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August 17, 2016, 05:09:17 AM
Sri Lanka won this match by 163 runs and Australia suffered their fifth whitewash in Tests, before start of this series Sri Lanka was looking unstable team and on other side Australia was looking brilliant, but Sri Lanka took great benefits of home ground and made new history against Australia with their mind blowing performance.

This is an unbelievable performance from SL team. This afternoon I was thinking Australia may win this match and avoid clean wash out series but SL bowlers again repeated first match performance to remove all Australia batsman very cheaply. Now in test points table India are at No. 1, but they need to win the next  Test to retain that number one ranking. Australia pushed down to No. 3 for this clean wash out and lost 10 points. Sri Lanka at No. 6 having gained 10 points.
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August 17, 2016, 04:48:29 AM
Sri Lanka won this match by 163 runs and Australia suffered their fifth whitewash in Tests, before start of this series Sri Lanka was looking unstable team and on other side Australia was looking brilliant, but Sri Lanka took great benefits of home ground and made new history against Australia with their mind blowing performance.
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August 17, 2016, 04:35:21 AM
Hard luck for Steven Smith, he had never faced a loss as a captain before coming to Srilanka for this series and now he has three in a row  Grin, things will get rough from here on for Steven smith because India series is coming up and more spin to face Cheesy Cheesy
 Another fascinating thing is that ,this win by SriLanks means that Pakistan or India are the only two teams in contention for number 1 test ranking spot  Smiley I believe India might become No. 1 if they win in West Indies. If not Pakistan at No. 1 and even their captain Misbah wanted that to happen as they are playing away from home for a long time.
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August 17, 2016, 04:21:44 AM
Australia lost this Test match while chasing to win the match, and now Sri Lanka whitewhased 3-0 this series, Sri Lanka won all Series on this tournament season against Australia, it is itself a record. Australia have Not won test in asia for ages. Won only 1 in last 18 test in 8-10yrs.

Before this series Sri Lanka  beaten Australia only once and now all 3 games. History made.

India A won the match against South Africa A.
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August 17, 2016, 03:25:23 AM
Australia is going to lose this match because same failure against spinners into this innings too, Sri Lanka will win this match and whitewash the series too, in early session Australian batsmen are looking very comfortable and it looking it will chase this target and easily will push towards draw.
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August 17, 2016, 03:20:02 AM
Srilanka finding a way back in the game. From a strong start from Aussies with 77 on board when they lost the first wicket and now they are slipping at 123 for 6, how long can the Aussies tail enders manage to stay in the crease,if they are planning to defend ,Srilankan spinners will fold them soon, depends upon how long they can stay in the crease, still plenty of overs left in this day. only rain can save the Aussies
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August 17, 2016, 02:55:22 AM
Right now Australia are 115/5 and same thing happening they are getting weak against spinners and sri lanka are taking benefit , Australia want to win the match and throwing wickets , right now the status is Sri Lanka have 80% chances of wining this test match also.
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August 17, 2016, 01:48:27 AM
Much as Warner is capable of dictating the course of play over the remaining sessions,Rangana Herath is the key here, and he need some support from the other end to keep up the pressure. This Australian team will find a way to delay the proceedings.Hope to see some wonderful cricket being played rather than a boring encounter  Smiley

Well at the moment Australia seem to be going for the runs and not that often they try and play for draws. They want to win this test match and they are currently well on there way to doing just that. If Smith and Warner can build a 100+ partnership I think Australia will win the game. Smith just needs to bat like he did in the first innings and let Warner be the aggressive one. 246 runs is very possible to get as long as Australia build partnerships and not crumble like they have been doing. Go Aussies!
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August 17, 2016, 01:40:25 AM
Much as Warner is capable of dictating the course of play over the remaining sessions,Rangana Herath is the key here, and he need some support from the other end to keep up the pressure. This Australian team will find a way to delay the proceedings.Hope to see some wonderful cricket being played rather than a boring encounter  Smiley
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August 17, 2016, 01:39:14 AM
Australia is playing with winning spirit this target of 324 runs looking very possible, if Australia build good partnerships than it can make itself from whitewash into this series, because spinners are not getting help from this pitch and this is not a good sign for Sri Lanka.

Now Australia is required another 247 runs to win this match with nine wickets are remaining. In second innings they scored 77 runs for the loss of one wicket. They are playing much better cricket than expected. I thought in the second innings Australia might not even score 200 runs because pitch may turn to support spin bowling. But so for they are excellent and Warner is still playing.
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August 17, 2016, 01:09:06 AM
Australia is playing with winning spirit this target of 324 runs looking very possible, if Australia build good partnerships than it can make itself from whitewash into this series, because spinners are not getting help from this pitch and this is not a good sign for Sri Lanka.
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August 17, 2016, 12:03:55 AM
Well if Sri Lanka want to win they should just declare at the start of play on day 5. But it looks like they want to bat Australia out of the game because to be honest I think they already have enough runs on the board, anything over 250 runs would be a tough ask and they have a 288 run lead which is more then enough to win the test match. It will be an interesting day 5 to see if Sri Lanka want to win the game and to see what Australia want to do, win or try for a draw.

Declaring takes a bold decision from Angelo mathews,i dont think they will risk falling short with not enough runs if someone steps up from the Australian line up,remember Aussies have some aggressive batsman,and in this era of T20 ,a small target might be a possible chance for the Aussie Batsman to play aggressive cricket and take the match away rather than sticking around,i believe Srilanka will try to hang around for atleast 20 overs before ending this innings. Srilanka could very well win this match from this situation

Now SL lead by 322 runs I think this is enough runs to win this match. Yes T20 and Test match are entirely different for any strong team. In T20 they will chase 250 runs in just 20 overs, But in the test cricket full day it is not possible to make 300+ runs. That too on the final day I think it is not at all possible. So better AUS play for Draw. If they play to win this match. They have a chance to lose this game.
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August 16, 2016, 08:23:58 PM
Well if Sri Lanka want to win they should just declare at the start of play on day 5. But it looks like they want to bat Australia out of the game because to be honest I think they already have enough runs on the board, anything over 250 runs would be a tough ask and they have a 288 run lead which is more then enough to win the test match. It will be an interesting day 5 to see if Sri Lanka want to win the game and to see what Australia want to do, win or try for a draw.

Declaring takes a bold decision from Angelo mathews,i dont think they will risk falling short with not enough runs if someone steps up from the Australian line up,remember Aussies have some aggressive batsman,and in this era of T20 ,a small target might be a possible chance for the Aussie Batsman to play aggressive cricket and take the match away rather than sticking around,i believe Srilanka will try to hang around for atleast 20 overs before ending this innings. Srilanka could very well win this match from this situation
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August 16, 2016, 07:38:15 PM
Well if Sri Lanka want to win they should just declare at the start of play on day 5. But it looks like they want to bat Australia out of the game because to be honest I think they already have enough runs on the board, anything over 250 runs would be a tough ask and they have a 288 run lead which is more then enough to win the test match. It will be an interesting day 5 to see if Sri Lanka want to win the game and to see what Australia want to do, win or try for a draw.
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August 16, 2016, 01:01:01 PM
This time Sri lanka doesn't seem to have luck as weather condition can be uncertain which can cause of interruption tomorrow what is last day. Australia didn't play up to its standard as we were expecting but can pass all day long by spending time on the pitch. Scotland is also playing wonderfully against UAE by having 2nd consecutive victory in ODI.
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August 16, 2016, 12:11:51 PM
Scotland has 2nd stunning victory against United Arab Emirates. It is has played superbly in both matches 1st won by huge margin and now have successful chase of 228 runs with loss of only 3 wickets. Calum MacLeod's century played vital role in this winning. Preston Mommsen played captain's inning as for 80 runs not out finished match in their favor.
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August 16, 2016, 12:08:55 PM
Sri Lanka vs Australia test match 5th day rain forecast and right now sri lanka are in good lead, but i think the pitch is back to crack in last session, so i think 5th day Sri lanka should declare and take bowling in first session so that they can take benefit of the pitch by giving spinner bowling and take wickets of australia.

Sri Lanka is in very good position and I think 300+ runs will be good target for 5th day, Australia showed very good batting performance in 1st innings, it will be very good decision to declare but very high chance for that Australia will take remaining 2 wickets so quickly in early session there, Sri Lanka has good chance to win this match.
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August 16, 2016, 10:22:38 AM
Sri Lanka vs Australia test match 5th day rain forecast and right now sri lanka are in good lead, but i think the pitch is back to crack in last session, so i think 5th day Sri lanka should declare and take bowling in first session so that they can take benefit of the pitch by giving spinner bowling and take wickets of australia.
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August 16, 2016, 09:15:01 AM
As expected pitch started to give turns, and after initial loss now this partnership is very important for Sri Lanka as lead above  250+ will be secure for them to win this test or atleast draw it, Australia bowlers are trying fully to control this test match as they wanted to restrict SL below 200 runs. Now at the present stage all three options are clear , but i think Australia will win or atleast try to draw it.

Sri Lanka is leading by 288 runs in the second innings with two wickets remaining and now left only tale enders so I don't expect many runs tomorrow from these two wickets. They may add another 20 odd runs to the total and 300 plus runs will be a good score to restrict Australia. If pitch already supporting spin bowling then surely this match also SL will win.
It is going to be very tough day for Australia in the final day of this test match. I guess they will be set with the target of 300+  which must be a mammoth total when considering against Sri Lanka was spin attack. An easy win down under for Sri Lanka.
Tomorrow if Austrailia picks the last two wickets early. Then this match will be interesting. Both teams will get a chance to win this game. But SL manages to play at least 10+ overs then it will be difficult for AUS to chase the target. I think this game will end with Draw Because chasing 300+ runs in the second innings is not easy.

Yeah, I think it will happen. because Australia is a pretty good TEAM and definitely will get the victory. This is very interesting to watch and I'm sure WORN OUT will be a champion even though there is a much better opponent than AUS, surely australia could beat him
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August 16, 2016, 09:10:06 AM
As expected pitch started to give turns, and after initial loss now this partnership is very important for Sri Lanka as lead above  250+ will be secure for them to win this test or atleast draw it, Australia bowlers are trying fully to control this test match as they wanted to restrict SL below 200 runs. Now at the present stage all three options are clear , but i think Australia will win or atleast try to draw it.

Sri Lanka is leading by 288 runs in the second innings with two wickets remaining and now left only tale enders so I don't expect many runs tomorrow from these two wickets. They may add another 20 odd runs to the total and 300 plus runs will be a good score to restrict Australia. If pitch already supporting spin bowling then surely this match also SL will win.
It is going to be very tough day for Australia in the final day of this test match. I guess they will be set with the target of 300+  which must be a mammoth total when considering against Sri Lanka was spin attack. An easy win down under for Sri Lanka.
Tomorrow if Austrailia picks the last two wickets early. Then this match will be interesting. Both teams will get a chance to win this game. But SL manages to play at least 10+ overs then it will be difficult for AUS to chase the target. I think this game will end with Draw Because chasing 300+ runs in the second innings is not easy.
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