Australia v Sri Lanka | Match 9 | CB Series | Brisbane | 22/2/08

[Mercenary]

Sri Lanka face Australia in a must win game for them, especially if they still harbour any hopes of making the CB Finals instead of India.

On another front Hayden and Ponting may have a point or two to prove to the IPL selectors about how good they can be in limited over cricket.

This has all the ingredients needed for an exciting match and if Sangakkara's team mates rally around him with the bat then Australia's recent poor form may be their undoing!

 

[bones20]

Symonds will play his first match for Australia as a Super Star today. Ponting will be playing out shear vengeance and frustration.

 

[12thMan]

The match Jayasuriya fires. He hasn't done it this series yet

 

[PlanetPakistan]

The match Jayasuriya fires. He hasn't done it this series yet

Other than creating a world record for Sreesanth

 

[12thMan]

Gilchrist bowled off Vaas
Aus 12-1 after 4.4

 

[161]

Gili out practicing for IPL ...

 

[infamous9383]

39/1 after 15 overs, come on SL

I want India out of this

 

[infamous9383]

Yessssssssssssssssss hayden gone leading edge

 

[infamous9383]

the only in form aussie Michael Clarke is in. My favorite aussie player.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Yessssssssssssssssss hayden gone leading edge

AUS losing a match is rare yet a wonderful phenomena.

 

[Master Blaster]

True Track Bully Gone !!

 

[infamous9383]

Ponting feeling the pressure. run out 44/3 or if your an aussie 3/44

 

[infamous9383]

Tony Greg kissing up symonds ***, lets see what can Mr. IPL do from this position

 

[StumpMic]

What channel in Pakistan is broadcasting this match? I really want to see it.

 

[infamous9383]

Mr. IPL gone, 4 down Symmos edges it to keeper

 

[Master Blaster]

The million dollar man goes !!

He again stood his ground after a thick edge !!

Wonder thats the secret of his high cost. He never gives his wicket cheaply !!

 

[infamous9383]

The million dollar man goes !!

He again stood his ground after a thick edge !!

Wonder thats the secret of his high cost. He never gives his wicket cheaply !!

) )

Murali into the attack

 

[infamous9383]

just noticed that sri lanka possibly have 6 specialist bowlers in their playing 11 which doesn't include jasuriya and dilshan. pretty strange.

 

[infamous9383]

half way though aus 65/4

score looks like its from early 90s.

 

[Master Blaster]

Very tight bowling by the Lankans.

Aussies this series have struggled to maintain the standards of Aussies !!

71/4 in 27.1 overs

 

[XFactor]

This is what happens when you see only $$$ instead of the ball....

 

[UP]

Hussey and Clarke rescuing Australia again... wonder what has happened to Ponting?

 

[Master Blaster]

Aussies are 179/7

6 balls to go !!

 

[Master Blaster]

2 back to back dot balls bowled at Bradman !!

Great bowling by Linga !!

 

[Random Aussie]

We are starting to suck pretty badly at ODI batting.

Ponting and Symonds have been in the news a lot, been saying a lot but not making any $%&^%& runs.

 

[wanted_desi]

We are starting to suck pretty badly at ODI batting.

Ponting and Symonds have been in the news a lot, been saying a lot but not making any $%&^%& runs.

only in ODI????

 

[wanted_desi]

Hussey and Clarke rescuing Australia again... wonder what has happened to Ponting?

everyday is not sunday

 

[muthoo]

Lankan openers gone. 1 more wicket and they're into the tail LOL.

 

[Random Aussie]

only in ODI????

Yes - Test batting is not cause for concern yet, India bowled well in the last 3 Tests of the summer.

And everyone knows we can't play swing

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Yes - Test batting is not cause for concern yet, India bowled well in the last 3 Tests of the summer.

And everyone knows we can't play swing

scary thing is that even with the batsmen in such poor form the Aussie are still winning matches and that too by a big margin

 

[Saj]

The Aussie bowling and fielding has been magnificent so far, but Jayawardedne and Sanga hanging in there.

28 for 2

 

[wanted_desi]

scary thing is that even with the batsmen in such poor form the Aussie are still winning matches and that too by a big margin

THeir bowlers are covering up big time for them! I wonder if lanka and india bat carefully there is no way aussies can beat them

 

[Saj]

Jayawardene gone. Hige blow for the Lankans

42 for 3

btw dont know if any of you saw Koertzen give out the SL opener LBW. Shocking decision, hit the guys bat and it was going well over - other than that it was plumb.

 

[muthoo]

Jayawardene gone c.Gilchrist b.Bracken 2nd ball after drinks break.

Peter Roebuck on ABC Grandstand radio: "The best bowler in the world is drinks break. Gets a wicket almost everytime." Haha.

 

[Amjid Javed]

S.L 58/3

silva and sanga re-building inns here..

 

[Random Aussie]

scary thing is that even with the batsmen in such poor form the Aussie are still winning matches and that too by a big margin

Very lucky our bowlers have been good. Could easily have lost every game so far.

Belief in yourself and your team is a massive thing, at the moment the team still has it due to years of dominance but if it starts to falter....

Like the WI on their slide, most of the greats were gone but they kept winning because they expected to. As soon as Australia beat them at home they fell apart and have been no good ever since.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sangakarra gone goes for pull and mis-hits it into the covers and symonds takes catch.

hopes strikes.

 

[Amjid Javed]

PP, dont worry all aussie batsmen/bowlers will be given back their form in pakistan, thats the usual hospitality from pakistan to all hosts!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Dilshan new man in...

64/4

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sr lankas last frontline batters at the crease.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Brad Hogg to continue.. Sri lanka need to milk him for 5-6 an over..

 

[Amjid Javed]

edge and just drops infront of hayden.

silva survives.

 

[Amjid Javed]

now a stumping chance missed by gilly!

dilshan survives!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Both batsmen struggling to pick Brad hogg here... hes not that hard 2 play against ffs!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sri lanka 69/4 after 27 overs...

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sri lanka 77/4 after 29 overs and they have gone off for rain

AUSSIEs ahead on D/L

 

[muthoo]

Weather radar shows lots more rain coming in from west of the city. I think that's it.

 

[Random Aussie]

Yep I live near the G and it is pouring

 

[DHONI183]

This might be the sad end to a horrible match for batsmen .

 

[Punter]

So if the rain doe's not stop Australia win?

 

[Rajan]

Yes, Australia wins by 24 runs and also pick up a bonus point, to reach the finals!

 

[muthoo]

The pitch was basically slow death for the batsmen. Total of only 11 boundaries for the whole match. The only batsmen to do well (Clarke and Hussey) did so by running lots of quick singles. Sanga's figures say it all really - he's been in great touch but ended today with 22 runs off 59 balls and no boundary.

 

[Crusader]

Jayasurya scoring a golden duck for his million dollars!!!!! Bravo!

Symo another Million $ M

Sri Lankans are looking terribly out of form and pathetic in batting

 

[Amjid Javed]

Australia through as expected and its a straigh shoot out between sri lanka and india for other spot.

I recon india will get through to finals as sri lanka just look woeful in all departments.