Geoff Marsh content with Sri Lanka’s batting display in second Test – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in Kingsmead, Durban.
The Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 crossed the 200-run mark for the first time in the series, and at the end of day-one, the tourists had posted 289 runs for the loss of seven wickets.
Marsh, a former Australian cricketer, said that the players are putting in a lot of effort and finally it has started to pay-off for the team.
He termed the batting performance on the opening day as a breakthrough for the Lankan team, the Australian said, “Today was a bit of a breakthrough for us. We looked and played a lot better. Guys worked hard on technique, the way
they were approaching their innings, and how they were thinking in the middle. We have a very good batting line-up and we should be getting 300-plus totals.”
Only two batsmen made 50 runs or more, while the others failed to get a start and got out playing rash strokes.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Marshall-c90362 has urged his batters to convert their starts into big scores. The 52-year-old said, “Obviously you want them to get along, once they get to 30s to make a big score. But they are working really hard and thinking about it and
focusing. We've got ourselves up to around 300, which you've got to get to be competitive.”
The year 2011 has been one to forget for the Sri Lankan team, as they have failed to win a single Test series this year, and the biggest let down has been the batting. The opposition bowlers have exploited the weakness of the batsmen
against the new ball, and this has been cataclysm for the team, which has been dismissed below 200 often.
However, on Monday, December 26th, the Lankans looked a completely different side. The tourists were aggressive and punished any loose deliveries bowled by the South African bowlers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831 combined for a 111-run sixth wicket partnership, which was important in making Lanka cross the 200 runs mark. Chandimal on debut got out after playing a valuable innings of 58 runs while Samaraweera
was still at the crease with 86 runs.
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