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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:52 am

Marchant de Lange is debuting for South Africa, in place of Philnder.

Dinesh Chandimal will be making his debut in place of Kaushal Silva.

Weather: Sunny, lovely summer's day.

Pitch: Hard and bouncy.

SL win toss and will bat. Brave from Dilshan, even though SA would have probably chose to bat first.

Teams:

SA: GC Smith(c), JA Rudolph, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers, AG Prince, MV Boucher(w), M de Lange, DW Steyn, Imran Tahir, M Morkel.

SL: TM Dilshan(c), NT Paranavitana, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, AD Mathews, LD Chandimal(w), HMRKB Herath, NLTC Perera, UWMBCA Welegedara, CRD Fernando.

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Post by Biltong Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:02 pm

Hopefully this will be a special test for Dale Steyn, it is his 50th test.

Philander is out so the new kid M de Lange is in.
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Post by Biltong Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:03 pm

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:10 pm

Dilshan with a close call, in Morkel's first over, but no review from SA. Was just sliding down.

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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:23 pm

SA have lost their last three Test's at Kingsmead, but then again SL have never won a Test in SA.

Positive start from SL: 20-0 from 5 overs.

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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:30 pm

M de Lange replaces Steyn, and Dilshan showing his obvious attempt to try to rattle him. Could be interesting viewing if Dilshan gets going.

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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:40 pm

A 1st Test wkt for de Lange clap

NT Paranavitana c Boucher b de Lange 12.

SL 35-1.

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Post by Biltong Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:41 pm

De Lange gets his first wicket, edge to Boucher
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Post by Biltong Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:48 pm

De Lange edges Sangakkara to Boucher
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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:55 pm

Quite some shoes to fill for De Lange, but more than stepping up to the mark thus far.

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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:58 pm

The World's No1 batsman is struggling against the SA quicks, without his valuable contributions, SL are always on the backfoot.

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Post by KingProtea Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:14 pm

Philander should be fit for the Cape Town test, not looking very good for Morkel at the moment...

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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:20 pm

KingProtea wrote:Philander should be fit for the Cape Town test, not looking very good for Morkel at the moment...

Morkel not having the best of luck recently, too early to say, but yes the doubts will be starting to creep in.

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Post by Biltong Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:26 pm

I think they should stick with Morne. Unless Tahir has a very good game here, they might go for 4 seamers for the next test.
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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:48 pm

Bonus wkt for SA. Dilshan could have hit the full toss anywhere, but he hit it straight to deep square-leg.

When it's not going your way....

SA's morning now.

TM Dilshan c Morkel b Imran Tahir 47.

SL 84-3.

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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:56 pm

biltongbek wrote:I think they should stick with Morne. Unless Tahir has a very good game here, they might go for 4 seamers for the next test.


They might well do, Tahir has not impressed too much so far, plus far too many no-balls and full tosses.

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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:01 pm

Lunch: SL 112-3 from 28 overs.

Quick SR from SL this morning but have lost 3 wkts.

De Lange with a good Test debut, Morkel unlucky, Tahir with a fortunate wicket but mostly ineffective and Steyn off-colour.

But SA in the better place

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Post by Biltong Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:06 pm

Yep, I have not been very impressed with Tahir since his debut.

He has shown that turning the ball means nothing without accuracy.
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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 3:00 pm

Stump goes tumbling and Morkel gets his deserved reward.

DPMD Jayawardene b Morkel 31.

SL 120-4, and with their rabbits to come!

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Post by Corporalhumblebucket Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:09 pm

Interesting to see how well Samaraweera does - got a test average of over 50 but record outside Subcontinent not all that good....

In fact, he's got 12 test centuries - of which 8 were scored in Sri Lanka- and three in Pakistan. Hasn't so far managed a century against Australia or South Africa and only one against England. So I'd say he has a good way to go before he is a candidate for the Hall of Fame. But he did make a gutsy return following his injury in the terrorist attack.....


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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:20 pm

A much needed 50 from Samaraweera clap his first against SA. As Cb has pointed out he by far enjoys the asian tracks, but now showing he can play the odd good innings away from home.

SL 213-5

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Post by Corporalhumblebucket Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:24 pm

50 on debut from Chandimal. Good fightback from Sri Lanka - 100 partnership for 6th wicket

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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:44 pm

A good and much needed 50 from Chandimal to help put SL very much back in the game, but has just gone to Morkel caught behind.

LD Chandimal c Boucher b Morkel 58.

SL 276-6.

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Post by skyeman Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:19 pm

De Lange gets his 4th victim with the last ball of the days play.

NLTC Perera c Amla b de Lange 12.

A much better batting deck than Centurions, but good to see SL battle after there 1st Test nightmare.

Honours even.

SL 289-7.

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Post by msp83 Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:51 pm

Actually, not a bad effort from the Lankan batters. But will their bowling be up to task?
Chandimal continues to impress, wonder why Lanka took so muchtime giving him a chance.

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Post by Shelsey93 Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:13 am

Pleased to see Samaraweera finally score some runs outside of Sri Lanka today. Otherwise, quite an even day which both sides will be reasonably pleased with. De Lange bowled with good strength and pace although he is probably still a bit raw to nail down a place in the side. Tahir is still a worry for SA - he really hasn't found any consistency to his bowling in Test cricket yet.

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Post by Biltong Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:35 am

Yes Tahir didn't look as if he could really tie down an end, he did however not get the wicket of Samaraweera when he should have. In the 61 st over when Samaraweera was on 51 e was caught and bowled by Tahir, but the umpire incorrectly called a no ball. So that would have made things a lot different not only for Tahir but also for SA.
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Post by alfie Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:06 pm

Must admit I wasn't over impressed by Tahir against Australia ... in fact I thought SA may have been better off with Harris.
But in fairness I think he has to be given a few Tests (in different conditions) to see what he can do. Sri Lanka probably play spin as well as any apart from India.

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Post by msp83 Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:18 pm

South Africa's old problem, not being able to dispose of the tail, is back again it seems. Herath and Samaraweera are going on nicely, putting 44, with Herath being the dominent one.
Just as I type, Herath gets out to De Lange, to complete a 5fer on debut for De Lange!. He isn't the first one to do so this year, is he? Ashwin, Cummins, Lyon, Pattinson, Philander, De Lange......
Meanwhile, Thilan Samaraweera gets to his ton!.

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Post by alfie Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:21 pm

...and now De Lange has six !

You really hexed the Sri Lankan tail there , msp Very Happy

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Post by alfie Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:24 pm

Very well played Samaraweera clap deserved that hundred. Will need to hit out now , surely?

De Lange's success will indeed make it interesting for the SA selectors when Philander is fit again.

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Post by alfie Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:27 pm

Seven on debut for De Lange ! clap

Apparently the third best ever first up bowling performance...

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Post by msp83 Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:06 pm

Morne Morkel will have a real job to do in the Sri Lanka 2nd innings.
He did bowl ok in the first innings, but Vernon Philander should be available for the next match, and after picking up 7 wickets already, it will be very dificult to keep De Lange out. Significantly, De Lange came on first change, a role Morkel was asked to perform, and as we know, he didn't do a pretty good job of it.

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Post by Corporalhumblebucket Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:08 pm

SA in disarray - 27 for 3 wickets.... including Kallis for a duck. Shocked

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Post by msp83 Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:23 pm

The South Africans have a real problem playing at Kingsmead, don't they? Are they going to trip up yet again? The score bord says 37, and Smith, Rudolph, and Kallis, are all already back in the hut!.

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Post by Corporalhumblebucket Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:00 pm

SA collapse to 168 all out. Welegedara and Herath shared nine wickets. They also share 11 initials (U. W. M. B. C. A. Welegedara and H. M. R. K. B. Herath).

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Post by skyeman Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:04 pm

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:SA collapse to 168 all out. Welegedara and Herath shared nine wickets. They also share 11 initials (U. W. M. B. C. A. Welegedara and H. M. R. K. B. Herath).


What are their full names please Cb. Very Happy

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Post by Corporalhumblebucket Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:10 pm

Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara; and
Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath (according to Wiki) Very Happy

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Post by Guest Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:31 pm

south africa collaspe and Welegedra puts in a another very good discplined performance

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Post by LondonTiger Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:06 pm

You have to love SA. One week they are unbeatable - then suddenly implode.

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Post by Stellar Key Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:10 pm

[quote="LondonTiger"]You have to love SA. One week they are unbeatable - then suddenly implode.[/quote]

Shocked Yer telling me, I wasnt surprised that their bowling went weaker without Philander but the batting today was a shocker. SL are in the box-seat now !

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Post by msp83 Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:52 am

Unless Dale Steyn puts in a real steller spel, SA will find it dificult to come back. Anything over 250 would be dificult to chase, considering the lack of depth of the Lankan bowling unit, Sri Lanka would look at at least setting more than 350.
One possible trouble for Lanka is the weather. Rain is predicted for the day. Hopes it stays away.

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Post by Pal Joey Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:03 pm

I switched on late here (just before tea in SA) when ABdV and Amla looked to be going along comfortably with the score at 100/3.

Then Robin Jackman said something like "SA will happy to be at 200/3 at the close... and alternatively SL wouldn't mind having them 170/4 or 5 at the close"

I then switched over to watch some football and couldn't believe it when I checked the score again a little while later and they were 135/8!

Steyn and de Lange need to rip through the SL batting this morning to keep the lead gettable. Otherwise this SL side will be full of confidence and it will be hard to see them losing.

What is it with SA in Durban? I hope the weather stays away and we see if SA can change pull off some sort of recovery on the scoreboard... but it looks like a tall order at the moment.

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Post by alfie Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:53 pm

33/2 now so I don't think they will bowl them out for 47 Very Happy

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Post by Pal Joey Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:09 pm

no chance of a 5-0 whitewash either... Very Happy

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Post by Corporalhumblebucket Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:50 pm

65 - 3 at lunch - lead 235. Sangakkara in and probably due a decent innings. Samaraweera in good form after the first innings. Sri Lanka could do with this partnership taking the lead past 300.

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Post by msp83 Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:48 pm

SL 92-3, leading by 262. Another 50 runs, They can feel comfortable. SA in need of some real inspiration, where is it going to come from?

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Post by msp83 Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:00 pm

SL 103-3, lead 273.
Think only the weather can save SA now!.

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Post by msp83 Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:10 pm

50 for Kumar Sangakkara!.
Sri Lanka 116-3.

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Post by msp83 Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:16 pm

Its been a pretty off colour match for Dale Steyn, 1 such in a pretty long time.

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