Re: India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, Nov 16-20

by SG Wed 18 Nov 2009, 09:56

Both specialist spinners made to be shown ordinary by Tendulkar.

He is extracting sharp turn even out of this flat surface and has made these 2 set batsmen to play and miss on numerous times in his short spell.

by skully Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:17

Pity Chuck is over the hill. Mahela is setting this up nicely.

by tac Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:19

skully wrote:Pity Chuck is over the hill. Mahela is setting this up nicely.

Pity? FFS, we've been calling for the disgrace to be thrown out of cricket for years . . now it's a pity, just because in form he would run through the BanIndians?

by SG Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:21

SL: 5/555

by SG Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:23

Murali and Herath would wreak havoc on this pitch on the 4th and 5th day. Or may be they won't need the 5th day.

by SG Wed 18 Nov 2009, 10:23

Mahela completes 1000 runs in tests this year.

by SG Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:00

SL were 151 behind when day 3 started. Now they're 151 ahead.

by SG Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:08

6th double ton for Mahela, 2nd against India. Not many have scored this many.

by The One Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:47

previous highest score by a lankan in india was 110. two lankans have gone past that in this match, one may make more than double of that

by SG Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:50

Shows how seriously crap we're in this game.

426 isn't that bad a score especially batting first. But the ease with which all SL batsmen have pounded our 'attack' is indeed worrisome for our future endeavors.

by DJ_Smerk Wed 18 Nov 2009, 12:37

How good is Jayawardene?

by Paul Keating Wed 18 Nov 2009, 23:11

Well apparently he is pretty damn good. As one forummer notes on the Kallis thread, you simply cannot deny stats.

by JKLever Thu 19 Nov 2009, 00:24

Not seen any of this but are India up sh!t creek or is the pitch an absolute road?

by DJ_Smerk Thu 19 Nov 2009, 00:55

Up a road without a car.

by SG Thu 19 Nov 2009, 04:02

I think SL would try to bat till tea today which'll give them a lead of around 375-odd. 4 sessions are more than enough to skittle India out on a 5th day pitch.

Murali would be eyeing to go nearer to wicket no.800 by the time this test ends.

by Paul Keating Thu 19 Nov 2009, 04:04

Doom-mongering, Goel?

India have the batters and a road of a pitch to survive four sessions!

by SG Thu 19 Nov 2009, 04:06

But they've a Murali to contend with as well.

Plus India never does well against newcomers, something which SL bowling attack has in plenty.

by SG Thu 19 Nov 2009, 04:33

Prasanna Jayawardene completes his ton.

Well done to him.

by skully Thu 19 Nov 2009, 04:59

SL to declare when Mahela gets to his 2nd triple??

by DJ_Smerk Thu 19 Nov 2009, 05:01

Mahela might aswell push for 400.

by skully Thu 19 Nov 2009, 05:10

DJ_Smerk wrote:Mahela might aswell push for 400.

Geez I was barracking for him to do so when he got that 374 v Saffies. Thought he was gonna do it.

by SG Thu 19 Nov 2009, 05:11

This is highest total raised by any visiting team in India. Previous best (7/652) was by Eng in '85 at Chennai.

by skully Thu 19 Nov 2009, 05:15

At a pretty fair old clip of 3.75 per over as well.

Geez, what a bowler's graveyard Ahmedabad is. Shocked

by DJ_Smerk Thu 19 Nov 2009, 05:17

Can't be much of a road if India were only able to rack up 426.

by skully Thu 19 Nov 2009, 05:18

So Dravid's 177 = about 70 on any other wicket?

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