New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 5th ODI | Dunedin | 23rd January

[GLORY OF '92]

New Zealand leading 2-1. Can Sri Lanka fight back?

 

[McGarrett]

New Zealand Vs. Sri Lanka | 5th ODI | Dunedin | January 23, 2015


Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to field first.


New Zealand (probable) 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Brendon McCullum (capt), 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Grant Elliot, 6 Corey Anderson, 7 Luke Ronchi (wk), 8 Daniel Vettori, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Mitchell McClenaghan, 11 Kyle Mills/Trent Boult

Sri Lanka (probable) 1 Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Angelo Mathews, 6 Lahiru Thirimanne, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Jeevan Mendis, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Sachithra Senanayake, 11 Rangana Herath

Pitch and conditions

The forecast for Friday is sunny in Dunedin, with a high of 21 C.

 

[McGarrett]

SL have won the toss and opted to bowl first

 

[Strike Rate]

Mathews rested? Thirmanne captain

 

[McGarrett]

Mathews out. Thiri is El Kapitaan

 

[McGarrett]

Mathews rested? Thirmanne captain

Injured

 

[Ottoman]

strange Mathew rested, who is playing in his place

 

[McGarrett]

Green Track Bully Chandimal is in.

 

[McGarrett]

Great!! Lakmal is playing today.

 

[McGarrett]

: first ball )

Atta boy Kula

 

[Aman]

Should of hit that for 4

 

[Ottoman]

First over and the keeper is standing up & now he has hurt his thumb

 

[vandokkum]

Should of hit that for 4

Is guptill the best opener in NZ ?

 

[Ottoman]

OOUCH, it hearts man

 

[Aman]

Is guptill the best opener in NZ ?

He was.

On current form it's probably McCullum or Ryder.

 

[mithun_minhas]

KulaTrundler gets wicket of first ball

 

[mithun_minhas]

Is guptill the best opener in NZ ?

From what I have seen, Guptill is rubbish. Never fires with the bat. But the guy is a spark in the field.

 

[Aman]

Pathetic appeal by the Lankans...

 

[Ottoman]

without Malinga, this bowling attack looks very weak.

 

[vandokkum]

From what I have seen, Guptill is rubbish. Never fires with the bat. But the guy is a spark in the field.

Guy has looked like a total tailender in this series....

 

[Aman]

SL should have reviewed, they sounded pretty adamant..

 

[vandokkum]

He was.

On current form it's probably McCullum or Ryder.

As we all know Ryder might as well be a serial killer according to NZ management, good luck on him ever playing again. Such a waste of talent

 

[Aman]

We just can't win a toss

Always sent in on green wickets, hopefully we can get the same movement in the second innings.

 

[vandokkum]

We just can't win a toss

Always sent in on green wickets, hopefully we can get the same movement in the second innings.

I have never seen an opening spell from Southee or Boult where they didn't swing the ball.

 

[Ahson8]

Damn, I honestly doubt any of our pacers can swing the ball the way the Sri Lankans are, except maybe for Ehsan Adil, and on a good day, Junaid Khan. Irfan might swing a few deliveries upfront but his strength is bounce more than swing and Wahab's is pace...

 

[Ahson8]

He was.

On current form it's probably McCullum or Ryder.

Latham is a much better bet, Watling also did well for NZ A...

 

[Ottoman]

Slog in the 5th over.

 

[vandokkum]

It's just sad to see 120k bowlers opening the bowling and keeper up to the stump in the 1st over of the match...

 

[Ottoman]

It's just sad to see 120k bowlers opening the bowling and keeper up to the stump in the 1st over of the match...

With this bowling (without Malinga), SL have no chance.

 

[Aman]

Latham is a much better bet, Watling also did well for NZ A...

No Latham is not, no where close in fact, I'd pick Guptill in current form over him.

He's done nothing to suggest he is in LOI's.

 

[McGarrett]

Awesome swing bowling.

 

[McGarrett]

: Kula strikes

 

[Ottoman]

He is gone. Why he took that review.

 

[McGarrett]

no edge. just the pad

 

[McGarrett]

got him on LBW )

 

[McGarrett]

BMac

 

[McGarrett]

It's just sad to see 120k bowlers opening the bowling and keeper up to the stump in the 1st over of the match...

That 120k bowler has already picked up 2 wkts. With all your 150k bowlers, you still need to tamper with the ball to pick up wkts and yet to win a WC knockout game )

 

[McGarrett]

Taylor is in. He must be feeling good coz Herath isn't playing today )

 

[McGarrett]

french cut :

 

[vandokkum]

That 120k bowler has already picked up 2 wkts. With all your 150k bowlers, you still need to tamper with the ball to pick up wkts and yet to win a WC knockout game )

says the fan of a team that just got thrashed against NZ.

 

[McGarrett]

says the fan of a team that just got thrashed against NZ.

So what ? We've won 2 WC's with our 120k trundlers. But you haven't done jack with your 150k bolwers in a global tournament. And those 150k bowlers still need the assistance of ball tamperers to pick up wkts.

 

[vandokkum]

So what ? We've won 2 WC's with our 120k trundlers. But you haven't done jack with your 150k bolwers in a global tournament. And those 150k bowlers still need the assistance of ball tamperers to pick up wkts.

Please also let us know how many series you have won in SA/ Australia? Even with your whinging captains and chucking brigade

 

[McGarrett]

Please also let us know how many series you have won in SA/ Australia? Even with your whinging captains and chucking brigade

Who cares about the bilateral tournaments. BTW, we've won an ODI series in AUS. How many WC's have you won ??

 

[McGarrett]

3 down ::

 

[McGarrett]

Sanga needs only 2 more dismissals to pass Gilchrist.

 

[McGarrett]

Where is Sena

 

[McGarrett]

Thiri is firing those 100k thunderbolts at Hobbits. And nobody is attacking him

)

 

[Ottoman]

Thiri is firing those 100k thunderbolts at Hobbits. And nobody is attacking him

)

and then he attacked him

 

[McGarrett]

OMG !! Hobbits gave a wkt to Thiri )




Taylor : )

 

[McGarrett]

108k fast 'n furious

 

[Energetic]

Good test pitch.

 

[McGarrett]

Would you belive it ?

2nd wkt for Thiri the fast 'n furious

Hackderson :

 

[Ottoman]

whts goingon here.

 

[Energetic]

Quality of batsman is being exposed on this pitch. In the 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s, batsman could score 100s on these sort of pitches.

 

[NZcricketfan]

Quality of batsman is being exposed on this pitch. In the 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s, batsman could score 100s on these sort of pitches.

It pitches out leg

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

awful batting by new zealand.

Reminds me of Pakistan

 

[McGarrett]

whts goingon here.

SL bowlers are swinging it like crazzies. Hobbits have no clue.

 

[NZcricketfan]

SL bowlers are swinging it like crazzies. Hobbits have no clue.

it pitched outside leg. Nice to see you here when sri lanka are going well

fairweather fan

 

[McGarrett]

It pitches out leg

What ?? )

It pitched btwn middle 'n leg

 

[McGarrett]

it pitched outside leg. Nice to see you here when sri lanka are going well

fairweather fan

I'm always here unlike you hobbits

 

[NZcricketfan]

I'm always here unlike you hobbits

I'm not going to respond to you again because I don't value anything you say but both teams have to bat here.

 

[Ottoman]

220 to 225, I guess

 

[McGarrett]

I'm not going to respond to you again because I don't value anything you say but both teams have to bat here.

Errrr... Okayyyyy

Ciao !!

 

[McGarrett]

I'm not going to respond to you again because I don't value anything you say but both teams have to bat here.

BTW, what's that thing like an amphitheater next to the stadium ??? Do you know what it is ??

 

[McGarrett]

Mendis what is he bowling ?

 

[McGarrett]

Bring fielders in. cut off those singles and make 'em play in the up.

 

[McGarrett]

Ronchi is making some valuable runs here .

 

[McGarrett]

current partnership 88 runs

 

[mithun_minhas]

Ronchi is a beast. Just how many good knocks he played revently?

 

[lameduck]

If Dimuth fails. Should put Chandimal in opening. Need to resort to creative ways like 1996 world cup win. Anyone knows anything about Malinga?

 

[McGarrett]

If Dimuth fails. Should put Chandimal in opening. Need to resort to creative ways like 1996 world cup win. Anyone knows anything about Malinga?

He's well on track to play in the WC. He's now bowling in the nets.

 

[McGarrett]

Ronchi was dropped

 

[Aman]

Wicket is flattening up, as expected.

 

[McGarrett]

^ sorry it was Elliot

 

[McGarrett]

need a wkt ASAP

 

[lameduck]

Looks like another 300 score

 

[McGarrett]

Dean: "A South African and an Aussie to the rescue for NZ!"

)

 

[McGarrett]

Seems like we'll be chasing a target of 300+ .

 

[Strike Rate]

Ronchi is that clutch player NZ needed! love the way he handle pressure situations after collapses and it's amazing to see how he finds boundary with ease by finding gaps

 

[razabbas]

WTH thisara perera is trying to do ?