The Sri Lankan team performed well in the test match in the first match against New Zealand. Moreover, their excellent and improved batting on the first day was really interesting for the team, Sri Lanka scored 302 runs and lost only 7 wickets on the first day, but if they play on the second day, they can give a good lead. William O'Rourke had a good bowling performance in the New Zealand team as he took three wickets.
However, the Sri Lankan team was in batting form with Kamindu Mendis scoring 114 runs and the century really took the team a long way. Moreover, the score collected by the Sri Lankan team in today's match against New Zealand shows that they have improved a lot in the Test match compared to the previous one, but the Sri Lankan team will have a lot of chances to win the series.
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September 18, 2024, 11:47:11 AM
September 18, 2024, 11:44:42 AM
What's going on with the Lankans? Suddenly they have started performing credibly in test format. Today at the Galle International Stadium, they made a decent start to finish the first day at 302/7. Kamindu Mendis once again did the heavy lifting and ended up with a century. Kiwis had experienced bowlers such as Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel in their squad, but it was the relatively inexperienced William O’Rourke and Glenn Phillips who managed to pick up the wickets.
The Oval win is going to be good change for them because this brings good confidence for them in this format as having win against England in England is always good booster for the Asian teams and Sri Lanka done good job now they are using good use of their conditions as first days play is belonged to both teams with New Zealand done good job.In first session they were doing good and having regularly wickets but in second session we have good resistance from the Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis which bring back both teams on level now things are clearly in Sri Lankan favour with just 25 to 30 more runs could be good for them as pitch is not easy for batting and Sri Lankan spinners are better in quality and technique which can bring New Zealand in trouble.
September 18, 2024, 11:10:58 AM
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test match is started today at Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka. In this match Sri Lanka has opted to bat first and they made 302-7 runs yet in the 1st day of 1st innings. Their openers and many top batsmen lost their wickets without scoring excepted runs. Dhananjaya de Silva able to score only 11 runs. Besides Angelo Mathews(36) and Dinesh Chandimal(30) both made decent runs but isn't enough when it comes to test match. They lost 4 wickets at 106-4 runs. Then Kamindu Mendis(114) arrived in the field and his legendary performance bring a the century for the team as well as Kusal Mendis(50) did a half century. Their effort helped Sri Lanka to go ahead and till now they scored 302-7 runs in 88 Overs. William ORourke got 3 wickets where he gave 54 runs in 17 overs with 3.2 eco. Well i think Sri Lanka will score around 340 runs in the 1st inngins of this test. New Zealand is undoubtedly strong team but i doubt if they could cross 300+ runs in 1st inngins or not, cause when oppennt do big score, usually other team feel the pressure and that's why many strong team did mistakes and face losing wickets unexpectly. Well Let's see what will happen in the tomorrow match
The first day has finished and Sri Lanka made 302 runs but lost 7 wickets. I think after reaching to 350, they should have to declare their innings or if they will open with good strength tomorrow then they could also look for 400 as well but it depends on the situation. The team played around Kamindu Mendis who made 114 runs. However, we cannot deny the half century from Kusal Mendis and other players like Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews contributed too.
So far, Sri Lanka have scored well and if tomorrow they will declare their innings then no problem, because already they scored very well and it is a lot. If their bowlers do good job, they could easily win this game as they got the lead in the first innings. I know I am thinking too much here but Sri Lanka team can have a real chance in this match if they bowl well.
September 18, 2024, 11:00:52 AM
Bangladesh will play two test matches against Indian team that is in Indian soil and there I believe Bangladeshi bowlers will perform very well but I have doubts about batsmen batting well. Bangladesh's batting weakness has always been seen against the big teams, if its consistency is maintained against India, but the bowlers will not be able to win the match by bowling well alone. The batsmen have to take as much responsibility as the bowlers. Batsmen will score runs and bowlers will bowl well to prevent the opposition batsmen from scoring runs, but in big matches there is a chance of winning. Let's see if Bangladesh can do the same against India. Bangladesh has some experienced cricketers and this series depends a lot on them.
There are still a few days left for the matches to start, meanwhile I see that Allready is maintaining extreme excitement about these matches. However, in terms of this match and this series, my opinion is that Bangladesh will lose both the Test matches because India as Bangladesh's opponent is much stronger than Bangladesh in the place where the match is going to be played in India. Although the Bangladesh team is a bit confident with their good performance against Pakistan currently, my prediction is that Bangladesh will be whitewashed in this series.
September 18, 2024, 10:23:03 AM
On the first day of the first test match, the Sri Lankan team gave a great batting performance, they scored 302 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. However, in today's match, Sri Lanka team scored a great score against New Zealand, moreover, Kamindu Mendis was in an amazing batting form, he managed to score an amazing century by collecting 114 runs. Sri Lanka managed to make a good score in today's match, however, they may collect a bigger score on the second day, but the New Zealand team's batting performance will depend on which team will win the first test match.
I think the Sri Lanka team players done very good training for this test matches or the second reason behind this improvement, I think they have been played many test matches recently against England and some other teams that is why it may help them to improve their test cricket as today they are trying to do their best, not losing wickets quickly as they were doing in their last test series against England.
Kamindu Mendis batted very well and completed his century by playing confidently which helps a lot to their team in this game.
September 18, 2024, 10:04:06 AM
What's going on with the Lankans? Suddenly they have started performing credibly in test format. Today at the Galle International Stadium, they made a decent start to finish the first day at 302/7. Kamindu Mendis once again did the heavy lifting and ended up with a century. Kiwis had experienced bowlers such as Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel in their squad, but it was the relatively inexperienced William O’Rourke and Glenn Phillips who managed to pick up the wickets.
September 18, 2024, 09:04:06 AM
But the difference I see between these two teams is that Sri Lanka's win is pretty much assured as they are playing at home.
Looks like it was a 'Draw No Bet' odds. It isn’t displaying the odds for draw, and the displayed odds were lower than it should be for 1×2 betting market. The weather forecast is a bit concerning as there is a good chance of rain in the remaining days. But the 1×2 betting market odds is pretty good for Sri Lanka now. I hope they will win the match.
September 18, 2024, 08:43:41 AM
On the first day of the first test match, the Sri Lankan team gave a great batting performance, they scored 302 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. However, in today's match, Sri Lanka team scored a great score against New Zealand, moreover, Kamindu Mendis was in an amazing batting form, he managed to score an amazing century by collecting 114 runs. Sri Lanka managed to make a good score in today's match, however, they may collect a bigger score on the second day, but the New Zealand team's batting performance will depend on which team will win the first test match.
September 18, 2024, 08:07:25 AM
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test match is started today at Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka. In this match Sri Lanka has opted to bat first and they made 302-7 runs yet in the 1st day of 1st innings. Their openers and many top batsmen lost their wickets without scoring excepted runs. Dhananjaya de Silva able to score only 11 runs. Besides Angelo Mathews(36) and Dinesh Chandimal(30) both made decent runs but isn't enough when it comes to test match. They lost 4 wickets at 106-4 runs. Then Kamindu Mendis(114) arrived in the field and his legendary performance bring a the century for the team as well as Kusal Mendis(50) did a half century. Their effort helped Sri Lanka to go ahead and till now they scored 302-7 runs in 88 Overs. William ORourke got 3 wickets where he gave 54 runs in 17 overs with 3.2 eco. Well i think Sri Lanka will score around 340 runs in the 1st inngins of this test. New Zealand is undoubtedly strong team but i doubt if they could cross 300+ runs in 1st inngins or not, cause when oppennt do big score, usually other team feel the pressure and that's why many strong team did mistakes and face losing wickets unexpectly. Well Let's see what will happen in the tomorrow match
September 18, 2024, 07:32:21 AM
Sri Lanka face New Zealand again after losing the ICC World Cup. We certainly expect an interesting match between the two teams in this Test match, moreover Sri Lanka team's current performance is very good, in which case they will definitely play well against New Zealand. Moreover, Sri Lanka team achieved a great win against England in the last match, so there is definitely hope for a win against New Zealand. However, although New Zealand are favorites to win the series, it will be difficult for New Zealand to win the match against Sri Lanka.
But the difference I see between these two teams is that Sri Lanka's win is pretty much assured as they are playing at home.
But the difference I see between these two teams is that Sri Lanka's win is pretty much assured as they are playing at home.
I am really surprised to see these odds which shows that Sri Lanka cricket team is favorite to win this match. Although this match will be held at Galle, SriLanka but still we cannot rule out New Zealand from this test match.
September 18, 2024, 06:22:23 AM
Kamindu mendis performed well enough he scored a century, Sri Lanka team is very strong at their home ground in this test match. But so far Pakistan team has collected 281 runs for six wickets. And Kamindu mendis collected 110 from 160 balls in this match, he is doing a very patient batting performance. Due to his performance, Sri Lanka team was able to increase their run rate, but in comparison, New Zealand team could not reduce the run rate even though they were able to put pressure on the Sri Lankan team in terms of bowling performance. Especially in terms of run rate, the Sri Lankan team has to be kept under pressure only then there will be enough competition in this match. Although the Sri Lankan team is performing quite strongly and it is normal for them to score 300 plus runs on the first day in today's first match.
September 18, 2024, 05:16:14 AM
Mathews-Mendis duo has batted well. Sri Lanka lost 4 wickets for 106 runs. And Sri Lanka lost the fifth wicket by 178 runs. Mathews returned to the dressing room with 36 off 116 balls. Sri Lanka team managed to collect 72 runs from this pair. Kamindu Mendis remains unbeaten with 61 runs from 91 balls. Sri Lanka are not doing much better after winning the toss and opting to bat.
Kamindu Mendis has to bat with responsibility. Unless Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis bat well, Sri Lanka will not be able to collect big. A total of less than 300 on this pitch will make it more difficult for Sri Lanka to fight for victory.
Kamindu Mendis has to bat with responsibility. Unless Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis bat well, Sri Lanka will not be able to collect big. A total of less than 300 on this pitch will make it more difficult for Sri Lanka to fight for victory.
Sri Lanka's last two reliable batsmen have formed a partnership on the field at present, Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis, if they can perform for a long time, Sri Lanka's run rate will move closer to 300 runs. Although the loss of five wickets by the Sri Lankan team on the first day is the worst sign, the Test game usually requires wicket-keeping for long periods of performance.
But after losing five wickets in the first innings, the Sri Lankan players put pressure on the next batsmen, now the current pair will depend on them to score more runs for the Sri Lankan team. Although the Sri Lankan team is underperforming in their home ground in this match, this is a positive point for the Sri Lankan team.
September 18, 2024, 04:33:44 AM
The Sri Lankan team is in a good position at the moment as they have collected 148 runs for four wickets. Kamindu Mendis for Sri Lanka he is watching and trying to play patiently, he is going to touch a small milestone if he gets a few more runs. Sri Lanka are playing at home bye I won't put them ahead in this match but they will have home ground advantage in this match, they should remember that their opponents are strong New Zealand. Sri Lanka recently played three Test matches against England before this series where they were miserably defeated by England in the first two matches. But when Sri Lanka finally looked like a whitewash, they produced a surprise performance to beat England in the third Test.
Maybe the performance in the last Test match against England will add an extra motivation among the Sri Lankan players which can help them perform well in this match. Still, this series will not be easy for Sri Lanka.
Maybe the performance in the last Test match against England will add an extra motivation among the Sri Lankan players which can help them perform well in this match. Still, this series will not be easy for Sri Lanka.
Mathews-Mendis duo has batted well. Sri Lanka lost 4 wickets for 106 runs. And Sri Lanka lost the fifth wicket by 178 runs. Mathews returned to the dressing room with 36 off 116 balls. Sri Lanka team managed to collect 72 runs from this pair. Kamindu Mendis remains unbeaten with 61 runs from 91 balls. Sri Lanka are not doing much better after winning the toss and opting to bat.
Kamindu Mendis has to bat with responsibility. Unless Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis bat well, Sri Lanka will not be able to collect big. A total of less than 300 on this pitch will make it more difficult for Sri Lanka to fight for victory.
September 18, 2024, 04:11:12 AM
The sample size is small but Kamindu Mendis looks like a real deal. In his 6-7 match test career he already got some big numbers under his belt.
-1 daddy hundred + one 100 + 91 in England (6 innings)
-1 50 in Australia (only 1 inning)
-2 100s + one 90s in Bangladesh (4 innings)
He scored all these runs in an away series and Virtually no one hyping and talking about him much. In comparison to PIG-3 players, the likes of Marnus, Brook and Jaiswal got a shitload amount of hype when they scored runs.
PS: To be fair to Jaiswal, it was balanced and more like a "hope" because in India you are considered good if you perform in SENA.
-1 daddy hundred + one 100 + 91 in England (6 innings)
-1 50 in Australia (only 1 inning)
-2 100s + one 90s in Bangladesh (4 innings)
He scored all these runs in an away series and Virtually no one hyping and talking about him much. In comparison to PIG-3 players, the likes of Marnus, Brook and Jaiswal got a shitload amount of hype when they scored runs.
PS: To be fair to Jaiswal, it was balanced and more like a "hope" because in India you are considered good if you perform in SENA.
September 18, 2024, 03:34:23 AM
Yes, if we talk about the match odds, New Zealand's odds are better because they are playing in Galle Sir Lanak stadium and Sri Lanka has a home condition advantage. In this first match Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. New Zealand has missed some chances, and Sri Lanka is for 69 in a loss of 2 wickets in the first 24 overs. New Zealand young fast bowles William O’Rourke picked that two important wickets in his first bowling spell. Sri lanka current bastmen Dinesh Chandimal is playing at 24 runs and Angelo Mathews also playing at 12 runs. This partnership between Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews is very crucial for Sri Lanka if they want to score a huge total in the first inning of a test match.
I think New Zealand is more stronger team as compare to Srilanka team but Srilanka has a chance of winning because they are in home ground. But this is too early to say that. Srilanka decided to bat first and now there is the lunch time and Srilanka made 88 runs and they have already lost 2 wickets. And according to the current situation if every player will play his role in the match so I think Srilanka can cross 300 runs and I think that will be good score in the first inning. So let's see what Srilanka will do?
Maybe the performance in the last Test match against England will add an extra motivation among the Sri Lankan players which can help them perform well in this match. Still, this series will not be easy for Sri Lanka.
September 18, 2024, 03:26:19 AM
I think New Zealand is more stronger team as compare to Srilanka team but Srilanka has a chance of winning because they are in home ground. But this is too early to say that.
Srilanka decided to bat first and now there is the lunch time and Srilanka made 88 runs and they have already lost 2 wickets. And according to the current situation if every player will play his role in the match so I think Srilanka can cross 300 runs and I think that will be good score in the first inning. So let's see what Srilanka will do?
Srilanka decided to bat first and now there is the lunch time and Srilanka made 88 runs and they have already lost 2 wickets. And according to the current situation if every player will play his role in the match so I think Srilanka can cross 300 runs and I think that will be good score in the first inning. So let's see what Srilanka will do?
Sri Lanka's chances of winning the Test match against New Zealand are very slim. However, since the match is Sri Lanka's home match, they have the potential to do well. Sri Lanka captain won the toss and decided to bat. However, Sri Lanka could not get off to a good start. The Sri Lankan team lost four important wickets while collecting 104 runs. Galle's pitch is not bowling friendly. So Sri Lanka team must collect at least 350+ if they want to win the match. If not, we will see the dominance of New Zealand players in the match. Two experienced batsmen like Angelo Mathews and Mendis are now at the crease. I am expecting a really big collection from this duo.
September 18, 2024, 02:03:42 AM
Yes, if we talk about the match odds, New Zealand's odds are better because they are playing in Galle Sir Lanak stadium and Sri Lanka has a home condition advantage. In this first match Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. New Zealand has missed some chances, and Sri Lanka is for 69 in a loss of 2 wickets in the first 24 overs. New Zealand young fast bowles William O’Rourke picked that two important wickets in his first bowling spell. Sri lanka current bastmen Dinesh Chandimal is playing at 24 runs and Angelo Mathews also playing at 12 runs. This partnership between Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews is very crucial for Sri Lanka if they want to score a huge total in the first inning of a test match.
I think New Zealand is more stronger team as compare to Srilanka team but Srilanka has a chance of winning because they are in home ground. But this is too early to say that. Srilanka decided to bat first and now there is the lunch time and Srilanka made 88 runs and they have already lost 2 wickets. And according to the current situation if every player will play his role in the match so I think Srilanka can cross 300 runs and I think that will be good score in the first inning. So let's see what Srilanka will do?
September 18, 2024, 01:22:34 AM
Sri Lanka face New Zealand again after losing the ICC World Cup. We certainly expect an interesting match between the two teams in this Test match, moreover Sri Lanka team's current performance is very good, in which case they will definitely play well against New Zealand. Moreover, Sri Lanka team achieved a great win against England in the last match, so there is definitely hope for a win against New Zealand. However, although New Zealand are favorites to win the series, it will be difficult for New Zealand to win the match against Sri Lanka.
But the difference I see between these two teams is that Sri Lanka's win is pretty much assured as they are playing at home.
Yes, if we talk about the match odds, New Zealand's odds are better because they are playing in Galle Sir Lanak stadium and Sri Lanka has a home condition advantage. In this first match Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. New Zealand has missed some chances, and Sri Lanka is for 69 in a loss of 2 wickets in the first 24 overs. New Zealand young fast bowles William O’Rourke picked that two important wickets in his first bowling spell. Sri lanka current bastmen Dinesh Chandimal is playing at 24 runs and Angelo Mathews also playing at 12 runs. This partnership between Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews is very crucial for Sri Lanka if they want to score a huge total in the first inning of a test match.But the difference I see between these two teams is that Sri Lanka's win is pretty much assured as they are playing at home.
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September 18, 2024, 01:14:14 AM
Maybe Bangladeshi team will have some confidence but now it's completely different game, and they need to stay wake-up instead of dreaming about their win in Pakistan things are completely different, and they are surely going to have the toughest time against quality bowling and batting hopefully broadcasters will be able to have good return of their investment as it's one-sided affair.
I understand where are you coming from. I know that India has not lost any series on their home ground since 2012 and hopefully the streak will continue. But you seem like insulting the Bangladesh team by saying the broadcasters will have a hard time getting the return. I can give you a guarantee that the broadcasters will be able to get their return in just one match.
Even though India is a far better team than Bangladesh, the match between India and Bangladesh has always been crowded and it will be the same this time. Did you notice the difference in social media and comments when ICC posts something about India and Bangladesh? If they post photos of Indian players, the photo gets 20K likes or something in a day. If ICC posts a photo of a Bangladeshi player, they get a hundred thousand likes in an hour. It proves that the Bangladeshi people love cricket more than the Indians.
September 18, 2024, 12:57:55 AM
Sri Lanka team won the toss and decided to bat which is a good decision for Sri Lankan team, Test match is usually a long game where strategy should be used. And Pathum Nishanka, Dimuth Karunaratne entered the field as the opening batsmen of the Sri Lankan team but could not build their batting partnership. As the opening two batsmen got out after collecting only a few, the Sri Lankan players did not perform well on their own ground.
Thus, if the Test match continues to lose wickets, then there is a possibility of an all-out in the first innings, as the two experienced batsmen of the Sri Lankan team were dismissed early on, leaving the team under a lot of pressure. If they can't perform well at their home ground then they won't be able to win the first and first match. If the Sri Lankan team players are weak in terms of batting from the beginning then the chances of performing well later on will be very low.
Thus, if the Test match continues to lose wickets, then there is a possibility of an all-out in the first innings, as the two experienced batsmen of the Sri Lankan team were dismissed early on, leaving the team under a lot of pressure. If they can't perform well at their home ground then they won't be able to win the first and first match. If the Sri Lankan team players are weak in terms of batting from the beginning then the chances of performing well later on will be very low.
So far this decision of batting first hasn't proved much good for the Sri Lankan team. They have lost the two early wickets with only 55 on the board. Pathum Nissanka was playing well but he was out on 27 by O'Rourke. He also took the wicket of the other opener Dimuth Karunaratne. Sri lanka batting looks weak this time, although a lot depends upon Dimuth Karunaratne to play a big innings for the Sri Lanka team.
Ajaz Patel had some close chances missed, and if those were hit, Sri Lanka would be in a much worse condition than they are now.
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