Cricket: SL vs WI

Rama Krishna Vavilala

Looks like an interesting match. SL was on top and now at SL 141/5 it looks like WI is now in a very good position to restrict SL. The loser of this match will almost be out of the tournament.

Paul Riley

Rama Krishna wrote: Looks like an interesting match. SL was on top and now at SL 141/5 it looks like WI is now in a very good position to restrict SL. The loser of this match will almost be out of the tournament. When were Sri Lanka on top? When the won the toss and got to bat during the day? ;P I admit, I've been flicking between that and Holland's valiant but ultimately futile attempt, but SL haven't looked good from what I've seen. Paul We all will feed the worms and trees
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Rama Krishna Vavilala

Paul Riley wrote: When the won the toss and got to bat during the day? Yes:) Chasing under lights will always be difficult. They did the right thing by having another medium pacer. A score of around 230 may be a match winner.

Paul Riley

Rama Krishna wrote: around 230 may be a match winner Could be. These day-nighters are so hard to call. I'll lay good money that they were looking for significantly more though. :) Paul We all will feed the worms and trees
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Rama Krishna Vavilala

Looks like Sri Lanka is in a good Position so far.

Paul Riley

Not bad. Just under 5 an over with 8 wickets left though, still tough to call. Fancy SL's chances a lot more than I would if it was a day match. I'm starting to get irritated by the whole Day/Night thing now. I wondered at first if it was just an excuse but even if it was, it has become a psychological barrier now. Looking at the rest of the tourney, you have a situation where Pool A winners get 1 D/N match, Pool A second gets 1 D/N match and Pool B second gets both of them. On the toss of a coin, this could twist things quite nastily, not to mention the D/N semifinal. And for what? So that matches can be televised better? Not a good enough reason in my book (especially for the semifinal which doesn't actually clash with anything). Another interesting statistic: if Australia keep on playing the way they are, they're unlikely to have played a single D/N match by the end of the tournament.[edit]That was just a lie; I got the groups mixed up![/edit] Paul We all will feed the worms and trees
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Paul Riley

OUCH! There's an interesting way to remove a key batsman ;P [edit]And then they demonstrate how it should be done... poor Hooper! Now Sri Lanka are looking good[/edit] Paul We all will feed the worms and trees
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Rama Krishna Vavilala

Becoming a thriller. I wish I was watching this on TV. 155/6 39.1 overs (actually 7). ChanderPaul still around. Match can still go either way.

Paul Riley

Rama Krishna wrote: Becoming a thriller Yep. Just looking at the charts showing the SL progression against the WI progression... so VERY close. But there goes Chanderpaul as I type; I suspect that'll be the killer blow. But who can tell? Cripes! Sarwan's back on! I give up. I have no idea what's going to happen here. Paul We all will feed the worms and trees
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Kant

Wow...What a match..SL won by 6 runs. Sri Lanka survived the scare. Vaas 28 of 25 balls made the difference. Follow live World Cup Cricket scores here[^]

Rama Krishna Vavilala

I feel sorry for WI:(( Unless SL defeats SA they will not be able to go to super sixes.