Sri Lanka v Ireland | World T20 | Lords | 14/6/09

[Momo]

Hope Ireland can get this down to less than 20 runs

Good to see you Hash. How're you doing?

The Irish did their best. They just aren't good enough to handle MMM.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

come on ireland stretch it as far as you can

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

44444444444444444444444444444 more

kulsa bowlin reall goobar

 

[Lethal]

2 more.

 

[Lethal]

Another 4.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

haaaaaaa if ireland win this it will be amazing

 

[CricVet]

Irish have already done the damage to SL in NRR

 

[Lethal]

22 required off 7 balls.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

no ball free hitttttttttttttttttttttttttt

 

[hasanb]

no ball 2 runs and a free hit!!! how about this!!

 

[Lethal]

2 more plus a front foot no ball meaning a free hit.

19 required from 7 balls

 

[Afridi_Fan]

nice keep it going boys

 

[iZeeshan]

Now that's bad from Kulesekara.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

could be anything

 

[hasanb]

and that single was a bit of an anti climax lol but yeah the nrr damage has already been done

 

[Lethal]

Single.

127-6 after 19 overs.

18 off 6 balls. 3 big hits will finish the match. Easier said then done

 

[Lethal]

Slinger Malinga back on.

 

[Momo]

Good tactic. He should keep the strike and have an almighty swing at every delivery of the last over.

 

[Lethal]

Malinga just too good.

 

[Lethal]

2 more to Mooney.

NRR damage is done for SL.

Well played the Irish

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

out good throw by sanga

 

[Lethal]

Cusack run out

 

[t_kaay]

ireland done well and have done us a favour re run rate

 

[Afridi_Fan]

ireland done well and have done us a favour re run rate

Now will they do another favour and lose b y a bigger margin tomorrow?

 

[CricVet]

Irish have already helped Pakistan big time. SL NRR dropped big time. Pakistan just need to play their regular cricket shot to beat Irish convincingly.

 

[Hash]

Good to see you Hash. How're you doing?

The Irish did their best. They just aren't good enough to handle MMM.

Thanks Momo. It's nice to be back

Good effort by the Irish....possibly 10-15 runs too many but the NRR damage has been done and made things a lot easier for us tomorrow!

 

[Lethal]

4 more with 1 ball remaining.

 

[FAM]

Well played Ireland!

 

[hasanb]

SL win but only by 9 runs...thank you very much ireland job done!

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

good victory but ireland not embarassed

 

[Lethal]

Irish end up with 135.

Well played Ireland.

SL win by 9 runs.

 

[iZeeshan]

And Sri Lanka win it!

But really really well played by the Irish today.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Well done Ireland.

Now please dont turn up at all tomorrow

 

[Momo]

Thanks Momo. It's nice to be back

Good effort by the Irish....possibly 10-15 runs too many but the NRR damage has been done and made things a lot easier for us tomorrow!

Yes, can't expect much more from the Irish. Now we have to do what we have to do, Inshaallah.

 

[iZeeshan]

NOw all we have to do is beat Ireland by 20 or more runs and we are through no matter what.

Except if Sri Lanka decide to lose to New Zealand by 30 or more runs.

 

[FAM]

SL NRR is now 0.7 if my calculation is correct.

 

[Couch Cricketer]

but the best thing that happened was they went so close to SL so now
if we beat Irland with enough margin
the NZ and SL match would become a do die for both of them no matter who wins we will be confirmed as SemiFinalists

 

[CricVet]

If Sl beat Nz and Pak beat Irish, we are thru anyway.

 

[Couch Cricketer]

If Sl beat Nz and Pak beat Irish, we are thru anyway.

if NZ beat we should still get to thru as our Runrate is better than SL already so if they loose it will get worse where as winning should get our better

 

[FAM]

So all we need to do is to beat Ireland. We don't have to worry about NZ/SL match.

 

[CricVet]

If Sl wins. If NZ wins, then it is about NRR.

 

[Momo]

NOw all we have to do is beat Ireland by 20 or more runs and we are through no matter what.

Except if Sri Lanka decide to lose to New Zealand by 30 or more runs.

Why should that matter, once we are ahead of SL after our match with Ireland?