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  • HigginsH Offline
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    Any sign of the monsoon rains intervening this afternoon?

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  • DonsteppaD Offline
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    Rain dance time.

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  • SiamS Offline
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    Siam
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    Bugger

    Thought that Dilmuth looked pretty calm even when we were squeaking a "that should do " lead of 250. Little did I know that he'd lead the chase no worries.

    Well played Sri Lanka, that's a good win

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    I seriously thought we’d trouble Sri Lanka with them chasing 250+, got to hand it to them though and take a 1-0 lead in the series.

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    Rain delaying the start of the 2nd Test

    https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19430/preview/1192874/sri-lanka-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-icc-world-test-championship

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    Lots of rain forecast. Should be a draw.

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    Wondered why he wasn't playing:

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12261108

    "They won't have to deal with the spinner that destroyed their top order in the first innings of the first test, however, with Akila Dananjaya left out of Sri Lanka's side after he was reported for having a suspect bowling action in the first test.

    He would still have been able to bowl in the second test before being required to undergo testing, but having already failed a biomechanic test once when his action was deemed to be illegal last December, Sri Lanka opted for the returning veteran Dilruwan Perera as their lead spin option."

    A Sri Lankan with a suspect bowling action, who would have thought?

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    Really good hundred by Tom Latham - and still there at stumps.

    Lots of turn for the SL spinners. Think Tom and BJ need to carry on with this tomorrow, because we could easily fall in a heap if either get out.

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    All hail Latham - without him our batting card is pretty bloody shite. King Kane hasn't been having a happy time there.

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    @Mokey said in Tour of Sri Lanka:

    All hail Latham - without him our batting card is pretty bloody shite. King Kane hasn't been having a happy time there.

    Him and BJ having to hold the fort. Better hang on and post a strong score

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    @canefan said in Tour of Sri Lanka:

    @Mokey said in Tour of Sri Lanka:

    All hail Latham - without him our batting card is pretty bloody shite. King Kane hasn't been having a happy time there.

    Him and BJ having to hold the fort. Better hang on and post a strong score

    Taylor looked good I thoguht, before getting out. Was only watching with half attention though, as had a house full of people

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    Boult's dropped catch off his own bowling will prove costly. de Silva scored another 100 runs, and in a low scoring game that's a lot.

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    Top effort from Latham and BJ to get us over their total with 6 wickets in hand. not enough time for a result I don't think, but still good work lads

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    @nzzp said in Tour of Sri Lanka:

    Top effort from Latham and BJ to get us over their total with 6 wickets in hand. not enough time for a result I don't think, but still good work lads

    Only chance is if we can go nuts and in this session, have a full day tomorrow and then the pitch play up.

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    @Cyclops said in Tour of Sri Lanka:

    @nzzp said in Tour of Sri Lanka:

    Top effort from Latham and BJ to get us over their total with 6 wickets in hand. not enough time for a result I don't think, but still good work lads

    Only chance is if we can go nuts and in this session, have a full day tomorrow and then the pitch play up.

    CDG doing his best. 55* off 50

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    Godder
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    Gone off due to rain and bad light, unlikely to return till tomorrow, so 1 day to score a few more and then bowl them out. Or, maybe we declare overnight and try to clean them out quickly and score whatever is left.

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    Snowy
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    They are back on.

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    #93

    I can see why Watling doesn’t get picked for shorter forms. Bloody frustrating watching him unable to lift the run rate. Great innings but we need runs to save this series and blocking when they were going to stop for light at any time...Didn’t really farm the strike to CDG either.

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    Karunaratne and Dickwella are both struggling with injuries and they've been two of Sri Lanka's best. If we can get a full day's play in we're half a chance.

    Been a funny series, where we've probably been the better team most days but Sri Lanka have had two really good innings that made the difference.

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    Congrats to BJ Watling.
    Saw a stat that said he has the most runs as wk for nz.. also the most tons as wk..

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