Battle of the test innings played by batsmen currently less than 30 years old

[indiaholic]

Nah the cricbuzz site has it at 24 March 1987.

 

[cnerd123]

stfu OS

 

[OverratedSanity]

Swear I saw it say 1986. I might be going insane.

 

[cnerd123]

How scary is it that Shakib is already so good and so experienced yet hasn't entered the years where, as a batsman and as a spinner, he should be in his prime.

WAFG

 

[mr_mister]

plenty of legendary bats peaked before 30 though..

 

[indiaholic]

Shhhh don't derail the hype train

 

[OverratedSanity]

Bravo's match saving double and Kohli's glorious failure @ Adelaide go through, much to Burgey's dismay.

Round 2:

Pick the best out the following three:

Ajinkya Rahane 103 vs England, Lord's 2014 2nd Investec Test: England v India at Lord's, Jul 17-21, 2014 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Angelo Mathews 160 vs England, Headingley 2014 2nd Investec Test: England v Sri Lanka at Leeds, Jun 20-24, 2014 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Ben Stokes 258 vs SA, Capetown 2016 2nd Test: South Africa v England at Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2016 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[vcs]

Mathews

 

[morgieb]

How long are these battles lasting btw? That felt like only twelve hours.

In this one, Mathews narrowly over Rahane. Both wonderful knocks though.

 

[honestbharani]

Mathews

 

[indiaholic]

Mathews

 

[TheBrand]

Noone mentioned Tom Latham's 137 vs Pakistan in Dubai Nov 2014? I thought that was one of the most compact innings I've seen by a NZ batsman in years. Played the sweep shot brilliantly, I can't remember the last time a NZ player could play the sweep like him.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Mathews into the final 4.

Pick one from each of the following groups:

Round 2 Battle 2::

Darren Bravo 116 vs Pak, Dubai 2016
Kane Williamson 242 vs SL, Wellington 2015
Kusal Mendis 176 vs Aus, Pallekele 2016

Round 2 Battle 3:

Kane Williamson 108 vs SL, Hamilton 2015
Dinesh Chandimal 162* vs India, Galle 2015
Kraigg Brathwaite 142* and 60* vs Pakistan, Sharjah 2016

 

[vic_orthdox]

Mendis
Chandimal

 

[vcs]

Mendis
Williamson

 

[morgieb]

Mendis and Chandimal.

 

[anil1405]

Mendis
Chandimal

 

[OverratedSanity]

Mendis and Brathwaite for me. Brathwaite played arguably the only "perfect" test in objective terms anyone has ever played.

 

[Daemon]

Mendis and Chandimal

 

[ghaikabaap]

I think Kohli must win all votes.