{"id":94668,"date":"2022-07-02T04:29:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T04:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=94668"},"modified":"2022-07-02T04:31:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T04:31:43","slug":"hara-kiri-by-sri-lankan-cricketers-assures-hallelujah-for-the-aussies-at-galle-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/hara-kiri-by-sri-lankan-cricketers-assures-hallelujah-for-the-aussies-at-galle-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Hara Kiri by Sri Lankan Cricketers assures Hallelujah for the Aussies at Galle – By Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hara Kiri by Sri Lankan Cricketers assures Hallelujah for the Aussies at Galle – By Michael Roberts<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Source:thuppahis.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"MichaelOn a wicket with uneven bounce that also supported massive spin the Sri Lankan batsmen proceeded to perform \u201chara kiri\u201d in a manner that was as comical as disastrous. The second innings scoreline of 113 runs underlines the disaster; but does not quite capture the astounding manner in\u00a0 which some of the batsmen\u00a0 contibuted to their dismissal \u2014 though one must also record the competent fielding (catched by Labushagne and Swepson) and intelligent bowling).<\/span><\/p>\n

HARA KIRI\u00a0=\u00a0<\/strong>ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by the Japanese samurai or formerly decreed by a court in lieu of the death penalty\u00a0 \u2026.\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/hara-kiri#:~:text=Definition%20of%2Sam0<\/a>\u00a0hara%2Dkiri,2%20%3A%20suicide%20sense%201b<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Samurai about to commit \u201cseppuku\u201d or \u201chara-kiri\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Swepson acclaims his wicket<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dimuth Karunaratne: c Carey b Lyon 23<\/b><\/span>
\n5.3<\/b>\u00a0Bottom edge, given! Went for the sweep from outside off and gets a thin tickle. Neatly done from Carey who has done well in tough conditions behind the stumps. Australia have their first |\u00a037 for 1<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Pathum Nissanka: lbw b Swepson 14<\/b><\/span>
\n6.5<\/b>\u00a0Big appeal and given lbw! Nissanka goes for the sweep and misses. Looks very straight but he reviews. Pitches middle, straightens a touch, takes the back leg. Not sure this will be missing. And it\u2019s clipping off stump. Not stone dead, but will stay out |\u00a039 for 2<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Kusal Mendis: c Swepson b Lyon 8<\/b><\/span>
\n11.1<\/b>\u00a0Top edge, taken at deep backward square! Sweeps again, can\u2019t keep it down, Swepson settles under it nicely in that well-positioned spot which is in from the boundary. Excellent from Cummins and Lyon. There won\u2019t be a Mendis special today |\u00a059 for 3<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Oshada Fernando: c Smith b Swepson 12<\/b><\/span>
\n12.2<\/b>\u00a0Is that caught at slip? Oshada goes for the drive to one tossed up outside off and gets a thick edge to slip. Taken cleanly but Oshada thinks it\u2019s a bump ball. Aussie\u2019s are confident though, and turns out they were right, as replays show this takes a clean edge through to the keeper. That\u2019s another one for Swepson, and the Aussies are ripping through this Lankan batting line-up |\u00a063 for 4<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Dinesh Chandimal: b Head 11<\/b><\/span>
\n18.2<\/b>\u00a0Blimey! He\u2019s cleaned him up! What an absolute ripper, and Chandimal just stands there in disbelief before eventually walking off. This spun a mile from outside off, right through the gap between bat and pad as Chandimal looked to push this gently towards cover. A delivery Murali himself would have been proud of! |\u00a095 for 5<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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