1st ODI: Sri Lanka v Australia @ Colombo Feb 12th, 2025

[yobbo84]

I will say though that there's only been one bloke who has looked comfortable batting on this surface and he is why SL wins tonight

 

[Fangs]

Love these kind of totals.

What are they referred to as again?

 

[This Year?]

Too many horizontal bat shots have brought us undone.
Well played SL. At least it was a decent knock from Hardie.

 

[jargan83]

Fair review, that was missing Off and Leg.

 

[This Year?]

outside
*edit* game over
Well played Sri Lanka. Aussie bats and bowling at the tail let us down.

 

[TheParraboy]

*walks in this thread*

*walks out of this thread*

 

[hineyrulz]

*walks in this thread*

*walks out of this thread*

 

[Twizzle]

pretty ordinary

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

Hiney with the gif post of the year.

Cooper C may he a great asset in the future but he's not the present

JFM the same honestly

 

[Bazal]

Hiney with the gif post of the year.

Cooper C may he a great asset in the future but he's not the present

JFM the same honestly

I see a future for Connolly.

JFM for mine is only ever going be a talented hitter with shit for brains

 

[undertaker]

Love these kind of totals.

What are they referred to as again?

100% agree with you.

These sub-250 run ODI matches are a breath of fresh air in comparison to the glut of successful 300+ run chases that have occurred in the ODI format when the rules and conditions were tweaked (starting from around the mid-2000s) to make the format more batter-friendly.

Much more interesting contest when the bowlers have something to work with.

 

[Fangs]

100% agree with you.

These sub-250 run ODI matches are a breath of fresh air in comparison to the glut of successful 300+ run chases that have occurred in the ODI format when the rules and conditions were tweaked (starting from around the mid-2000s) to make the format more batter-friendly.

Much more interesting contest when the bowlers have something to work with.

It's what the t20 format lacks. You don't get to see a batsman build an innings or watch a bowler work someone over. It's just high octane mania in pursuit of the coveted boost point.

TLT (Tricky Low Totals) in the ODI format often make for a fantastic contest. Plenty of good ones at the SCG over the years.