Sri Lanka in South Africa Dec-Jan 2011/12

[Haarithan]

South African XI v Sri Lankans: Kumar Sangakkara doubt for first Test after hand injury | Cricket News | South Africa v Sri Lanka | ESPN Cricinfo

And another one bites the dust.

Pretty much the final nail in the coffin for them in that case.

 

[Sedition]

If it's true that the SL cricket board received a 50m government bailout today and the cricketers will finally be paid after 9 months without salaries, then their players might find themselves a bit fitter.. being able to eat and all.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has received a government bailout of RS 50 million, issued by the Treasury of Sri Lanka, according to the island's sports minister.

http://www.islandcricket.lk/news/sr...sri-lanka-cricket-receives-government-bailout

Reliability of source?

 

[Rohit Doshi]

Yes, its true. I saw on couple of news channel too

 

[Anjula]

If it's true that the SL cricket board received a 50m government bailout today and the cricketers will finally be paid after 9 months without salaries, then their players might find themselves a bit fitter.. being able to eat and all.



Sri Lanka Cricket receives government bailout | Sri Lanka | Cricket

Reliability of source?

Pretty much True.
And what's with all the injury's.
First one to Go is Shaminda Erangs,
Then Nuwan Kulasekara,Mahela Jayawardana,Kumar Sangakkara
I wonder who is NEXT?

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[Radonx]

Mendis is pretty disappointing, going over 4.5 against a SA A team. He is gonna get smacked around the park by the SA batsmen mystery or not.

I believe bowlers for the first test will be Welagedara, Fernando, Herath and one of Perera or Mendis. I hope its Perera because it is going to be a green top anyway and Perera can find some swing and he is fairly accurate.

It seems that Sanga wont make it. If that's the case I would like to see Chandimal there as thats the only option we have. Other two are openers.

 

[Adarsh]

Underhyped series given that it's starting tomorrow. So do you guys give Sri Lanka any chance here ?

 

[aussie1st]

Philander carrying on where he left off, obviously still need to see what he can do in other countries but so far so good.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Well, I was searching this thread as a sticky thread then saw it wasnt

Dilshan really gifted his wicket, Paranavitana looked really classy in his brief stay and did really well to see of the new ball for the 1st hour. Sanga is struggling with the injury should have really taken this game off and was done by a beauty that said, it all depends on this 2 senior batsman Jayawardhane and Thilan Samaraweera.

Hope Sri Lanka score around 250 which would be good enough

 

[Radonx]

180 all out.

Can't say I didn't expect that. Now our bowlers looks like they are bowling on a road. No movement of ball.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

SL are a mess, batting looks brittle, the bowling looks toothless. what has happened?

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

They have been affected by what is called as Salary less playing + low morale. They need a good performance with bat or bowl to get that back

 

[aussie1st]

Dam Philander! 3 5fers on the trot now, Pattinson has a tough ask of following suit.

SL are a mess, batting looks brittle, the bowling looks toothless. what has happened?

Very much like Australia, lose the experienced bowlers and suddenly the batting becomes brittle. Just like Australia, SL still have their core batsmen so there is no reason why they shouldn't be batting better at least.

 

[sifter132]

OK I only saw the first 45 minutes of this, but it left me gobsmacked at the looseness of the batting. Dilshan left a couple, then pushed a couple of singles into the off side and I was there thinking that it was good opening batting here against the moving ball. But honestly, after that I don't know what he was doing. Does no one play themselves in anymore? Paranavitana was almost caught reaching for a wide ball and playing uppishly through point, Sanga caught at slip with a high bouncing ball outside off - Does no one leave the ball anymore?? If there was ever a time to play with caution it's when you've been sent in on a green looking pitch vs Steyn and Philander with the ball obviously moving around. I hope Geoff Marsh tore strips off them.

 

[Aalay]

ok this was expected. When Mathews and Samarweera were batting, I thought they will get to 250 but yeh now a big score from South Africa and the match is over.

 

[swacker]

Sri Lanka in a bit of bother in South Africa already.