*Official* New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019

[Maximas]

Lol at that graphic saying SL beat England at Leeds in 2016

If Lakmal batted with a brain more often he'd be a very handy tail-ender, he's got a bad habit of shortening his own odds just because he feels like targeting a certain area, he has a decent eye

 

[straw man]

Why on earth are they turning down singles when they're only 7 down

 

[straw man]

No Russel Arnold, noone believes that was an intentional french cut

 

[Maximas]

No Russel Arnold, noone believes that was an intentional french cut

THAT WAS WELL PLAYED

jesus...

Turning down singles is a fair shout at the moment just with the brand new ball, once Southee and Boult stop hooping it can go back to rotating the strike

 

[straw man]

THAT WAS WELL PLAYED

jesus...

Turning down singles is a fair shout at the moment just with the brand new ball, once Southee and Boult stop hooping it can go back to rotating the strike

Haha, it's definitely a game Arnold enjoys playing.

Southee is getting good swing but seems to have no plan other than bowl 1-2 foot outside off with outswing and hope the batsman edges the cover drive.

 

[Flem274*]

this is the best i've seen dds play.

 

[Maximas]

this is the best i've seen dds play.

Not quite as good as a his work against Aus back in 2016 but yeah really showing his talent, very good square of the wicket off the back foot, great on the drive between mid-on and point too

 

[Flem274*]

we're missing wagner's old ball tricks in this series

 

[Maximas]

Ok so that's how you get Lakmal out everybody

Did he duck once in that innings? Compare how he played the short ball to how Dilruwan did...

 

[vcs]

Not quite as good as a his work against Aus back in 2016 but yeah really showing his talent, very good square of the wicket off the back foot, great on the drive between mid-on and point too

Made a match saving ton in India in 2017.

 

[straw man]

Unfortunately that lolworthy drop from Boult is looking like the defining moment of this match, seeing as De Silva's scored 75 more runs since that happened.

Our batsmen will have a tricky balance second innings - need to be positive to try earn a lead and give a chance for the win, with rain around affecting that calculation, but also that SL's score isn't so bad in the end, there's turn in the wicket and there's a risk of being bowled out cheaply and making an SL win likely.

 

[Moss]

Well played DdS, making a significant dent in NZ's chances. Really made Boult pay for that drop (what a difference that could have made). SL's lower order have been pretty resilient this series.

 

[straw man]

good work Southee, especially when most of us wanted to leave him out this match.

 

[Flem274*]

southee on the cusp of his first uphill skiing 5fer in years

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hope he doesn't get stranded here

 

[Moss]

southee on the cusp of his first uphill skiing 5fer in years

First one away from home since Lords 2013?

 

[straw man]

well done Dhananjaya - had a bit of luck but you still have to score the runs, and has put SL in a good position

 

[Maximas]

Really needed this, from a team POV and for DdS personally, has only been hanging onto his spot through his golden arm lately, with Chandimal still on the sidelines he needed runs

 

[mr_mister]

Awesome job DDS. Can tell he's well liked amongst the team.

Also he's got a pretty excellent conversion rate

 

[Flem274*]

quality knock dds