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Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 2nd ODI | August 26, 2014 | Hambantota | Sri Lanka Innings

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Future great??

I don't put any labels on anyone or predictions. Anything can happen in cricket.

Mendis, Malinga, Roach, Ashwin ect ect were all thought of as star bowlers for a good start to their careers and they are now all average. Not saying it was justified or not, but some of them were seen as future greats and some of them are not even on their respective teams anymore.
 
No team has won chasing 300+ at hambantota

No team had chased 275 either. I don't put too much into these stats. How many matches have been played here, what's the pitch like, which teams are playing, what are the circumstances. I would say it should be a good chase because of the wicket but with Pakistan I am still always weary.
 
Junaid has always been rubbish apart from the ODI series against Indial.

not really. Average of 25 overall is hardly rubbish. He's just been really poor this year. Average of under 25 for every year apart from this one
 
I don't put any labels on anyone or predictions. Anything can happen in cricket.

Mendis, Malinga, Roach, Ashwin ect ect were all thought of as star bowlers for a good start to their careers and they are now all average. Not saying it was justified or not, but some of them were seen as future greats and some of them are not even on their respective teams anymore.

Malinga is a constant on the SL team, not sure why he is on that list? 250+ ODI wickets. I agree recently India dominates him, but that is probably cause SL and India play so much, India is used to his bowling action.
 
I remember in past when we have to chase big total. We wish afridi to open innings for quick runs. Most of the time our wish granted but no hoping Misbah will do this today.
 
pakistan are 30 minutes late.

4 wickets for wahab. where was this yorker before?
 
Wahab was brilliant today, his figures don't speak of his whole performance... Only 2 of his overs were actually expensive...
 
Hopefully Misbah will get banned due to slow over rate for next match...

There should be a law to ban a player for slow run rate.. Misbah will be banned for life
 
pakistan are 30 minutes late.

4 wickets for wahab. where was this yorker before?


They turned in to full tosses as Mathews advanced and Perera stretched and came forward. Fortunately for Pakistan, Malinga doesn't possess glamouring foot works
 
Malinga is a constant on the SL team, not sure why he is on that list? 250+ ODI wickets. I agree recently India dominates him, but that is probably cause SL and India play so much, India is used to his bowling action.

Malinga was once thought of to be the face of fast bowling, and now is is average-above average. I said players who were thought of as real stars of the game, of which Malinga is not. His action is what he really had going for him, along with his pace, but the action has been figured out and the pace has steadily deteriorated.
 
I remember in past when we have to chase big total. We wish afridi to open innings for quick runs. Most of the time our wish granted but no hoping Misbah will do this today.

I would be ok with trying it, but I would also be ok with not trying this tactic today. Ahmed and Sharjeel are also both aggressive batsman, but much better than Afridi. I would rather try to be aggressive with our current lineup as is.

It is our averages that worry me, not the strike rate.
 
Rameez is on & on about 310 being a mamoth total. This is 2014 you idiot 300 is par score now.
 
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