[PICTURES] Pathum Nissanka - A new hope for Sri Lanka?

[sweep_shot]

Missed out on a double century.

Good find for SL.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Nissanka is feeding off the pathetic bowling lineup of Bangladesh at home.

Another top knock from the Sri Lankan opener. Hundred at Galle and now one in Colombo.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Nissanka is feeding off the pathetic bowling lineup of Bangladesh at home.

Another top knock from the Sri Lankan opener. Hundred at Galle and now one in Colombo.

Not that pathetic. They did whitewash PAK in PAK with their attack . Credit to Nissanka for putting them under the pump and dominating them from the start

 

[mominsaigol]

Not that pathetic. They did whitewash PAK in PAK with their attack . Credit to Nissanka for putting them under the pump and dominating them from the start

Context matters vs Bangladesh.

The issue with Pakistan was shan and overall ego.

The likes of shaheen and Babar were finished in cricket. Not only did they lose form which they have but they lost all interest in the format. Secondly they curated a road and lastly they had a captain who has a history of letting sides recover from collapsed position.

In the first test Pakistan scored 400+. They could have easily scored 600 runs but they didn't because they wanted to go for a win (wtc) and not a draw.

They declared thinking Bangladesh would fumble not realising that the pitch was a road and Bangladesh wasn't playing with the mentality of winning.

Bangladesh was happy to play a very slow innings and force Pakistan to take all wickets. Pakistan's so called aggressive plan backfired and then they completly collapsed as they had zero stamina to play in the heat after Bangladesh forced them to stay out for nearly 3 days.

It led to a collapse and Bangladesh won.

Similarly the 2nd innings was entirely shan's fault, possibly the worst field set ive ever seen that led to Bangladesh closing the gap + Pakistan's horrible fitness exposed yet again.

Current test Pakistan is weak but they will beat Bangladesh in a neutral den or even home den.

Mainly cause shan is 100% going to be replaced by Kamran Ghulam, Agha salman has become a better batsmen and the new crop of bowlers while rubbish are still test ready as compared to shaheen who no longer has the stamina for it.

If its a spinning pitch, sajid and noman while not ad effective as they are on doctored pitches, would still scale > Bangladeshi spinners.

 

[mominsaigol]

Context matters vs Bangladesh.

The issue with Pakistan was shan and overall ego.

The likes of shaheen and Babar were finished in cricket. Not only did they lose form which they have but they lost all interest in the format. Secondly they curated a road and lastly they had a captain who has a history of letting sides recover from collapsed position.

In the first test Pakistan scored 400+. They could have easily scored 600 runs but they didn't because they wanted to go for a win (wtc) and not a draw.

They declared thinking Bangladesh would fumble not realising that the pitch was a road and Bangladesh wasn't playing with the mentality of winning.

Bangladesh was happy to play a very slow innings and force Pakistan to take all wickets. Pakistan's so called aggressive plan backfired and then they completly collapsed as they had zero stamina to play in the heat after Bangladesh forced them to stay out for nearly 3 days.

It led to a collapse and Bangladesh won.

Similarly the 2nd innings was entirely shan's fault, possibly the worst field set ive ever seen that led to Bangladesh closing the gap + Pakistan's horrible fitness exposed yet again.

Current test Pakistan is weak but they will beat Bangladesh in a neutral den or even home den.

Mainly cause shan is 100% going to be replaced by Kamran Ghulam, Agha salman has become a better batsmen and the new crop of bowlers while rubbish are still test ready as compared to shaheen who no longer has the stamina for it.

If its a spinning pitch, sajid and noman while not ad effective as they are on doctored pitches, would still scale > Bangladeshi spinners.

@Nikhil_cric another thing, England actually exposed Pakistan 10x more then Bangladesh.

Unlike Bangladesh, Pakistan didnt have an ego, you could tell they were playing for a draw and forced england to bowl Pakistan out in the heat.

England then responded by making Pakistan stay outside for 3.5 days. England probably wanted to punish Pakistan brutally but realised that they should just go for the win.

Unlike Bangladesh, England declared at a time where their just enough overs left and Pakistani fielders were sweating, panting and honestly needed medical services just to function.

England knew that despite it being a road, those 20 overs pull be enough to cause a 5-7 wicket collapse as Pakistan has no energy.

Atleast bangaldesh allowed rest(albeit unintentionally)

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Sri Lanka's best batsman right now across formats.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

What a knock he played tonight, scoring a century on such slow wicket of UAE isnt that easy.

 

[sweep_shot]

He is underrated.

Small guy but can hit very well. Excellent timer of the ball.

 

[jnaveen1980]

What a beautiful knock. Every shot was cricketing shot. Graceful player to watch.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Pathum Nissanka makes 98* off 58 to steer Sri Lanka to a commanding victory

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

May not have got the century against India but I'm sure that knock played a big part in him landing an IPL deal.

 

[Devadwal]

May not have got the century against India but I'm sure that knock played a big part in him landing an IPL deal.

Scoring runs against India in T20s could pave the way for an IPL contract for any player.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

May not have got the century against India but I'm sure that knock played a big part in him landing an IPL deal.

He got his ton, SL failed to win that match though.

Has been consistently good for 2 years in this format and has absolutely dominated ILT20 .

But that ton against India certainly had a disproportionate impact on the price he was bought at.

 

[Rana]

May not have got the century against India but I'm sure that knock played a big part in him landing an IPL deal.

He’s definitely reinvented himself a lot. Clearly looks to maximise as much as he can instead of initially statspadding.

He learned quickly from the examples of Babar and Rizwan.

Gary Kirsten was right. You either adapt or get left behind!

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

He’s definitely reinvented himself a lot. Clearly looks to maximise as much as he can instead of initially statspadding.

He learned quickly from the examples of Babar and Rizwan.

Gary Kirsten was right. You either adapt or get left behind!

Yes, he has been brilliant the last couple of years. Has scored the bulk of Sri Lanka's runs and done it at a healthy strike-rate

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

He got his ton, SL failed to win that match though.

Has been consistently good for 2 years in this format and has absolutely dominated ILT20 .

But that ton against India certainly had a disproportionate impact on the price he was bought at.

Oh yeah, I misremembered. Well that happens though. Performing against India has led to guys getting IPL deals in the past too. But he has definitely earned it given his performances in recent years.

Not just in T20 but I think he is Sri Lanka's best batter across formats.