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01:06
ENG lead now 151
And that's where it stays
ENG 499 (103)
They'll be very pleased with that
Henry 4/84 (23)
01:48
πŸ”΄ Latham c Brook b Woakes 1(7)
Brook won't miss a catch.
NZ 16 - 1 (7)
Trail by 135 runs
02:05
πŸ”΄ Conway c Atkinson b Brydon Carse 8(26) [4s-1]
NZ 28 - 2 (10)
NZ 33 - 2 (11)
They need a big partnership.
A J
A J
20 hours ago, by A J
Then NZ will have to score way more than what they did in the first inning
Avoiding an innings defeat is the first goal
A J
A J
ENG is going to take others out of the race to WTC final along with it
Carse 😀
02:22
NZ 41 - 2 (13)
@AJ πŸ˜…
Brook made the difference.
Kane and Rachin 🀞🏻🀞🏻
@PaulWhite I think they can.
NZ 45 - 2 (14)
A J
A J
@User1865345 Considering the difference between the score he was dropped at and the score he finally got.
Hmm
50 up
A J
A J
02:44
9000 test runs for KW
2
NZ 62 - 2 (18)
Trail by 89 runs
-- β˜•--
03:13
πŸ”΄ Ravindra c Jacob Bethell b Brydon Carse 24(38) [4s-2]
Carse is living his dream day.
A J
A J
Mitchell off the mark
Carse looks like a younger version of Stokes
Hm
Meanwhile Kane is looking good.
He just needs a partner.
NZ 73 - 3 (22)
03:42
Four from Mitchell off Atkinson
NZ 86 - 3 (26)
πŸ‘πŸ» Four from Mitchell off Bashir
NZ 95 - 3 (27)
A J
A J
KW ran 3
@AJ and another
NZ 98 - 3 (28)
100 reached
Now trail by 51 runs
NZ 100 - 3 (29)
A J
A J
03:59
Atkinson 😀
Could have been maiden if not for a no ball.
17 mins ago, by User1865345
πŸ‘πŸ» Four from Mitchell off Bashir
A J
A J
13 runs off Bashir
18 mins ago, by User1865345
πŸ‘πŸ» Four from Mitchell off Bashir
@AJ he has still not gained his momentum.
NZ 114 - 3 (31)
Don't know what was the need to bring spin by Stokes.
A J
A J
KW ran 3
πŸ‘πŸ» 50 for Kane
πŸ‘πŸ» Four from Mitchell off Atkinson
NZ 121 - 3 (32)
πŸ‘πŸ» four from Williamson off Woakes
58 secs ago, by User1865345
πŸ‘πŸ» four from Williamson off Woakes
Kane is in πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
NZ 131 - 3 (34)
Trail by 20 runs
04:24
Hazlewood out of the Adelaide Test
πŸ”΄ KW 61
πŸ”΄ Blundell πŸ₯‡πŸ¦†
Woakes on a hat-trick
Missed
NZ 133/5 (36)
18 needed to avoid an innings defeat
04:47
What just happened πŸ™„
@PaulWhite Kane was playing him really well. 🀧
A J
A J
I think it's a lost game for NZ.
A J
A J
If it wasn't for dropped catches, things would have been a lot different
A J
A J
They were looking to have a lead when ENG was 4 down.
04:54
Now that Kane is gone, I have no hope.
A J
A J
They will give ENG a target to chase but not that big.
Hm
Well certainly Phillips can be a good player too. Mitchell is there.
Let's see where they can take this.
NZ 137 - 5 (41)
Again Bashir
Four from Phillips off Bashir
NZ 147 - 5 (43)
A J
A J
05:11
Phillips ran 3
NZ is in lead now
πŸ‘πŸ»
A J
A J
NZ 153/5 (45) lead by 2 runs
πŸ”΄ Phillips lbw b Brydon Carse 19(32) [4s-1]
Whenever I take loo break, a wicket falls 🀧
NZ 153 - 6 (47)
05:35
NZ 155 - 6 (49)
== Stumps ==
 
3 hours later…
08:21
Innings defeat avoided πŸŽ‰
SL 136/5 (42) need 380 runs
A J
A J
Partnership blooming between DDS and DC
As it should, lovely day for batting. Pitch is behaving
150 up with a Chandimal boundary off Jansen
DdS ran 3
SL 156/5 (46) need 360 runs
πŸ† 50 partnership
08:49
πŸ† 50* for Dinesh Chandimal with a boundary off Jansen (47.1)
.
A J
A J
πŸ† 50* for DdS
...with a boundary off Maharaj (48.6)
Partnership now 77
SL 178/5 (49) need 338 runs
If both players can match their highest Test scores, the match will become interesting
A J
A J
True
I am waiting for the 2nd session
It will be interesting to see how the pitch behaves at that time
It should degrade a bit, but then the SA bowlers will also tire
SL 182/5 (50) need 334 runs
The batsmen will also get tired of course
A J
A J
@PaulWhite they will win the game, given that either they outmatch their previous highest test scores or tailenders can bat well
08:59
Yes, it would be a very exciting finish
DdS πŸ™Œ off Maharaj (50.6)
SL 190/5 (51)
A J
A J
will be AFT (away from TV) for a while. Hopefully, will see some progress from either side.
Ok
SA only need one or two pieces of luck or exceptional play
A J
A J
yup
09:16
πŸ”΄πŸŸ Dhananjaya de Silva 59 (81) c Stubbs b Maharaj (54.4)
Well, that's that
At least they beat SA's first innings score
SL 196/6 (55)
Kusal Mendis now needs to match his highest Test score (245)
Or get close to it
200 up
09:56
SL 220/6 (63) at Lunch on day 4, they need 296 more runs to win
A J
A J
10:32
SL will not make it easy for SA to win.
10:50
πŸ† 50 partnership for Chandimal and Kusal Mendis
SL 246/6 (69) need 270 runs
A J
A J
Almost half
250 up
A J
A J
Think about SA if SL manages to pull it off
They'd probably never declare again!
A J
A J
πŸ˜…
Coetzee gives a breakthrough
πŸ”΄ 🐟Chandimal c and b Gerald Coetzee 83(174)
SL 271/7 (73.2) CRR: 3.7 need 245 runs
11:10
Oh dear
A J
A J
Another one
πŸ”΄ Vishwa Fernando c Markram b Maharaj 1(5)
SL 272/8 (74.1) CRR: 3.67
A J
A J
11:26
10th wicket for Jansen
πŸ”΄πŸŸ Kusal Mendis c Verreynne b Marco Jansen 48(77)
SL 276/9(77.4)
Is SL winning? πŸ™‚
@PaulWhite that's the lone concession.
A J
A J
Attacking field for new batters
SL survive 79th over.
Was always going to collapse after Chandimal
Game was over
A J
A J
11:34
Done and dusted
πŸ”΄ Asitha Fernando b Marco Jansen 0(8)
South Africa won by 233 runs
A J
A J
Asitha Fernando πŸ˜‚ πŸ¦†
πŸ˜…
A J
A J
11th wicket for Jansen
πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»
A J
A J
11:54
Jansen PotM
What a surprise
At least SL batted decently in their second innings

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