Australia v Sri Lanka [The World Cup Final] - Sri Lankan Inngs

[Oxy]

Team News:

Australia

1 Matthew Hayden
2 Adam Gilchrist (wk)
3 Ricky Ponting (capt)
4 Michael Clarke
5 Andrew Symonds
6 Michael Hussey
7 Shane Watson
8 Brad Hogg
9 Nathan Bracken
10 Glenn McGrath
11 Shaun Tait


Sri Lanka

1 Sanath Jayasuriya
2 Upul Tharanga
3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
4 Mahela Jayawardene (capt)
5 Chamara Silva
6 Tillakaratne Dilshan
7 Russel Arnold
8 Chaminda Vaas
9 Dilhara Fernando
10 Lasith Malinga
11 Muttiah Muralitharan


Australia scored 281-4 off 38 overs.

Sri Lanka require 282 off 38 overs @ 7.4 RPO to win the World Cup.

 

[Oxy]

Aussies out nice and early.

Lankan openers stroll out - boy do they have it all to do!!

 

[niazi]

both batsmen on their way towards pitch.

 

[Sean]

OH NO! Mum's bfs housemate has come home ****** again. He has decided to sleep on the couch and snore. ARGH!!!

 

[SUPERSAMI]

A Jaya prolonged blitz is needed badly

 

[Nauman]

Hopefully Aussies can just bundle out Sri Lankans for 150 odd.

 

[12thMan]

opputunity to show off the image again
players on the field

 

[Usman Chadda]

Sri Lanka should have played Maharoof. Not just because of his excellent control, but also due to the fact he is capable of hitting the big shots. That is what will hamper the progress of the Sri Lankans: the ability to hit big. Jayasuriya goes, the game would be pretty much over for the Sri Lankans

 

[desidudecool]

srilanka just did nt want this sort of a game.they dont have the hitting power to get this.south africa and nzl have done it against aus in similar situations, but they have hard hitters

 

[Oxy]

Upal you beauty!!

4 off the 1st ball!!

 

[niazi]

1st ball frm bracken and dispatched for cracking off drive for 4

 

[SUPERSAMI]

444444444444

 

[Sean]

BANG! First ball, Brackos bowls a full, juicy, wide full toss and is despatched to the boundary.
SL mean business!

 

[niazi]

there is some swing frm bracken.. intresting

 

[SUPERSAMI]

Ball is swinging for Braken

 

[12thMan]

Tharanga starts with a 4

 

[Oxy]

Followed up with a great ball. Upal plays & misses.

 

[Sean]

Play n' a miss. Brilliant nut.

 

[niazi]

they dont need to slash every single ball

 

[Sean]

5 from the first over.
0/5
Pigeon should open from the other end.

 

[desidudecool]

theres swing for bracken there was nt for vaas.goes to show that vaas may be choked badly.

 

[Sean]

Can Pigeon get a wicket with his last ball in ODI cricket? Like in Test Cricket?

 

[Rob H]

wide for Tait, the first of 60

 

[iZeeshan]

Shaun Tait to share new ball. COme on guys!

 

[Oxy]

Tait's allsorts begin...

 

[niazi]

thranga plays 1 run for of tait's bowling

 

[Sean]

That was a brilliant ball. That swung in really late and nearly cleaned up Tharanga.

 

[iZeeshan]

Wide.

 

[niazi]

jaya on strike to face tait

 

[desidudecool]

man theses guys are swinging it malinga and vaas coul'nt .lol.strange.especially vaas

 

[iZeeshan]

Tait consistently in the 91s.

 

[niazi]

huge appeal frm tait

 

[Rob H]

only 93.7 mph.

 

[Daoud]

Good ball to end the over. Not out though

 

[niazi]

jus pitched outside leg stump

 

[Amir]

How come the ball is starting to swing during the Aussie innings?

 

[desidudecool]

no chance in hell for lanka with the ball swinging the way it is.

 

[niazi]

thranga out

 

[Rob H]

edged and caught behind. Tharanga is outta there.

 

[Oxy]

Upal's gone.

And with it Lankans WC hope.

 

[Daoud]

only 93.7 mph.

Only if he were as quick as Shahadat Hossain

Bracken gets Thuranga caught behind

 

[Sean]

GONE!!!! Bracko gets the breakthrough.
Tharanga fishing at it and gets a thin edge to Gilchrist. Gilly having a brilliant match.
Tharanga goes for 6.
1/7

 

[Oxy]

Where has this swing come from???

 

[Rob H]

Thankfully the decision not to include Tharanga in my team has worked.

 

[iZeeshan]

Tharanga gone! Oh no!

 

[Rob H]

hammered through cover for 4 by the small man.

 

[Sean]

BANG! Wide and full and Jaya goes bang! 44444

 

[iZeeshan]

Slashed hard for 4! Come on Jaya!

 

[iZeeshan]

What a delievery that was!

 

[Rob H]

39.1 mph the speedo says

 

[Amir]

I agree with OXy. Where has this swing coem from? Even Chaminda was not getting any....

 

[Rob H]

quality batting by Sangakkara that's 4 placed through point.

 

[Daoud]

Lovely shot by Sangakarra. Well placed

 

[Daoud]

A bit late on the pull. Lucky it lands safely

 

[iZeeshan]

Nice! Four! Come on Sri Lanka!!!1

 

[Rob H]

wide for Tait, his 2nd

 

[iZeeshan]

Oh that was close! Wooh!

 

[Sean]

He should've left that. Would've been a wide.

 

[Rob H]

93.8 mph now for Tait, his fastest of the match.

 

[Daoud]

93.8 mph the last ball

 

[Daoud]

92.8. Quick single taken. Good cricket

 

[Sean]

Fastest from Tait.
150.9kph

 

[Daoud]

94.3. The speed building up

 

[Rob H]

94.3 mph now from Tait, this is the fastest spell of the world cup.

 

[SUPERSAMI]

94.3mph from tait

 

[OZGOD]

Wickets. We need wickets.

 

[siddharth]

Wickets. We need wickets.

Greedy souls

 

[Sean]

Our Aussie friends at the ground are singing Waltzing Matilda.

 

[iZeeshan]

SL batting very slow. But if they have wickets in hand, they can go for it later.

 

[siddharth]

Tait and Bracken ,remember to keep some wkts for Mcgra in his last ODI!!!

 

[Rob H]

cracking cover drive for 4 by Sanath.

 

[Daoud]

Stunning shot by Jaya off an overpitched ball from Tait

 

[Sean]

What a blistering cover drive! That's Sanath at his best!

 

[iZeeshan]

Beautiful drive for 4!

 

[Rob H]

I reckon the key to this game is Shane Watson and how much he bowls. 5 overs of him and Sri Lanka are right back in it

 

[Sean]

Expect pigeon to be on after the next over.

 

[siddharth]

What a blistering cover drive! That's Sanath at his best!

Don't jinx him..

 

[Rob H]

uppercut and dropped at 3rd man. Good stuff by Watson

 

[Sean]

DROPPED! MUPPER WATSON drops Sangakarra. Now that is a big miss a very big miss.

 

[SUPERSAMI]

Watson you legend!