Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Updates and Discussion)

[zMario]

Match due to start in 45 minutes, should be a good game...

 

[musti]

is fox covering it? if not..which channel?

 

[zMario]

is fox covering it? if not..which channel?

Fox is SUPPOUSED to cover all ICC matches, so I dunno, I'm guessing so

 

[Rahul25]

Srilanka may win this match very easily

 

[zMario]

Srilanka may win this match very easily

Or Bangladesh may cause an upset - they beat Sri Lanka just recently in an ODI...

 

[musti]

sri lanka shouldnt be complacent at all...u never know what to expect from tha bangali's. they're pretty capable of causing a few upsets..and i wouldnt be surprised if one happend.

 

[zMario]

sri lanka shouldnt be complacent at all...u never know what to expect from tha bangali's. they're pretty capable of causing a few upsets..and i wouldnt be surprised if one happend.

Neither would I - I want 1 to happen, makes our lives easier

 

[zMario]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka : The Preview

By Cricinfo's S Rajesh


Six teams have already made it to the main stage of the Champions Trophy, and over the next one week, six qualifying matches will decide which two teams out of Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and West Indies will join those six in the quarter-final stage. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh face off at Mohali today to set the tournament rolling, and while Sri Lanka will start as overwhelming favourites - not only to win this match, but also to qualify and cause some further damage in the main tournament - Habibul Bashar and his troops will believe they have a chance of pulling off an upset and getting this tournament off to a sensational start.

Bangladesh have only won one out of 17 ODIs against Sri Lanka, but that win came very recently - in February this year at Bogra - and having tasted success once, they will want to prove that wasn't a flash in the pan. The first match is also perhaps the best time for the underdog to catch the favourites by surprise.

Going by Mahela Jaywardene's and Tom Moody's comments, though, it's unlikely that the Sri Lankans will take Bangladesh lightly. That Bogra defeat will still be fresh - they've only played Bangladesh once since - but more importantly, they'll have the services of three champion players who weren't around for that game: Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan and Marvan Atapattu are all back in the line-up. Atapattu hasn't played an ODI since March 2006, and his return will be huge boost to the top order. Sri Lanka have also been in excellent form in ODIs of late, winning nine of their last 15 ODIs, including a clean sweep against England, and they'll be keen to wipe out unpleasant memories of the 6-1 drubbing at the hands of India last year.

Teams usually prefer to bat first after winning the toss in day-night games, but the dew factor at Mohali might make it difficult for the bowlers later in the evening. Daljit Singh, the curator, has promised a pitch with pace and carry: "There is a lot of grass on the pitch though dry and not green," he was quoted as telling The Times of India. "The ball will carry through to the batsmen and seamer will be able to extract height, though it might be tough for the spinners as the ball may skid."


Bangladesh
Aftab Ahmed, Rajin Saleh, Shahriar Nafees, Habibul Bashar (capt), Mohammad Ashraful, Abdur Razzak, Farhad Reza, Khaled Mashud (wk), Mashrafe Mortaza, Mehrab Hossain jnr, Mohammad Rafique, Saqibul Hasan Shahadat Hossain, Syed Rasel.

Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Malinga Bandara, Dilhara Fernando, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ruchira Perera.

 

[zMario]

Alright, I'm having a bit of trouble, as to finding out exactly when this match starts.

ICC Site says 5 AM EST, Dish says 4:30 AM EST, Cricinfo thinks it started 3 hours ago.

Whats going on...

 

[shabbu1]

Alright, I'm having a bit of trouble, as to finding out exactly when this match starts.

ICC Site says 5 AM EST, Dish says 4:30 AM EST, Cricinfo thinks it started 3 hours ago.

Whats going on...

It's starting in around half an hours time

 

[zMario]

It's starting in around half an hours time

That helps...

I've been up since 3:30 AM, thinking thats when it starts, then I realized the time diff between GMT, so I gotta w8 another hour, now another half hour.

 

[zMario]

Live Coverage begins 4:45 AM EDT (Previews, Pitch Report, etc.)

 

[infamous9383]

the best rivaly in cricket after Pakistan vs India

 

[Rob H]

Shastri and Coney. I'm in heaven! The info bar is very interesting.

 

[zMario]

Shastri and Coney. I'm in heaven! The info bar is very interesting.

I don't like it. Looks worse than the info bar in Cricket 2005 - people on the community PlanetCricket who make TV Graphics for games like Cricket 2005 can make better graphics than the one used for this series

 

[Jonty]

is it not a skysports bar?

 

[zMario]

Sri Lanka 4/0, good bowling by Bangladesh so far -


The left armer getting some swing

 

[zMario]

is it not a skysports bar?

No, it looks like a bar made in 30 mins.

 

[zMario]

Edged by Jayasuriya to 3rd man for 1

 

[zMario]

Tidy start by Russel, Sri Lanka 5/0 in 2 overs

 

[zMario]

Very tight contest between Bangladesh crowd and Sri Lankan crowd )

 

[zMario]

JUST BEATEN OUTSIDE OFF STUMP

Jayasuriyas struggling out there against Mortaza.

Very good length bowling

 

[zMario]

Leg-BEFORE SHOUT!!!!

Not out by Bucknor

 

[zMario]

The TV Crew are horrible - stopping n the middle of replays, and all kinds of stuff

 

[zMario]

Wide down the legside

 

[zMario]

Hmmm no hawk eye for this series?

I'm disappointed

 

[zMario]

And YET ANOTHER WIDE

 

[zMario]

Very good running, and A DIRECT HIT!

But its not out, but good fielding

 

[zMario]

Sri Lanka 8/0 in 3 overs, most of them wides )

 

[zMario]

The scorebar has disappeare

 

[zMario]

It came back

 

[zMario]

Down the track and WHACKED FOR 4 BY JAYASURIYA

 

[zMario]

Again down the track, but defends it to long off

 

[zMario]

Another boundary, cut away to third man, field had no chance

 

[zMario]

thats 4 more

 

[zMario]

9 runs off the over, Sri Lanka 17/0 after 4 overs

 

[zMario]

Hit to 3rd man for 1

 

[zMario]

Better over from Mortaza - 1 off it

SL 18/0 in 5 overs

 

[zMario]

1 slip removed

 

[zMario]

Short ball, and pulled away for an easy 4

 

[Rob H]

Imperious from Jayasuria, Rasel is being taken to the cleaners.

 

[zMario]

Cut to third man for 1, cry of catch it

 

[zMario]

Cit through covers by Tharanga for 3

 

[zMario]

Sri Lanka 26/0 in 6 overs

 

[Saj]

Mortaza looks a decent bowler for BD. He's been unlucky not to have picked up at least one wicket.

 

[James]

Jaya gone 77/1

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

87/1 after 17.....one dimension game

 

[James]

So far, Tharanga and Jaywardene look every inch the players they did in the ODI series v England.

 

[Nice-N-Fresh]

87/1 after 17.....one dimension game

92-1 after 17 mate

 

[Nice-N-Fresh]

jayawardene on fire! 18 off the last over

120-1 after 19

 

[infamous9383]

174 for 2

 

[infamous9383]

30 overs 179 for 2

 

[infamous9383]

close call for run out but safe

 

[infamous9383]

50 partnership for 3rd wicket

 

[infamous9383]

Sangkara gone

 

[infamous9383]

200 up for SL

 

[hindsy]

Tharanga heading for his 5th century! If he gets it he will have 5 hundreds and only 3 fifites! An amazing conversion rate, the message is clear, do not allow him to get a start!

 

[infamous9383]

12 runs of the 40th over

 

[infamous9383]

thranga on 98

 

[infamous9383]

moves to 99

 

[infamous9383]

100 for thranga brilliant innings

 

[UJ]

Good innings. He should have a good CT!

 

[infamous9383]

8 overs to go happy hour time

 

[infamous9383]

50 run partnership for 4th wicket

 

[infamous9383]

Thranga clean bowled

 

[infamous9383]

7 overs to go

 

[infamous9383]

250 up for sl

 

[infamous9383]

10 overs of the last over

 

[infamous9383]

6 overs to go

 

[infamous9383]

attaptu looking good in return

 

[infamous9383]

attaptu gone

 

[infamous9383]

6 runs of the 45th over

 

[infamous9383]

5 overs to go

 

[infamous9383]

brilliant fielding causes a run out

 

[infamous9383]

sri lanka six wickets down

 

[infamous9383]

2 runs of the 46th over

 

[infamous9383]

4 overs to go

 

[infamous9383]

8 runs of the 47th over

 

[infamous9383]

3 overs to go

 

[infamous9383]

bad mess up but bangladesh blows the chance.