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Mahela's knock
- Thread starter Jono
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
You don't see centuries in World Cup finals on a losing side often. Actually, you never see it until today.
So I actually don't think it'll be forgotten any time soon.
It's going to be that knock that will always be mentioned by the commentators whenever Mahela comes out to bat I reckon. No matter the format or series.
I daresay it'll be mentioned a **** load during the IPL.
So I actually don't think it'll be forgotten any time soon.
It's going to be that knock that will always be mentioned by the commentators whenever Mahela comes out to bat I reckon. No matter the format or series.
I daresay it'll be mentioned a **** load during the IPL.
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Exactly.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Exactly.
Scored at a run a ball or more all innings, yet the only real "slog" he played was arguably the shot to get to his hundred.
R_D
International Debutant
Yeah was going to say that... It was amazing how he made batting look so easy.
Brilliant knock by him...
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Always loved watching him bat and today was one of my favourite innings of his. Fair play to him, don't think there are many more likeable people in cricket than him. A massive shame he was on the losing side.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
He showed this sort of batting in the IPL. What I mean by that is this ridiculous ability to score a lot of runs incredibly quickly without slogging or constantly hitting over the top.
Obviously none of those innings compare to doing it in a WC final with your team in trouble, but the signs were there. Even when he came in whilst Sanga was starting to middle his shots, there was something about Mahela today which made me tell my mate that he looked the more threatening batsman.
In a very different way, Dhoni showed a similar thing. Within about 20 balls of Dhoni's innings it was obvious his feet were moving better than the whole tournament, and he was the more valuable wicket than Gambhir, even though he was the "set" batsman and had the runs on the board.
Sometimes you can just tell I guess. Not always right, but it is often evident early when a player is threatening to play a gem.
Obviously none of those innings compare to doing it in a WC final with your team in trouble, but the signs were there. Even when he came in whilst Sanga was starting to middle his shots, there was something about Mahela today which made me tell my mate that he looked the more threatening batsman.
In a very different way, Dhoni showed a similar thing. Within about 20 balls of Dhoni's innings it was obvious his feet were moving better than the whole tournament, and he was the more valuable wicket than Gambhir, even though he was the "set" batsman and had the runs on the board.
Sometimes you can just tell I guess. Not always right, but it is often evident early when a player is threatening to play a gem.
Howe_zat
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Mahela faced only 88 of 201 balls while he was at the crease. He was absolutely brilliant in getting off strike through the middle to keep his strike rate over a hundred throughout. If someone else at the other end had done the same, Sri Lanka could have shot past 300.
And he did it all without any risk whatsoever - staying there until the end was crucial for allowing Perera the freedom to hit out at the end - not to mention camly putting away bad balls for four and timed his acceleration brillianty.
Genuinely one of the best ODI innings I've ever seen.
Edit: To go nicely with the best T20 hundred I've ever seen, which he scored at Providence in May.
And he did it all without any risk whatsoever - staying there until the end was crucial for allowing Perera the freedom to hit out at the end - not to mention camly putting away bad balls for four and timed his acceleration brillianty.
Genuinely one of the best ODI innings I've ever seen.
Edit: To go nicely with the best T20 hundred I've ever seen, which he scored at Providence in May.
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Ah yes, that's right.