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

[Rob H]

cut for 4 by Sangakkara, What a blow that was.

 

[Straight Bat]

cut for 4!

 

[Oxy]

Shot of the day by Sangakara!

 

[Faisal Akhtar]

Sanga looks like the man for Lanka! He's due a bigun

 

[Sean]

BANG!!!!!!!! AWESOME SHOT! Sangakarra backs away and plays a square drive for four. Extreme batting!

 

[Daoud]

Bracken pulls out of the delivery

 

[iZeeshan]

SMashes Bracken away! Four runs! Lanka goin!!!!!!!!!

 

[iZeeshan]

BANG!!!!!!!! AWESOME SHOT! Sangakarra backs away and plays a square drive for four. Extreme batting!

How are U feeling right now?

 

[Sean]

Sweep shot! But he doesn't get onto it and they run 2.

 

[Straight Bat]

scooped into the air but its safe

 

[iZeeshan]

"Slog" sweeps it away for 2 runs!

 

[iZeeshan]

Sanga trying to launches, very lucky and falls safe.

 

[siddharth]

All those ''out of form'' dudes ,.today is the day.

PS ;Sanga needs to be little careful here.

 

[iZeeshan]

Shaun Tait to bowl now.

 

[Sean]

How are U feeling right now?

Nervous.

 

[Rob H]

cut for another 4 by Sangakkara. That is unreal

 

[Daoud]

Another incredible cover drive by Sanga off Tait

 

[Straight Bat]

sanga drives him 4 now - great shot

 

[Oxy]

Joy to watch - Sanga playing some elegant shots here. Another 4

 

[iZeeshan]

ABsolutely beautifully classicly pounced away for 4 thru the covers. BEAUTY!

 

[12thMan]

Sanga really needs to get going.

I sent a text message to him. let's see if he reponds to your request

 

[siddharth]

Mannnnnnnn.Go lankans go ,even if u lose ,don't mind ,Crush them.

 

[iZeeshan]

This is the true class of these players. COming into form in the important games. Complete opposite of chokers.

 

[iZeeshan]

Wow, just 27 balls for this 50!

 

[Daoud]

Straight drive for 2 by Jaya

 

[Rob H]

spanked to mid on for 2. Jayasuria in great touch.

 

[Straight Bat]

half volley slapped away but mcgrath meets it on the boundry

 

[iZeeshan]

Beautiful flick down the ground for 4!

 

[pak4life]

the wicket is flat as a pancake. The target should be 100 of the last 10 with wickets in hand. dont throw it away guys

 

[12thMan]

9 runs off the over
Sl 102-1 after 16 overs

 

[Sean]

No!!!!!!!!! Watto Is On!

 

[Sean]

Bloody hell. They should bowl HOGG!!!!!!

 

[12thMan]

need 180 to win from 22 overs @ 8.2

 

[jusarrived]

score please .......link am watching is quie slow!

 

[iZeeshan]

Now Shane Wotto bowling...

 

[Sean]

NO!!!! Another one in the gap! CMON!

 

[Daoud]

No!!!!!!!!! Watto Is On!

Powerplays are over so he has some protection

Jaya gets lucky as a mistimed shot lands safe

 

[iZeeshan]

score please .......link am watching is quie slow!

103-1 17th over

 

[iZeeshan]

Very lucky these two! Falls safe again. Big heave that was.

 

[Daoud]

Started to rain. Oh no

 

[Obeid]

What a final...these 2 need to continue...........

 

[Sean]

Players coming off. They will.

 

[Sean]

NO!!! Players are going oFF! NO! YES! They are staying on!

 

[Imran_The Man!]

Noooo!! Not more Rain!!

 

[Obeid]

areyyyyyy baaaaaaaarishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Daoud]

They're having a drinks break in this rain. Seems a bit funny

 

[iZeeshan]

I CANNOT bear anymore rain today. NOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Sean]

 

[jusarrived]

103-1 17th over

Thanx...keep the updates comming!

 

[iZeeshan]

Real nailbiter right now. The only thing is that if a wicket falls now, SL will be screwed.

 

[Straight Bat]

BOO to rain

 

[Straight Bat]

Hogg bowling now

 

[Sean]

Hogster on! YES!

 

[Sean]

Great bowlin George!

 

[Daoud]

A run a ball 50 for Jaya

 

[Sean]

Twenty20 scenario now.
172 needed from 20 overs with 9 wickets in hand.

 

[iZeeshan]

Good over from Hogg. He can be troublesome.

 

[iZeeshan]

Still a lot of work to do. Come on!

 

[iZeeshan]

Great pull, but only 4. RRR back up at 8.7

 

[in_cutter]

SL wont win...the asking rate is too high

 

[Straight Bat]

Sri Lanka need another string of boundries to ease some pressure

 

[iZeeshan]

Beautifully put into the gap, but still only 1.

 

[Straight Bat]

117/1 - 19overs gone

 

[Daoud]

50 for Sangakarra

 

[Sean]

Comparison
SL
112/1

Aus
135/0

19 overs gone.

 

[Straight Bat]

Sanga 50* - well played


run a ball one for him too

 

[Sean]

Oh god. That was too close for comfort.

 

[RumiNYC]

amazing sri-lankan's are still playing with 9 wickets in hand...i'm pretty sure, if it were pak or india...they'd have choke already...

 

[Daoud]

Smashed through extra cover by Sanga for 4

 

[Sean]

What a shot! An absolute ripper! All class in that shot.

 

[Straight Bat]

Drive through extra cover four 4!

 

[iZeeshan]

Still only singles. SL depseratley need boundaries.

 

[Daoud]

And hes out next ball, caught at midwicket off Hogg

 

[iZeeshan]

And my jinx works! 4 runs!

 

[Imran_The Man!]

No!!!!!! Sanga gone!!!

 

[Oxy]

Sanga GONE!!!

 

[niazi]

out, sanga gone

 

[Straight Bat]

Sanga pulls to Ponting - he's gone

 

[hasbeen]

4 from sanga. comon boissssssss

just as i speak sanga goes

 

[Sean]

YEAH!!!!!!!
MASSIVE WICKET! HOGG GETS SANGAKARRA! Sangakarra trying to pull it and he mistimes it. An easy catch for Punter. Big wicket!
Sanga goes for 54
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