Aritro
International Regular
Nice to see some of them get runs after the horrors of South Africa. Particularly Mushfiq; this knock'll do him some good if he can turn it into a score.
It's obviously a very easy deck for batting, but I think the commentators were on to something saying it's actually flattened out. The only way a result is going to be possible is if we bat until at least tea. If the Lankan bowlers can leave some footmarks, that'll be helpful as well.
Embuldeniya has toiled away, bowling with good control and accuracy without looking particularly dangerous on this slow deck. I haven't watched him properly before this, buts some of his side-arm deliveries look like they could be really dangerous on a different deck. He whips them in fast, with a lower, much wider release point and they curve nicely to outside leg and threaten to skid on and straighten.
It's obviously a very easy deck for batting, but I think the commentators were on to something saying it's actually flattened out. The only way a result is going to be possible is if we bat until at least tea. If the Lankan bowlers can leave some footmarks, that'll be helpful as well.
Embuldeniya has toiled away, bowling with good control and accuracy without looking particularly dangerous on this slow deck. I haven't watched him properly before this, buts some of his side-arm deliveries look like they could be really dangerous on a different deck. He whips them in fast, with a lower, much wider release point and they curve nicely to outside leg and threaten to skid on and straighten.