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Bit surprised to see the 1st test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is already over in just 3 days! Haven't been involved since the first few hours of the first day so thought I'd get up to speed only to realise New Zealand had already wrapped up a five wicket victory.
Not the end of the world I guess. And it does add another £35 or so to the wedding funds. Though it does make me wish I'd just let my initial lay of the draw run. Still, I've already mentioned I didn't want to leave any over night liabilities up on the first night and was then out for the following two nights.
Apart from the fact it was such a low scoring test (649 runs from four innings), and the crowds were small to non-existant, the main point of interest appears to be the run out of Sri Lankan bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan. In at number 11 and compiling a careful 8 runs so that batting partner Sangakkara could reach his century the spin maestro managed to survive until the 100 was reached. At which point he walked down the pitch to congratulate him - only to be run out.
Obviously Murali was not trying to run and after taking a single, making his ground and tapping his bat in the crease he simply walked towards Sangakkara, who had his arms in the air in mid celebration, to congratulate him. But the ball wasn't yet dead and Brendon McCullum whipped the bails off leaving the square leg umpire little choice but to give him out.
A bizarre run out. And correct to the letter of the law. You do have to wonder what on earth someone with Murali's experience was doing. But also not exactly sporting from the Kiwis either. Everyone knew what was happening, and how hard Sagakkara had just worked with the last of the tail as support to make the 100. And, let's face it, Murali's isn't the hardest wicket in world cricket to get.
So a poor, even embarrassing, piece of sportsmanship from the Kiwis. And one for which they will undoubtedly pay a similar price in the future. And have no grounds of complaint over.
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