India v Sri Lanka | Asia Cup Final | Karachi | 06/07/2008

[lollol]

May the best team win!


India squad
MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, PP Chawla, G Gambhir, M Gony, P Kumar, PP Ojha, IK Pathan, YK Pathan, SK Raina, V Sehwag, I Sharma, RG Sharma, RP Singh, RV Uthappa

Sri Lanka squad
captainDPMD Jayawardene, TM Dilshan, CRD Fernando, ST Jayasuriya, CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara, BAW Mendis, J Mubarak, M Muralitharan, wicketkeeperKC Sangakkara, LPC Silva, T Thushara, ML Udawatte, WPUJC Vaas, K Weeraratne

 

[Atif]

india won toss and decided to bowl first

 

[dinakar]

india won toss and decided to bowl first

my goodness..they should have batted first.

 

[alexjohn_tcr]

Chasing in the final game is a bit tough..that too they have negotiate Murali & mendis

 

[Romali_rotti]

Huge gamble here by Dhoni, India has never done well against Sri Lanka chasing, especially in the finals.. Hope this is one of those dead wickets which Pak curators keeps making were bowlers will be BBQed whether they bowl or bat first/second...

 

[moumotta]

India going with 3 and half regular bowlers and a batting heavy team is a clear recognition of lack of effective bowling resources on such wickets . No wonder they decide to chase but this lack of bowling can hurt badly if Srilanka get 350+.

 

[alexjohn_tcr]

300 runs will have the effect of 350 runs in a final game

 

[moumotta]

A lot depends on how they tackle Mendis.

 

[lollol]

My prediction: team chasing wins!

 

[jusarrived]

I dont think lanka will get more than 270 today .......I wont be surprised if they post a very lowish total today .........but chasing any total in a final is achallenge & its good that we are going in with a exta batsmen today !

watever happens we are winning today !

 

[lollol]

Well, i will only watch this if it isnt a dead wicket... i want a wicket like PAK v BAN, otherwise it aint worth wasting my time

 

[lollol]

Well, i will only watch this if it isnt a dead wicket... i want a wicket like PAK v BAN, otherwise it aint worth wasting my time

Well, it seems a dead wicket... hope its not :dna

 

[Atif]

2 runs of the first ball

 

[Atif]

4 leg byes 2nd ball

 

[Atif]

According to Wasim there is a big total on the cards as long as the wickets are kept in hand

 

[lollol]

This time it doesnt have the moisture of the PAK v BAN game...

 

[Atif]

another 4

 

[Atif]

11 off the first over, good start for the lankans

 

[jusarrived]

good start by ishant ..... 3 dot balls to jaya now !

 

[Atif]

sangakara run out

 

[jusarrived]

pressure on already .........sanga runnnig out !

 

[moumotta]

Bowling can't win it for India. It will have to be fielding and batting.

 

[Atif]

11/1, 2 overs complete

 

[lollol]

Sanga out already + india batting second

I think IND is in a very very strong position here

 

[Dhonifan]

jaya was ma..aad, shouted at Sanga

 

[lollol]

He didnt have a good Asia Cup

 

[Atif]

good over from rp singh, just a single from it, 12/1 after 3 overs

 

[Romali_rotti]

Sharma bowling beautifully, kid is gonna be special...Jayasuriya was out plumb LBW not given...

 

[Atif]

He didnt have a good Asia Cup

which website are u watching this on ? lol do share with us or just pm if u want

 

[Atif]

4 from mahela

 

[Dhonifan]

Sharma bowling beautifully, kid is gonna be special...Jayasuriya was out plumb LBW not given...

pitched just outside leg

 

[Dhonifan]

every time batsman scores a run, Wasim says 'this particular shot shows just how good the pitch is'

 

[Atif]

hardly no croud in the ground, what a shame

 

[jusarrived]

Bowling can't win it for India. It will have to be fielding and batting.

depends wat you are expecting from a bowling unit on these pitches .....for me if SL are restricted to anything less than 270 then its the bowlers which has won the matches & if we chase anything more than 300 , then all credt to the batsmen ...anything between , credit to both bowling & batting !

 

[Atif]

4 from last ball, total 11 from over, score 23/1 after 4 overs

 

[lollol]

Clearly indicates he still needs to learn to bowl on flatter tracks

 

[jusarrived]

think thats the first confident boundry jaya has hit off sharma in the 3 or 4 matches he has played him !!

 

[Romali_rotti]

pitched just outside leg

Thats why the replay showed it hitting top of middle stump .

 

[lollol]

Sharma bowling beautifully, kid is gonna be special...Jayasuriya was out plumb LBW not given...

Pitched outside leg & the height factor.

This is Pakpassion, u cant post random sh*t here

Btw, they have the best umpire in the world, simon taufel

 

[lollol]

Thats why the replay showed it hitting top of middle stump .

U my friend, it seems, need to learn a bit more about the lbw laws

 

[Muddaser]

Thats why the replay showed it hitting top of middle stump .

It pitched outside leg so its irrelevant.

 

[lollol]

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[Dhonifan]

Yeah, Taufel is a bit too good, that ball pitched so close to leg that another umpire might have given it...but fairs fair, and you can always count on Simon to be spot on most of the time

 

[Romali_rotti]

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Am I missing something here ?

 

[lollol]

Yeah, Taufel is a bit too good, that ball pitched so close to leg that another umpire might have given it...but fairs fair, and you can always count on Simon to be spot on most of the time

Agree, but be prepared on the other umpire...

Mr Hill, he doesnt give LBW at all, lol

 

[Romali_rotti]

Yeah, Taufel is a bit too good, that ball pitched so close to leg that another umpire might have given it...but fairs fair, and you can always count on Simon to be spot on most of the time

It was out but not putting SImon on the spot here, he is class.

 

[Atif]

single of last ball, 24/1 after 5 overs

 

[Dhonifan]

Agree, but be prepared on the other umpire...

Mr Hill, he doesnt give LBW at all, lol

hopefully we'll get Taufel judging our lbw shouts, and Hill judging Lankan ones

 

[lollol]

Am I missing something here ?

Mere bhai, it seems u r the only one who think that he should've been given out.

I dont have the time to write all the lbw here (having exams, otherwise i wouldve summarized it for ya), but read it here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/6125026.stm

So summarized, its not out:
- Pitched outside leg
- Height was a factor, just clipped the bails/upper part of stumps. Umpires dont give these out

 

[Atif]

4 from sanath

 

[Romali_rotti]

Mere bhai, it seems u r the only one who think that he should've been given out.

I dont have the time to write all the lbw here (having exams, otherwise i wouldve summarized it for ya), but read it here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/6125026.stm

So summarized, its not out:
- Pitched outside leg
- Height was a factor, just clipped the bails/upper part of stumps. Umpires dont give these out

But helmet before wickets have been given before

 

[Romali_rotti]

Kudos to the crowd that has shown up...

 

[Atif]

8 off the over, 32/1 after 7 overs

 

[lollol]

c Sharma b Sharma

 

[Atif]

Mahela out

 

[Romali_rotti]

GOnneeeeee

 

[Random Aussie]

But helmet before wickets have been given before

Well short people have to be careful when they duck

 

[Atif]

looks like sri lanka will crumble under pressure

 

[Dhonifan]

It was out but not putting SImon on the spot here, he is class.

even if it was hitting middle of middle it cant be given, ball has to pitch inside leg.

why it is so, dont know. maybe unfair advantage to bowler since we assume batsman cant tackle ball properly...

and one Jaya goes....man, I really thought Doni might have erred in bowling first but it seems to be working out!!!!!!!

 

[Atif]

new batsmen off the mark with a single

 

[Dhonifan]

Well short people have to be careful when they duck

especially in front of world class umpires like Hair

 

[Romali_rotti]

Well short people have to be careful when they duck

Ouch

 

[Muddaser]

Boy do I wanna see SL lose today.

 

[Atif]

35/2, 8 overs complete

 

[lollol]

Get Jayasuriya out before he gets his 100, and this game is won by India

 

[Atif]

Boy do I wanna see SL lose today.

am wanting to see the opposite, but currently its not looking that way

 

[Atif]

4 through the covers

 

[Muddaser]

am wanting to see the opposite, but currently its not looking that way

Lets see how many SL players are grinning after todays loss.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Kapugedera looks quite elegant, I can see him being a pain in the a***** for India during the upcoming test series...

 

[Atif]

6 from sanath,

 

[Random Aussie]

Yeah, Taufel is a bit too good, that ball pitched so close to leg that another umpire might have given it...but fairs fair, and you can always count on Simon to be spot on most of the time

If he umpired games involving Australia Taufel would be called racist and biased.

Ishant cranking it up , last one was 143kph

 

[lollol]

The Lanka batsmen know they can target pathan....

 

[Atif]

10 overs 50/2, 2nd powerplay, pathan to start the 11th over

 

[Random Aussie]

Ah Irfan Pathan is on, Irfan Pathan goes for boundary.

World keep turning....

 

[Atif]

first ball by pathan gone for 4 by sanath

 

[Atif]

lucky escape for sanath, top edged pathan's delivery but fielders could not reach it

 

[Random Aussie]

Pathan nearly got a wicket from Sanath trying hit him for 12

 

[Atif]

another 4 in the over, not a good start by pathan

 

[Atif]

3rd boundary off the over, sanath is punishing pathan

 

[Random Aussie]

Standard start from Pathan

Some more rubbish belted away for 2