Chaminda Vaas 4 for 39 vs England 2nd innings of 2nd Test at Kandy in 11-15 March 2001 (CT)

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Relive the vintage memories of Chaminda Vaas’s brilliant bowling against England in the 2nd Test at Kandy, March 2001. With the ball swinging beautifully, Vaas ripped through England’s top order, leaving them reeling at 97 for 5 while chasing a modest 160. His spell of 4 for 39 almost turned the game on its head, creating one of the most thrilling finishes in Test cricket.  This video brings back the drama, intensity, and artistry of one of Sri Lanka’s finest seamers. A true reminder of why Test cricket remains the ultimate format.  📌 Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more classic cricket memories!  🔖 Hashtags  #ChamindaVaas #SriLankaCricket #EnglandCricket #TestCricket #ClassicCricket #CricketHighlights #VintageCricket #CricketLovers #OnThisDayCricket

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00:00Watch out for Chaminda Vaz's magnificent spell of swing and guile against England in

00:05the second test match at Kandy, played from March 11 to 15, 2001.

00:10Although England eventually scraped home by three wickets, Chaminda Vaz produced a balling

00:16performance that kept the match hanging on a knife's edge and had the visitor gasping

00:22for breath, defending a modest target of just 160.

00:27Sri Lanka hopes rested on their strike ballers, and Chaminda Vaz rose to the occasion, with

00:33sheer determination bending his back and swinging the ball both ways to unsettle England's

00:38top order.

00:39His scalps included some of the finest names of that era, Mike Atherton, Marcus Traskothik,

00:46Captain Nasir Hussain, and ever-reliable Alex Stewart.

00:50So relive this gripping contest and enjoy the vintage memories of Chaminda Vaz.

00:55The Destroyer-in-chief who was nearly scripted one of the Sri Lanka's most famous fightbacks.

01:02He had to be out.

01:03He had to be stood.

01:04Now.

01:05Well, I don't think there's any doubt about the edge, I think what they're saying is, did

01:09it carry?

01:10And he's entitled to ask the question, and the Dutson's entitled to stand there.

01:17Oh, it's Chaminda Vaz's Stranglehold on Mike Atherton continued.

01:18There's definitely an edge, I have no doubt about the edge.

01:19I think the date is whether it's carried.

01:24That's out.

01:25Nothing wrong with that.

01:26That's straight into the glance.

01:31I'm sure you'll see the green light go up.

01:32See, what always pulls him is, do you see the grass again?

01:38You see a lot of puffs of grass.

01:40I agree with you, by the way, Bibi, I think that's carried enough.

01:44But watch the grass come up here and that always creates a little bit of an illusion that it

02:03might have bounced.

02:05This is very close.

02:06Nice little healthy edge.

02:08See the rotation on the ball and yes, I think it's gone.

02:11I think it's gone. I think the gloves is what made the grass move.

02:19Well, quite sure. Well done, pal, wants to have a look at this again.

02:28Well, I don't really have any doubt at all. What about you, Baz?

02:31Well, this seems to me he gets his hand underneath it, and that's it. That's out.

02:36I'm glad you're right. And he's got to go.

02:40Eventually, the third umpire. And to be fair to him, he had a look at it.

02:44He saw the grass come up, as I did, so he wanted to be absolutely sure in his mind.

02:48But in the end, Mike Atherton's got to go, and that's a big blow for him then.

02:5224 for one. He departs to Voss again the fourth part.

03:00It's an outside edge.

03:02Just opening up a little bit. Mike Atherton squared up again.

03:05Got the outside edge.

03:07He won't be happy when he sees that again.

03:09But that's the first loss of a wicket for England.

03:11Pursuit of 1.61.

03:13Michael Atherton back in the pavilion.

03:23Oh, it's good now, that.

03:25Yeah.

03:27I need to have another look at that.

03:35He's been slanting everything across the right hander.

03:37Marcus Tescoffic has got into line.

03:39I mean, my immediate reaction.

03:41It's got to have gone down the legs.

03:43I bear in mind the angle here.

03:45That's hit, gone straight on, hit him in line with Midland.

03:49He's never going to hit the stumps.

03:51He's never going to hit the stumps.

03:53That's an absolute shocker.

03:55There is no other word for it.

03:57You see Carey is going to make it up, I think.

04:00Marcus Tescoffic has gone for 13.

04:01It's 25 for 2.

04:03You played a long time, you played a long time.

04:07You tell me how this is out.

04:09Well, the simple reason it's not.

04:11He's into line and looks out if you look down there.

04:13But if you see where Voss is, he is such a wide angle.

04:16It's got to go down from his arm.

04:18You see where the shoulder is.

04:19That's the angle you should be looking at.

04:21Not straight down the wicket.

04:22The tendency is to look straight down the wicket.

04:24It pitches, it doesn't come back.

04:25It's got to be going under the arm.

04:27It's hit him on the roll.

04:33Let's have a look at it.

04:37It was, in fact, going down the leg side.

04:43There goes the finger.

04:49That's the sign.

04:51He's got a bow.

04:52His head goes forward.

04:53That's the wicket.

04:54That's the level after.

04:56He's got a four down.

04:5789 for four.

04:58They're still requiring 72 runs.

05:01Now we're going to see Graham Hiltmore that tight watchman.

05:05That's Hussain shaking his head.

05:07Jemindevar strikes again.

05:09Well, did this hit the gloves?

05:11Did it hit the pad on the way through?

05:13Or did it just graze the bat?

05:15A little bit of rotation on the ball,

05:17so there's a possibility that Amarna just got a feather.

05:20What's there as it does pass?

05:22Does the rotation change?

05:24Certainly a little bit of a sound.

05:26The Sri Lankans are convinced Nasser Hussain is not.

05:29The umpire has got his finger up.

05:31He's got it tight for 15.

05:33The game is really on.

05:3489 for four.

05:36Seemed nice enough with pride.

05:40Is there a deflection?

05:42There's a little hit on the pad there.

05:44Look at his...

05:45On the inside of his bat,

05:46you see him just hitting the middle section of his pad.

05:48That makes that sound.

05:50He didn't graze the bat at the same time.

05:53That would have to be a very good umpire.

05:55I did graze the bat because there's not much deflection.

05:58You see Kure, he looks across too.

06:01At one stage, England were reduced to 97 for five,

06:05wobbling under immense pressure as Chaminda was ripped through their batting line-up.

06:10With four wickets for just 39 runs, he single-handedly kept Sri Lanka alive,

06:15turning a simple chase into a nerve-wracking battle.

06:18The candy crowd roared with every breakthrough, sensing history in the making,

06:23as England's victory march was halted by the brilliance of one left-arm seamer.

06:29Although England eventually etched over the lines,

06:32Chaminda was pal remains a shining example of heart, discipline, and skill.

06:37A reminder that one man's effort can almost tilt the scales of a test match.

06:42Chaminda was showcased the spirit of a true competitor, proving that even on the

06:48when the odds are stacked, one baller can change the mood of an entire game.

06:53These are the kind of spells that make crickets timeless, where tension, drama, and artistry

06:59with the ball leaves man holding their breath.

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07:05Thank you very much.

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