What's new

Sri Lanka defeat Australia by 163 runs in 3rd Test - Win series 3-0

sensible-indian-fan said:
Can someone explain what the hell is going on reg the pitch?

Has the track flattened out or SL spinners bowling poorly or Aussies playing incredibly well?

225/1 on a true spinning pitch is almost impossible for any side let alone Aussies.
Click to expand...

Nothing in this pitch, damn flat it is.
 
Don't often go against Aussies but come on SRI Lanka get a draw or win. Want that number 1 ranking so bad :yk :misbah
 
Why would you NOT prepare a super spin track for 3rd test?

But then the same track for India match was a seaming one.

So maybe SL didn't want a seaming one so they went flat...the next best option.
 
From 267/1 to 379.

THANK YOU BASED HERATH!

What a legendary bowler. Forget Sanga. Forget Mahela. Hell forget Murali. Lanka are gonna miss this guy the most because he is performing at a time when he has no one else but promising youngsta beauties for backup.

AND COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH BASED HERATH!

BOW DOWN TO HIM Y'ALL!
 
leatherface58 said:
From 267/1 to 379.

THANK YOU BASED HERATH!

What a legendary bowler. Forget Sanga. Forget Mahela. Hell forget Murali. Lanka are gonna miss this guy the most because he is performing at a time when he has no one else but promising youngsta beauties for backup.

AND COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH BASED HERATH!

BOW DOWN TO HIM Y'ALL!
Click to expand...

And it's too easy for him,he doesn't even bother to celebrate,even the commies are not sure if it's out :herath
 
Chief Destroyer said:
Their lulloo openers have been gifting him free wickets every innings lmao.
Click to expand...

Lmao I just tuned in to watch the last 5 overs of the match. They showed Kaushal Silva's scores this series - it read 1, 5, 7, 3, 0 and scores to similar effect. I was like WTH and then Karunaratne came on strike. Suddenly all the Aussie close in fielders started chirping "Here he is!". I didn't know what the fuss was about. Then they showed Karunaratne vs Starc this series - 5 innings, 12 runs, 5 times out to Starc. Starc was showing four fingers indicating the dismissals to him after getting him out in the last match lol:yk
 
250 on board will give SL a good chance to go for a whitewash.Aussies again tumbled post Shaun- Smith inspiring knocks.
 
anuk said:
apparently sanath brought in tharanga for training before the test against the new ball. i really don't want to see him back in the test side in any capacity, let alone opening.

yeah KJP might have been pushed up the order cos he can take on the bowling and scores quick enough..not sure if this is going to work in the long run either. chandi averages close to 60 batting where he does now so moving him would be stupid.

the only solution left is to bring back the chosen one - lahiru thirimanne :lara
Click to expand...

Just imagine Tharanga and Thirimanne opening the batting oh em gee :)))

Here’s hoping Karuna and Silva notch up hundreds. Somehow.
 
leatherface58 said:
From 267/1 to 379.

THANK YOU BASED HERATH!

What a legendary bowler. Forget Sanga. Forget Mahela. Hell forget Murali. Lanka are gonna miss this guy the most because he is performing at a time when he has no one else but promising youngsta beauties for backup.

AND COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH BASED HERATH!

BOW DOWN TO HIM Y'ALL!
Click to expand...

:))

Not sure about the Murali part but he has got to be SL’s biggest match winner since the great man. Played a huge part in pretty much all the big wins and held the bowling (and the batting) together all these years with very little support. I mean even after the lil Heraths got battered and bruised the guy comes out and takes a 6-fer the next day. The mark of a legend if there ever was one.
 
Herath is incredible.

This is not just a 6fer.

This is one where he was down and out the prev day and then comes back to collapse an innings and run away with a 6fer.

You don't see such stuff these days where spinners either get battered or they batter the batsmen.

Herath is the old school strong lad.
 
Top knocks from S Marsh and Smith. A typical SSC wicket by the look of it. A bit happening early on and then easing out to a slow turner. Don't think it'll be easy to dislodge set batsmen once they get used to the pace of the wicket. Might be tough to get the ball to reverse as well with the heat/sweat around so most probably a new ball wicket. Unless of course you have a Mitchell Starc in your side. He would have to be the key for Oz from here I would reckon. As usual Herath probably SL’s best bet with a decent total behind him. Game on moles!
 
I wonder what certain posters think about how the only successful innings by Australian batsmen this series were from SOS and Smith going back to the traditional basics.

Also lol at the idea of picking horses for courses batsmen. Making SOS play in all the difficult tours of India and then dropping him for the home flattracks would be so unfair.
 
Don't think Pakistani fans have ever wanted SL to win/draw more than they want them to this match.
 
Convict said:
I wonder what certain posters think about how the only successful innings by Australian batsmen this series were from SOS and Smith going back to the traditional basics.

Also lol at the idea of picking horses for courses batsmen. Making SOS play in all the difficult tours of India and then dropping him for the home flattracks would be so unfair.
Click to expand...

It's not about 'fairness'. It's about picking the side that maximizes win probability.

Also, this is the only partnership in the entire tour that went well. Plenty of other innings tried the 'basics' and didn't succeed. Not to mention, I don't think this was a particularly old-fashioned effort or that they did anything different. The only thing different for me was they executed better; Marsh was lucky not to be bowled early in his innings, Smith was dropped early in his, and once batsmen are truly set, getting them out is tough.
 
CricketAnalyst said:
It's not about 'fairness'. It's about picking the side that maximizes win probability.

Also, this is the only partnership in the entire tour that went well. Plenty of other innings tried the 'basics' and didn't succeed. Not to mention, I don't think this was a particularly old-fashioned effort or that they did anything different. The only thing different for me was they executed better; Marsh was lucky not to be bowled early in his innings, Smith was dropped early in his, and once batsmen are truly set, getting them out is tough.
Click to expand...

Because the other players are technically deficient.
 
Convict said:
Because the other players are technically deficient.
Click to expand...

I'm not necessarily disagreeing at all. I'm just saying it had nothing to do with the approach. The Aussies have tried everything from total attack to total defence, from orthodox cricket to bizzare reverse-sweeping and everything in between.

It's really reflective of a lack of confidence. Each batter should have some plan that lasts longer than two innings and they have the faith to stick with. Great play by those two, but it's just so sad how predictable the collapse was, from the moment Marsh edged that onto his stumps.
 
CricketAnalyst said:
I'm not necessarily disagreeing at all. I'm just saying it had nothing to do with the approach. The Aussies have tried everything from total attack to total defence, from orthodox cricket to bizzare reverse-sweeping and everything in between.

It's really reflective of a lack of confidence. Each batter should have some plan that lasts longer than two innings and they have the faith to stick with. Great play by those two, but it's just so sad how predictable the collapse was, from the moment Marsh edged that onto his stumps.
Click to expand...

Because what we really need to do is identify batsmen who can succeed in Asia (Bancroft and Handscomb did score centuries in India for Australia A) and play them rather then sticking with guys who may have scored runs in Australia and New Zealand.

Shaun Marsh who has now taken part in our only two double century partnerships in Asia in the last 10 years should have played from the first test.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Herath is incredible.

This is not just a 6fer.

This is one where he was down and out the prev day and then comes back to collapse an innings and run away with a 6fer.

You don't see such stuff these days where spinners either get battered or they batter the batsmen.

Herath is the old school strong lad.
Click to expand...

Yep he is a real lion.

Respect
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Why would you NOT prepare a super spin track for 3rd test?

But then the same track for India match was a seaming one.

So maybe SL didn't want a seaming one so they went flat...the next best option.
Click to expand...

They would have gone with seaming pitch if they had Prasad and Chameera.
 
Herath was bowling a slight different action probably due to the injury and wasn't effective at the earlier stage. Went of the field, analyzed his bowling, came back and did what he does best.
 
street cricketer said:
Who is SOS?
Click to expand...

Shaun Marsh.

Geoff Marsh's nickname was Swampy so SOS = Son of Swampy.

Geoff was a WA legend so when Shaun made his debut for WA he was best known as Geoff Marsh's son and by the time Mitch made his debut like 8 years later the nickname had already long since stuck
 
I think, SRL is in driving seat now. It's basically 0/1 with that wicket being of a make shift opener. But, that 1 wicket advantage is nothing considering that AUS would bat 4th.

1st Test was rain interrupted, therefore, though it went in last session of Day 5, effectively the match was over inside 3 days; so was the 2nd Test; therefore those wickets didn't break that much. But, this Test is going for the distance & I don't see AUS chasing anything over 170 on Day 5 wicket. May be Warner can slog his way against new ball for a 150 sort of target, but beyond that, it's SRL's game. What they need is to keep Strac wicket less in 4th morning spell.

In a tight contest, it's really tough if you allow opponents get out of jail twice; particularly if you have lost the toss on a turner. AUS first allowed SRL to add at least 200 more from 26/5 & then they scored at least 100 less from 267/1 - that's a lost opportunity of over 300 runs; that too batting 2nd on this turner. I don't think Aussies are going to over come that big gap.
 
Convict said:
Shaun Marsh.

Geoff Marsh's nickname was Swampy so SOS = Son of Swampy.

Geoff was a WA legend so when Shaun made his debut for WA he was best known as Geoff Marsh's son and by the time Mitch made his debut like 8 years later the nickname had already long since stuck
Click to expand...

Thanks for that piece of information.:jf
 
If Lanka can keep Starc at bay and set them 200 target , it will be tough for Australia on a fifth day pitch
 
Decided to binge watch the highlights of the series so far.

1) Karunaratne and Silva have really given away some cheap wickets. Fishing at ball way outside off, yes there were couple of good deliveries but soft dismissals overall.

Dimuth Karunaratne and Shan Masood probably could do with a chat after their ordeals against Starc and Anderson.

2) What were Australia doing in Galle. They didn't seem to know how to find the best balance of attack or defence against spin. Their technique was found wanting badly. You had batsmen going back to deliveries they should've come forward to, completely failing to read the variations, and some ill-advised shots. And geez, how many times are you going to drive to short extra cover ?

3) Australia's batting finally has showed up in this Test but have suffered yet another spin induced collapse. They had a chance to gain a big first innings lead but now could face a 200+ chase.
 
And Mathews needs a serious rocket. Some soft dismissals in this series including in 1st inns.
 
We will be number 1 side for a week I guess unless WI do something amazing. Then India has quite a few tours at home so will be hard to see them lose the number 1 spot for a while.
 
If Starc is so good in Sri Lanka, I dread the thought of Sri Lanka having to face him in Australia.
 
Where are my Pakistani brothers not here supporting Lankan? [MENTION=100918]Square Drive[/MENTION], [MENTION=66397]Green[/MENTION]Roars
 
What is the pitch like? And it will wear further going into day 5?

Lanka are 175/5
 
Chandimal (8*) and Kaushal Silva (74*) are batting right now
 
MMHS said:
I think, SRL is in driving seat now. It's basically 0/1 with that wicket being of a make shift opener. But, that 1 wicket advantage is nothing considering that AUS would bat 4th.

1st Test was rain interrupted, therefore, though it went in last session of Day 5, effectively the match was over inside 3 days; so was the 2nd Test; therefore those wickets didn't break that much. But, this Test is going for the distance & I don't see AUS chasing anything over 170 on Day 5 wicket. May be Warner can slog his way against new ball for a 150 sort of target, but beyond that, it's SRL's game. What they need is to keep Strac wicket less in 4th morning spell.

In a tight contest, it's really tough if you allow opponents get out of jail twice; particularly if you have lost the toss on a turner. AUS first allowed SRL to add at least 200 more from 26/5 & then they scored at least 100 less from 267/1 - that's a lost opportunity of over 300 runs; that too batting 2nd on this turner. I don't think Aussies are going to over come that big gap.
Click to expand...

Very knowledegable poster, all his predictions are generally spot on to.
 
we will lose this test because of mathews' captaincy. he just doesn't handle pressure very well.
 
Convict said:
150 is too much for Australia
Click to expand...

It will be tough but not impossible, your team displayed more application with the bat in the 1st innings for the first time in this series so they will take great confidence from that
 
lead of 222! chandimal just got out to lyon, it looked like it had pitched outside of leg and umpired didn't give it out but smith reviewed it and picked up the wicket, pitched in line and turned into the batsman a little to hit the leg stump flush. Kaushal got to his hundred to! fantastic knock from him!
 
This is after a side being down to 26/5 & then allowing 267/1.

I think, SRL has done enough, but they need to bat at least 1 over on 5th morning, so that Mathews gets the chance to use heaviest roller. Don't think AUS is going to survive over 75 overs.
 
Seriously how many Pereras, Silvas, Kushals and Mendis' does SL have?
 
Lol these home track bullies from down under can't chase this even if they each got two turns to bat.
 
Statsman said:
Seriously how many Pereras, Silvas, Kushals and Mendis' does SL have?
Click to expand...

There are also a lot of Herath Mudiyanselage's that play cricket.

Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath

Herath Mudiyanselage Charita Malinga Bandara

Herath Mudiyanselage Waruna Asiri Priyadharshana Herath

Herath Mudiyanselage Thilina Imendra Herath

Siththa Brahakmana Herath Mudiyanselage Walawwe Buddika Thaminda Bandara Ellepola
 
Pantani said:
There are also a lot of Herath Mudiyanselage's that play cricket.

Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath

Herath Mudiyanselage Charita Malinga Bandara

Herath Mudiyanselage Waruna Asiri Priyadharshana Herath

Herath Mudiyanselage Thilina Imendra Herath

Siththa Brahakmana Herath Mudiyanselage Walawwe Buddika Thaminda Bandara Ellepola
Click to expand...

Almost like the lyrics of a foreign rap song:gayle
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
One hurdle for Pak almost over.

Only one left.
Click to expand...

SIF do you think this is the weakest era of batting against spin? The likes of Dilruwan Perrera and Jadeja are picking 10 fers while Likes of Yasir, Ashwin, Herath end up home series with ridiculous numbers 25 @ 15 is their standard series returns in Asia. Its making modern spinners look better then what they are.

Thoughts?
 
Put the following names into cricinfo's search bar and you get:

de Silva - 214 results
Fernando - 253
Perera - 309
Mendis - 56

You could make five Sri Lankan XIs picking only guys named Mendis :))
 
Xoib said:
SIF do you think this is the weakest era of batting against spin? The likes of Dilruwan Perrera and Jadeja are picking 10 fers while Likes of Yasir, Ashwin, Herath end up home series with ridiculous numbers 25 @ 15 is their standard series returns in Asia. Its making modern spinners look better then what they are.

Thoughts?
Click to expand...

If it was so easy, then why don't opposition non-Asian spinners thrive in Asia
 
Aussies wont chase this total down 3-0 whooping coming up!
 
so whats the deal with some of the Aus batsmen. They spend day and night praising the IPL to high heaven and how its doing wonders for their game against spin. And they face Sri Lanka only to unravel spectacularly.
 
it seems like half of what is required to Pakistan to be no .1 will be achieved tomorrow.
 
Pakistan's dry period of no series win for 2years between 2012-2014 is still haunting their good performances... India should play with pakistan to let ppl know who deserves the no.1 spot, and who is a joke
 
So Australia have no chance of winning this game. Come on West Indies please do us a favour
 
Pete Rose said:
so whats the deal with some of the Aus batsmen. They spend day and night praising the IPL to high heaven and how its doing wonders for their game against spin. And they face Sri Lanka only to unravel spectacularly.
Click to expand...

And considering the same Mendises and Pereras were demolished by both other contenders of the no.1 spot (India and Pakistan) not too long ago..

Australia should only play at home if they want to win.
 
Syed1 said:
And considering the same Mendises and Pereras were demolished by both other contenders of the no.1 spot (India and Pakistan) not too long ago..

Australia should only play at home if they want to win.
Click to expand...
There is nothing that will make me happier than to draw or win a series in Australia.
They seem to have forgotten we exist. We dont play often considering that CA has decided test cricket is a groundhog day of 5 test series against England or India.
 
Xoib said:
SIF do you think this is the weakest era of batting against spin? The likes of Dilruwan Perrera and Jadeja are picking 10 fers while Likes of Yasir, Ashwin, Herath end up home series with ridiculous numbers 25 @ 15 is their standard series returns in Asia. Its making modern spinners look better then what they are.

Thoughts?
Click to expand...

Absolutely.

I was thinking about just this a few days back.

This is an era of real weak spin playing in tests (in LOIs spinners are finding it tough due to flat pattas). In the past too, we had lulloo teams against spin but there used to be good teams where 2 batsmen on either end were equally good, could get set and play well.

These days, spinners can break through from one end and bypass the hard work.

Look at something like this:

Muralitharan averages 45 in India. And 19 in England.

How much disparity good players of spin make.

In today's era, Murali averaging above 20 in any Asian series would be a miracle.

These days we don't get to say "he bowled marvellously well and still went for 2-100". Its very very rare we say it. Almost nil. Several months back, my friend was talking about one test where he said Kaneria bowled well but STILL Lara made 250 odd. Haha. That kind of stuff we don't see these days.

Now we shouldn't look at the past with rose tinted glasses but current factors shouldn't be ignored too.

Its a very confusing era to be honest. That's why we shouldn't use averages as be all and end all and look at bowling.

Also one more thing...the harder the pitch or opposition get, the more difference betweeen good and bad bowlers. Herath picked up like 2 wickets last innings in last test where other spinners wreaked havoc. But this test where the pitch wasn't so easy in first innings, Herath picked 6 while others were scrambling for 1-2.

Of course, every relatively tougher pitch, the better bowler won't click but over a big sample, they will do better.
 
Last edited:
a question:
can anyone tell me what exactly is a dustbowl wicket in the last couple of years. We played Sri Lanka a lot during the last two years and I dont recall a single raging turner. Neither do I recall in UAE.
I am not even sure if the Indian wickets where Australia and South Africa succumbed were raging turners: were they?
 
Pete Rose said:
a question:
can anyone tell me what exactly is a dustbowl wicket in the last couple of years. We played Sri Lanka a lot during the last two years and I dont recall a single raging turner. Neither do I recall in UAE.
I am not even sure if the Indian wickets where Australia and South Africa succumbed were raging turners: were they?
Click to expand...

Dustbowl is something which Westerners call all Asian pitches barring few (they even call flat tracks that spin big last 2 days as dustbowls).....and our gullible desis have meekly accepted their definition and keep spouting the same.

Dustbowl is a track that spins BIGGG. Almost from day 1.

For example in the SA-India series, Nagpur was a pukka dustbowl rank turner. Mohali wasn't so much but it was close to it (made worse by ridiculous batting by both sides). Delhi and Bangalore were proper tracks where good spin playing teams can rack up 400+.

When we played SL in SL.....Galle was the biggest turner but even that wasn't a rank turner. A very good spin track though.

Against Eng.....Mumbai was a rank turner (even that eased out in the middle but overall was a rank turner cos it spun crazy later on). Ahmedabad was a slow turner and Kolkata was a good spin pitch with reverse. Nagpur of 2012 was a slow scoring patta.
 
Last edited:
While batting techniques against spin seem to have deteriorated we shouldn't forget the impact of DRS. Batsmen can't get away with padding up to spinners so the old ways of negating spin don't work.

Pete Rose said:
a question:
can anyone tell me what exactly is a dustbowl wicket in the last couple of years. We played Sri Lanka a lot during the last two years and I dont recall a single raging turner. Neither do I recall in UAE.
I am not even sure if the Indian wickets where Australia and South Africa succumbed were raging turners: were they?
Click to expand...

Beecharay English and Aussies can't bat on it = horrible dustbowl that is terrible for cricket

Oh yeah, I look forward to all the people who cry about Mankading to rant about how Nevill's stumping went against the spirit of cricket and he should have given the batsman a warning first.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

BouncerGuy
India (213/7) defeat Sri Lanka (170/10) by 43 runs to go 1-0 up in the 3 match T20I series
2
Replies
140
Views
3K
CricketCartoons
CricketCartoons
FearlessRoar
Pakistan Shaheens (306/7) defeat Sri Lanka A (198) convincingly by 108 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series
Replies
23
Views
2K
BouncerGuy
BouncerGuy
BouncerGuy
India (137/9 & 4/0) win a super over against Sri Lanka (137/8 & 2/2) by 2 wickets to clean sweep the series 3-0
3 4 5
Replies
363
Views
9K
jnaveen1980
J
BouncerGuy
India (81/3) secured a comfortable 7-wicket victory against Sri Lanka (161/9) by the DLS method, winning the series 2-0 with one match to go
2
Replies
115
Views
3K
Vikram1989
V
BouncerGuy
Sri Lanka (240/9) stun India (208) in 2nd ODI by 32 runs and gain 1-0 lead in three-match series
2 3
Replies
213
Views
6K
Rayavaram
R
Back
Top