Cricket Banter

IND v SL 2nd T20 Dharamsala
IND won the toss & elected to field
SL 183-5 (20 overs) Nissanka 75 Gunathilika 38 Shanka 47 no
IND 186-3 (17.1 overs) Shreyas Iyer 74 no Jadeja 45 no Samson 39
IND won by 7 wickets

NZ v SA 2nd Test Christchurch Day 3
SA 364 & 154-9 dec (100 overs) Verryenne 136 no Rabada 47 Southee 2-90 Wagner 2-81 Jamieson 2-81 Henry 2-81
NZ 293 & 94-4 (42 overs) Conway 60 no Rabada 2-17 Maharaj 2-32
Target 426

IND v SL 3rd T20 Dharamsala
SL won the toss & elected to bat
SL 146-5 (20 overs) Shanaka 74 no Chandimal 25 Avesh Khan 2-23
IND 148-4 (16.5 overs) hreyas Iyer 73 no jadeja 22 no Hooda 21 Kumara 2-39
India won by 8 wickets

India win the series 3-0 (3)

SA with a lead of just over 200 with 5 wkts remaining! A real too and fro day with NZ looking like they were out of it until De Grandhomme with a magical ton, dragged them back into it. Early wickets then For NZ but SA end the day as favourites. With the way this great match has ebbed and flowed though - who knows! Will be a must see tonight (until maybe first afternoon session) and certainly tomorrow recorded 'as live'!

NB I forgot to mention B McCullum in my praise of the comms team (sorry Baz - quality also)

No idea as to who will come out on top, but, if South Africa can muster another 80-100 runs they will have a strong chance.

(27-02-2022 20:20 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  No idea as to who will come out on top, but, if South Africa can muster another 80-100 runs they will have a strong chance.

I agree with that!! Runs on the board though in the circumstances - crucial! Given the run rates up to this point, and the new ball which is the time period for the most wicket opportunities overall, anything approaching 300 will be a hell of an ask!

Bangladesh v Afghanistan 3rd ODI Chattogram
Bangladesh won the toss & elected to bat
Bangladesh 192 All out 46.5 overs) Das 86 Shakib 30 Mahmudullah 29 no Rashid khan 3-37 Nabi 2-29
Afghanistan 193-3 (40.1 overs) Gurbaz 106 no Zurmatai 47Riaz Hassan 35 Miraz 2-37
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets

Another day where the best of test cricket shone through again!! What a fantastic match this is. Stand out performances today Young (step aside stokesy) what a grab!! Together with Rabada's counter attack. At the end of the day, SA must go into day 5 believing they have the upper hand 400 plus target maybe a little too big a reach??. NZ can't play to see the day out, as that will be tougher than setting their sights on the target, so it opens up the opportunity for SA to sneak home too. Fascinating day ahead, and with Conway still there, and capable of going big (what a player this guy is proving to be - left handed K Williamson), Can't afford to miss it!! '05 in many ways this match is resembling??

Although early in hid career, keeper Kyle Verreynne, must have been feeling some pressure, with a Test average of 15 & a top score of 30 from 5 matches, he delivered with an unbeaten century. Not an easy gig following the talented de Kock, he should now be assured a decent run in the side & have the belief that he can succeed at the highest level.

NZ V SA 2nd Test Christchurch Day 5
SA 364 & 354-9 dec
NZ 293 & 227 All out (93.5 overs) Conway 92 Blundell 44 Rabada 3-46 Jansen 3-63 Maharaj 3-75
South Africa won by 198 runs
Series 1-1 (2)