Sri Lanka Premier League| Day 4 | 14/08/12 | Commentary & Discussion

[Gotham Cronie]

Match taking place today:

Ruhuna Royals v Uthura Rudras

Key players from Ruhuna:

AJ Finch, RJ Harris, NL McCullum, SL Malinga*, Shahid Afridi, JE Taylor, Wahab Riaz

Key players from Uthura:

Imran Farhat, CK Kapugedera, MF Maharoof, DA Miller, KD Mills, J Mubarak*, M Muralitharan, BRM Taylor

 

[Executioner]

the scheduling of this tournament looks crap

BTW, DA miller isnt available. I think

 

[Asif321]

nasir jamshed should get place instead of finch

 

[Executioner]

finch is a good batsman in this format. Nasir jamshed may be given a go ahead of wahab because theyve already got malinga.

 

[sporty75294]

Finch is a good batsman in this format. Nasir jamshed may be given a go ahead of wahab because theyve already got malinga.

Finch Is One Of Worst Players Of Spin I Have Ever Seen

 

[Executioner]

Finch Is One Of Worst Players Of Spin I Have Ever Seen

maybe, but he is a batsman who plays in the top 3 so being weak against spin shouldnt be the real problem. Not to mention there has hardly been any spin this tournament. BTW, he averages 36 in T20s with a SR of 130+

 

[Executioner]

If the teams had all their players, id rate them in this order, best at the top:

Wayamba
Ruhunu
Kandurata
Uva
Nagenahira
Basnahira
Uthura

However, with so many players missing out, it seems the only good teams left are Wayamba with Chandimal, jaya, tamim, akmals, hogg...giving them a strong batting line up, and Ruhunu royals with finch, shahid afridi, malinga, thirimanne, ryan and daniel harris, chamara silva, wahab riaz, mclaren...so theyve got a balanced bowling attack

 

[SLCric]

Uthura have won the toss and have invited Ruhuna to bat first.

 

[OmaIR1]

I would open with Afridi in these T20s... let's see both teams have won their first match..

 

[sporty75294]

maybe, but he is a batsman who plays in the top 3 so being weak against spin shouldnt be the real problem. Not to mention there has hardly been any spin this tournament. BTW, he averages 36 in T20s with a SR of 130+

Reason He Has Good Stats In Because Most Of The Games He Has Played In Have Been In Australia.

If He Plays Today He Will Get Out To Spin, Remember Spinners More Often Now Open The Bowling

 

[UP]

It would be interesting to see how Waqar and Afridi mingle together.

 

[OmaIR1]

Good start by FInch..

 

[Executioner]

Reason He Has Good Stats In Because Most Of The Games He Has Played In Have Been In Australia.

If He Plays Today He Will Get Out To Spin, Remember Spinners More Often Now Open The Bowling

He is showing that he is a good player. Enough said

 

[OmaIR1]

RRyls on track for 190

 

[Bullet Drive]

Played the best spinner ever today and did really well. Still is.

 

[Executioner]

Rain spoiling the SLPL. Even the weather is not on Lanka's side

 

[Executioner]

farhat gone

 

[Usman]

Commentators: 'We're going to take Ramiz out for a glass of red wine tonight to celebrate his birthday'. Naughty naughty Ramiz!

 

[Bullet Drive]

'Afridi should still be playing test cricket in my view. One of the greatest spinners in the game, if not the greatest. He may have lost a bit of his batting but I still rate him as a wonderful cricketer' Dean Jones.

 

[Executioner]

Commentators: 'We're going to take Ramiz out for a glass of red wine tonight to celebrate his birthday'. Naughty naughty Ramiz!

First asad rauf now this. What is happening?

 

[Afridirocks]

Dean Jones is awesome and hilarious, a must commentator for all pakistan matches

 

[Executioner]

Uthura really are a weak team. Considering form their only hope is for to return

 

[Afridirocks]

First asad rauf now this. What is happening?

It was a joke and even if it was true, it's there personal life they can do what they l ike, we are no one to question or judge them

 

[in_cutter]

Where can I watch this circus?

 

[Bullet Drive]

Afridi bowls a beauty and Dean Jones says 'that's beautifully bowled by the great man'. He really is an Afridi fan. Hasn't stopped talking about Afridi. It seems he likes Pakistan.

 

[Afridirocks]

Afridi bowls a beauty and Dean Jones says 'that's beautifully bowled by the great man'. He really is an Afridi fan. Hasn't stopped talking about Afridi. It seems he likes Pakistan.

yeah but wet ball is giving problem to ruhuna bowlers, especially the spinner

 

[Bullet Drive]

Afridi takes his first wicket off a pretty poor ball. Deano says nothing. He loves Afridi

 

[GujjarSher]

Why are stands so empty in all these matches