12th Match - Afghanistan v Sri Lanka

[Spark]

I'm really liking Shenwari's technique here. Not concerned with this slow strike rate as I'm sure Afghanistan wouldn't even mind if they made 20 from the next 9 overs, if it meant they were just 2 down at the halfway point.

Yeah he's looked very composed. Enjoying watching these two bat tbh

 

[Goughy]

Schedulers taking the piss making SL and Afghan. play in Dunedin. Poor bastards look frozen.

Also having this at the weekend?! Marquee teams should play at the weekend so those who live in different time zones can stay awake without having to worry about work or school. This is a Tuesday afternoon game if I ever saw one.

 

[anil1405]

If ever there was a pitch and opponent that might have brought Kula back to form it was this one. So would it have been better off giving Kula another chance before deciding to drop him?

 

[viriya]

Not sure what SL are trying to prove with Thisara.. if he gets a bucketload of wickets it's probably worse for SL - giving the illusion that he's good enough vs major opposition.

If Afghanistan manage to get 250+ it can get interesting - especially if SL lose their top 3-4 early which is not impossible.

 

[viriya]

Thisara showing his true bowling colors.

 

[anil1405]

Very good start for the Afghans. Never expected they would be 100-2 in the 22nd over.

 

[Spark]

No luck involved either. Just good, sensible batting in moderately tricky conditions.

 

[Flem274*]

How good is the Afghani icing?

If they can take the score to 140 or 150 by the 30th for two or three down then they're set for a big crack at underdone Malinga, Lakmal, Thisara etc

 

[Spark]

oh jesus that looked close

 

[viriya]

If SL have to chase anything above 275 it'd be nerve-wracking for them.

 

[Nate]

Haha, that's literally the closest LBW decision I've ever seen.

 

[Spark]

that is the most marginal umpire's call possible

 

[Flem274*]

oh come on that's ****ing out. crashing into leg stump.

mahela to do his nut again.

edit: haha he was too

 

[viriya]

That should've been given imo.. prob umpire's call.

 

[anil1405]

DRS taking a piss at Sri Lanka

 

[viriya]

How the **** is that umpire's call. That's just bull****.

 

[Burgey]

Well **** me, this shows the rank idiocy of the umpires call. If it hits it should be out. End of. That's KOing leg pole.

Been a solid effort here by Afghanistan so far, mind you. If they could cobble together 250 odd it might be interesting

 

[Adders]

Yeah this is where umpires call is bollocks........that's sending leg stump flying. Should be out.

 

[viriya]

This is an example of a ******** application of technology. This is NOT an example of applying margin of error because I can guarantee that it's not a breadth of a seam.

 

[Jarquis]

Umpire's call