Arevinda De Silva 77 off 98 Balls 117 Mins 13 Fours vs South Africa 1st Test, Cape Town, March 19 - 23 1998 - video Dailymotion

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Relive the brilliance of Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lanka’s batting maestro, as he played a masterful knock of 77 runs off 98 balls against South Africa in the 1st Test at Cape Town in March 1998. Walking in with Sri Lanka struggling at 2 for 36, Aravinda displayed true class, crafting an innings filled with 13 delightful boundaries. His wristy cut shots, especially against debutant Makhaya Ntini, were a joy to watch and reflected the hallmark of 90s cricket.  Though Sri Lanka eventually lost the match by 70 runs, Aravinda’s fluent knock helped post a competitive total of 306 and remains etched in memory as one of his many fine overseas performances. This video also pays tribute to Aravinda de Silva’s illustrious career, his 1996 World Cup heroics, and his contribution to putting Sri Lankan cricket on the global map.  If you're a true cricket lover and admirer of the golden era of the 90s, this one is a must-watch!  ✅ Hashtags: #AravindaDeSilva #SriLankaCricket #CapeTown1998 #VintageCricket #90sCricket #TestCricket #CricketLegends #SouthAfricaVsSriLanka #CricketHighlights #MakhayaNtiniDebut

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00:00In the golden glow of Cape Town's picture-cured Newland ground, during the opening test between

00:05South Africa and Sri Lanka in March 1998, the visitors found themselves in early disarray,

00:12reeling at 2 for 36 against a formidable Pratice Pace attack.

00:16It was then that the seasoned master, Arvinda de Silva, strode to the crease, calm and composed

00:21as ever, with a familiar glint of determination in his eye.

00:26Forward forward was a batting exhibition of the highest class, a throwback to the artistry

00:31of the 1990s.

00:32Arvinda de Silva, with wrist of silk and the judgment of a craftman, carved out a majestic

00:3877 run from 98 deliveries, occupying the crease for 117 vital minutes.

00:44His inning was laced with 13 exquisite bondbrays, many of them graceful cut shots that defied

00:50field placement and scorched the trough, particularly off the balling of Tabitha and Makaya and Dini.

00:55Who was finding out just how punishing international cricket could be when confronted with a genius

01:02in full flow.

01:03Now look at those statistics, 32 years old, playing in his 69th test match.

01:11Average of 43, over four and a half thousand test runs.

01:16That's four runs.

01:17But he didn't quite get on top of it.

01:25Like most of the Sri Lankan batsmen, Arvinda de Silva pounces on anything loose.

01:43Teeny short and wide, so we're using the bounce.

01:50Cut away four.

01:52Very powerful in that area.

01:56Diminutive man, so there's not a lot of margin for error in terms of the length.

02:02If you bowl a little tiny little bit short and give any width whatsoever, you'll get punished.

02:13This is definitely a good record.

02:15If you're going to go short.

02:17Upside edge.

02:19Moral victory for the bowler there, but four more against his name.

02:23Going forward.

02:24Certainly, that was short and wide.

02:30Pulled away by Arvinda de Silva.

02:35Now, that was a remarkable shot because that wasn't all that short.

02:40De Silva himself, quite a short man.

02:44Very quickly onto it.

02:47Certainly, it's not a fast wicket as we expected.

02:52And Arvinda de Silva, being short, saw the ball was slightly short of a length and picked it up well for four.

03:02Cut away, one handed, right hand comes off the bat, sped down through the third man area for four.

03:12My goodness me, I haven't seen so many boundaries in a test match session in my life.

03:19Outside off-stumped and short.

03:21Don't hesitate to throw this bat.

03:23It's still...

03:24Brilliant bit of fielding from Adams.

03:27One or two people in the crowd might have thought that was out.

03:30Good fielding.

03:33Peel for LBW, this is a very good shot indeed.

03:48And umpire Orchard says no.

03:51Well, the initial reaction is that must be very, very close because it hit him low down,

03:58although slightly forward.

04:00He goes back and across first and then hits him a little bit on the move.

04:05But maybe just outside the off-stump.

04:07I'm not so sure about that, Dave.

04:09I think that was pretty good.

04:11Look how far back he is.

04:13That front foot's on the crease.

04:15They have a full go at it.

04:17Nice third man.

04:18Field head.

04:19It's good support for the bowler.

04:24The South Eppertons have just dried the runs up.

04:27founder.

04:28He got a foot outside the runs up.

04:29Now it's good support for the Heppertons.

04:30He has not done the right.

04:31He has not done the right.

04:32He has not done that.

04:33He has not done that.

04:34The right foot's on the left.

04:35He has not done that.

04:36It's kinda hice-pizza.

04:37Let's see if he is in the right foot.

04:38I've heard that.

Arevinda De Silva 77 off 98 Balls 117 Mins 13 Fours vs South Africa 1st Test, Cape Town, March 19 - 23 1998

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