South Africa vs Sri Lanka | 2nd Test | Durban | Dec 26-30, 2011 | Day 1

[Justcrazy]

GC Smith*, JA Rudolph, HM Amla, M Morkel, AB de Villiers, AG Prince, MV Boucher†, M de Lange, DW Steyn, JH Kallis, Imran Tahir, VD Philander, AN Petersen, LL Tsotsobe


VS



TM Dilshan*, NT Paranavitana, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, AD Mathews, LD Chandimal†, HMRKB Herath, NLTC Perera, UWMBCA Welegedara, CRD Fernando, KTGD Prasad, BAW Mendis, KG Alvitigala, JK Silva, HDRL Thirimanne, FDM Karunaratne

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka win toss and Bat.

 

[Justcrazy]

Interesting decision to bat first here.

 

[Asif321]

M de lange wana see how he does

 

[Asif321]

RSA Team To Beat at the moment in cricket

 

[Justcrazy]

Dilshan needs to score here, he is the KEY.

 

[Justcrazy]

Really want SL to show some fight and not get blown away.

 

[Justcrazy]

14 /0

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

So far SL has avoided :AAG of SA fast bowling

 

[Zeeraq]

SA Team is too strong for SL but still I want SL to win bcz they're not minnows.

 

[Justcrazy]

Steady start so far for SL here

 

[Justcrazy]

SL need to get 350 plus to put SA under pressure.

 

[velu]

Probably another 3 day test match..
But so far SL is doing well.

 

[Justcrazy]

25 /0

 

[Justcrazy]

Probably another 3 day test match..
But so far SL is doing well.

This would not be 3 day... be assured.

 

[Justcrazy]

Dilshan 18 not out from 20 balls.

 

[Justcrazy]

The RR is pretty good.... 4

 

[Justcrazy]

Dilshan looking better..... he scores, SL will prosper.

 

[velu]

Dilshan 23 of 25 balls

 

[Justcrazy]

de Lange has some pace.

 

[Saurav]

Lange looks good.

 

[Justcrazy]

de Lange gets his first wicket

 

[Justcrazy]

NT Paranavitana c †Boucher b de Lange 12

 

[leatherface58]

paranvitana gone

 

[velu]

who is this new bowler ??

 

[Justcrazy]

Will there be more wickets soon

 

[Justcrazy]

who is this new bowler ??

de Lange , in for Philander

 

[Justcrazy]

sangakara 56.25 average

 

[Justcrazy]

Dilshan looking good...

 

[Justcrazy]

langa has struck gold here......... sangakara gets out for only 7th time in his carer.

 

[leatherface58]

first philander now de lange. saf pace bowling department lookin' good.

 

[bilalsr]

Another bunch of chokers, away from home, can't do anything! #Loserlankans!

 

[Watsupdoc]

What a debut for Lange!

 

[velu]

sangakara 56.25 average

what a jinx baba

 

[leatherface58]

forget ricky, what about mahela? he is also in the middle of a massive form slump. no relief though. steyn and de lange. then morkel. rounded off with tahir. great bowling attack.

 

[Justcrazy]

Congratulations Jayawardhane



10,000 runs

 

[Justcrazy]

I think advanced wishes .. for Jayawardhane

 

[Justcrazy]

Drinks.

 

[leatherface58]

10000 club welcomes jayawardene into its fold.

 

[bilalsr]

56.25 average all thanks to mamoth scores in srilanka!

 

[velu]

Congrats Jwdene.

 

[velu]

56.25 average all thanks to mamoth scores in srilanka!

his away average is not that bad..
in SL = 62 , Away = 47 and neutral = 86

 

[Justcrazy]

Steyn continues ............

 

[Saurav]

Congrats Mahela 10000 test runs

 

[Saurav]

his away average is not that bad..
in SL = 62 , Away = 47 and neutral = 86

30 in Eng,30 in SA,66 in Aus.bit like Sehwag

 

[Justcrazy]

:4 Dilshan

 

[Justcrazy]

This is an important partnership.

 

[Justcrazy]

Imran Tahir on.

 

[Justcrazy]

Tahir has not been that successful

 

[velu]

30 in Eng,30 in SA,66 in Aus.bit like Sehwag

issed:

sehwag's record is miles better than jwdene
60 in aus

but i missed onething, jwdene average 62 in India which is added in his away average.

 

[Justcrazy]

60 /2

 

[Saurav]

issed:

sehwag's record is miles better than jwdene
60 in aus

but i missed onething, jwdene average 62 in India which is added in his away average.

I was talking about Sanga

 

[velu]

I was talking about Sanga

er.. ok
still u offended by bringing sehwag

 

[Justcrazy]

:6

 

[Saurav]

er.. ok
still u offended by bringing sehwag

I only said Sanga's averages r like Sehwag.ofcourse Sehwag's SR makes him way better

 

[Justcrazy]

Tahir is very much over rated as a bowler.

 

[leatherface58]

dilshan looks positive. intent wise i mean. but jayawardene looks good too. but you never know where a collapse might occur.

 

[Justcrazy]

Dilshan ..... is playing well here, looks likely to get a big score, he is important for SL here.

 

[Justcrazy]

I think SL need at least 350 here, to make things happen.

 

[James]

Another bunch of chokers, away from home, can't do anything! #Loserlankans!

SA are chokers at home...

 

[leatherface58]

Dilshan ..... is playing well here, looks likely to get a big score, he is important for SL here.

cursed him buddy )

horrendous shot by dilshan though

 

[velu]

cursed him buddy )

horrendous shot by dilshan though

thats sehwag way of throwing the wicket

 

[leatherface58]

thats sehwag way of throwing the wicket

agreed. tahir's worst ball and it gets a wicket.

 

[velu]

100 up for lanka..

samaraveera dealing in boundaries

 

[Fireworks11]

Lol @ Dilshan. Should have deposited that for a boundary. Full toss on the pads.

 

[AZ]

Post lunch session about to begin, let's see how the Lankans go.

 

[AZ]

Mahela PWNED by Morkel SL 4 wickets down.

Jayawardene has not made a 50 outside Asia for past 2 years.

 

[violet_may]

What's the score?

 

[AZ]

Ek so bees, chaar dandi shaheed.

 

[velu]

125/4..
Epic FTB and Mathews at the crease..

If saffers get another one then they will run through sl tail in no time

 

[James]

Imran Tahir an overhyped bowler

 

[Saurav]

Mathooze.

Lange gets another

 

[velu]

Chandimal is proper batsmen.

 

[ddss]

167/5

 

[Justcrazy]

180 /5 after 50 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

Tahir looks ordinary , nothing special.

 

[Justcrazy]

Chandimal should play his natural game here.

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

Samaravera is often called FTB..... he has opportunity to shed that here with a hundred