35th Match - Sri Lanka v South Africa

[mr_mister]

How is the pitch? I am not watching but it should be much better for batting than the other pitches in use considering this is the first match in Chester-Le-Street.

A little slowish, caused Perera to play and miss a few times

 

[veganbob]

Going SA to win this, although I'd rather SL did (don't want SA getting confident for their last game vs Aus).

A SL loss here should see them out of the tourney given their max 10 points and 4 wins would not be enough for 4th (plus they're unlikely to beat India so would only have 8 pts anyway)

Aussie are guaranteed a semi spot regardless of today's or any result though

 

[aussie tragic]

Aussie are guaranteed a semi spot regardless of today's or any result though

Aussie's like to step on the throat of sides that are down

 

[trundler]

Tahir is quality.

 

[StephenZA]

The worst part of Pretorius getting these wickets it that SA's who know nothing about cricket are going to ask why he was not playing earlier....

 

[straw man]

44 runs off the last 17 overs - absolute crawl

And another wicket. SA might get up for this one. Maybe.

 

[Heboric]

The worst part of Pretorius getting these wickets it that SA's who know nothing about cricket are going to ask why he was not playing earlier....

Yep, its the same people who want players banished forever after a failure

 

[Andy1993]

Game drifiting a touch...sri lanka defending and not really going anywhere...and SA seemingly allowing them to do so

 

[weldone]

srilolka

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

What the hell is the plan here?

 

[StephenZA]

How the hell did Eng lose to this SL team the other day?

 

[weldone]

67/1 after 9.4 to 135/6 after 36.1 haha

 

[weldone]

How the hell did Eng lose to this SL team the other day?

was a great team bowling performance led by Malinga. Batting wasn't any better than today tbh except Mathews.

 

[weldone]

Jeevan Mendis 4*(36) auditioning for test opening slot

 

[StephenZA]

was a great team bowling performance led by Malinga. Batting wasn't any better than today tbh except Mathews.

Well SL only have to take 3 wickets against this SA batting order so still in it....

 

[vcs]

Jeevan Mendis 4*(36) auditioning for test opening slot

And given the merry-go-round they have for the opening slot, he'll probably also get a go at some point.

 

[mr_mister]

What the hell is the plan here?

Avoid being bowled out for 150

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Avoid being bowled out for 150

Mendis was looking to bat out the innings unbeaten for 150.

 

[trundler]

Young Thisara need to do something here he gonna be waste man

 

[aussie tragic]

Don't know how SL beat Eng (probably more Eng crumbling under pressure than anything).

SL appear not worthy of final 4 so good job SA