*Official* New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019

[Flem274*]

beauty

i might be reading too much into his style and stature but ajaz really is stiff to be a kiwi instead of a sri lankan or indian. if he managed to get a national gig with either nation he'd take a lot of wickets at home. nz conditions offer short side spinners like him nothing.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

5-fer for Ajaz. And it’s Mathews!

 

[Moss]

Finally getting to watch some of this. Patel bowling extremely well. Looks a genuine threat in these conditions.

Very crucial for NZ to get a lead seeing how wickets seem ro be falling in clumps. Dickwella crucial now.

 

[straw man]

tuned in a few overs before the wicket. how have we bowled and sl batted?

annoyed to see we collapsed immediately

Half an hour ago I wasn't that happy with our bowling outside Ajaz and tbf, he's done most of it since then. Somerville just looks rusty. Santner ok but not that threatening. Boult and Southee tight though I didn't catch their new ball spells - from the commentary they did have some assistance from the conditions and challenged the edge a few times, but perhaps not in the right spot consistently enough.

 

[Flem274*]

the 3rd innings will not be good for our batting averages

 

[Moss]

Couple of decent nuts from Somerville.

And he gets him now! Hopefully his match improves.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Somerville! Never doubted him

 

[Flem274*]

so i looked up the weather. rip game.

 

[veganbob]

Great stuff from Ajaz.
Just a great story too-he was a medium/pace bowler even right up to under 19 cricket-was told he would not make it to higher levels, turned himself into a spinner. Years of hard work later-he is playing tests for NZ.
And doing it so well too .

 

[Flem274*]

lol ramiz wants asian umpires in asian conditions

no one wants more dharmasena mate

 

[straw man]

Ah the old not sure if edged it, not sure if lbw, but close enough to give it umpire decision

 

[trundler]

That lbw looked plumb to me. Lucky to survive

 

[straw man]

lol ramiz wants asian umpires in asian conditions

no one wants more dharmasena mate

yeah it's a pretty lol suggestion, though it is ramiz raja we're talking about here

 

[Flem274*]

this little partnership is eating away at our total sneakily

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Lakmal to get his first ever test 50 today

 

[straw man]

Yeah would've loved a fifty run lead. A fifteen run lead less convincing.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Is there a better example of a spud cricketer who becomes a vital one than Lakmal. Last few years he is transformed and chips in with valuable runs now and again too.

 

[Bijed]

Ideally your counterweight would score runs eventually though, and he just never does. Needs to go in the bin.

Yeah, Thirimanne isn't so much counterweight as deadweight

 

[Moss]

Somerville's not landed enough enough deliveries in the same spot for my liking, especially to the left hander.

 

[vcs]

Lakmal to get his first ever test 50 today

Somewhere, NUFAN is nodding in approval