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Quote from: Cheema02 on December 09, 2024, 07:06:24 AM

Temba Bavuma played outstanding throughout the series and helped South Africa to whitewashed Sri Lanka by Winning back to back 2 test matches. South Africa won this test by huge margin of 109 runs. While chasing down a target of 348 runs Srilanka only managed to score 238 runs all out. The Player of the Match is Dane Paterson for his all around performance especially in bowling in first inning they picked 5 important wickets and in second inning Dane Paterson also picked 2 crucial wickets. I think Srilanka will chase down this target but they give disappointed batting performance only Dhananjaya de Silva captain of Srilanka played some responsible inning.

In the last few series, we have seen good performance from Temba Bavuma. Temba Bavuma is in very good form at the moment. He has been able to bat well in almost every match. In every innings of this series against Sri Lanka, we have seen Temba Bavuma's responsible batting. South Africa has been able to collect big runs because of Temba Bavuma.

Sri Lanka team is very strong in their home series. A few days ago, we saw that Sri Lanka performed well against New Zealand in the home series. But the team was not able to do well against South Africa. If this series against South Africa had also been Sri Lanka's home series, then maybe South Africa would not have been able to win so easily. However, Sri Lanka will play an away series against New Zealand in the last week of December. I am waiting to see how Sri Lanka performs in this series. Sri Lanka's situation is now much like Bangladesh, the team can only do well in home matches.

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Quote from: LDL on December 09, 2024, 05:33:24 AM

The South African team is in the best position in the points table by playing very few matches and there are no Test matches in 2024, so it is assumed that the best two teams in the WTC ranking will definitely qualify.

Yes, South Africa has reached number one in the WTC rankings after playing only 10 matches. Two Test matches between South Africa and Pakistan will start in a few days. If South Africa can beat Pakistan in those Test matches, Then they can qualify for the WTC tournament. Because if they can defeat Pakistan in those two test matches, their points will increase from other teams.

The first Test match between visiting Pakistan and host South Africa will start from December 26.

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Quote from: Compromise me on December 09, 2024, 04:37:10 AM

South African International test cricket team won the first test match by 109 runs. South African batters and bowlers played excellent in last match and won the match in the 5th day of test match. Bavuma played crutial role in this match and played excellent in both innings of match ,he made 78 runs in the first inning of match and in the second inning he made 66 runs and gave good effort in this match. And one more batter gave excellent effort and that was Rickelton who made century in the first inning of match and applied pressure on opponent team .Nissanka made from the the Sri Lankan International test team and he made 89 runs in the first inning of the match but no one could make century from that team and that is big reason they lost this match because score was not big to chase and all team out in second inning by making only 238 runs.

Back to back wins for the South African team and they won the test series in a style. South Africa's team won the toss and they decided to bat first, gave the target of 358. South Africa got a small lead in the first innings. In their second innings, they again batted well and made over 300 runs.

Now if we see the Sri Lanka innings, they were all out for 320 runs in the first innings. It was surely not possible for Sri Lanka to chase this big total and Sri Lanka also failed to draw the match and eventually they lost the match. They didn't bat well in the 2nd innings and were all out at 238 runs.

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Quote from: Cheema02 on December 09, 2024, 07:06:24 AM

Temba Bavuma played outstanding throughout the series and helped South Africa to whitewashed Sri Lanka by Winning back to back 2 test matches. South Africa won this test by huge margin of 109 runs. While chasing down a target of 348 runs Srilanka only managed to score 238 runs all out. The Player of the Match is Dane Paterson for his all around performance especially in bowling in first inning they picked 5 important wickets and in second inning Dane Paterson also picked 2 crucial wickets. I think Srilanka will chase down this target but they give disappointed batting performance only Dhananjaya de Silva captain of Srilanka played some responsible inning.

Today 2 nd test game was played between South Africa team and Sri Lanka team and this game was hosted on St George's stadium. Sri Lankan tour to South Africa series was ended today with concluded this 2 nd test game and player of series award goes to Bavuma but player of game award was credited by Dane his effort in bowling line was excellent. In 1 st turn of Sri Lanka team, Dane took down 5 wickets in 22 overs and gave 71 runs. In 2 nd turn, he took down 2 wickets in 12 overs and gave 33 runs. South Africa effort in 1 st turn was outstanding and both Kyle and Ryan made great progress and both made brilliant century. But in 1 st turn, both teams showed almost equal effort but in 2 nd turn of Sri Lanka, their Batsman did not perform well and made only 238 runs and lost game by 109 runs. Congratulations South Africa team to win this test series with win all 2 games.

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Quote from: Iranus on December 08, 2024, 05:27:02 AM

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Sri Lanka have lost just 3 wickets. And Sri Lanka have managed to collect a big score of 242 by losing 3 wickets. So it can be expected that Sri Lanka will be able to collect more than 450 in their first innings. Because on this pitch, South African bowlers are not able to make any advantage.

We were proved wrong. We thought it won't be hard for Sri Lanka to score more than 450 runs. But the African bowlers did an amazing job. As I said in my previous posts, it's not like South african bowlers cannot do anything. They have a good bowling line up and they can take all the wickets in a single session. Credit to Dane Paterson who took five wickets and did not let Sri Lanka to take lead.

South Africans lose four wickets already and have a 283 runs lead and it is the first session of day four. If they play the remaining two sessions, I hope they will be able to take a lead of 450 which will be enough to win the match. Meanwhile, South africa lose another wicket while I was writing.

Temba Bavuma is in excellent form

Temba Bavuma played outstanding throughout the series and helped South Africa to whitewashed Sri Lanka by Winning back to back 2 test matches. South Africa won this test by huge margin of 109 runs. While chasing down a target of 348 runs Srilanka only managed to score 238 runs all out. The Player of the Match is Dane Paterson for his all around performance especially in bowling in first inning they picked 5 important wickets and in second inning Dane Paterson also picked 2 crucial wickets. I think Srilanka will chase down this target but they give disappointed batting performance only Dhananjaya de Silva captain of Srilanka played some responsible inning.

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Quote from: tsaroz on December 08, 2024, 09:59:27 AM

India vs Australia
India played both of its innings bad this time and Australia's one good inning made them win. It looks like a pitch that favors bowling but Australia batsmen specially Travis head played a very confident aggressive cricket scoring good runs in short time rather than trying to defend to save wickets. The game ended in 3 days and would give more time for the players to rest for the next test.

May be we can say Indian took Australian very lightly after magnificent victory in first match and that some become trap for Indian team in second test match, yeh it's absolutely true that especially head aggressive innings really push them indian bowlers confidence and some how they can't deliver best line and length which allow Australian to settle down build partnership and put some good number on scoreboard. Also for me sledging of Indian youngsters to starc somehow help him to bring back his true colors and that's what he become the main character of thier victory. Anyway that defeat can make things abit tough for Indian to the test championship and may be few more defeat can neglect thier chances to play final. Let's see how Indian can filled thier weak zone for next game

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Quote from: Iranus on December 08, 2024, 05:27:02 AM

Even if the target of 320+ is given, it will be enough to win if the South African bowlers are able to bowl in a controlled manner from the beginning of the innings.

The target was enough to beat Sri Lanka. Did you notice that both teams lost their 20 wickets in this match?
BTW, South Africa is now No. 1 in the World Test championship table. I don't know which team has how many matches before the final. But I guess the South Africans played well and they deserve to be a finalist this time. We have almost six more months before the final match of the World Test Series. According to the point table, I think only three teams will compete to be finalists which are South Africa, Australi, and India. The rest of the teams do not have many chances.

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Quote from: Haunebu on December 09, 2024, 02:20:20 AM

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If South Africa lose to Sri Lanka in the second Test match, Sri Lanka might have a great chance to play the Test Championship. Sri Lanka need only 143 runs to win against South Africa today, If the Sri Lankan batsmen can bat with patience today then maybe they will win this match today.

Yeah. I don't see that happening. 143 is not a small score especially when they already lost 5 wickets and Mendis along with De Silva are their last proper batsmen. They might come close, but winning is way too tough.

Sucks to see India probably dropping out of the WTC final race, but they deserve this after the washout against the Kiwis on their own turf.

South Africa and Australia have qualifying for the WT Shasi's racing. Australia topped the points list and South Africa topped the second position. India is third in the points table and South Africa strengthened the first position in the points table by defeating Sri Lanka by 109 runs in today's match.

The South African team is in the best position in the points table by playing very few matches and there are no Test matches in 2024, so it is assumed that the best two teams in the WTC ranking will definitely qualify.

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Quote from: Compromise me on December 09, 2024, 04:37:10 AM

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South Africa vs Sri Lanka; at the end of fourth day play, we have slightly advantage for the home side but still we have good work by the Sri Lanka as they are currently chasing 348 have 205 for 5 Kusal Mendis 39 and Dhananjaya de Silva 39 have good partnership of 83 runs which helps them after double strike by Keshav Maharaj who done good damage to visitors while they were set for good end of this day.

Although South Africa won the first Test match, the bowling performance of South Africa was at least good. But in this match, South Africa could not perform well, there was a lot of pressure from Sri Lankan players, both in terms of bowling and batting.
Sri Lanka lost the first Test match by a huge margin, but in the second Test match, Sri Lanka gave them a befitting reply. In the end, every batsman performed well in the Sri Lankan team, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva are the two players I remember as the most hardworking. However, this Test series turned into a draw and both teams are ready to maintain their performance properly.

South African International test cricket team won the first test match by 109 runs. South African batters and bowlers played excellent in last match and won the match in the 5th day of test match. Bavuma played crutial role in this match and played excellent in both innings of match ,he made 78 runs in the first inning of match and in the second inning he made 66 runs and gave good effort in this match. And one more batter gave excellent effort and that was Rickelton who made century in the first inning of match and applied pressure on opponent team .Nissanka made from the the Sri Lankan International test team and he made 89 runs in the first inning of the match but no one could make century from that team and that is big reason they lost this match because score was not big to chase and all team out in second inning by making only 238 runs.

South Africa has performed well in the two Tests. They have been able to show their bowling and batting skills. in today's match, although Sri Lanka was in good position at one point, that situation changed quickly. When Sri Lanka lost 5 wickets, the match was still under their control but the Sri Lankan batsmen were helpless against the bowling of Keshav Maharaj, who is the best bowler in this test match. He had 5 wickets under his control. Kagiso Rabada took two wickets. In this match, as long as Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis were in the Sri Lankan team, Sri Lanka had a chance to win but they could not bat that way. Sri Lanka did not need many runs to win against South Africa but they lost some early wickets and it was not possible for them to win.

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South Africa vs Sri Lanka; at the end of fourth day play, we have slightly advantage for the home side but still we have good work by the Sri Lanka as they are currently chasing 348 have 205 for 5 Kusal Mendis 39 and Dhananjaya de Silva 39 have good partnership of 83 runs which helps them after double strike by Keshav Maharaj who done good damage to visitors while they were set for good end of this day.

Although South Africa won the first Test match, the bowling performance of South Africa was at least good. But in this match, South Africa could not perform well, there was a lot of pressure from Sri Lankan players, both in terms of bowling and batting.
Sri Lanka lost the first Test match by a huge margin, but in the second Test match, Sri Lanka gave them a befitting reply. In the end, every batsman performed well in the Sri Lankan team, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva are the two players I remember as the most hardworking. However, this Test series turned into a draw and both teams are ready to maintain their performance properly.

South African International test cricket team won the first test match by 109 runs. South African batters and bowlers played excellent in last match and won the match in the 5th day of test match. Bavuma played crutial role in this match and played excellent in both innings of match ,he made 78 runs in the first inning of match and in the second inning he made 66 runs and gave good effort in this match. And one more batter gave excellent effort and that was Rickelton who made century in the first inning of match and applied pressure on opponent team .Nissanka made from the the Sri Lankan International test team and he made 89 runs in the first inning of the match but no one could make century from that team and that is big reason they lost this match because score was not big to chase and all team out in second inning by making only 238 runs.

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Quote from: AirtelBuzz on December 09, 2024, 12:58:12 AM

If South Africa lose to Sri Lanka in the second Test match, Sri Lanka might have a great chance to play the Test Championship. Sri Lanka need only 143 runs to win against South Africa today, If the Sri Lankan batsmen can bat with patience today then maybe they will win this match today.

Yeah. I don't see that happening. 143 is not a small score especially when they already lost 5 wickets and Mendis along with De Silva are their last proper batsmen. They might come close, but winning is way too tough.

Sucks to see India probably dropping out of the WTC final race, but they deserve this after the washout against the Kiwis on their own turf.

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South Africa vs Sri Lanka; at the end of fourth day play, we have slightly advantage for the home side but still we have good work by the Sri Lanka as they are currently chasing 348 have 205 for 5 Kusal Mendis 39 and Dhananjaya de Silva 39 have good partnership of 83 runs which helps them after double strike by Keshav Maharaj who done good damage to visitors while they were set for good end of this day.

Although South Africa won the first Test match, the bowling performance of South Africa was at least good. But in this match, South Africa could not perform well, there was a lot of pressure from Sri Lankan players, both in terms of bowling and batting.
Sri Lanka lost the first Test match by a huge margin, but in the second Test match, Sri Lanka gave them a befitting reply. In the end, every batsman performed well in the Sri Lankan team, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva are the two players I remember as the most hardworking. However, this Test series turned into a draw and both teams are ready to maintain their performance properly.

I would say Sri Lanka is still in a good position. They need only 143 runs and since they still have 5 wickets in hand, Sri Lanka has a very good chance of winning this Test. Both the teams Sri Lanka and South Africa have scored well in this Test match. Both of the team's Players have made good contributions.

Sri Lanka had a big disaster in the 1st Test match due to which they lost that match by 233 runs. But in the 2nd Test match they came back. There has been a big change in Sri Lankan cricket in recent times that is why they are very much capable to sustain in any situation of the match. In the 2nd Test, both Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva made a good partnership. I think both of them are enough for Sri Lanka to win the match.

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Quote from: tsaroz on December 08, 2024, 09:59:27 AM

India vs Australia
India played both of its innings bad this time and Australia's one good inning made them win. It looks like a pitch that favors bowling but Australia batsmen specially Travis head played a very confident aggressive cricket scoring good runs in short time rather than trying to defend to save wickets. The game ended in 3 days and would give more time for the players to rest for the next test.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
It is still hard to call. Sri Lanka needed 348 runs to win and have all the time but they were already 5 wickets down making 122. Dhananjay de Silva and Kushal Mendis have now developed a good partnership which if they saved for today could make them win.

Even though the Australian team won, but they should make focus on their weakness still. I knew they have won the game but it does not mean they will take the opponent lightly now. In the same time, I knew they won the most World Cup but still they have to focus on their weaknesses and at what point, they faced trouble.

I think Australia needs a good opener and they can replace to Usman Khawaja. Usman Khawaja is the opener of Australia since many years but now the time has come to change it or if they can't change then focus on his recent performance otherwise they have to pay for this in the further games.

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Quote from: SquallLeonhart on December 08, 2024, 03:48:53 PM

South Africa vs Sri Lanka; at the end of fourth day play, we have slightly advantage for the home side but still we have good work by the Sri Lanka as they are currently chasing 348 have 205 for 5 Kusal Mendis 39 and Dhananjaya de Silva 39 have good partnership of 83 runs which helps them after double strike by Keshav Maharaj who done good damage to visitors while they were set for good end of this day.

Although South Africa won the first Test match, the bowling performance of South Africa was at least good. But in this match, South Africa could not perform well, there was a lot of pressure from Sri Lankan players, both in terms of bowling and batting.
Sri Lanka lost the first Test match by a huge margin, but in the second Test match, Sri Lanka gave them a befitting reply. In the end, every batsman performed well in the Sri Lankan team, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva are the two players I remember as the most hardworking. However, this Test series turned into a draw and both teams are ready to maintain their performance properly.

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South Africa is closing in on a test series win. Sri Lanka is under a ton of pressure considering the huge target while the Proteas look like they might end up winning this one pretty comfortably.

By observing the results of India's second Test, it is easy to guess which two teams are loading in the WTC. We need to compare how much potential India has left after defeating them by 10 wickets and how much potential South Africa has if they win against Sri Lanka.
60.71 points for Australia... Fully confirmed for WTC
59.26 points for South Africa...
57.29 points for India ...

If South Africa loses against Sri Lanka, then the chances of qualifying for the WTC are now a matter of review.

India lost the second Test match to Australia by a huge margin of 10 wickets, As a result, they are far down in the World Test Championship standings. In the standings of the World Test Championship, India is at number three with a total of 110 points. They have played many matches but their PCT is only 57.29. Now the thing to watch is that as India play a few more Test matches against Australia, If they lose to Australia in those Test matches, they could drop further down the World Test Championship rankings.

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Most credit goes to Bavuma and Jansen who performed really well throughout this series though I dislike both of them. Looks like Aus vs RSA WTC final loading.

If South Africa lose to Sri Lanka in the second Test match, Sri Lanka might have a great chance to play the Test Championship. Sri Lanka need only 143 runs to win against South Africa today, If the Sri Lankan batsmen can bat with patience today then maybe they will win this match today.

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Quote from: Publictalk792 on December 08, 2024, 09:23:00 PM

I also have concerns about Indian team chances in third Test match. Indian cricket team current performance is very worrying and it is clear that Indian cricket is in trouble. Team is struggling in all formats and this is hurting respect and competitiveness that Indian cricket used to have. On the other hand Australia big win in second Test has given them a lot of confidence and momentum. It is likely that Australian team will try to use this advantage to their benefit in the next matches.

There seems to be a lot of imbalance in the team. In the batting department, veterans such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been underperforming for some time now. KL Rahul's form is not getting any better either. It is the younger players, such as Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant who do the heavy lifting nowadays for India. Bowling is also in bad shape. Jasprit Bumrah is as consistent as ever, but he is hardly getting any support from other pacers such as Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana.

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Quote from: Insanity on December 08, 2024, 01:16:44 PM

Congratulations on your confidence. But in my opinion, I don't think the Indian team players will be able to return to form in the third Test match. Because it is clear from the current performance of the Indian cricket team players that Indian cricket is on the verge of destruction. Indian cricket is currently losing respect in all formats, which is a big worry for Indian cricket. Indian cricket always had the ability to compete with big and strong teams. But at present, they have lost that. However, the 10-wicket victory in the second match of the Test series between India and Australia has given a lot of strength to the Australian team players. So, the Australian team players will definitely try to maintain this strength in the next matches.

I also have concerns about Indian team chances in third Test match. Indian cricket team current performance is very worrying and it is clear that Indian cricket is in trouble. Team is struggling in all formats and this is hurting respect and competitiveness that Indian cricket used to have. On the other hand Australia big win in second Test has given them a lot of confidence and momentum. It is likely that Australian team will try to use this advantage to their benefit in the next matches.

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Quote from: Haunebu on December 08, 2024, 07:40:52 AM

South Africa is closing in on a test series win. Sri Lanka is under a ton of pressure considering the huge target while the Proteas look like they might end up winning this one pretty comfortably.

Most credit goes to Bavuma and Jansen who performed really well throughout this series though I dislike both of them. Looks like Aus vs RSA WTC final loading.

By observing the results of India's second Test, it is easy to guess which two teams are loading in the WTC. We need to compare how much potential India has left after defeating them by 10 wickets and how much potential South Africa has if they win against Sri Lanka.
60.71 points for Australia... Fully confirmed for WTC
59.26 points for South Africa...
57.29 points for India ...

If South Africa loses against Sri Lanka, then the chances of qualifying for the WTC are now a matter of review.

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South Africa vs Sri Lanka; at the end of fourth day play, we have slightly advantage for the home side but still we have good work by the Sri Lanka as they are currently chasing 348 have 205 for 5 Kusal Mendis 39 and Dhananjaya de Silva 39 have good partnership of 83 runs which helps them after double strike by Keshav Maharaj who done good damage to visitors while they were set for good end of this day.

Fifth and last day could be interesting as we had test match situation as ODI both teams can win and lost, but this partnership is important for the Sri Lanka as they needed 143 runs to win this test match and bring themselves on level at the end of these two test matches series after losing first one.

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Quote from: Farhan99 on December 08, 2024, 12:16:20 PM

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India vs Australia
India played both of its innings bad this time and Australia's one good inning made them win. It looks like a pitch that favors bowling but Australia batsmen specially Travis head played a very confident aggressive cricket scoring good runs in short time rather than trying to defend to save wickets. The game ended in 3 days and would give more time for the players to rest for the next test.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
It is still hard to call. Sri Lanka needed 348 runs to win and have all the time but they were already 5 wickets down making 122. Dhananjay de Silva and Kushal Mendis have now developed a good partnership which if they saved for today could make them win.

Yep, In 2nd test game india batting first and made only 180 runs excellent bowling by Australian bowlers Mitchell Starc takes aix wickets they destroyed indian batting line up. After brilliant bowling Australian team batting well scored a big total and lead big runs. Indian team could not start second innings well they were losing wickets consistently which created pressure indian player's and they made only 175 runs. Excellent bowling by Aus bowlers they dominated on Indian player's Pat Cummins takes five wickets and Scott Boland took three wickets. Australia achieve the low target in just 4th over of second inning and and three wickets remaining indian bowlers made a fantastic come back after losing first test game. I believe Indian team came back in this 3rd test game.

Congratulations on your confidence. But in my opinion, I don't think the Indian team players will be able to return to form in the third Test match. Because it is clear from the current performance of the Indian cricket team players that Indian cricket is on the verge of destruction. Indian cricket is currently losing respect in all formats, which is a big worry for Indian cricket. Indian cricket always had the ability to compete with big and strong teams. But at present, they have lost that. However, the 10-wicket victory in the second match of the Test series between India and Australia has given a lot of strength to the Australian team players. So, the Australian team players will definitely try to maintain this strength in the next matches.

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