00:00Greg Chappell, the maestro of calculated craftsmanship, has stitched together a gallery of innings
00:06that have not only anchored Australia but also shaped the very outcome of countless matches.
00:12Among his many gems, one particular understated yet invaluable knock came in the sun-drenched
00:17hills of candy in April 1983. In what was a momentous occasion, the inaugural tough match
00:24between Australia and Sri Lanka, Greg Chappell once again showcased his mastery with the willow.
00:29Betting with the poise of a seasoned artist and the patience of a monk, Greg Chappell constructed
00:35a gritty 66-run innings from 103 deliveries over 163 minutes. His stay at the Currys was
00:42not just about accumulating runs, it was about laying the foundation on a fresh test frontier.
00:48With seven crispy time boundaries peppered through his innings, he maintained a strike rate of 64.07,
00:55a figure that might seem modest in today's T20-dominated age, but was a model of controlled
01:01aggression and classical technique in that era. Watch closely and you will see a masterclass
01:07in adapting to condition, reading the balling and crafting an innings that quietly tilts the balance.
01:13in 243 minutes and 187 balls. So we're still getting its 141 in 243 minutes and 187 balls.
01:34I'm coming up for the second wicket to join the Aleph, waiting there patiently.
01:48I'm coming up for the second wicket, and we're back from Red Chappell. So the Estesil-Barr gets his first wicket.
01:58Australia lose their second wicket and the total of 213.
02:02Ramathunjo bowls to him, he's facing his first ball in the stand.
02:06At Manthaka Mbah Polly and giving back the bowler.
02:09back the bowler, get to the fielding by Ranakundra, come over.
02:21Biesta Silva to Chappell, good ball indeed, very good ball indeed.
02:29Looked like a group here.
02:39234 for two wickets.
02:44Greg Chappell on five.
02:47And Yalop now 19 runs away from his century.
02:55One century already scored by Bessels.
03:03Bratmacher to Greg Chappell.
03:09This is a century coming in a hundred and seventy-four minutes.
03:24And now it's Bratmacher going to Chappell on five.
03:32Very true Chappell.
03:34Very true Chappell.
03:36Long, long, long, long, long, long, long.
03:41Long, long, long, long, long.
03:47Bratmacher, Kiker.
03:51Hitting the ball to Ryan's bit.
03:55Sent on a vehicle call and passed over.
03:57Last Uber
04:01They took Big Chapel's wrist
04:04Chapel is most fortunate that there was no short third
04:08Otherwise it will turn out a dolly catch
04:20That's Groomy Schradmine, the Groomy Mar City, through Big Chapel
04:27Getting right behind the line of that ball
04:47Two hundred and thirty-four for two
04:50Chapel on five faces on a shut night
04:58This is Groomy Wagner
05:01End of...
05:03Over
05:08Groomy Schradmine
05:11They'll fight it
05:13The ball is taken neck and bump as it goes forward
05:16The ball turning sharply on the middle stem
05:20And the others have over
05:22Flash
05:23The ball turned sharply
05:25It's well-plied to the very
05:27The pitch on the line of the biggest temple
05:29Chapel going forward
05:31Laying inside
05:33And inside the other side of the flash
05:35By Chapel and women, in the first
05:37In the last one
05:39The fire stroke by Chapel
05:41At the first one
05:43The fire stroke by Chapel
05:45At the first one
05:47The fire stroke by Chapel
05:49At the first one half while
05:50At the first one
05:51Very powerful
05:52At the first one
05:54And the guys have got a list
05:56That's going to get a single break
05:58The score moves on to 241
06:00And Chapel
06:02And the final over to be bowled by Roshan Gunaratna
06:06The leg spinner
06:08Who has been brought in
06:10To the TIS team
06:12This morning
06:15Roshan Gunaratna will bowled to Chapel
06:17Who's on 17
06:19The Alakun 91
06:21256 for 2
06:23The 79th over being bowled
06:24Gunaratna to Chapel
06:26I don't have to stress the obvious
06:27That was a pretty good ball
06:29I don't have to stress the obvious
06:31That was a pretty good ball
06:33Turning quite a bit
06:47Roshan Gunaratna to Chapel
06:51Roshan Gunaratna to Chapel
06:56Roshan Gunaratna to Chapel
06:57Gunaratna turns around to start his next delivery to chapel.
07:23And Arjuna Ramrathanga fumbles and chapel gets a gift of another one.
07:35258 foot 2, chapel on 18 now faces chapel on 19, 19 now faces Roshan Gunaratna.
07:50Gunaratna to chapel.
07:59There's Vithamuni there.
08:04That short mid bigot.
08:07Roshan Gunaratna to chapel.
08:13Madhukala attempts to stop that one.
08:19Finally collected by Asanta de Bel, feeling an extra cover.
08:28Gunaratna to chapel.
08:40That's the end of Gunaratna.
08:42It's over.
08:432.58 for two.
08:46Chapel on 19 and Yalop on 91.
08:5379 overs bowled in his first day's play of the five-day test between Sri Lanka and Australia.
09:02Three thirty minutes of play, so the run rate will under a run a minute.
09:12A nice partnership today by Yalop and Wessels who scored one hundred and forty-one.
09:20A partnership that realized a hundred and seventy runs.
09:27So there it is, Australia sitting right on top of this game on the first day.
09:34Having a wicket more to their liking.
09:37Although it seemed obvious that the Australians don't like that leg spin very much.
09:44Well, Sri Lanka will be looking for an early breakthrough if they have to get back into this game.
09:48But with the way Chapel and Yalop are batting at the moment, this is going to be a really tough proposition.
09:53So the players are on the field and the second display is about to commence.
09:58The first over of the day to be bowled from the northern end.
10:04The bowler, G.S. De Silva.
10:06The batsman on strike, Graham Yalop on 91.
10:10The total Australia, two hundred and fifty-eight for two wickets.
10:22The first ball of the day to be bowled by D.S. De Silva, bowled to Yalop.
10:27Chapel on 19 at the non-striker's end.
10:30As D.S. De Silva, bowled to Yalop.
10:35Yalop, the end of a maiden over.
10:37Two hundred and fifty-eight for two, Australia.
10:40Gunaratna, to Chapel.
10:43Taken on the half-wall and driven beautifully through the covers.
10:46It's going to be four runs.
10:47So the first runs of the morning come into Chapel.
10:53Off a cover drive.
10:55Two sixty-two for two.
10:57And Chapel on 23.
10:59Gunaratna Chapel again.
11:01This one taken on the half-wallet driven to the covers.
11:05I think it runs for it.
11:06It gets single for it.
11:11And it's De Silva.
11:14This one turned off his pads very nicely down to mid-wicket.
11:17There's runs in it.
11:19They're going for two.
11:20They've had three runs in this as the ball is picked up.
11:23And returned by Asanta de Mel.
11:25So three more to Chapel.
11:28Takes him on to thirty-one.
11:30And the total to two hundred and seventy-four for the two.
11:32This ball well-pitched and short of length.
11:37Cut down to extra cover.
11:40The batsmen take two runs for it.
11:45A good return.
11:47Total goes on to two hundred and seventy-nine for two.
11:50And Chapel goes on to thirty-five.
11:52At two hundred and fifty-nine.
11:54Twenty runs added in this fifteen minutes.
11:55And here's Gunaratna to bowl to Chapel.
11:57Again picked on the half-wallet driven.
11:58Straight past the ball.
11:59That's a lovely shot.
12:00Four runs to Chapel.
12:04Total goes to thirty-nine.
12:06So it's two ninety-one for three.
12:08Ramesh Ratnaka now bowling to Chapel.
12:10Ramesh Ratnaka to a great Chapel.
12:14It's a nice shot to back foot up square.
12:19And it's gone for four.
12:21Here's Ratnaka now bowling again to Chapel.
12:28A pretty nice shot.
12:33Over extra cover for four.
12:37Chapel on fifty.
12:43For sixty-six.
12:46He's out LBW.
12:55There's another great wicket there for Santa de Mayo.
13:01The Australian skipper Greg Chapel out LBW for sixty-six.
13:05Three fifty-nine for four.
13:08Both the Alep and Greg Chapel.
13:12Wickets taken by Santa de Mayo.
13:14Both of them LBW.
13:19In a match ashed in the annals of cricketing history.
13:22The first-ever red ball showdown between Australia and Sri Lanka.
13:26Greg Chapel's knock stood out as a pillar of experience and resolve.
13:30It was not flamboyant.
13:32It was not headline-grabbing.
13:34But it was pure cricketing substance.
13:37The kind that turns potential chaos into composed command.
13:41Greg Chapel was not just a best man.
13:43He was an institution at the Currys.
13:45With a blend of grace, grit and surgical precision.
13:49Greg Chapel carved out a career that made him one of Australia's most dependable and stylish stroke makers.
13:56Whether facing fiery West Indian pace or navigating the turning tracks of the subcontinent.
14:02Greg Chapel batted with an innate understanding of the game.
14:06A mind that was always one step ahead of the baller.
14:09His cover drives were poetry in motion.
14:12His footwork against Spinner's a masterclass in control.
14:15And his temperament under pressure unshakable.
14:18Across 87 test matches, he amassed 7,110 runs at an impressive average of 53.86, including 24 centuries.
14:28He is not telling its own story of dominance, defiance or determination.
14:33He was not merely accumulating runs.
14:36He was orchestrating innings for Australia Chapel Wars in a calm in the storm.
14:41And the architect of countless recoveries and triumphs.
14:44His batting was a perfect symphony of elegance and efficiency.
14:48A rare blend that left an indelible mark on the game's golden pages.
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