final just took a hit

 

[sayon basak]

Take the review lil bro.

 

[sayon basak]

Good review to waste.

 

[Molehill]

It was 8-2 when I took the dog for a walk........I get back and SA are batting!!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That's my boy Marco ! Generational talent

From the Jasprit Bumrah thread.

 

[the big bambino]

Oh my word that is ****. Batting world wide has been particularly putrid over the last few months.

 

[Burgey]

SL remain consistently the worst touring side in world cricket. It’s in their cricketing DNA and always has been. Would prefer Armenia tour here for a test series than them.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Bring back the one ball per innings rule in curry goat cricket.

in fact, let them play with red balls.