Sri Lanka [232/9] beat England [212] by 20 runs in the 27th match of the 2019 World Cup

[Mkumar825]

Apart from England fan ,all over World people support srilanka here

 

[Hasan2K8]

Wow!! What a win for Sri Lanka. CONGRATS!!!

 

[Hitman]

England has now lost to 2 of the weaker sides now.

 

[Robert]

Played SL.

Brainless cricket by the England lower order, failing to support Stokes.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Unlucky for STokes.

Great win for Lanka, superb peformance .

 

[Mlsrock]

With this win Sri Lanka is back in WC!

 

[Green Patriot]

This has to be India's worldcup.

 

[Mkumar825]

Now World cup is open

 

[JaDed]

Feeling to scream in the office!!!! Congratulations SL made the tournament come alive!!!

 

[JibranAnsari]

Good , now Pakistan's next match isn't a dead rubber

 

[bujhee kom]

Incredible win. I stated before, Lanka are not as weak as recent results. On par with BD, PK, WI and SA.

 

[Hasan123]

Sri Lanka has a excellent chance of getting through. 2 wins more could be enough due to England difficult run in. Even Australia has 3 hard games.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Long batting line-up. The most hyped thing in ODI.

And this is a huge upset.

 

[Ronaldo7]

Nooooooo.
Man. I wanted eng to win.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

"360 is just par score against us" ) )

 

[JaDed]

This has to be India's worldcup.

Without Dhawan the journey is 50-50, hopefully no upsets!

 

[DeadlyYorker]

Feeling to scream in the office!!!! Congratulations SL made the tournament come alive!!!

Office at 22:41?

 

[ravisurya]

Well done Sri Lanka.

 

[bujhee kom]

This has to be India's worldcup.

Have Aust gone home or something?

 

[Ronaldo7]

Incredible win. I stated before, Lanka are not as weak as recent results. On par with BD, PK, WI and SA.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. They're worse than the teams mentioned above they're just slightly better than afg.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Outstanding!!!!

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Amazing win for Sri Lanka

 

[Akki malhotra]

England will win this and beat India too. We all can have a bad day at the office.

Your favourites lost two matches in this world Cup and yet to play india. As always whoever beat india will win icc tournament. It has been like this since over a decade. Right from world Cup t20, champions Trophy Or world Cup. Any team if beat india will win the cup.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Hopefully a few more unexpected results and the docile tournament will come to life.
England under pressure is just as good as South Africa I guess.

 

[Hasan123]

Pakistan and West Indies winning Saturday and Sunday make the tournament even more interesting.

 

[JaDed]

Office at 22:41?

Dallas ..

 

[saeed5646]

Brilliant performance .So happy for SL hopefully they do qualify for semis

 

[JibranAnsari]

Lol every team from 5 to 9 is in contention now.

 

[Hasan2K8]

Apart from England fan ,all over World people support srilanka here

Even England fans applaud and credit good performance of the opposite sides.

 

[jeetu]

Congrats to SriLanka for this stunning upset.

 

[DeadlyYorker]

Just great atleast now this wc wont have to hear,"noone could defend around 250" great job by SL

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Best game of the WC so far! What an amazing game.
I said it in another thread, England need to prove they're the best but some were comparing them with that Goat Australian team based on nothing.
Also very average from Moin Ali & Archer. Brain fade

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. They're worse than the teams mentioned above they're just slightly better than afg.

They've definitely been better than SA in this WC.

 

[Shaddy86]

Does this open up opportunities for Pakistan?

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Pakistan made sure to put England in a false sense of security in the bi-lateral series.

 

[Hasan123]

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]. Overrated Australia should get through. Your 2nd favourite team may not.

 

[DeadlyYorker]

Lol every team from 5 to 9 is in contention now.

From pointstable perspective,yes

From strength of opponents left to be matched with, No

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

When was the last time England won against India, NZ ans Aus in World Cups? More than 27 years ago.

 

[malikali]

England are ditto copy of Pakistan

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

"360 is just par score against us" ) )

Who said this

 

[Rayyman]

Yes!! )

 

[DeadlyYorker]

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]. Overrated Australia should get through. Your 2nd favourite team may not.

Not true man aussies are like dhawan,always turns up in wc,not to mention having great balance and probably 2nd best openers

 

[Hasan2K8]

Sri Lanka are Englands bogey team in the World Cups, ICC events in general.

 

[Hasan123]

Sri Lanka are the real tournament team. Even in the CT they hear India. 2011 and 2007 WC finalists. 2014 World T20 winners. Excellent record.

 

[Mr.Q]

Unbelievable. Wanted England to win tbh. Not a fan of Lankans or their cricket.

 

[CricketIsAwesome]

Congratulations to SL and its fans. What a heartwarming sight to see the SL deliver such an unexpected win. Hope the team continues with this momentum

 

[dildilpak]

So now Pak will be rooting for India to defeat England? Haha

 

[JibranAnsari]

"360 is just par score against us" ) )

From pointstable perspective,yes

From strength of opponents left to be matched with, No

Well sl have just beaten england , anything is possible.

 

[Syed1]

England has now lost to 2 of the weaker sides now.

And they still have to play the three strongest sides. favourites



Lets all point at England and laugh

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Sri lanka has matches against WI & South Africa. they will believe about their chances of going through

 

[Asif321]

Thanks Lanka
Should make Pakistan more confident

 

[jiduguravindra]

Apart from India,every other places in top 4 are opened up...fav tag England is in a danger of losing place in top 4

 

[Syed1]

Who said this

Their captain

 

[Green Patriot]

Without Dhawan the journey is 50-50, hopefully no upsets!

Yes.Dhawan might be an important miss.The coming games will tell if his replacements are good enough.

Have Aust gone home or something?

Aus with the champion mindset they possess can never be ruled out but I think India is ahead of them currently.

 

[Hasan123]

Not true man aussies are like dhawan,always turns up in wc,not to mention having great balance and probably 2nd best openers

Mamoon called them overrated. I have said for months Australia will do well at the WC. He said England and India will be the final. Even if England qualify, they may face India in the semis.

 

[Hasan2K8]

When was the last time England won against India, NZ ans Aus in World Cups? More than 27 years ago.

They will win in this WC. Against least two of them teams England haven’t beaten.

 

[DeadlyYorker]

Well sl have just beaten england , anything is possible.

Possible yes ,but you have to understand why we call it upset.

but having 5-9 fighting for one spot is really something to look forward to

 

[saeed5646]

What a win atleast they are good at winning game against big boys instead of hearts and kidney

 

[DeadlyYorker]

Mamoon called them overrated. I have said for months Australia will do well at the WC. He said England and India will be the final. Even if England qualify, they may face India in the semis.

Oh my bad

 

[Sunzi]

Brilliant - favourite game so far.

Well done Lankans.

 

[Ahmed216]

Mamoon called them overrated. I have said for months Australia will do well at the WC. He said England and India will be the final. Even if England qualify, they may face India in the semis.

England will need to win the toss against india in knockout game. They are chasing poorly

 

[bujhee kom]

Mamoon called them overrated. I have said for months Australia will do well at the WC. He said England and India will be the final. Even if England qualify, they may face India in the semis.

Aust were my pick before the WC. Still are.

 

[saeed5646]

Looking at points table from top 4 england seems to be in trouble

 

[Mueez]

England will have to win 2/3 to go through the semis against India, Australia and NZ.

I expect them to bottle it.

They are bigger chokers than SA.

 

[Mueez]

Malinga doesn’t have the pace anymore but he has still the mindset - champion bowler.

 

[TheRock]

It seems the poms are desperate to take away the Chokers tag from SAF. On a serious note,. Well Played SL. WC has truly come alive now.

 

[barah_admi]

A great win for Sri Lanka and probably the best game of the tournament so far BUT England really flummoxed themselves with this one. Root failed to up his scoring rate, expecting the hitters around him to do their jobs but they can't always, so he has to increase the momentum. Plus, what was Ali playing at??

 

[saeed5646]

What a inspirational performance from malinga that was great effort from SL legend

 

[Syed1]

Pak just needs to ensure we win 4/4..... what others do should be secondary. Thankfully we only have NZ as tough game. SA are floundering and BD/AFG should be easy kills.

 

[Sycamore]

BATDEEP TM
Just goes to show, a deep batting line can't win you the game if your top 6 don't do it. They couldn't even chase 233.

 

[dildilpak]

Pak just needs to ensure we win 4/4..... what others do should be secondary. Thankfully we only have NZ as tough game. SA are floundering and BD/AFG should be easy kills.

Dont be too sure of BD... i would back Pak to win against NZ more than BD

 

[CricketIsAwesome]

So now Pak will be rooting for India to defeat England? Haha

Now that's a rarity but would love to see the Pakistan fans root for an India win....lol

 

[Ahmed216]

Pak just needs to ensure we win 4/4..... what others do should be secondary. Thankfully we only have NZ as tough game. SA are floundering and BD/AFG should be easy kills.

Pak will lose to every1 except Afgh

 

[saeed5646]

A great win for Sri Lanka and probably the best game of the tournament so far BUT England really flummoxed themselves with this one. Root failed to up his scoring rate, expecting the hitters around him to do their jobs but they can't always, so he has to increase the momentum. Plus, what was Ali playing at??

Don't dare to criticize root his fans won't like it .

He is good supporting role to bairstow ,roy,morgan when they don't click root hardly win matches for eng

 

[saeed5646]

What happen to roy why he is not playing?

 

[TheRock]

Tournament favourite has already lost to Pak and SL. Ind, Nz and Aus test awaits.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Pak will lose to every1 except Afgh

Even Bangladesh will lose to Afghanistan, I am scared, out next match is against them. Pray for us brother

 

[TheRock]

What happen to roy why he is not playing?

Injured his hamstring

 

[BDfanforever]

Pak just needs to ensure we win 4/4..... what others do should be secondary. Thankfully we only have NZ as tough game. SA are floundering and BD/AFG should be easy kills.

WI can crush NZ, AFG, and SRL. They are still way ahead of the queue over Pak.

 

[Phantom Menace]

The team that really benefits from this is WI. Same position as Pakistan but with much better run rate. If results go their way they can maybe be ahead of England on NRR but looks likely that Pakistan scuppered their own chances losing so badly in first game.