3rd June - Group B - Sri Lanka v South Africa

[91Jmay]

Whats his record like pre and post the don't-worry-it'll-never-happen-they'll-never-target-cricketers/sportspeople incident which no one should take into account when deciding whether or not tour somewhere?

Are you trying to make a point? I can't tell because of the giant shoehorn you are using.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Miller to smash Lanka today and people are gonna go "omg, Miller is unstoppable..South Africa are favourites again"

 

[Black_Warrior]

Got shot in an incident which everyone who laughs at Australia for not touring to certain places said could never happen. Not the same since

That had absolutely nothing to do with his decline. Mendis was a finger spinner who relied on 'mystery ball' rather than variation, turn, bounce. Once his mystery was figured out, he was finished.

See also: Sunil Narine.

 

[91Jmay]

Dross innings from Miller.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Lol jinxed him

 

[Black_Warrior]

Morris to clobber Lankans today?

 

[Spikey]

Enjoying Sanga on comms

Astonishing player isn't he? just a total gun.

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[AndyZaltzHair]

SA losing plot here

 

[91Jmay]

Finishing of innings has been dire thus far hasn't it?

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Chance to keep it before 340ish now with a few more wickets.

Looking more like 280ish now

 

[91Jmay]

Looking more like 280ish now

Yeah, i reckoned 290 was par so they can still make that.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Finishing of innings has been dire thus far hasn't it?

Yeah it's interesting.. I wonder if it has something to do with teams trying to balance between "no score is a safe score" and Day games in June in England"

We have seen a cautious start from both Bangladesh and South Africa today, very similar direction, opener gets a hundred after a slow start, they cruise along without trouble, and then when they finally feel like they're ready, they throw it away. New Zealand started fast, but I guess thrown off by the rain break and still tried to get their 50 over target in 46 overs.

Teams are setting a target for themselves based on the 'par score' in England since 2015,then finding that they have been sent in and starting slow, and then trying desperately to make up for that in the end.

All 3 teams batting first have now finished badly. Would be interesting to see how the D/N games go

 

[91Jmay]

Pretty ordinary from Morris. He soaks to many dot balls for a finisher. A spot too high really

 

[NUFAN]

FMD these 50 overs have taken ages, how long will the break of innings be? SAF end up 15 runs short of the 314 I predicted.

 

[91Jmay]

FMD these 50 overs have taken ages, how will the break of innings be? SAF end up 15 runs short of the 314 I predicted.

4 hours!

Yep, SA a decent total. Duminy great hand at the end made up for poor play from Morris/Miller/Parnell

 

[OverratedSanity]

Good stuff from Duminy to salvage that... would've been a woeful finish otherwise

 

[91Jmay]

Sri Lankan skipper needs to be banned next game. I'm sorry, a fine means nothing and that innings was a disgrace.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Backing SL to chase this

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Game on

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Parnell bowling rubbish