ICC World Cup 2023: New Zealand (172/5) deliver a telling blow to Pakistan's semi-finals chances with a 5-wicket win over Sri Lanka (171)

[AAli98]

Micky last seen running to the bakery to get one of those fancy cakes with Pereras face on it.

 

[Ali Active]

Go Kusal Zaman parrera

 

[Mamoon]

Perera should have been the new Jayasuriya. Such a wasted talent.

 

[kingusama92]

Southee is going to get wrecked against India. Rohit will feast on this guy's rubbish.

 

[MANU ROY]

Kusal Fakhar Perera Zaman who is this new batsman

 

[Zeshan547]

Go New Zealand. Looking forward to their victory today.

Now SL (Pak) victory or washout is certain. Just wait and watch. Thanks Mamoon. Only thing missing was your blessings.

 

[Sunzi]

One bounce, 4.

Pereira didn't get the memo.l

And another. Pereira with thr qUdRaT kI nAzAm performance.

 

[Ali Active]

honestly Nz is gonna get thrashed by india if they qualify

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Perera likes to partyaayyyy.

 

[kingusama92]

This is hilarious. Perera is legitimately smashing them to pieces right now.

 

[Ali Active]

Parreraaa cheeetaaaa keep going nazar na lage

 

[shah_1]

honestly Nz is gonna get thrashed by india if they qualify

Pakistan as well

 

[uberkoen]

honestly Nz is gonna get thrashed by india if they qualify

so is Pakistan

 

[Ali Active]

Pakistan as well

pakistan will be more competitive than nz

 

[Sunzi]

Lockie Ferguson on

 

[Energy]

SL somehow have to bat 50 overs to take maximum time out of the game for rain to be of any use. No point getting out inside 30 overs.

 

[BaaliSoda]

SL need at least 300 runs to make a match out of this if the game goes full.

Kusal is going great, so far!

 

[Sunzi]

Lockie Ferguson on

Got the Rauf treatment. First ball 4.

 

[Ali Active]

fergueson gonna be thrashed here

 

[BouncerGuy]

Guys, No need to discuss Pakistan here. Stay on the topic of this thread, please.

 

[RKhan_Cricket]

Forget About Pakistan
Sl as well are playing this match to prove something.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

They need to play Jamieson ahead of Southee. In Henry's you can't play both Boult and Southee. Too floaty

 

[BouncerGuy]

Parerra was on 47 of 21 balls. and now he has his 50 of 22 balls....

 

[Sunzi]

Ooooft crashed through cover.

50 for Pereira.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

If you remove swing Southee and boult are not that effective. Exactly why the finals of WTC being tests should be played as a best of 3 in different conditions. Imagine if WTC 2021 final was in banglore...

 

[Ali Active]

No one is stopping parrera from playing atg innings

 

[Amjid Javed]

Unless kusal stays in, SL are getting bowled out cheaply here

 

[MANU ROY]

Crazy match

 

[kingusama92]

Geez what a shot from Perera

This is carnage

 

[shah_1]

Need a 150 from him

 

[hamzie]

Perera to pull a Maxwell

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

This is great batting. Sl can win if they score 300+

 

[emranabbas]

Sri Lanka are doing pretty decent for their standards

 

[Suleiman]

The other guy just has to hold up his end like Cummins. Let Kusal do the work.

 

[uberkoen]

This is great batting. Sl can win if they score 300+

Not going to happen.

 

[uberkoen]

Sri Lanka are doing pretty decent for their standards

Its a batting paradise.

 

[sweep_shot]

Kusal Perera is on fire.

SL - 70/3 (8.1 overs).

 

[kingusama92]

Not going to happen.

I agree, they're easily going past 400.

 

[Sunzi]

Asalanka got problems here. No bat. Looks plumb.

Yep. Gone. 70-4 plumb.

 

[Ali Active]

gone

 

[uberkoen]

SL's second highest powerplay total of the tournament at the end of the seventh in spite of three wickets down

 

[emranabbas]

Its a batting paradise.

Sri Lanka can get out 50 all out on a batting paradise this this is decent for them

 

[BouncerGuy]

Asalanka is gone. Boult has his 3rd wicket here. Sri Lanka is 4 down now for 70

 

[MMHS]

Don’t know what SRL is trying to achieve here…. Unless KP was dropped, they could have been 40/5 now!!!!

 

[shah_1]

What a bowling spell from Boult

Champion bowler.

 

[Devadwal]

Asalanka gone
SL 70/4

 

[MANU ROY]

Sri Lanka are doing pretty decent for their standards

Lost 4 wicket

 

[sweep_shot]

Asalanka is gone.

70/4.

Run-rate is superb but they lost too many wickets. Feels like T20.

 

[Suleiman]

actually good SL batted first. It it rains in 2nd innings, 4 wickets down would be lethal.

 

[emranabbas]

Good wicket by newzealand

 

[shah_1]

Don’t know what SRL is trying to achieve here…. Unless KP was dropped, they could have been 40/5 now!!!!

They are not good enough

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Its a batting paradise.

It's not. Not today

 

[Zeshan547]

We should laugh or Cry? It's comical tragedy.

 

[kingusama92]

It's basically Perera vs New Zealand

 

[Sunzi]

Look forget implications for Pakistan.

This is embarrassing, these guys are incapable of playing 50 overs.

 

[Suleiman]

Don’t know what SRL is trying to achieve here…. Unless KP was dropped, they could have been 40/5 now!!!!

They want to go home asap.

 

[Ali Active]

hopes are fading away

 

[kingusama92]

Matthews is out there in less than five seconds.

Hilarious

 

[uberkoen]

It's not. Not today

Yes, it is.

 

[Savak]

Unbelievable that Pakistan lost to this Sri Lankan team in the Asia Cup

 

[emranabbas]

RIP qudrat ka nizaam only hard work pays

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Pack your bag boys ........

 

[globetrotter]

SL under pressure 70/4 as their captain not congratulate Virat Kohli… u son know who will take revenge

 

[Suleiman]

Hopefully some sensible batting by Mathews..

 

[Zeshan547]

Methews brother plz atleast do a Cummins. Nothing more required.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Yes, it is.

It's nowhere near as flat as it was for PAK v NZ.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Look at the bright side, you’d rather be knocked out by NZ than Afghanistan.

 

[MANU ROY]

sl might be all out before reaching 150

 

[uberkoen]

It's nowhere near as flat as it was for PAK v NZ.

It can't get any flatter than this

 

[Ali Active]

Sl are not capable of playing 50 overs here

 

[BaaliSoda]

Yes, it is.

On top of not so dangerous track, the bowling has not been anything special.

Just clueless and callous batting by Lankans.

 

[uberkoen]

Look at the bright side, you’d rather be knocked out by NZ than Afghanistan.

Afghanistan got lucky in a couple of games. They will never make it to the semi's not in another 100 years

 

[MMHS]

They are not good enough

That’s different- over 50 overs they won’t beat NZ, didn’t like in last 10 years. But this is not the way to build an innings batting first. This is not a PAK-NZ like wicket, but definitely not 4 down in 8 overs case..

They are playing at the same tempo like T20 - only that clicked, they scored 344. Most days it’ll not work.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

This is the last recognised batting pair.
Common Angelo.. stick around with Kusal

 

[imshally81]

Where is the rain bro?

 

[sweep_shot]

Run-rate dropped a bit.

SL - 70/4 (9.2 overs).

 

[Sunzi]

Pereira gone.

 

[sweep_shot]

Where is the rain bro?

Looks pretty sunny now.

Then again, Pak-NZ game had bright sunshine too. It started to rain hard in 2nd innings.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

It can't get any flatter than this

Let's agree to disagree. There's enough there for seamers to work with if they hit the right length.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Where is the rain bro?

Lol, weather is clear for today.