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Sri Lanka v India l 3rd Test l Colombo (PSS) | 08/08/08 to 12/08/08

India have done very well to get up to 249, furthermore, Ishant gets the vital first wicket for India. The first day belongs to Sri Lanka and India will have to bowl very well to restrict Sri Lanka under 249 and get a slender lead tomorrow.
 
Rickz said:
India will have to bowl very well to restrict Sri Lanka under 249 and get a slender lead tomorrow.
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You will do very well to restrict the deficit to under 150, Rickz, forget about getting a slender lead. This is a flat pitch and Sri Lanka have plenty of high quality batsmen in their line-up to take full toll. Ishant has bowled well, though, yes, even if the wicket itself was down more to the batsman's error. Anyways, even if Sri Lanka give you a small lead by batting badly, your tail starts the moment the first wicket falls (although your no.10 and no.11 are not so bad compared to the no.4, to be fair), so unless Sehwag can hit another big century, you will lose this Test and with it the series.
 
cars112 said:
You will do very well to restrict the deficit to under 150, Rickz, forget about getting a slender lead. This is a flat pitch and Sri Lanka have plenty of high quality batsmen in their line-up to take full toll. Ishant has bowled well, though, yes, even if the wicket itself was down more to the batsman's error. Anyways, even if Sri Lanka give you a small lead by batting badly, your tail starts the moment the first wicket falls, so unless Sehwag can hit another big century, you will lose this Test and with it the series.
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A masterpiece. :))) :))) :)))
 
cars112 said:
You will do very well to restrict the deficit to under 150, Rickz, forget about getting a slender lead. This is a flat pitch and Sri Lanka have plenty of high quality batsmen in their line-up to take full toll. Ishant has bowled well, though, yes, even if the wicket itself was down more to the batsman's error. Anyways, even if Sri Lanka give you a small lead by batting badly, your tail starts the moment the first wicket falls (although your no.10 and no.11 are not so bad compared to the no.4, to be fair), so unless Sehwag can hit another big century, you will lose this Test and with it the series.
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It is a flat pitch and India will fight hard tommorow to get some sort of a lead. Kumble and Harby will be very crucial.

LOL at the 3rd and 2nd line from the bottom. India's batsmen will give a better performance in the second innings I hope. Dravid, Tendulkar, Ganguly and the keeper are due.
 
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Rickz said:
It is a flat pitch and India will fight hard tommorow to get some sort of a lead. Kumble and Harby will be very crucial.

LOL at the 3rd and 2nd line from the bottom. India's batsmen will give a better performance in the second innings I hope. Dravid, Tendulkar, Ganguly and the keeper are due. I'm just hoping.
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I hope Dravid and Ganguly will play well in their last Test innings.
 
Rickz said:
India's batsmen will give a better performance in the second innings I hope.
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"Hope" being the operative word after five innings of complete humiliation for your middle-order :D
 
cars112 said:
"Hope" being the operative word after five innings of complete humiliation for your middle-order :D
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I'm confident they will. After all, it will be the fab 4's last test inning in Sri Lanka.
 
Rickz said:
I'm confident they will. After all, it will be the fab 4's last test inning in Sri Lanka.
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But you could extend that argument and say that the "fab 4" are playing their last series in Sri Lanka, and so they would have performed over the series - but it hasn't happened, has it?
 
cars112 said:
You will do very well to restrict the deficit to under 150, Rickz, forget about getting a slender lead. This is a flat pitch and Sri Lanka have plenty of high quality batsmen in their line-up to take full toll. Ishant has bowled well, though, yes, even if the wicket itself was down more to the batsman's error. Anyways, even if Sri Lanka give you a small lead by batting badly, your tail starts the moment the first wicket falls (although your no.10 and no.11 are not so bad compared to the no.4, to be fair), so unless Sehwag can hit another big century, you will lose this Test and with it the series.
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oh boy!
 
buddhika_s said:
Tony Greig is in the Comm: box for this test, hope he'll be in for ODIs as well.
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How did they let a ICL man there? Is he with some Indian commentator too?
 
cars112 said:
You will do very well to restrict the deficit to under 150, Rickz, forget about getting a slender lead. This is a flat pitch and Sri Lanka have plenty of high quality batsmen in their line-up to take full toll. Ishant has bowled well, though, yes, even if the wicket itself was down more to the batsman's error. Anyways, even if Sri Lanka give you a small lead by batting badly, your tail starts the moment the first wicket falls (although your no.10 and no.11 are not so bad compared to the no.4, to be fair), so unless Sehwag can hit another big century, you will lose this Test and with it the series.
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Wet dreams starting all over again, Cars :))
 
moumotta said:
Wet dreams starting all over again, Cars :))
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No Motta, that is how reality will unfold over the next 2 days. I know you're finding it difficult to accept, but yet another innings defeat beckons for the "best team in the world"...
 
cars112 said:
But you could extend that argument and say that the "fab 4" are playing their last series in Sri Lanka, and so they would have performed over the series - but it hasn't happened, has it?
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Yes I could. But for now, let us see what happens in the last innings of this match.
 
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cars112 said:
No Motta, that is how reality will unfold over the next 2 days. I know you're finding it difficult to accept, but yet another innings defeat beckons for the "best team in the world"...
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Who said India are the best team in the world? And another innings defeat beckons?
 
Dear God!

Mendis with ANOTHER 5 wicket haul, and Sri Lanka find ANOTHER pace bowler.

KTGD Prasad. Another long namer. Seems like a keeper. 3 top order wickets on debut. that's good stuff.
 
I think Vaas's time is up. He has been the weak link in this Sri Lankan attack and is just in the side based on his experience and reputation. I think he should hang up his boots now as his bowling is as good as finished. I dont think Murali has more than one or two years either. Its time for the Sri Lankans to focus on the likes of Prasad, Malinga, Fernando and Mendis to take over the responsibility of their bowling attack in the future.
 
the first innings is the key. if we can get the lankan fab4 cheaply like last time, then their morale will plummet lower than our FLAB4's.

Come on Ishant and Zak! We need you to roll over Sanga, Jaya and Dilshan. One down 3 to go
 
cars112 said:
No Motta, that is how reality will unfold over the next 2 days. I know you're finding it difficult to accept, but yet another innings defeat beckons for the "best team in the world"...
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Last time you said that, Sri-Lanka lost the test match, Cars once again crashed and went to corner all by himself :)) .. It would be good to wait till the game is over and then go gaga, patience my friend, patience....
 
cars112 said:
You will do very well to restrict the deficit to under 150, Rickz, forget about getting a slender lead. This is a flat pitch and Sri Lanka have plenty of high quality batsmen in their line-up to take full toll. Ishant has bowled well, though, yes, even if the wicket itself was down more to the batsman's error. Anyways, even if Sri Lanka give you a small lead by batting badly, your tail starts the moment the first wicket falls (although your no.10 and no.11 are not so bad compared to the no.4, to be fair), so unless Sehwag can hit another big century, you will lose this Test and with it the series.
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:)) :))

You must have looked the series stats that I posted in another thread;
http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=1598846&postcount=40
They need to think about moving Ishant Sharma higher up the order since he has better ave than Sachin, Dravid adn Ganguly in this series;

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[B]Player     Inns NO  Runs Ave  	SR     100  50	0  4s  	6s[/B]
Sehwag 	    5	1   310	 77.50	91.98	1   1	0  39	5
Gambhir     5	0   284	 56.80	54.09	0   3	0  37	0
							
Laxman 	    5	0   154	 30.80	53.84	0   1	0  15	0

[B]I Sharma[/B]    5	3    35	 [B]17.50[/B]	28.92	0   0	2   1	0
Tendulkar   5	0    81	 16.20	60.90	0   0	0  10	0
Dravid 	    5	0    80	 16.00	41.66	0   0	0   9	0
Ganguly     5	0    78	 15.60	44.31	0   0	1  10	1
PA Patel    1	0    13	 13.00	30.95	0   0	0   1	0
Z Khan 	    5	1    43	 10.75	35.24	0   0	0   3	1
karthik	    4	0    36	  9.00	65.45	0   0	1   2	2
Harbhajan   5	0    39	  7.80	60.93	0   0	0   4	0
Kumble 	    5	0    20	  4.00	23.52	0   0	0   2	0
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Breaking news (no pun intended) VVS Laxman is injured during warm up and was carried off the field.
 
siimo said:
Breaking news (no pun intended) VVS Laxman is injured during warm up and was carried off the field.
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India still dont have an excuse if we get beat as he stunk the whole series :)) ...
 
siimo said:
Breaking news (no pun intended) VVS Laxman is injured during warm up and was carried off the field.
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I knew that it was just a matter of time before another Indian player p****d Bhajji off and paid the price for the indiscretion.
 
Romali_rotti said:
R u watching the game Momo ?
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Has it started already? Damn.
Will tune in immediately (my biological clock is all over the place these last few days).
 
Momo said:
Has it started already? Damn.
Will tune in immediately (my biological clock is all over the place these last few days).
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Not working on any of the links I gave you before, I have emailed you a new one check your email...
 
Romali_rotti said:
Not working on any of the links I gave you before, I have emailed you a new one check your email...
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Oh, awfully nice of you.
Will check immediately. Thanks.
:)
 
Romali_rotti said:
Not working on any of the links I gave you before, I have emailed you a new one check your email...
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Must be home today (saturday), Romali?
 
Momo said:
Must be home today (saturday), Romali?
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AT home and enjoying the weekend, a nice sunny day in Melbourne.. However fingers crossed a hail storm or a tornado may come out of as a rude awakening any minute :)) ..
 
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Sharma running on to the pitch again and cheat Rudy is checking his foot marks for no reason.
 
Romali_rotti said:
AT home and enjoying the weekend, a nice sunny day in Melbourne.. However fingers crossed a hail storm or a tornado may come out of as a rude awakening any minute :)) ..
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A Tornado has struck Vandort nevertheless!
 
Srilanka making the cardinal mistake of going into their shells. This kind of defensive stuff will make India dance all over their bodies.
 
No demons in the pitch. No demons in the bowling (as yet). The only demons are in the minds of Srilankan batsmen (and plenty of them as well). Sehwag way is the way to play.
 
... And Sanga obliges. See, this kind of batting makes the opposition panic.
 
Romali_rotti said:
Hope you are enjoying arun Lal's commentary :))) especially his comments on the Vandort dismissal :)) ..
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I am. I am. :))
Why the hell does he bring the pitching outside the line into it? What has that got to do with it when its not the legstump?
 
Momo said:
I am. I am. :))
Why the hell does he bring the pitching outside the line into it? What has that got to do with it when its not the legstump?
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:)) I have no idea, he went on something like this; 'It looks doubtful decision when I look at the replay but at the end of the day Benson's decision was the correct one' I mean what the **** ??? :))
 
Romali_rotti said:
:)) I have no idea, he went on something like this; 'It looks doubtful decision when I look at the replay but at the end of the day Benson's decision was the correct one' I mean what the **** ??? :))
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Seems a little confused today. Not that he is very clear-headed normally. But I like him. An amusing personality to have in the commentary panel. :)
 
Momo said:
Any ideas how bad it is?
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Well seemed quite serious doesnt matter anyway it wasnt like he was going to contribute much with the bat.. Meanwhile Vaas starting to be a pain in the A****..
 
Romali_rotti said:
Well seemed quite serious doesnt matter anyway it wasnt like he was going to contribute much with the bat.. Meanwhile Vaas starting to be a pain in the A****..
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But he was consistently outscoring fellow FAB4s.
 
Romali_rotti said:
Oh great the link is now broken :****((
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Hey Romali, the original links (that you gave me) are working fine.
At least the first SOPCAST link is. Try it.
 
Momo said:
Hey Romali, the original links (that you gave me) are working fine.
At least the first SOPCAST link is. Try it.
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Yeap thats seems fine....If India dont get a few wicket soon this game will slip away..
 
But Srilanka needs at least 400 on the board and that will take some doing. But yes, Vaas is proving to be frustrating. If the Lankans can be made to get bogged down (like in first innings at Galle), wickets will come in a heap.
 
Indian batsmen (1-6) in this series... each innings:
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[B]Batsman	Runs	BF  	SR  	Inns  	Ground  [/B]
Sehwag	201*	231	87.01	1	Galle 
Gambhir	 74	149	49.66	3	Galle 
Gambhir	 72	128	56.25	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Laxman	 56	118	47.45	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Gambhir	 56	103	54.36	1	Galle 
Sehwag	 50	 52	96.15	3	Galle 
Dravid	 44	 92	47.82	3	Galle 
Gambhir	 43	 90	47.77	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Gambhir	 39	 55	70.90	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Laxman	 39	 83	46.98	1	Galle 
Gangu	 35	 57	61.40	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Sachin	 31	 42	73.80	3	Galle 
Sachin	 27	 46	58.69	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Sehwag	 25	 16	156.25	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Laxman	 25	 44	56.81	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Gangu	 23	 57	40.35	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Laxman	 21	 26	 80.76	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Sehwag	 21	 21	100.00	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Gangu	 16	 45	 35.55	3	Galle 
Dravid	 14	 35	 40.00	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Sehwag	 13	 17	 76.47	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Laxman	 13	 15	 86.66	3	Galle 
Sachin	 12	 30	 40.00	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Dravid	 10	 30	 33.33	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Dravid	 10	 29	 34.48	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Sachin	  6	 12	 50.00	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Sachin	  5	  3	166.66	1	Galle 
Gangu	  4	 12	 33.33	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Dravid	  2	  6	 33.33	1	Galle 
Gangu	  0	  5	  0.00	1	Galle 
					
	27.10	786	1649	47.67
 
Hahaha, Bhajji really tore Ganguly apart with his stare. No way to treat your mentor, sardar ji.
 
W63L35 said:
Indian batsmen (1-6) in this series... each innings:
Code: 
[B]Batsman	Runs	BF  	SR  	Inns  	Ground  [/B]
Sehwag	201*	231	87.01	1	Galle 
Gambhir	 74	149	49.66	3	Galle 
Gambhir	 72	128	56.25	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Laxman	 56	118	47.45	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Gambhir	 56	103	54.36	1	Galle 
Sehwag	 50	 52	96.15	3	Galle 
Dravid	 44	 92	47.82	3	Galle 
Gambhir	 43	 90	47.77	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Gambhir	 39	 55	70.90	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Laxman	 39	 83	46.98	1	Galle 
Gangu	 35	 57	61.40	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Sachin	 31	 42	73.80	3	Galle 
Sachin	 27	 46	58.69	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Sehwag	 25	 16	156.25	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Laxman	 25	 44	56.81	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Gangu	 23	 57	40.35	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Laxman	 21	 26	 80.76	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Sehwag	 21	 21	100.00	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Gangu	 16	 45	 35.55	3	Galle 
Dravid	 14	 35	 40.00	2	Colombo (SSC) 
Sehwag	 13	 17	 76.47	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Laxman	 13	 15	 86.66	3	Galle 
Sachin	 12	 30	 40.00	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Dravid	 10	 30	 33.33	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Dravid	 10	 29	 34.48	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Sachin	  6	 12	 50.00	1	Colombo (PSS) 
Sachin	  5	  3	166.66	1	Galle 
Gangu	  4	 12	 33.33	3	Colombo (SSC) 
Dravid	  2	  6	 33.33	1	Galle 
Gangu	  0	  5	  0.00	1	Galle 
					
	27.10	786	1649	47.67
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No stats for referrals wasted? :)
 
Dravid has 176 career catches. Needs 6 more to become highest. Mark Waugh has the world records with 181.
 
Momo said:
No stats for referrals wasted? :)
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No use keeping them when BCCI is going to have ICC end this "stupid" system.
 
W63L35 said:
Dravid has 176 career catches. Needs 6 more to become highest. Mark Waugh has the world records with 181.
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Wow, had no idea he had so many catches. Great achievement.

But does it mean he will have to be given another series just to break that record? :)
 
Momo said:
Wow, had no idea he had so many catches. Great achievement.

But does it mean he will have to be given another series just to break that record? :)
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Oh my god, hope not:

32.1 Kumble to Sangakkara, 1 run, dropped by Dravid at slip. He dived to his left but couldn't hold on. It was sliding away from Sangakkara who pushed hard at it and the ball flew fast and Dravid lunged to his left with a outstretched left hand but ...
 
Momo said:
But does it mean he will have to be given another series just to break that record? :)
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If Sachin can get 5000 chances then why not Dravid?
 
W63L35 said:
No use keeping them when BCCI is going to have ICC end this "stupid" system.
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Sanjay Manjrekar, while talking with Rod Marsh and Waqar Younis during lunch break Day 2, Ind v Sri Lanka Test 3: "I have a feeling that we will not see the referral system after this series."
 
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Extremely negative stuff by India again. Come on Bhajji, be a bit more positive.

Tony Greig: "Its a ploy that Indians are obviously employing at the moment - a negative ploy mind you, because it relies on a bad shot."
 
Tends decapacitated. On his bad elbow as well?
Drops a catch in the process.
 
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Vaas gone. Bhajji's negative bowling works again. For Indian players, as long as it makes you win, nothing is out of bounds.
 
India 2 down already, VVS and now Sachin are off the field with injuries.
 
siimo said:
India 2 down already, VVS and now Sachin are off the field with injuries.
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Will make no difference to their batting based on what has happened this series
 
Random Aussie said:
Will make no difference to their batting based on what has happened this series
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Yes, as long as the first two and last two are standing, doesnt really matter. :)
 
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