*Official* Sri Lanka in South Africa 2011/12

[Prince EWS]

Nah Smith will throw it away.

Wayne to be promoted as a pinch hitter please.

 

[longtom]

Wayne to be promoted as a pinch hitter please.

Good idea - preserve the left - right combination ...

 

[Woodster]

Yes binned it there Smith, should have just looked to get AB back on strike, he looks in outstanding touch.

 

[Lostman]

Another loss on the cards from the looks of things.

Still think we don't need an overhaul?

 

[longtom]

Yes binned it there Smith, should have just looked to get AB back on strike, he looks in outstanding touch.

Got a score when the pressure is off. Did he save his spot? Will Gary chuck his former captain?

 

[Prince EWS]

Just won about $100 on Ingram scoring < 17. Score.

Really don't rate him at all tbh.

 

[longtom]

Ingram not exactly playing his way into the team forcing out Amla or Kallis ...

 

[Woodster]

Got a score when the pressure is off. Did he save his spot? Will Gary chuck his former captain?

Yes reckon that knock has done enough to buy him a bit more time.

 

[Cabinet96]

de Viliers WAG!

 

[longtom]

Right - now for de Villiers and Duminy pushing on the score with some smart (you hear me - I said smart - not reckless) running between the wickets. No need to do anything overly aggressive . (read - stupid)

 

[longtom]

After this Malinga will have bowled 7 overs - only 3 left which surely have to be taken at the end. Nothing left to try and get a wicket in between should SA score freely.

Good move that early batting pp me thinks.

 

[Cabinet96]

Yeah, I don't think enough people take batting powerplays early to disrupt the bowling pattens. When Dilshan just wanted to keep things tight with the slower bowlers the taking of the powerplay triggered runs off the spinners, hence forcing the quicks to return.

 

[Black_Warrior]

I am not a big fan of Ingram but I hope he gets another game...because I want Kallis to not play ODIs regularly and play more test matches. He needs to improve his record against Australia and England.

 

[longtom]

cricbuzz:

35.6 Dilshan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers comes down once more and works it down to long on

Cricinfo:

35.6
Dilshan to de Villiers, 1 run, no footwork from AB as he punches the ball towards long-on

So de Villiers came down the wicket without moving his feet. Isn't there a law against that?

 

[longtom]

Duminy out - what's the weather like? Thinking of D/L - loosing wickets not going to help SA's cause in that regard ... well - in any regard really ...

 

[popepouri]

cricbuzz:

35.6 Dilshan to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers comes down once more and works it down to long on

Cricinfo:

35.6
Dilshan to de Villiers, 1 run, no footwork from AB as he punches the ball towards long-on

So de Villiers came down the wicket without moving his feet. Isn't there a law against that?

I don't think there's laws against the powers of levitation.

 

[Prince EWS]

Duminy out - what's the weather like? Thinking of D/L - loosing wickets not going to help SA's cause in that regard ... well - in any regard really ...

South Africa losing wickets will only matter in terms of D/L if it rains before they finish batting their 50 overs. Once their innings is finished, the number of wickets they lost is irrelevant.

 

[longtom]

South Africa losing wickets will only matter in terms of D/L if it rains before they finish batting their 50 overs. Once their innings is finished, the number of wickets they lost is irrelevant.

True - hence my question: What's the weather like? Rain imminent?

 

[Prince EWS]

True - hence my question: What's the weather like? Rain imminent?

It's definitely not going to rain before Sri Lanka bat.

 

[longtom]

250 up in the 41st over .... any stab at the final score? I go for 330.


Edit .... Cancel that .....

Great innings from ABdV nevertheless. What a great cricketer and sportsman - hopefully for many years to come.

Revised expected score: 310