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Australia [334/7] beat Sri Lanka [247] by 87 runs in 20th match of 2019 World Cup

My inner voice says Australia will find a way to come back. A freak run out or a brilliant catch something will get them back.
 
This is why you need good spinners in the middle overs. Some times pacers go for plenty in England.
 
As a Die hard Pak fan I will love Pak to qualify but how we shoot our selves on the foot vs Australia And WI, we really don't deserve to make it. Unless we win all 5 remaining matches. This is Australian bowling is below average at best. And we threw winning position. This SL batting is just showing OZ bowling real worth.
 
They have matches left against new Zealand,england and south Africa.I am backing these teams to beat the Aussies.Newzealand will surely be the third team to qualify.

Ah ok. I hope Sri Lanka win then. Thank you for this.
 
If Sri Lanka wins this one, will Pakistan be out?

Nope it’ll be better for us since SL have barely any chance to make it to the semis anyway and Australia have already lost to India so them losing here means there’s a chance they won’t make it to semis
 
As a Die hard Pak fan I will love Pak to qualify but how we shoot our selves on the foot vs Australia And WI, we really don't deserve to make it. Unless we win all 5 remaining matches. This is Australian bowling is below average at best. And we threw winning position. This SL batting is just showing OZ bowling real worth.

We can afford to loose to india tommorow but we will have to win 4 matches.This sri lankan win will be a blessing for us.Aussies got very tough fixtures left (new zealand,south africa and england).If aussies loose to two of these teams(provided sri Lanka wins today).Aussies are out of the world cup plus there run rate will take a huge hit if sri lanka chases this down as quickly as possible but then we have to pray that sri lanka will loose their matches too.
 
As a Die hard Pak fan I will love Pak to qualify but how we shoot our selves on the foot vs Australia And WI, we really don't deserve to make it. Unless we win all 5 remaining matches. This is Australian bowling is below average at best. And we threw winning position. This SL batting is just showing OZ bowling real worth.

100%. Although I still think SL will find a way to lose.
 
Nope it’ll be better for us since SL have barely any chance to make it to the semis anyway and Australia have already lost to India so them losing here means there’s a chance they won’t make it to semis

Aussies have very tough fixtures left ,I have a feeling they will not qualify for the semi final.
 
Awful from Perera. Played really well but throws it away. Just see off Starc. Waste his overs so he has less left near the end. Australia has so many halwa bowlers
 
Awful from Perera. Played really well but throws it away. Just see off Starc. Waste his overs so he has less left near the end. Australia has so many halwa bowlers

He lives and dies by the sword. He is a bit like Jayasuriya, Sehwag. They are not going to change their style.
 
Aus bowling could have been a lot better with this combo,
Starc
Cummins
Hazlewood
Pattinson
Zampa/Lyon
 
I think OZ will come back now. Matthews will produce Misba like innings now. You can spark a collapse now.
 
I said it many times - I was quite happy for that 1 point against Srilanka. Most underrated team in this WC, who has much better celling than they are credited. If Hathura gets one uninterrupted year to build on, by next year, they’ll be a much, much better team.
 
Shaun Marsh, Khawaja. no way both deserve a place in this side. Khawaja if he can't open is totally useless.
 
SL will take this game deep, for sure IMO but Australia will eventually win.

Hoping for a SL win though. That will add some spice.
 
It is a matter of keeping your head from here on. But Australia always finds a way to come back. So i won't write them off yet.
 
Looks like this SL side is very hard to beat at the oval. They chased 321 agaisnt India, 296 against England, Now this
 
Asking rate is well in control. Unless there is a panic SL should win. But i will see some panic. Some run out, some blinder in the field will happen for Australia. Seen many times with Australia.
 
Nope it’ll be better for us since SL have barely any chance to make it to the semis anyway and Australia have already lost to India so them losing here means there’s a chance they won’t make it to semis

SL has barely any chance? Buddy, both teams are sitting on top of you in the Points table. SL has lost only one match so far. If they win against Australia, I don't see them losing more than two matches against SA, India and England. Total of three matches lost will qualify them comfortably. A team that doesn't lose to more than three teams is sitting in Semis. That's how I see it.
 
thirimane should be replaced y oshand fernando(who scored very quickly in south africa) . and this is not a bad batting line up with kusal mendis and mathews
 
Mathews is a very calm head under these situations. Don’t know how’s he doing recently
 
All that crying about flat pitch actually paid off, who would have thought :afridi
 
if they lose this one then it will be tough. Beating NZ and Eng won't be easy.
 
If they lose this must win match then it'll be a problem since they also have to play England who will demolish them.

Dont forget newzealand,Bangladesh,england and south Africa.It wont be easy beating these teams Australia crashing out will be the best opportunity for us to qualify for the semis even if we loose to india tommorow(provided sri lanka wins today)
 
Thirimanne is definition of TTF. Been recalled countless times.
 
DO not write them off. Not like England bowling was not smashed around. They will gel at the right time.

There remaining fixtures(barring Bangladesh) are against those teams who play pace very well and these teams have bullied Australia at home and away in the one day series.
 
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