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*Official* Sri Lanka in South Africa 2020/21 Tests
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SeamUp
International Coach
Can only improve from here that is for sure.
It's not that terrible an attack. When fit Kumara is a brilliant quick bowler
Dendarii
International Debutant
I'm with you on Bavuma as he has often scored runs in tricky situations for South Africa, but what counts against him is the lack of big scores, and the longer he goes without them the harder it is to overlook. He did have to do a bit of a rescue act today as South Africa were wobbling a little when he came in, still being almost 200 runs adrift, but now he's got a perfect opportunity to cash in.
Spark
Global Moderator
losing two has to be pretty rare though.
for that reason i don't really want to be too harsh on them (especially as they've had 0 warm ups). but that was a very steady stream of hot pies yesterday.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
SA going to win this despite conceding 396 first up aren't they. Ridiculous number of runs scored in two days, SL being two players down are going to struggle, reckon their batting might collapse second time round (despite previous comments that SL have done unusually well in SA).
BoyBrumby
Englishman
It's an odd pitch, but a good one for cricket, IMHO. Well, to watch it played on, anyway. Maybe when one gets cracked on the knuckles for the umpteenth time it loses its charm to actually play on.
There's obviously runs in it, but once or twice every couple of overs one either explodes from a good length or another barely get halfway up to the knee.
Meanwhile, I'm sort of vaguely aware Bavuma is short (it's maybe the third or fourth thing I have in my spartan mental rolodex on him behind "South African", "batsman" and "black") but somehow his sheer lack of inches always manages to surprise me when he's standing next to someone of more regular dimensions.
Faf's maybe five eleven, six feet on a good day? And he absolutely towers over him.
There's obviously runs in it, but once or twice every couple of overs one either explodes from a good length or another barely get halfway up to the knee.
Meanwhile, I'm sort of vaguely aware Bavuma is short (it's maybe the third or fourth thing I have in my spartan mental rolodex on him behind "South African", "batsman" and "black") but somehow his sheer lack of inches always manages to surprise me when he's standing next to someone of more regular dimensions.
Faf's maybe five eleven, six feet on a good day? And he absolutely towers over him.
Gnske
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I always think back to that time he tried ducking a length ball from Broad and got bowled. One of the most munted things I've seen.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
I don't want to jinx him, but when did Faf last score a test 100?
Dendarii
International Debutant
Almost two years ago: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144154.html
Bijed
International Regular
From memory Allan Lamb never got a particularly huge score?
