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

Sri lanka needs to bat sensibly and play out the overs otherwise your WC campaign over after such huge loss
 
kron said:
It's due to their pitches. They are only good on surfaces that offer bounce though.
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They are very athletic. Since Donald all the fast bowlers are very athletic. Also in South Africa don't have to do work horse job as they get wickets regularly. If same bowlers keep bowling on subcontinent pitches they will go off the boil soon.
 
I like the look of Coetzee so far. Would love to see him at Dharamsala where ball has massive carry
 
Atleast 5 of the sixes were down the leg side on the pads. That is signature shot of Kusal mendis
 
PakPremi said:
SriLanka already beaten Pakistan in Asia Cup but still think it will be 70-30 in Pakistan favour.
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That's a bit too far. We are superior to Sri lanka and we were not at full strength against Sri Lanka in the asia cup true, but 70-30 is too much.

Their spinners didn't function against sa today but they are dangerous on their day, medis is single handidely superior to our openers.

Babar, Saud and chacha are good but the rest of our batting unit is useless atm. Bowling wise shaheen isn't in the best form, Sheddy and nawaz are the 2 worst spinners I've seen. Chacha is better then those 2 lol.

It'll be a tough game.
 
If you take a step back and look at this Srilankan batting. It was just KUshal mendis. Nobody else. Teams will target him from here on to bring down SL as he can be a genuine match winner.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Pakistan had better bowling unit back then both upfront and middle phase
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Actually it was one of their weakest bowling attacks ironically on that tour🙂. You probably have forgotten, Shoaib was as usual missing from action due to injury. Asif & Gul were still raw so not selected. Arshad was the lead spinner who was on his last legs. Afridi, Malik & Hafeez each of them was playing as batting all-rounders. Afridi, Hafeez were yet to hit their purple patch as bowlers. Rana Naved of all people was the leader of the pack😆, they had an army of trundlers like Iftekhar, Nazir, Razzak ; Shabbir lost all his potency due to remodeled action after chucking ban, Sami was as usual, frustratingly inconsistent. The reason they won that series was because they were able to outbat an Indian lineup which was considered goat by contemporary fans & experts alike. But yes, despite all their limitations that Pak bowling attack was far smarter than the current one. The spinners wouldn't just give away runs for fun.Also they weren't mentally fragile.
 
VForVendetta said:
Actually it was one of their weakest bowling attacks ironically on that tour🙂. You probably have forgotten, Shoaib was as usual missing from action due to injury. Asif & Gul were still raw so not selected. Arshad was the lead spinner who was on his last legs. Afridi, Malik & Hafeez each of them was playing as batting all-rounders. Afridi, Hafeez were yet to hit their purple patch as bowlers. Rana Naved of all people was the leader of the pack😆, they had an army of trundlers like Iftekhar, Nazir, Razzak ; Shabbir lost all his potency due to remodeled action after chucking ban, Sami was as usual, frustratingly inconsistent. The reason they won that series was because they were able to outbat an Indian lineup which was considered goat by contemporary fans & experts alike. But yes, despite all their limitations that Pak bowling attack was far smarter than the current one. The spinners wouldn't just give away runs for fun.Also they weren't mentally fragile.
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Yes. Batting was a far more versatile. CUrrent Pakistan team if they face that Pakistan team they will get brutally massacred.
 
One of the problem with current SL set up is they rely on series of cameos rather than one guy making big runs like Mahela, Sangakkara, Jayasuriya and others playing around them.
 
This WC you need 330 plus totals , teams relying on 270 - 300 template will not make semis.
 
Justcrazy said:
This WC you need 330 plus totals , teams relying on 270 - 300 template will not make semis.
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It is not black and white.

1) Captaincy
2) Bowling to field
3) Bowling according to conditions
4) Fielding

NZ ticked all the boxes in the first game with just 3 regular bowlers against the most intimidating batting line up on one of the most batsmen friendly surface. More so than Delhi stadium.
 
VForVendetta said:
Actually it was one of their weakest bowling attacks ironically on that tour🙂. You probably have forgotten, Shoaib was as usual missing from action due to injury. Asif & Gul were still raw so not selected. Arshad was the lead spinner who was on his last legs. Afridi, Malik & Hafeez each of them was playing as batting all-rounders. Afridi, Hafeez were yet to hit their purple patch as bowlers. Rana Naved of all people was the leader of the pack😆, they had an army of trundlers like Iftekhar, Nazir, Razzak ; Shabbir lost all his potency due to remodeled action after chucking ban, Sami was as usual, frustratingly inconsistent. The reason they won that series was because they were able to outbat an Indian lineup which was considered goat by contemporary fans & experts alike. But yes, despite all their limitations that Pak bowling attack was far smarter than the current one. The spinners wouldn't just give away runs for fun.Also they weren't mentally fragile.
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Also , Bob Woolmer was there making solid tactical moves. Rana bowled smartly , he was swinging the new ball and used slower bowl well.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
It is not black and white.

1) Captaincy
2) Bowling to field
3) Bowling according to conditions
4) Fielding

NZ ticked all the boxes in the first game with just 3 regular bowlers against the most intimidating batting line up on one of the most batsmen friendly surface. More so than Delhi stadium.
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Unless the pitch offers some turn or awing , the pitches have been true
 
Lanka need to use this game as practice , they need to look to bat 50 overs and get 300 plus here , reduce the loss margin.
 
Shanaka is a nervous batsman. I am not sure why he is the captain. has Matthews retired from ODIs?
 
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jnaveen1980 said:
Shanaka is a nervous batsman. I am not sure why he is the captain. Is Matthews retired from ODIs?
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He's been out of form for last 8-9 months now. Sl can for sure play a full batsmen for him but he is the captain
 
They have 25 overs left and they are still trying to hit sixes just playout the overs get close to 280 300
 
Justcrazy said:
Also , Bob Woolmer was there making solid tactical moves. Rana bowled smartly , he was swinging the new ball and used slower bowl well.
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Yes Rana bowled brilliantly, never before & unfortunately never after. I think Indians simply didn't take him seriously, they had a massive batting line up full of all time greats, since Shoaib wasn't there they thought this Pak bowling attack wasn't going to do jackshit. But still it was their smart aggressive batting that ultimately swang the series in their favor. Indians simply didn't expect that sort of onslaught. Obviously credit goes to Bob for utilizing his options smartly.
 
How the heck these guys lost to Netherlands in the world T20 :) They struggled to clear 30 yard circle there against dibbly dobbly stuff.
 
Almost all the Srilankan sixes coming behind the wicket. They are not monsters with huge fore hands like South Africans. South African hit most of their sixes infront of the wicket showing their muscle power.
 
VForVendetta said:
Yes Rana bowled brilliantly, never before & unfortunately never after. I think Indians simply didn't take him seriously, they had a massive batting line up full of all time greats, since Shoaib wasn't there they thought this Pak bowling attack wasn't going to do jackshit. But still it was their smart aggressive batting that ultimately swang the series in their favor. Indians simply didn't expect that sort of onslaught. Obviously credit goes to Bob for utilizing his options smartly.
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Bob Woolmer was a very good tactical coach. He had developed a very strong ODI team for Pakistan in 2007 . Unfortunately Afridi and Razzak were injured right at the start. The solid depth in the playing XI he made was disturbed. Afridi was supposed to bat at number 8 , with Rana no mug with the bat at number 9.

Woolmer also played Malik up the order , in subcontinent pitches it was master stroke , because Malik at number 3 meant the batting line up lengthened. This is exactly what Lanka did. they could afford two explosive batters at the top because they had Mahanama at number 7 , followed by Vaas and Dharmasena who were pretty decent with the bat
 
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Despite 5 down , Lanka current run rate is 7 , this shows how good the surface it. Pakistan need to take the note here , when the pitch is good you have to target 330 plus.
 
Justcrazy said:
Despite 5 down , Lanka current run rate is 7 , this shows how good the surface it. Pakistan need to take the note here , when the pitch is good you have to target 330 plus.
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All thanks to mendis blinder and asalanka rest haven't done anything
 
If SA fields like this against bigger sides they will be in trouble. 3 dropped dollies so far. Already paying the price.
 
Great opportunity for Shanaka to get into some form lots of overs left
 
Sri Lanka add 64 more runs in 10 overs losing Dhananjaya de Silva along the way

214-5 (30 Overs)
 
Asalanka class player him mendis and sadeera are the only consistent batsmen. One more thing hasaranga is a big miss for sl both with ball and bat
 
I see this comment in cricinfo

Anupam: "Every cricket fan would love Shanaka to do well tonight. The way he marshalled his troops during troubled time in his country and brought happiness to his people is absolutely amazing. Nothing unites a country more than a sport. "

Seems like he has a lot of respect from fans.
 
Sl should focus on reducing the target and take less beating in terms of net rr
 
Coetzee is an exciting addition to this line up in the absence of Nortje. If only they had Nortje in place of Ngidi this would be a good attack.
 
Lanka needs to play smart and get as close as possible to avoid whatever damage they can to their NRR. Shanaka doing well right now.
 
Srilanka should have never got this many. Very poor bowling and fielding by SA. They just don't have enough spin option here to put a squeeze on here. Just one spinner. This wicket is known for assisting spinners.
 
SA should go with 2 spinners. What is the point of going in with 4 seamers at Delhi one of the least pace friendly wicket.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
He is too raw. He will have such overs. Didn't Rabada get cartered around? But he has done okay so far.
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He is an awful bowler, PERIOD!! It's not the first time he's been clobbered around. Comparison with Rabada is wide off the mark
 
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