Post Line-ups Legends At Battle XII | Round 3 - The greatest ODI batter who never was..

[VC the slogger]

ROUND 2
MATCH 2

VS

SRI LANKA vs WEST INDIES
at The Adelaide Oval, North Adelaide

Pitch Condition: Excellent

Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat

SRI LANKA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sanath Jayasuriya              c & b. Marshall      7    26    1    0   26.9%
TM Dilshan                         b. Sobers       77   173   14    1   44.5%
Arjuna Ranatunga[B]*[/B]   c. Marshall    b. Sobers       49   119   10    0   41.2%
Marvan Atapattu     c.?Walcott     b. Marshall     17    68    2    0   25.0%
M Sathasivam                       b. Holding      10    20    2    0   50.0%
Kumar Sangakkara[B]?[/B]   lbw            b. Holding      83   208   15    0   39.9%
Asanka Gurusinha                   b. Walsh        97   207   19    0   46.9%
Ravi Ratnayeke      c. Lara        b. Ambrose      25    58    5    0   43.1%
Chaminda Vaas       c. Gayle       b. Holding      19    47    4    0   40.4%
M Muralitharan                     b. Walsh         8    36    1    0   22.2%
Saliya Ahangama     not out                         8    24    1    0   33.3%
 
 Total:  427/10       Overs:  163.5        Run Rate:  2.61     Extras:  27 
   
                             Day 2  3:57 PM
   
  
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SRI LANKA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Jayasuriya    T Dilshan    ??                                        14 (54)
Ranatunga     T Dilshan    ???????????????????????                  113 (227)
M Atapattu    T Dilshan    ????                                      23 (81)
M Atapattu    Sathasivam   ???                                       19 (37)
M Atapattu    Sangakkara   ?                                          8 (8)
Gurusinha     Sangakkara   ???????????????????????????????????      168 (382)
Gurusinha     Ratnayeke    ?????                                     28 (46)
C Vaas        Ratnayeke    ?????                                     28 (80)
C Vaas        Mural'aran   ??                                        13 (13)
S Ahangama    Mural'aran   ??                                        13 (55)


     Fall of Wickets    14/1      127/2     150/3     169/4     177/5
                        345/6     373/7     401/8     414/9     427/10    

 Total:  427/10      Overs:  163.5         Run Rate:  2.61    Extras:  27   
  
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Malcolm Marshall     35.0      8      94      2      2.69     0      1 
Michael Holding      38.0      8     136      3      3.58     0      2 
Curtly Ambrose       27.0      4      59      1      2.19     1      1 
Courtney Walsh       21.5      7      36      2      1.65     2      0 
Garry Sobers         28.0     10      68      2      2.43     0      0 
Chris Gayle           4.0      3       1      0      0.25     0      0 
Vivian Richards      10.0      4      15      0      1.50     0      2 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 10     Byes: 8 

 Total:  427/10       Overs:  163.5        Run Rate:  2.61    Extras:  27   
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Chris Gayle         c.?Sangakkara  b. Mural'aran   27    44    5    0   61.4%
Clyde Walcott[B]?[/B]                     b. Mural'aran   70    86   15    0   81.4%
Brian Lara[B]*[/B]         c. Atapattu    b. Ahangama     14    38    2    0   36.8%
Clive Lloyd                        b. Mural'aran  113   280   20    0   40.4%
Vivian Richards     c. Ahangama    b. Jayasuriya   56    86   12    0   65.1%
George Headley      lbw            b. Ratnayeke    85   123   17    1   69.1%
Garry Sobers                       b. Ratnayeke   108   149   22    0   72.5%
Malcolm Marshall    c. Dilshan     b. Jayasuriya   35    72    4    0   48.6%
Curtly Ambrose                     b. Vaas          9    13    2    0   69.2%
Michael Holding     lbw            b. Vaas          8    23    1    0   34.8%
Courtney Walsh      not out                         0    17    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  550/10       Overs:  154.0        Run Rate:  3.57     Extras:  25 
   
                             Day 4  1:43 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Gayle       C Walcott    ???????????????????                       80 (100)
B Lara        C Walcott    ???????                                   31 (62)
B Lara        C Lloyd      ?                                          5 (8)
V Richards    C Lloyd      ??????????????????????                    94 (176)
G Headley     C Lloyd      ???????????????????????????????????      145 (229)
G Sobers      C Lloyd      ??????????????????                        77 (152)
G Sobers      M Marshall   ??????????????????????                    92 (130)
G Sobers      C Ambrose    ????                                      18 (26)
M Holding     C Ambrose                                               0 (6)
M Holding     C Walsh      ?                                          8 (35)


     Fall of Wickets    80/1      111/2     116/3     210/4     355/5
                        432/6     524/7     542/8     542/9     550/10    

 Total:  550/10      Overs:  154.0         Run Rate:  3.57    Extras:  25   
  
                                     -X-

SRI LANKA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Chaminda Vaas        29.0      6     102      2      3.52     1      2 
Saliya Ahangama      24.0      4      87      1      3.63     1      1 
Asanka Gurusinha     13.0      1      59      0      4.54     0      1 
Ravi Ratnayeke       23.0      3      68      2      2.96     1      1 
M Muralitharan       36.0      7     109      3      3.03     3      1 
Sanath Jayasuriya    23.0      5      81      2      3.52     1      0 
TM Dilshan            6.0      1      32      0      5.33     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 7      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 6 

 Total:  550/10       Overs:  154.0        Run Rate:  3.57    Extras:  25   
                                     -X-

SRI LANKA 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sanath Jayasuriya   lbw            b. Holding       5    18    1    0   27.8%
TM Dilshan                         b. Sobers       35   114    7    0   30.7%
Arjuna Ranatunga[B]*[/B]                  b. Walsh        72   114   15    0   63.2%
Marvan Atapattu     c.?Walcott     b. Sobers       21    36    5    0   58.3%
M Sathasivam                       b. Marshall     81    95   14    0   85.3%
Kumar Sangakkara[B]?[/B]   lbw            b. Walsh        84   164   17    0   51.2%
Asanka Gurusinha               c & b. Ambrose       7    47    1    0   14.9%
Ravi Ratnayeke      c. Gayle       b. Walsh        14    36    3    0   38.9%
Chaminda Vaas       not out                        25    59    5    0   42.4%
M Muralitharan                     b. Walsh        26    47    6    0   55.3%
Saliya Ahangama                c & b. Sobers       12    17    2    0   70.6%
 
 Total:  402/10       Overs:  123.5        Run Rate:  3.25     Extras:  20 
   
                             Day 5  4:29 PM
   
  
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SRI LANKA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Jayasuriya    T Dilshan    ???                                       11 (33)
Ranatunga     T Dilshan    ???????????????????????????????????      107 (206)
Ranatunga     M Atapattu                                              0 (14)
Sathasivam    M Atapattu   ?????????????????                         53 (60)
Sathasivam    Sangakkara   ??????????????????????                    69 (135)
Gurusinha     Sangakkara   ?????????????????                         52 (105)
Ratnayeke     Sangakkara   ???????????                               35 (56)
Ratnayeke     C Vaas       ??                                         9 (22)
Mural'aran    C Vaas       ?????????????                             41 (80)
S Ahangama    C Vaas       ????????                                  25 (32)


     Fall of Wickets    11/1      118/2     118/3     171/4     240/5
                        292/6     327/7     336/8     377/9     402/10    

 Total:  402/10      Overs:  123.5         Run Rate:  3.25    Extras:  20   
  
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Malcolm Marshall     26.0      5      79      1      3.04     0      1 
Michael Holding      20.0      6      52      1      2.60     0      0 
Curtly Ambrose       21.0      4      68      1      3.24     0      2 
Courtney Walsh       17.0      5      67      4      3.94     0      0 
Chris Gayle           5.0      1      14      0      2.80     0      0 
Garry Sobers         31.5      9      99      3      3.11     3      0 
Vivian Richards       3.0      1      10      0      3.33     1      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 4      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 5 

 Total:  402/10       Overs:  123.5        Run Rate:  3.25    Extras:  20   
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES 2nd innings (Target: 280)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Chris Gayle         not out                        17    20    4    0   85.0%
Clyde Walcott[B]?[/B]      not out                         4    10    0    0   40.0%
Brian Lara[B]*[/B]          
Clive Lloyd          
Vivian Richards      
George Headley       
Garry Sobers         
Malcolm Marshall     
Curtly Ambrose       
Michael Holding      
Courtney Walsh       
 
 Total:  21/0         Overs:  5.0          Run Rate:  4.20     Extras:  0 
   
                             Day 5  5:01 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
C Gayle       C Walcott    ?????????                                 21 (30)


     Fall of Wickets                                            
                                                                          

 Total:  21/0        Overs:  5.0           Run Rate:  4.20    Extras:  0   
  
                                     -X-

SRI LANKA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Chaminda Vaas         2.0      2       0      0      0.00     0      0 
Saliya Ahangama       1.0      0       9      0      9.00     0      0 
Asanka Gurusinha      1.0      0       8      0      8.00     0      0 
Ravi Ratnayeke        1.0      0       4      0      4.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 0 

 Total:  21/0         Overs:  5.0          Run Rate:  4.20    Extras:  0   
                                     -X-

MATCH SUMMARY

Sri Lanka           427 & 402
West Indies         550 & 21/0               
   
Sri Lanka draw with West Indies
  
Man of the match: Garry Sobers

POINTS

Sri Lanka- 2
West Indies- 2

Batting: Sri Lanka- 8, West Indies- 5
Bowling: Sri Lanka- 2, West Indies- 4

The flat wicket at the Adelaide Oval didn't give much to bowlers as the batsmen reaped all the rewards and the thus match ended in a draw.

Garry Sobers who completed his job brilliantly with the bat by scoring a century and also bowled many overs of left arm spin taking five wickets in the match. His effort was rewarded as he won his second consecutive man of the match award in as many games.​

 

[Aislabie]

Well that was dull.

 

[aneeq7]

My bowlers did well - considering that it was a batting pitch.

 

[sos]

Waiting for clash of arch rivals ENGLAND and AUSTRALIA both as mighty as the other.

 

[Celtic Beer]

finally the match is ended in draw. Asanka Gurusinha played very well.

 

[Champagnepapi]

lost the first match you know what that means going same

 

[Fenil]

Waiting for clash of arch rivals ENGLAND and AUSTRALIA both as mighty as the other.

Same here but I think Australia has got more allround strength. It might well be an Aussie win or a draw.

 

[TheNameisNiru]

same line up

 

[Andrin Issac]

newzealand ??

 

[sos]

Same here but I think Australia has got more allround strength. It might well be an Aussie win or a draw.

overconfidence eh? Let's see.

 

[Fenil]

overconfidence eh? Let's see.

Nah, thats faith and confidence in the team. If it was overconfidence, a draw wouldn't have been on my list.

 

[VC the slogger]

ROUND 2
MATCH 3

VS

ZIMBABWE vs SOUTH AFRICA
at Sydney Cricket Ground(SCG), Sydney

Pitch Condition: Normal

Toss: Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field

SOUTH AFRICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten[B]*[/B]       c. Bland       b. Lawrence      0     4    0    0    0.0%
Graeme Smith        c.?Taylor      b. Streak        7     9    0    1   77.8%
Dudley Nourse       lbw            b. Brandes      36    84    7    0   42.9%
Graeme Pollock      c. Strang      b. Lawrence     97   123   20    0   78.9%
Jacques Kallis                     b. Streak        7    14    1    0   50.0%
AB de Villiers[B]?[/B]     c. Curran      b. Lawrence      9    28    2    0   32.1%
Barry Richards                     b. Curran        0     6    0    0    0.0%
Bert Vogler         not out                        35    65    7    0   53.8%
Shaun Pollock                      b. Price        31    44    7    0   70.5%
Neil Adcock                        b. Streak        5    18    1    0   27.8%
Allan Donald        c. Streak      b. Curran        0    13    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  234/10       Overs:  67.5         Run Rate:  3.45     Extras:  7 
   
                             Day 1  3:33 PM
   
  
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SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     G Smith                                                 0 (4)
D Nourse      G Smith      ???                                       11 (22)
D Nourse      G Pollock    ???????????????????????????????????      108 (155)
J Kallis      G Pollock    ????                                      15 (30)
A Villiers    G Pollock    ????????                                  25 (48)
A Villiers    B Richards   ?                                          1 (8)
A Villiers    B Vogler                                                0 (4)
S Pollock     B Vogler     ????????????????                          50 (76)
N Adcock      B Vogler     ???                                       12 (35)
A Donald      B Vogler     ???                                       12 (25)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       11/2      119/3     134/4     159/5
                        160/6     160/7     210/8     222/9     234/10    

 Total:  234/10      Overs:  67.5          Run Rate:  3.45    Extras:  7   
  
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Godfrey Lawrence     11.0      2      46      3      4.18     0      0 
Eddo Brandes         10.0      0      36      1      3.60     0      0 
Heath Streak         17.0      3      66      3      3.88     1      1 
Kevin Curran          8.5      2      17      2      1.92     0      0 
Ray Price            12.0      4      45      1      3.75     0      0 
Paul Strang           7.0      1      14      0      2.00     0      1 
Grant Flower          2.0      0       6      0      3.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0 

 Total:  234/10       Overs:  67.5         Run Rate:  3.45    Extras:  7   
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Kevin Curran                       b. Richards     88   228   17    0   38.6%
Colin Bland         lbw            b. S Pollock    11    63    1    0   17.5%
Brendan Taylor[B]?[/B]     c. Vogler      b. Donald        7    12    1    0   58.3%
Andy Flower         c.?Villiers    b. Donald        6    15    1    0   40.0%
Graeme Hick         lbw            b. Adcock       40   111    7    0   36.0%
Grant Flower        c.?Villiers    b. Vogler        0     7    0    0    0.0%
Paul Strang         not out                         2    61    0    0    3.3%
Heath Streak[B]*[/B]       lbw            b. Adcock       12    17    3    0   70.6%
Godfrey Lawrence    c. Kirsten     b. S Pollock     8    15    2    0   53.3%
Ray Price           c.?Villiers    b. Adcock        0    21    0    0    0.0%
Eddo Brandes        lbw            b. S Pollock    10    18    2    0   55.6%
 
 Total:  203/10       Overs:  94.3         Run Rate:  2.15     Extras:  19 
   
                             Day 2  3:51 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
ZIMBABWE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
K Curran      C Bland      ?????????????                             40 (121)
K Curran      B Taylor     ???                                       10 (32)
K Curran      A Flower     ?????                                     15 (30)
K Curran      G Hick       ???????????????????????????????????      103 (231)
K Curran      G Flower     ??                                         3 (17)
K Curran      P Strang                                                0 (5)
H Streak      P Strang     ????                                      13 (30)
G Lawrence    P Strang     ??                                         8 (33)
R Price       P Strang                                                0 (39)
E Brandes     P Strang     ???                                       11 (29)


     Fall of Wickets    40/1      50/2      65/3      168/4     171/5
                        171/6     184/7     192/8     192/9     203/10    

 Total:  203/10      Overs:  94.3          Run Rate:  2.15    Extras:  19   
  
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Neil Adcock          19.0      4      32      3      1.68     0      0 
Allan Donald         21.0     11      26      2      1.24     0      0 
Jacques Kallis       14.0      4      52      0      3.71     0      1 
Shaun Pollock        15.3     10      28      3      1.81     1      0 
Bert Vogler          15.0      6      34      1      2.27     0      1 
Barry Richards       10.0      6      15      1      1.50     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 8      Byes: 8 

 Total:  203/10       Overs:  94.3         Run Rate:  2.15    Extras:  19   
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten[B]*[/B]                      b. Curran       49    89   10    0   55.1%
Graeme Smith                       b. Lawrence     87   244   18    0   35.7%
Dudley Nourse                  c & b. Lawrence    105   139   23    0   75.5%
Graeme Pollock                     b. Curran      107   150   21    0   71.3%
Jacques Kallis                     b. Streak       18    30    4    0   60.0%
AB de Villiers[B]?[/B]     not out                        54    98   10    0   55.1%
Barry Richards      not out                         6     9    1    0   66.7%
Bert Vogler          
Shaun Pollock        
Neil Adcock          
Allan Donald         
 
 Total:  439/5        Overs:  126.0        Run Rate:  3.48     Extras:  13 
   
                             Day 4  2:59 PM
   
                             INNINGS DECLARED
  
                                     -X-
 
SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     G Smith      ?????????????????                         82 (193)
D Nourse      G Smith      ???????????????????????????????????      163 (255)
D Nourse      G Pollock    ????                                      23 (44)
J Kallis      G Pollock    ????????                                  39 (60)
A Villiers    G Pollock    ?????????????????????????                120 (187)
A Villiers    B Richards   ??                                        12 (17)


     Fall of Wickets    82/1      245/2     268/3     307/4     427/5
                                                                          

 Total:  439/5       Overs:  126.0         Run Rate:  3.48    Extras:  13   
  
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Godfrey Lawrence     21.0      6      79      2      3.76     0      0 
Eddo Brandes         17.0      5      53      0      3.12     1      0 
Heath Streak         22.0      6      61      1      2.77     1      1 
Kevin Curran         20.0      4      68      2      3.40     0      0 
Colin Bland           3.0      0      14      0      4.67     0      1 
Ray Price            21.0      4      80      0      3.81     0      1 
Paul Strang          18.0      7      61      0      3.39     1      1 
Grant Flower          4.0      1      17      0      4.25     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 2 

 Total:  439/5        Overs:  126.0        Run Rate:  3.48    Extras:  13   
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE 2nd innings (Target: 471)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Kevin Curran        c. Nourse      b. S Pollock    21    48    4    0   43.8%
Colin Bland         lbw            b. Kallis        0    18    0    0    0.0%
Brendan Taylor[B]?[/B]                    b. Vogler       12    19    3    0   63.2%
Andy Flower         lbw            b. Vogler       43    58   10    0   74.1%
Graeme Hick         lbw            b. Donald       21    33    5    0   63.6%
Grant Flower        not out                        63   147   10    1   42.9%
Paul Strang         c. G Pollock   b. Kallis       19    52    2    1   36.5%
Heath Streak[B]*[/B]       not out                        35    76    5    1   46.1%
Godfrey Lawrence     
Ray Price            
Eddo Brandes         
 
 Total:  223/6        Overs:  75.0         Run Rate:  2.97     Extras:  9 
   
                             Day 5  4:31 PM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
ZIMBABWE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
K Curran      C Bland      ???                                        7 (41)
K Curran      B Taylor     ?????????????                             30 (42)
A Flower      B Taylor                                                0 (2)
A Flower      G Hick       ????????????????????                      47 (74)
A Flower      G Flower     ?????????                                 21 (26)
P Strang      G Flower     ?????????????????                         39 (91)
H Streak      G Flower     ??????????????????????????????????        79 (174)


     Fall of Wickets    7/1       37/2      37/3      84/4      105/5
                        144/6                                             

 Total:  223/6       Overs:  75.0          Run Rate:  2.97    Extras:  9   
  
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Neil Adcock          14.0      1      51      0      3.64     1      0 
Allan Donald         13.0      3      38      1      2.92     0      1 
Shaun Pollock        18.0      4      50      1      2.78     0      0 
Jacques Kallis       11.0      3      31      2      2.82     0      0 
Bert Vogler          15.0      3      33      2      2.20     0      1 
Barry Richards        4.0      1      14      0      3.50     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 0 

 Total:  223/6        Overs:  75.0         Run Rate:  2.97    Extras:  9   
                                     -X-

MATCH SUMMARY

South Africa        234 & 439/5d
Zimbabwe            203 & 223/6              
   
Zimbabwe draw with South Africa
  
Man of the match: Graeme Pollock

POINTS

Zimbabwe- 2
South Africa- 2

Batting: Zimbabwe- 0, South Africa- 2
Bowling: Zimbabwe- 2, South Africa- 2

Grant Flower and Zimbabwean captain Heath Streak defied the South African bowlers long enough to secure a draw for their side when a win looked quite far away.

Graeme Pollock's performance with the bat was outstanding. He played a lone hand of 97 in the first innings when most of his team-mates failed and scored a scintillating 107 in the second innings to put South Africa back on track after a poor start in the first innings.​

 

[Gaurav_7]

Surprising really WI draw with SL. Whatever the wicket was, they should have had a result. No Gibbs? And, Gayle and Sir Viv bowling, really?

 

[VC the slogger]

No Gibbs? And, Gayle and Sir Viv bowling, really?

He didn't mark the bowlers so everyone capable of bowling was given a go. BTW Sir Viv was a decent part-timer during his career. Took 32 wickets in Tests and 223 in FC cricket. Gayle though is a genuine batting all-rounder so he is an ideal option as players here are mainly rated on career stats.

 

[Gaurav_7]

But, when you have the quality bowling like WI has, there's no need to bowl those two, isn't it?