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Kusal Perera

Looks like Lara in Bridgetown on paper. What an amazing innings and win!

Record last wicket stand in a run chase.

Must be one of the greatest innings ever by a Sri Lankan?

And a candidate for innings of the year...

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Record last wicket stand in a run chase.

Not just in Tests, but in fc cricket!

Absolutely amazing

Did not see this coming at all. Stopped paying attention at the 8th wicket.

The best batsman ever managed something like this ...exact same score (153*) ....that puts it into perspective. One of the best achievements I sport to make that total in context.

As Andy said....take a bow.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Looks like Lara in Bridgetown on paper. What an amazing innings and win!

That is the comparison that immediately came to mind

Surely by far the best knock by a sri Lankan and must be top 5 of all time given it was away from home and scored against a top class bowling attack featuring Steyn's and Rabada

The only innings in recent times that is remotely close to this one was kps 180odd in Mumbai on a bunsen

I read on a MB this was the best innings of the C21st. Hard to know as I didn't see it. But I thought, what about VVS.

But it's going to get into the lists of the greats. It's got a lot going for it. Percentage of team score. The fact it was the last innings in a chase. The quality of the opposition. Then the x factor, the drama of the last wicket stand.

Its certainly up there with the great innings.

Before this i guess Sangas 190 in Hobart might have been the best innings by a SL player? The difference though is that Sangas innings did not result in a win for SL.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8916 ... ralia-2007

Arthur Crabtree wrote:I read on a MB this was the best innings of the C21st. Hard to know as I didn't see it. But I thought, what about VVS.

But it's going to get into the lists of the greats. It's got a lot going for it. Percentage of team score. The fact it was the last innings in a chase. The quality of the opposition. Then the x factor, the drama of the last wicket stand.

It's hard to argue against tbh

It being in the fourth innings and away from home for sri Lanka to win a test in south Africa makes it a truly remarkable feat

Akila's back for the one dayers after his action was tested

Mulder in for Philander for the second test.

Sri Lanka unchanged.

South Africa 222 all out.

De Kock 86
Markram 60

Vishwa 3-62
Rajitha 3-67

SL 60-3 at the close in reply