England v Sri Lanka | One-Off T20I | May 20, 2014 | The Oval

[Batman]

International cricket return today after more than month off and starting with England home series against Sri Lanka.

The One-Off T20I to be played at Kennington Oval, London.

Match scheduled to begin at 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT | 19:00 CEST | 22:00 PST)

 

[Kiri]

Time for SL to expose their youngsters. Mahela and Sanga are gone. Need Chandimal, 3Dmanna and Vithanage to step up if we are to gain No.1 ranking.

 

[hussain.r97]

Finally some real cricket after so much IPL drama.

 

[Robert]

SL will win.

 

[Kiri]

Just a small doubt. There is only 1 rating point seperating India and SL in the T20 rankings.

So if SL win, will they go top?

 

[Batman]

Sri Lanka could be No.1 if they won the this T20I.

 

[f.b.m]

The great Jade Dernbach will be sorely missed by purists, relegating the game to a BPL- standard.

 

[desi_launda]

The great Jade Dernbach will be sorely missed by purists, relegating the game to a BPL- standard.

What? he's not playing?

 

[Robert]

The great Jade Dernbach will be sorely missed by purists, relegating the game to a BPL- standard.

Oh no! Deprived of this Trumanesque fast bowling genius, ENG have no chance at all!

 

[shean1990]

My team

Dilshan
Kusal
Kithruwan
Chandi
Thiri
Mathews
Thisara
Kula
Sena
Mali
Lakmal

 

[Kiri]

We have 28 overs worth of bowling available.

 

[Batman]

Going to be interesting game, Sri Lanka starting favorites in this T20I.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka should win this.

 

[DrSchultz]

Hope england win, they could use a boost right now.

 

[shean1990]

Unfortunately weather look grim.When ever SL play it rains no matter what the country they play

 

[Justcrazy]

Perera in full flow here

 

[Justcrazy]

20 of 2 overs !!!

 

[Justcrazy]

:4 more

Dilshan

 

[Batman]

While ago:

England won the toss and elected to Bowl First

 

[Justcrazy]

Gurney gets his first International wicket

 

[Justcrazy]

another wicket

 

[Justcrazy]

29 / 2 after 4 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms coming back strongly here , after strong start by Lanka

31 / 2 after 5 overs

 

[j_kazmi]

Why are england wearing that crap again

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka so far pretty decent .

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

Tredwell hammered

 

[Justcrazy]

76.2 after 9

 

[Ikball]

Suna hay koi match hu raha hai

 

[Justcrazy]

3 down

 

[Justcrazy]

79 / 3 after 10 overs

 

[DrSchultz]

Which channel in pakistan??

 

[Justcrazy]

Root Routed

 

[Justcrazy]

Which channel in pakistan??

No idea

Try Google

 

[Justcrazy]

Root , has done the shoot

 

[Justcrazy]

86 / 4 after 11 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

90 / 4

48 balls left

 

[Justcrazy]

Tredwell continues

 

[Ikball]

Sanga aur Mahela kion nahi khel rahay??

 

[Ikball]

Surprise to see no interest of posters in even an international match?

 

[Justcrazy]

Lahiru

 

[Justcrazy]

Surprise to see no interest of posters in even an international match?

Me too

 

[f.b.m]

Why are England wearing high-visibility vests?

 

[Justcrazy]

lahiru doing fine here

 

[Justcrazy]

matthews

 

[Justcrazy]

122 / 5

30 balls left

 

[Justcrazy]

137 / 5 after 16

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka in strong position here

 

[Justcrazy]

141 / 5

18 balls left

 

[Justcrazy]

lahiru gone

 

[Jabo]

If SL can get up to 160 it would be a decent score...

Interested to see how Bell does at 3

Drop catch... well done Eng

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Why dont they go back to the blue/scottish shirt. It looks way nicer than the red/dutch shirt.

SL should target 180 from here

 

[Justcrazy]

Edged but :4

 

[Justcrazy]

:4 :4

Perera

 

[Justcrazy]

:4 :4 :6 :4 :4


22 off that over

Carnage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

180 up

 

[Afridi96]

Edged again

 

[Afridi96]

That stump smacked outta the ground

 

[mithun_minhas]

Terrible Jersey, awful helmet and whats up with those tight shirts?

England deserve to lose just for that reason.

Go Lankans.

 

[Sherlock]

Carberry is so useless it's laughable.

 

[Energetic]

This new-look England side of ours looks damn fresh!!! bodes well for the future. A win in this T20 will be good but not the end of the world if we lose it. Start of a new era for us. Realistically aim to be world number 3 or more in all forms under this Moores regime.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Which channel is this on in dishtv?

 

[Kiri]

Good captaincy

 

[Batman]

England struggling to get going. Sri Lanka firm in control.

 

[Cricfan4eva]

England to take this with ease. Hales, Buttler and Bopara still left.

 

[Batman]

ENG | 4/98 in 13.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Which channel is it on? Anyone?

 

[Batman]

Shot by Butler at mid-off for 4.

 

[Batman]

And another four - England still in the game.

 

[London_Lahori]

Bopara still being shoved at 7. Glad Carbs got a chance, hope he gets a decent run.

 

[London_Lahori]

Buttler into the 20's, he'll most likely get out within the next 10 runs.

 

[menace2society]

SL have become a very powerful team.

 

[London_Lahori]

Buttler into the 20's, he'll most likely get out within the next 10 runs.

Never really too hard to predict with Buttler.

 

[BD-fan]

Can bopara make this a game? Malinga still has an over. Most likely 6 slow balls. And now Kula's over.

 

[BD-fan]

RRR is 14. Doable. Who is going to bowl?

 

[BD-fan]

Malinga for his final over. I think Mathew would getthe final 20th over.

 

[BD-fan]

Unbelivable bowling by Malinga. 3 runs and a wicket in the 19th over. Slower balls and then a fast one for a dot ball. England need 24 in the last over. I don't think they can do this. Bopara is still there. Lakmal bowling.

 

[Batman]

England need 24 off the last over.

 

[BD-fan]

. 2 - 22 of 4 balls. Almost impossible unless Wide or noballs add to the total.

 

[Batman]

by Bopara.