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SA definitely playing for a declaration now. They will either do it next wicket or when the lead reaches 500.
Test 2024 Sri Lanka Tour of South Africa (2 Tests)
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The lead over 500 now, surely that's enough, a declaration can't be too far away.
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Time isn’t an issue but yeah can’t really see any reason to bat on.
BUT.
There will come a point at some stage where a team chases down 500 soon-ish. As much as sides are struggling with the bat in recent times, games have more time (weather permitting) than ever before so we are getting to these scenarios more and more often where teams have these colossal deficits but actually have more than reasonable time to get them, and virtually every side has a player or more that can rattle off 100+ in 3 hours. Once you get into that territory and can, with one big partnership, halve a target, sides can start to tactically work around running down a huge chase.
Not saying it’s going to happen in the next 6 months or anything but the time is approaching when it will
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There is rain forecast in Durban for Day 5 so South Africa may only have another 4 sessions left to bowl Sri Lanka out.
They only needed one session to bowl them out in the first innings but they can't rely on them batting that badly again.
They only needed one session to bowl them out in the first innings but they can't rely on them batting that badly again.
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A declaration at tea with Sri Lanka batting now, hopefully they can make it through to stumps to provide some cricket tomorrow.
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Chandimal and de Silva batting, how long can they last, if they bat all day SL might get a draw with rain forecast for Day 5.
Not much of a crowd there so it seems like no one has much faith in SL lasting that long today apart from diehard SL fans.
Not much of a crowd there so it seems like no one has much faith in SL lasting that long today apart from diehard SL fans.
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A good stand between Chandimal and de Silva with both scoring fifties, the SA bowlers being forced to work for their wickets,
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I spoke too soon, de Silva gifting his wicket there.
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Sri Lanka 220/6 at lunch.
A good fighting knock from Chandimal, I remember when he was a brash youngster, now he is an old veteran at 35 years of age.
A good fighting knock from Chandimal, I remember when he was a brash youngster, now he is an old veteran at 35 years of age.
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It's unravelling now for Sri Lanka.
The Castle Lagers are on ice now.
The Castle Lagers are on ice now.
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That catch was just out of Bavuma's reach, Jansen would have caught it comfortably.
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Jansen ends it with another left arm rocket on the stumps, 11 wickets for the match, he is surely the Castle Lager MOTM.
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2nd test about to start soon:
Teams:
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma(c), David Bedingham, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson
South Africa have won the toss and have opted to bat
Teams:
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma(c), David Bedingham, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson
South Africa have won the toss and have opted to bat
De Zorzi goes for a golden globe.
He looks like a guy who used to bat right handed then decided to switch to left.
He looks like a guy who used to bat right handed then decided to switch to left.
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He was a bit stiff with that lbw call just clipping leg stump but he probably wouldn't have lasted long anyway with his technique.
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Lahiru Kumara bringing up his 100th test wicket in style by clean bowling Markram.
Insipid poke from Stubbs.
Had high hopes for him.
Had high hopes for him.
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Stubbs gone cheaply as well, looks like it is up to Bavuma to rescue SA again.
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What has happened to Keegan Petersen, looked a good find a couple of years ago and now cannot get a game
Assuming Nortje is returning from injury seeing as he's been picked in the T20s
Assuming Nortje is returning from injury seeing as he's been picked in the T20s
Was likewise wondering about Petersen, but Nortje has been injured and seems to be on his own schedule so you wonder him not taking up a contract is to do with him considering his future in T20.
