Asia Cup | 2nd Match | India vs Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 13th March , 2012

[Statsman]

PK - 125 - 129
IP - 126 - 131
VK - 125 - 130

Umesh - 140 - 148

At least one guy should have pace...!!

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 250 runs with 9 wickets and 41.0 overs remaining

 

[Justcrazy]

Its a tough chase , but SL have the depth in batting here

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership will be the key here

 

[JibranAnsari]

Why does vinay kumar runs so fast and bowls so slow.. he can walk a few steps and bowl with this speed I think.

 

[Statsman]

Why does vinay kumar runs so fast and bowls so slow.. he can walk a few steps and bowl with this speed I think.

If he runs slower than this he'll be bowling at 75kph

 

[Statsman]

:4

 

[Amjid Javed]

Is the 1st time ever a team has started an ODI with spinners bowling at each end with new ball?

 

[Amjid Javed]

SL 65/1 after 10 overs

no turn for Indias spinner so far.

 

[Statsman]

Is the 1st time ever a team has started an ODI with spinners bowling at each end with new ball?

Slow Right Arm and Slow Left Arm is a more fitting description. Spinners spin the ball, these guys can't.

 

[Bhaijaan]

OMG,, our bowlers suck so bad

 

[AnotherIndian]

What is the point of playing Jadeja??

This is where I don't like Dhoni. Jadeja cannot bat or bowl.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Mahela looks in good touch, pretty good record as an opener in ODIs as well.

 

[NJamal]

79/1 after 12 overs

 

[style_guru]

What is the point of playing Jadeja??

This is where I don't like Dhoni. Jadeja cannot bat or bowl.

You think Vinay Koomaar is better?

 

[velu]

What is the point of playing Jadeja??

This is where I don't like Dhoni. Jadeja cannot bat or bowl.

But Jadeja can suck

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

Next wicket will be of jayawardene. He would be caught on 84. Mark my words

 

[NJamal]

by Mahela

 

[Justcrazy]

:4 :4

 

[Statsman]

VK, PK, hell I'll say without even watching him properly that even Dinda is crap.

Umesh, Aaron (who seems perpetually injured ), ZK and Ashwin should be the frontline bowlers. Irfan as the medium pace allrounder. That's 50 overs. Rahul Sharma/Harbhajan can replace Aaron/Umesh on spin friendly wickets. Raina, Sehwag and Rohit can fill in if there is some bowler having an off day.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Indian bowlers are gifting SL runs here with ease and no pressure at all!

 

[Bhaijaan]

Get wickets or get

 

[Justcrazy]

Jayawardhane needs to score 140 here.

 

[NJamal]

97/1 after 14 overs

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Mahela is in some form ! He is toying with the bowlers.

 

[Justcrazy]

This partnership 67 runs.

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

100 up for Srilanka

 

[James]

206 at a run a ball. These batsmen against these bowlers ought to do it really.

 

[Justcrazy]

The more Mahela stays there , the more pressure on Indians.

 

[NJamal]

102/1 after 15 overs

 

[Bhaijaan]

100 up for Lankans. Great batting and some very ordinary bowling

 

[style_guru]

Next wicket will be of jayawardene. He would be caught on 84. Mark my words

Marked aul the octopus

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 203 runs with 9 wickets and 35.0 overs remaining

 

[Statsman]

Batting

Harbhajan >> Jadeja

Bowling

Harbhajan >>> Jadeja

And the poor guy gets left out due to this crap.

 

[style_guru]

PP taken. More phainty

 

[Justcrazy]

10 overs of ashwin would be important.

 

[shortbread]

Harbhajan is the worst spinner in the world, please do not display his prehistoric records, the guy is getting hammered left right and center in domestic cricket.

 

[Justcrazy]

111 / 1

 

[NJamal]

114/1 after 17 overs. Lanka well on course

 

[style_guru]

Harbhajan is the worst spinner in the world, please do not display his prehistoric records, the guy is getting hammered left right and center in domestic cricket.

Be careful of what you say about Bhajji. He may clobber you as he is in company of Wrestlers of late

 

[Asif321]

doesnt look srl will loose

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 191 runs with 9 wickets and 32.5 overs remaining

 

[Statsman]

@shortbread - its not always about domestic performance. or else VK would have been setting the world on fire.

Still these are the figures for Bhajji in the last few matches:

39*, 1/28 Punjab v Bengal Delhi 10 Mar 2012 List A
1/40 Punjab v Hyderabad Delhi 7 Mar 2012 List A
3/35, 79* Punjab v Maharashtra Delhi 5 Mar 2012 List A

Also Rahul Sharma is pretty average going by domestic stats and Jogi averages 20.xx (I used to advocate for him here before realizing) but theres an X factor which always helps.

 

[Asif321]

 

[Bhaijaan]

India has failed to defend a score of 300+ record number of times.

 

[velu]

Looks like i can get into indian team if i start bowling.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 183 runs with 9 wickets and 32.0 overs remaining

 

[carbon11]

why isnt yadav playing?

 

[velu]

:::::

 

[Asif321]

 

[NJamal]

Mahela

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

how many times have we seen that from mahela its as bad as Kamran flashing to gully all the time

 

[Bhaijaan]

Well done Pathan

 

[Bhaijaan]

Danger man gone.

 

[NJamal]

Chandimal comes to bat

 

[Justcrazy]

Indians have struck in nick of time.

 

[Munna]

Now things will get interesting from here on!

 

[Statsman]

Plus in over 229 ODI matches Harbhajan has conceded 60+ runs in only 8 games!!! And he almost always bowls his full quota of overs.

Compare that with someone like Pathan who's done the same 16 times in 113 matches or Zaheer 24 times in 195 matches.

He's economical, creates pressure and the likes of Zaheer cash on. What we are seeing now is utter saamoohik ..

 

[NJamal]

124/2 after 19 overs

 

[Cricfan4eva]

All of a sudden its spinning.

 

[velu]

We can replace Vinay kumar with Bhajji but not with Jaddu.

 

[Justcrazy]

Irfan has bowled well despite all criticisms

 

[munda_khi]

Next wicket will be of jayawardene. He would be caught on 84. Mark my words

well done sir

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 179 runs with 8 wickets and 29.4 overs remaining

 

[Statsman]

This, is defensive captaincy. Dhoni almost always brings back his most crappiest bowler in the most crucial stage of the game to let him complete a few more overs of his crap spell while the batsmen get adjusted to the pitch. In the mean time - yes, the batsmen get adjusted to the pitch.

 

[sachin__]

Good throw...if not a wicket...they will be thinking twice before taking off next time

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[Bhaijaan]

Superb fielding again from rohit

 

[sachin__]

A string of 4-5 silent overs will fetch a wicket...hopeful !!

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[Statsman]

This, is defensive captaincy. Dhoni almost always brings back his most crappiest bowler in the most crucial stage of the game to let him complete a few more overs of his crap spell while the batsmen get adjusted to the pitch. In the mean time - yes, the batsmen get adjusted to the pitch.

This.

 

[Statsman]

7 runs off the over. SL back on track.

 

[Bhaijaan]

That boring and crucial period of the game.

 

[Bhaijaan]

:4

 

[velu]

:

 

[Asif321]

 

[velu]

Need to get sanga

 

[Fawad2010]

Match is 55-45 in SL's favour.

extra 5% is for # of wickets remaining.

 

[velu]

::

 

[bluffmasterv2]

Both of these teams will smash us..

 

[ahamedirshad123]

Chandimal does a Umar Akmal

 

[Love Pakistan]

Sanga is the only hope for Lankans!