South Africa vs Sri Lanka | 3rd ODI | Bloemfontein | 17 January 2012 |

[Choking_Protea]

3rd ODI: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein

This is a must win game for SL on the flattest track in South Africa

Steady start by SL 27/0

 

[Choking_Protea]

SL doing a tuk tuk and batting at around 3 runs per over. pakistan is playing test cricket and batting faster

Bloemfontein is a 300 + ground. Somebody needs to take a risk

 

[Choking_Protea]

Dumb capataincy by Abdul Basheer de Villiers

AB relieves the pressure on SL by brininging on Duminy


10.5
Duminy to Tharanga, SIX, 85.7 kph, Tharanga is taking spin on, another charge, this time he is farther from the line of the delivery, so he swings across the line and deposits it over the wide long on boundary, mighty effective

10.4
Duminy to Tharanga, no run, 82.3 kph, flatter and on a good length, so he gets forward and blocks

10.3
Duminy to Tharanga, SIX, 79.7 kph, tharanga charges out as soon as he sees some flight, not exactly to the pitch but reaches out to slam it as straight as possible over the bowler's head

 

[Justcrazy]

56 /0

 

[Justcrazy]

Good start from Lanka.

 

[Justcrazy]

78 /0

 

[velu]

Dilshan is still there

 

[Justcrazy]

:4 Dilscope .........

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka need 300 here

 

[Choking_Protea]

SL need to aim for 300 runs on this flat track

 

[Choking_Protea]

@Justcrazy

Wwe just said the same thing at the same time

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[velu]

JC.. r u trying to overtake my runs ??

 

[Justcrazy]

98 /0

 

[Justcrazy]

JC.. r u trying to overtake my runs ??

No brother, you are far ahead, and if I have to over take we should look at Amjid Javed ...

 

[Justcrazy]

almost out

 

[Justcrazy]

Dilshan needs to score here, he is the KEY

 

[Justcrazy]

20 overs gone .....

 

[Justcrazy]

porr shot dilshan.

 

[Justcrazy]

Great catch by Steyn, just after finishing a over he has sprinted to take that catch

 

[Choking_Protea]

Dilscoop OUT

SL in a bit of bother. 2 new batsmen usually slows down the run rate and they need to score big on this wicket

 

[Justcrazy]

Dilshan = Poor Mans Sehwag ( absolute without Brains )

 

[Justcrazy]

There was need for that shot now ..... Dilshan has given away the advantage lanka had.

 

[Justcrazy]

Silly Point in Now !!!

 

[Justcrazy]

103 / 2 after 21 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

This is a crucial partnership ...... these two should be there another 10 overs at least

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Choking_Protea]

Sangakara and Chandimal batting like they need to save a test match

 

[Justcrazy]

If these two are there till 35 overs ..... Lanka can be well positioned.

 

[velu]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

:4 what a good shot !!

 

[Justcrazy]

Pitch has cracks ..... Lanka can use it

 

[Justcrazy]

Sangakara :4

 

[Choking_Protea]

Sanga suddenly becomes the new boom boom

21.6
Steyn to Sangakkara, FOUR, 125.6 kph



21.4
Steyn to Sangakkara, FOUR, 140.0 kph


21.2
Steyn to Sangakkara, FOUR, 137.9 kph, on the pads, and Sanga takes full toll, he gets across, beside the line of the back of a length ball and tucks it in the air over square leg, there is no one patrolling that boundary

 

[Justcrazy]

173 /3

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka need to have wickets in hand in the last 6 overs.

 

[Justcrazy]

23 runs partnership ......

 

[Justcrazy]

Chandimal needs to stay there till the end.

 

[Justcrazy]

Angelo still to come

 

[Justcrazy]

Jayawardhane off late has been struggling.

 

[Justcrazy]

PP time folks, Lanka need to get at least 40 here

 

[velu]

MJ is

 

[Justcrazy]

DPMD Jayawardene run out 15 (19b 1x4 0x6) SR: 78.94

 

[velu]

SL 183/4 after 36 overs,,

 

[Justcrazy]

Kulasekra ahead of Angelo ......... good move

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

Chandimal is the KEY here.

 

[Justcrazy]

275 would challenge SA here

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka 190/4 (37.0 ov)

 

[Justcrazy]

Kulasekra experiment yet to succeed

 

[Justcrazy]

LD Chandimal c Smith b M Morkel 36 (54b 3x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka playing poor cricket here........

 

[Justcrazy]

SA coming back here, good bowling .

 

[velu]

200 up for SL

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka 211/5 (40.5 ov)

Run a ball will get Lanka to 275 ........

 

[Justcrazy]

Kulasekra needs to attack here........ matthews has to stay till the end.

 

[Justcrazy]

Kulasekra needs to take chances here.... SL need to score at least 60 In the last 7 here

 

[velu]

oo..

 

[Justcrazy]

AD Mathews c Peterson b Tsotsobe 15 (14b 2x4 0x6) SR: 107.14

 

[Justcrazy]

Two kulasekras at the crease now

 

[Justcrazy]

32 balls left

 

[Justcrazy]

SL need some boundaries here

 

[Justcrazy]

233 /6 after 45

 

[Justcrazy]

Steyn to bowl

 

[velu]

237/6 after 46

 

[velu]

261/7 after 49 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

SL 266 /9 after 50 ........... They should have got to 280

 

[Justcrazy]

Nevertheless SL have something to bowl at here

 

[Justcrazy]

Still SA have the edge with there inform Batting. SL need to field well here and put pressure.

 

[velu]

SL 266/9 after 50 overs.

 

[cricketworm]

Overrates of this maych hasn't been good.

Pak. didn't have good overrates either.

But what are the chances anyone get banned or have to pay penalty?

 

[Justcrazy]

South Africa require another 243 runs with 9 wickets and 44.0 overs remaining

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[godzilla]

malinga has to be one of the most entertaining bowlers to watch in world cricket - absolutely brilliant.

 

[velu]

ingram

 

[velu]

saffers 29/2 .. need to handle malinga

 

[Justcrazy]

CA Ingram b Malinga 13 (8b 3x4 0x6) SR: 162.50

 

[Justcrazy]

SL right back in the game here.

 

[Justcrazy]

:slinger 2 for 11

 

[Justcrazy]

SA bat deep, SL need to sustain the pressure.