ICC World Cup 2023: South Africa (428/5) inflict a massive 102-run defeat over Sri Lanka (326)

[jnaveen1980]

This pitch is such a road.

Anything on leg is 4 until proven otherwise.

Swing is on offer. But SA has no bowlers to exploit except Jansen

 

[Ali Active]

pitch is proper phatta.

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA bowling is poor. WHy are they bowling half way down.

 

[shah_1]

Classic case of TTF being reinforced.

 

[Ali Active]

Mendis wow

 

[shah_1]

Poor bowling

Bowling leg side trash from South Africa, no excuse despite how flat the pitch is

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is pathetic bowling by Rabada. Lot of swing on offer. He is bowling half trackers that too down the leg side

 

[jnaveen1980]

I am pretty sure Mohammad siraj is not going to bowl like this here.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Unreal stuff from Kusal Mendis. Hitting sixes to Rabada is not a joke. Deserve century

 

[Ali Active]

Mendis has transformed himself into super saiyan.

 

[shah_1]

Great innings from Mendis

 

[Nado_]

Is it me or is Rabada just another Wahab Riaz just looks aesthetically better

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Mendis can break fastest century in same match. MRF Roads Cup

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Mendis ridiculous talent

 

[jnaveen1980]

I thought SL bowling was the worst. These guys with all the experience bowl utter crap. Funny part is this is Rabada's IPL home ground lol

 

[mominsaigol]

I mean SA can afford to bowl a bit poor as long as their looking to take wickets like jansen is.

They have plenty of score on the board, no need to bowl defensively lol. Their just trying to take wickets which they are doing.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Is it me or is Rabada just another Wahab Riaz just looks aesthetically better

Awful take

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Lets take a moment and appreciate this.

Fine, pitch is flat.

But do you think Babar and Rizwan will be scoring like Mendis on this pitch?

The guy is playing really well.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

300 please Mendis

 

[jnaveen1980]

Srilanka 87
Mendis 74

 

[Nado_]

Maybe it’s not the surface but something in the air that’s hypnotising bowlers to bowl some foul rubbish

 

[jnaveen1980]

Lets take a moment and appreciate this.

Fine, pitch is flat.

But do you think Babar and Rizwan will be scoring like Mendis on this pitch?

The guy is playing really well.

I don't think other srilankans do this as well. It is just that SA is bowlingto his strength.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Mendis going for fastest century per se

 

[jnaveen1980]

Samara spin basher.

 

[Nado_]

Awful take

I may have just got caught up in the moment

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA has no 5th bowler if i am right. It is going to be Markram

 

[jnaveen1980]

From 51 all out to 427 conceding now this. Some come back.

 

[7sins]

SA has no 5th bowler if i am right. It is going to be Markram

They have markham and young fast bowler coetzee

 

[Ali Active]

I thought SL bowling was the worst. These guys with all the experience bowl utter crap. Funny part is this is Rabada's IPL home ground lol

i think U are being too harsh pitch is very flat and ball is coming on lightening quick.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

From 51 all out to 427 conceding now this. Some come back.

SL are tough lads normally

 

[jnaveen1980]

Takes me back to Jayasuriya days in 1996 world cu. Against India on this ground chasing a decent toal SL was 42/0 in 3 overs

 

[7sins]

Real test starts now as pp finished

 

[Ali Active]

Flat pitches, Under lights quick outfeild can make any bowling unit look pathetic.

 

[jnaveen1980]

i think U are being too harsh pitch is very flat and ball is coming on lightening quick.

Not really. You have to pitch is up. Not half way down. I have seen Rabada travel similar in IPl as well. Nortje was something though.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

WR most runs by a no. 3 in first 10 overs

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

if there is any team in current era that can lose its marbles when defending 429.. its SA. So much of talent, but they seem to just freeze under pressure generation after generation. Rabada and Ngidi have plenty of IPL experience in Delhi to know what lines to bowl..

 

[apnapind]

Mendis ridiculous talent

No he is not just averages about 30 odd.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

they are just feeding everything on the leg side to mendis..and he is on a six hitting spree. SA bowlers are better than this.

 

[castortroy]

Is this the flattest pitch in India?

 

[Ali Active]

Can Sl pull this off??

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Is this the flattest pitch in India?

Lol normally this a low scoring ground

 

[7sins]

Is this the flattest pitch in India?

I think Bengaluru one is even flater one

 

[Ali Active]

Is this the flattest pitch in India?

not really average score batting first here was 220ish

 

[topspin]

No he is not just averages about 30 odd.

That average doesn’t do any justice to his ability.

He used to blow hot and cold but he’s now very good.

I would take him over Babar in white ball cricket.

 

[castortroy]

How small are these boundaries

 

[jnaveen1980]

Having a wrist spinner is such a massive advantage. I mean someone who can land well.

 

[7sins]

Whatever the result will be hats off to sl specially Mendis for going for it and the attacking mindset

 

[jnaveen1980]

Sundar opened the bowling on this ground last year took 2 for 15 in 4 overs against SA.

 

[Ali Active]

Sl are going at 8,9 runs per over without any risk

 

[7sins]

Having a wrist spinner is such a massive advantage. I mean someone who can land well.

That's why we are crying for Usama even though he will go for runs wrist spinners gets you wickets

 

[jnaveen1980]

Whatever the result will be hats off to sl specially Mendis for going for it and the attacking mindset

Nothing to lose situation. Once he is gone i expect this chase to fizzle out. Shanaka is a nervous wreck generally.

 

[Nado_]

This is a good batting duo. One can attack pace the other spin

 

[Ali Active]

Whatever the result will be hats off to sl specially Mendis for going for it and the attacking mindset

Yeah pakistan would have just given up.

 

[VForVendetta]

Only two teams has crossed 300 in 53 matches at Delhi until this carnage

Windies vs Netherlands in 2011
Pakistan vs India 2005

& The reason Pak were able to achieve that was because they had a certain someone who could exploit these sort of pitches & completely destroy opposition, not to mention they at that time had two more destructive power hitters & at least three more proper batsmen who could change gear if required. It's astonishing to see in this see ball hit ball age current Pak have have none of it. Just a bunch of mediocre milestone obsessed accumulators who ccouldn't strike more than 120 even if you held gun on their head.

 

[mominsaigol]

Lets take a moment and appreciate this.

Fine, pitch is flat.

But do you think Babar and Rizwan will be scoring like Mendis on this pitch?

The guy is playing really well.

Bro if Sri lanka is playing like this, then we as pakistani fans shpuld be very very scared lol.

 

[7sins]

Sadeera is class player of spin

 

[emranabbas]

Pakistan can chase that in 30 overs

 

[castortroy]

Srilanka will be all out for 240

 

[Ali Active]

Game over mendis gone

 

[7sins]

Bro if Sri lanka is playing like this, then we as pakistani fans shpuld be very very scared lol.

Yeah our next match is against them

 

[jnaveen1980]

& The reason Pak were able to achieve that was because they had a certain someone who could exploit these sort of pitches & completely destroy opposition, not to mention they at that time had two more destructive power hitters & at least three more proper batsmen who could change gear if required. It's astonishing to see in this see ball hit ball age current Pak have have none of it. Just a bunch of mediocre milestone obsessed accumulators who ccouldn't strike more than 120 even if you held gun on their head.

Pakistan had better bowling unit back then both upfront and middle phase

 

[apnapind]

Kusal was just riding his luck gone there is a reason why he averages 30 odd

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Okay this match is over now.

Was watching this for Mendis.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Full ball gone. lol Siraj pretty much did this during that 51 all out. Kept bowling full.

 

[kron]

Wow unreal batting. Well done. I want to say SA to make semis but I am just never confident with them due to choking genes. I am still sticking with Pakistan india Australia and either Lanka or nz.

 

[7sins]

Yup real test was after the batting pp finish. South Africa will be going to no 1 sport they will win by 150-180 runs

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Kusal was just riding his luck gone there is a reason why he averages 30 odd

He shouldnt change the way he plays.

30 @ 200 SR is MUCH BETTER than 50@90

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is a b it like Sehwag show in 2003 world cup final. He was smashing Mcgrath all over. But we knew India was going to lose it.

 

[Nado_]

Too close to cut, but what an entertaining innings

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is why middle of the road totals are not safe here. If the total was not 429, Kusal could have rotated the strike and eased their way to win.

 

[kron]

Indua

From 51 all out to 427 conceding now this. Some come back.

India dismantled and rattled their confidence.

 

[jnaveen1980]

141 kph first ball. WHy didn't they use this guy

 

[VForVendetta]

South Africa has 123 sixes in 13 matches this year.Staggering.

2023 six count

Pak's numbers are ridiculously embarrassing for a team who were famous for six hitting with ease back in the 90's /00's. Moin, Wasim, Razzak, Afridi, Mahmud these guys could hit sixes probably at their sleep. Not to forget proper batsmen like Malik, Anwar, Izaz,Inzy etc. I feel bad to see such legacy going down the drain.

 

[PakPremi]

Bro if Sri lanka is playing like this, then we as pakistani fans shpuld be very very scared lol.

SriLanka already beaten Pakistan in Asia Cup but still think it will be 70-30 in Pakistan favour.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Coetzee 143 kph. SA is seriously pathetic to use Ngidi when they have an express bowler like him lol

 

[7sins]

Oh man south Africa will get a net rr boost today after today match they will only have to care about winning and not the margins

 

[7sins]

South Africa domestic is full of gun fast bowlers they come one after another

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pak's numbers are ridiculously embarrassing for a team who were famous for six hitting with ease back in the 90's /00's. Moin, Wasim, Razzak, Afridi, Mahmud these guys could hit sixes probably at their sleep. Not to forget proper batsmen like Malik, Anwar, Izaz,Inzy etc. I feel bad to see such legacy going down the drain.

For the first time i see batting stat obsession even among fans. Ranking, points, average . This is all the focus instead of worrying about how to throw a collective punch.

 

[7sins]

Coetzee 143 kph. SA is seriously pathetic to use Ngidi when they have an express bowler like him lol

He can hit 146 above too he did that against Australia although went for runs

 

[jnaveen1980]

He can hit 146 above too he did that against Australia although went for runs

May be inexperienced. But against sides like SL they should use such bowlers.