South Africa v Sri Lanka | CT 2009 | Centurion | 22/9/09

[Inswinging Yorker]

haaaa 444444444444444444 moreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for dilshan...free hit comin

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
for dangerous dilshannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

srilankaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa chargeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Juggernaut]

Very impressed with Dilshan.

So far so good. Great shots. Doesn't forget to rotate the strike. Yes he smashes the ball about and the pitch is on the slow side but he uses his brain aswell.

If Imran Nazir wants a template for how he should play his cricket its Dilshan.

Really hope Dilshan plays the majority of these 50 overs.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

SL on the rampage!

 

[Zeenix]

104/1 after 14.2

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

105 off 15

 

[saffer]

Big score to chase here today I think.

 

[hasanb]

Dilshan and Sanga going well, good news for my fantasy team

SL 105/1 now

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

good two by dilshan

 

[haroonrasheed320]

Spin straight away needs a slip, can someone update about Asif as well

 

[Sheikh]

Dream start for the Lankans: Propel the run rate via the openers and ride the impetus with the rest of the order. The longer Dilshan's out there, the greater their advantage.

 

[Zeenix]

No ball from botha.. Free Hit

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

haaaa s afrika cracking up no ball

 

[Zeenix]

Stupid shot by Sanga..

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

good try by sanga for1

 

[Zeenix]

16 overs 112/1

 

[hasanb]

These dont look like South African pitches at all...they seem extremely batsman friendly, personally i dont think thats a good thing.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Where has this new Dilshan come from - he was an average journeyman for 150 odd odis then in the past 12 months in all formats of the game he's been world class. Hope he keeps it up.

 

[Sheikh]

Where has this new Dilshan come from - he was an average journeyman for 150 odd odis then in the past 12 months in all formats of the game he's been world class. Hope he keeps it up.

It's the move up the order that's ignited him. Flat wickets, a bit of confidence, hard new ball which flies off the bat; it's no wonder he's flourishing.

 

[WNC]

Sri Lanka going strong now. Dilshan nearing his century. Wouldn't it be sweet irony if he gets out to his scoop in the 90s?

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

44444444444444444444444444444for sangaaaaaaaaaaa

lolly pop ball

 

[161]

How odd is this .. a South African team with two specialist spinners ???

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

afrika pulling it back in the last few overs

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

129/1 off 20

 

[mindless slogging]

Is it me or are the boundaries extremely small? Smith, AB and Albie may have a field day.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Is it me or are the boundaries extremely small? Smith, AB and Albie may have a field day.

its u )

 

[Rizwan25]

Where has this new Dilshan come from - he was an average journeyman for 150 odd odis then in the past 12 months in all formats of the game he's been world class. Hope he keeps it up.

Icc shud do a dope test on him! Lol

 

[the Great Khan]

142-1

 

[the Great Khan]

pitch looks good for batting..looks like India are gonna enjoy batting on a pitch like this..lets hope our boys can also bat well here!!

 

[Rizie]

If i were Sanga i would take Power Play 3 now, both are very well settled.

 

[the Great Khan]

150-1

 

[Master Blaster]

van der Merwe doing well.

5-0-16-0

 

[insaftak]

two players from my fantasy team score 50s

 

[z2_daredevil]

300 lookin good for lanka

 

[Seen Sheen]

Where is Duminy!Bring him on..

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

4444444444444444444 dangerous dilshan damages delerious desparate duminy

 

[Rizwan25]

I wonder what was smith thinking when he decided to bowl first?

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

100 for DANGEROUS DILSHAN

 

[WNC]

Dilshan on 99. Time to get out to the Dilscoop!

 

[Master Blaster]

Dilshan 1 short of 1st 100 of the tourney..........

 

[z2_daredevil]

wat an innings

Dilshaaaan

 

[z2_daredevil]

and sanga goes :S

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

I wonder what was smith thinking when he decided to bowl first?

that styne and parnel would bowl them out

 

[WNC]

Damn, he gets his century. Well played

 

[Master Blaster]

100 for Dilshan....

Smiffy might be kicking himself for bowling 1st

 

[snow_leopard_pk]

LOL - As long as it's not my team - I LOVE watching sides getting pummelled.

 

[z2_daredevil]

WOOW

wat a shot

 

[WNC]

Sanga gone

 

[Afridi_Fan]

The ball has starting to take some spin, not good signs for Saffies.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

dangerous dilshan goessssssssssssssssssssssssssss

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Dilshan gone.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

South Africa pulling it back, Birtthday boy comes in.

 

[Salman]

SL still in a good position to set a target of 320+ , it's going to be a good game.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Sri Lanka missed a trick by not going for the Batting Powerplay when Dilshan and Sanga were batting.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Mahela now holds the key for SL.

 

[tauseefm]

what a boring commentary . i am falling asleep

 

[Rizwan25]

Sri Lanka missed a trick by not going for the Batting Powerplay when Dilshan and Sanga were batting.

I agree with u on tht!

 

[z2_daredevil]

what a boring commentary . i am falling asleep

seriously man

where is :younis
he wud ve made us laff

 

[insaftak]

what a boring commentary . i am falling asleep

one day cricket stinks, why can't they just play 20/20

 

[mindless slogging]

Smith needs to replace Steyn with Parnell now so he is saved for the death overs.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

200 up in the 35th over.

Can they get 100 more in 15 overs?

 

[cricket_fever]

Sure, why not. They have classic batsmen out there!

 

[Waseem]

This pitch is absolutely DEAD, i was expecting some bouncy pitches with a bit of movement.
It's quite disappointing to see these kind of pitches in South Africa.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

what a boring commentary . i am falling asleep

I have slept three times so far.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

SL should get 300 at this rate!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

This pitch is absolutely DEAD, i was expecting some bouncy pitches with a bit of movement.
It's quite disappointing to see these kind of pitches in South Africa.

I agree with you on that.

 

[tauseefm]

one day cricket stinks, why can't they just play 20/20

I will ask u whether ODI cricket is boring or not when pakistan will play against India. Btw i wasn't complaining about the match, i was just talking about the commentator. Seems like they didn't eat their breakfast

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Oh man, these two are playing test cricket in ODIs. Thats why ODIs suck big times.

 

[tauseefm]

I have slept three times so far.

me and my dad is watching the match right now and he is sleeping on the couch )

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Sri Lanka needs to pick the pace up here.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

me and my dad is watching the match right now and he is sleeping on the couch )

) ) ) )

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Well at this rate they wont get more than 270

 

[Waseem]

Oh man, these two are playing test cricket in ODIs. Thats why ODIs suck big times.

Samaraweea has always been a test player but i don't know what's wrong with Jayawardene, he either plays a SUPER FAST or SUPER SLOW inning, nothing in between.

 

[IMMY69]

how fast have saffie bowlers been especially in the saffie conditions where ball moves quicker in the air???

are parnell, steyn and morkel all bowling 90mph+???? or was it just in england when the machines were cranked up so that even onions and hilfenhause were hitting 90mph?

 

[hasanb]

Remember SL still have a batting powerplay to go here, so theyre setting up a very good platform for themselves, ust as i speak Jawardene pulls a short one into the fence for 4. 215-3

Steyn mightve hurt himself here trying to stop that boundary....

 

[Waseem]

Finally a good aggressive shot by Jayawardene.

215/3 off 37.3

 

[mindless slogging]

If S.A. keep Samaraweera in till the end, they will be happy with the total posted.

 

[z2_daredevil]

so guys aik number bolo

wat do think wil be srilankas final score???

i say 310 - 320

 

[Juggernaut]

This has been pointed out a few times in commentary but why take the powerplay in the last 10 overs.

I mean the commentators are right. Before powerplays you'd get lost of runs in the last 10 overs anyway. I mean Pakistan were masters of that.

So really I agree that the batting powerplay should be taken before the last 10 and also when two batters are set at the crease.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Mahela needs to bat throughout so that Sri Lanka can finish up with a winning total.