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Brodlach wrote:

Armchair expert wrote:Bangas having a dip 4/310 scored about 140 in the first session

Don’t forget that it’s just to make the sheep shaggers bat again

Being that far behind on first innings making them bat again is some achievement!

All out 429. NZ win by an innings and 52.

To score 660 plus and loose by over an innings takes some doing.

Did they forget to prepare a pitch and just roll the outfield?

RustyCage wrote:

Did they forget to prepare a pitch and just roll the outfield?

Looks like they're playing in a backyard! Greenest pitch I've ever seen.
Bangladesh bowled out for 211
Iqbal 74
Wagner 4/28
Boult 3/38

That's not grass, it's mould.

Taylor and Williamson are taking the piss here

NZ v Bangladesh, stumps day four, NZ pushing hard for a result of day five.
NZ 6/432 declared
Taylor 200 (his 18 test match century, now has the second most centuries for NZ behind Kane Williamson who has 20)
Nicholls 107

Bangladesh second innings 3/80, trail by 141

New Zealand win by an innings and 12 runs inside 3 days
Bangladesh second innings 209
Mahmudullah 67
Wagner 5/45
Boult 4/52

Two superstars of international cricket have retired for south africa, Hashim Amla from all formats and Dale Steyn from test cricket. Hashim was a superstar in his prime and beautiful watch, just an unbelievable player in all formats. His record in tests fell away over the last few years but in his prime he was a class act and one of crickets good guys. Steyn was the best fast bowler of his generation, his ability to bowl fast and swing it was a thing of beauty. His strike rate is one of the best of all time and he did it in all conditions. Hopefully he has some good limited over cricket left in him.

batmanbegins wrote:Two superstars of international cricket have retired for south africa, Hashim Amla from all formats and Dale Steyn from test cricket. Hashim was a superstar in his prime and beautiful watch, just an unbelievable player in all formats. His record in tests fell away over the last few years but in his prime he was a class act and one of crickets good guys. Steyn was the best fast bowler of his generation, his ability to bowl fast and swing it was a thing of beauty. His strike rate is one of the best of all time and he did it in all conditions. Hopefully he has some good limited over cricket left in him.

Dale Steyn is my favourite cricketer ever, just an incredible bowler with incredible numbers. I absolutely loved his aggression and his wicket celebrations and I really wish he wasn't cut down by injury later in his career. He was on track to take more wickets than McGrath (Always had better numbers than Anderson for a long time) and had a wickets per test average better than 5 at one stage.

Wickets per test averages of the top 10 test wickets takers-
Muralitharan 6.01
Warne 4.88
Kumble 4.68
Anderson 3.85
McGrath 4.54
Walsh 3.93
Broad 3.51
Steyn 4.72
Dev 3.31
Herath 4.65
(Hadlee in 11th place 5.01)

Sri Lanka v New Zealand test series
First test in Galle, NZ won the toss and are batting first. They are currently 3/148
Taylor 51*
Nicholls 31*
Perera 3/43

The Dark Knight wrote:Sri Lanka v New Zealand test series
First test in Galle, NZ won the toss and are batting first. They are currently 3/148
Taylor 51*
Nicholls 31*
Perera 3/43

oh well give us something to watch tonight

locky801 wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:Sri Lanka v New Zealand test series
First test in Galle, NZ won the toss and are batting first. They are currently 3/148
Taylor 51*
Nicholls 31*
Perera 3/43

oh well give us something to watch tonight

It's bloody raining in Sri Lanka as well.

Senor Moto Gadili wrote:

locky801 wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:Sri Lanka v New Zealand test series
First test in Galle, NZ won the toss and are batting first. They are currently 3/148
Taylor 51*
Nicholls 31*
Dananjaya 3/43

oh well give us something to watch tonight

It's bloody raining in Sri Lanka as well.

They were off then went back out and are now off again.
NZ 5/203
Taylor 86*
Dananjaya 5/57

50 over game iNDIA Vs West Indies

in the 10th over Windies 0/113

Gayle 64* off of 31

Lewis 43 off of 26

Ahmed 1.3 overs for 32

Just tonking the ball everywhere incredible batting

New Zealand bowled out for 249

Taylor did not add to overnight score

Lakmal picked up the last 4 wickets

in reply the Lankans 2/84

SL 4/149, trial by 100
Mathews 43*
Patel 3/43

Stumps Day three, New Zealand lead by 177
Sri Lanka 267
Dickwella 61
Patel 5/89

New Zealand second innings 7/195
Waitling 63*
Embuldenyia 4/71

New Zealand second innings 285
Waitling 77
Somerville 40*
Embuldenyia 4/99
de Silva 3/25

Sri Lanka second innings currently 0/100, need 168 to win
Karunaratne 58*
Thirimanne 41*

Sri Lanka currently 2/212, need a further 55 to win