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

[Inswinging Yorker]

lovely cut for 4444444444444444444 50 up for mahela

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

another deft late cut for 44444444444444444444444444

 

[FAM]

Any reason for that?
It will be better if SL win by good margin because it will increase the chances of SL & Pak going through to the semis.even if Ireland cause problem for us tomorrow

If SL win by a big margin, their nrr will increase a lot, and they have this annoying habit of resting their players when they think they are through to the next round. So I want SL to win by a small margin, so they don't rest Murali and Mendis, who will be the key bowlers against NZ. In other words, I want both SL and NZ to be under pressure when they play against each other, so we can see a good match.

And I think Pak will easily beat Ireland. Afridi and Ajmal will eat them.

 

[Hash]

An upset today would be good for Pakistan, wouldn't it?

An Irish victory would mean we would only have to beat Ireland tomorrow and not worry about net run rates etc etc. In all likelyhood wont happen because I can't see the likes of Nial O Brian handling Murali and Mendes but you can only hope.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

92 off 13 not a bad over for lankans

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

where is pak playin tomorrow?

 

[Hash]

where is pak playin tomorrow?

The Oval

 

[FAM]

Another wicket goes down!

 

[hasanb]

another one gone!!

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

chamar is outtttttttttttttttttt

irish not letting the game run away

 

[love pak]

out

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Chamara Silva out

97 for 4 SL

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

The Oval

ok so they should score lots of runs

 

[hasanb]

sri lanka getting a stern examination in this match is good for us...if per chance they lose or only gain a little bit in NRR then theyll go full out against NZ which is what we need. Remember the asia cup when SL were through they rested players against india...and the players that were in the team like murali didnt put their full effort in...consequently we went out of the tournament despite beating india.

 

[Hash]

ok so they should score lots of runs

Isn't that what Danny Vettori thought would happen?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

14 overs gone SL 97 for 4

 

[t_kaay]

if ireland pull off a shock today then its good for pakistan as i understand it

 

[FAM]

Man these T20 matches are embarrassing to watch on GEO Super with family. They keep showing greenstar condom ads.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The Irish have quite put them under check until now as they can't still get the big shots going!

 

[Hash]

Man these T20 matches are embarrassing to watch on GEO Super with family. They keep showing greenstar condom ads.

Just tell them its a special kind of lollipop

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Isn't that what Danny Vettori thought would happen?

yes he thought that the fake pak will be playin.

but the real pak showed up instead

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Man these T20 matches are embarrassing to watch on GEO Super with family. They keep showing greenstar condom ads.

Condoms seem to be a normal thing now in Pakistan - I remember when I was in Pak earlier this year I had seen this big billboard of some condoms and the heading "Suno zara khushi ki aahat" I was slightly taken aback when I had seen that on the main road! But then got told its normal now here! LOL!!!

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

111 off 16 nice shot by mahela

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Just tell them its a special kind of lollipop

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

jim west bowlin

 

[Deewana Mastana]

SL might get 150 at most from here!

 

[Hash]

SL might get 150 at most from here!

150 will, in all likelihood, be too much for the Irish. They need to keep them down to 135-140 to stand any chance against Mendes and Murali.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

srilanka have too long a tail i think

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

124/4 3 to go more than enough to demolish the irish

 

[hasanb]

SL might get 150 at most from here!

and that would be more than enough on this pitch, while 180 is a good score at the oval at lords its around the 150 mark. What we need is ireland to make a match of it in their innings getting 120 - 130 perhaps?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

2 bad balls at the end of the last over to make it 124 for 4 after 17 overs

 

[t_kaay]

good for us if this is a close game to keep the run rates in check

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

haaaa got away with that delivery

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Got away with that one! 1 dot ball to start the over followed with 2 runs the next ball!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Mubarak out

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The Irish keeper takes his 3rd catch of the match

 

[Deewana Mastana]

126 for 5 now SL

 

[t_kaay]

now heres an interesting thought.....ireland are keeping the sri lankans down to a decent score......should we be worried for tomorro?????????

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

outttttttttttttttttt is mubarak.........and the camera shows the cheering indian fans instead of the irish

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Angelo Matthews the new batsman

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

now heres an interesting thought.....ireland are keeping the sri lankans down to a decent score......should we be worried for tomorro?????????

of course...but if you allow them to get on top of you its no one but yourself to blame.......your destiny lies on your hands only

 

[Hash]

now heres an interesting thought.....ireland are keeping the sri lankans down to a decent score......should we be worried for tomorro?????????

Teams like Ireland don't normally put up such performances twice in a row....

i wouldn't be worried but then, ofcourse, you never know.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Jayawardene out now

 

[hasanb]

bowled him!!!

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

bowleddddddddddddddddddddd thats a key wicket....lanka 138 max?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

2 wickets in the over

126 for 6 in 18 overs

 

[pak4life]

Sri Lanka have a long long tail after the top 4 theres not much else after

 

[Hash]

wow!

Big wicket there! That could be the difference between 140 and 150.

ireland are not out of this.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Now they'll probably get restricted to around 135-140

 

[hasanb]

78 from 53 balls jayawardene great innings scoring around 65% of the whole teams runs!

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

well well if irish beat lanka? but i dont think their bats can cope with mura, mendis and maling

 

[love pak]

out

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Good bowling from Cusack

2 overs 11 runs 2 wickets

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Wide ball

1 run gifted away at this crucial time

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

wideeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[hasanb]

Rankin has not been as impressive as he was in the 2007 ODI world cup

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

THIS IS A REALISTIC look at what could happen to s/l batting........long tail

 

[FAM]

Another one gone! Good catch.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What a catch!!!

Mathews gone!

 

[hasanb]

what a catch another one gone!!

 

[FAM]

132/7

 

[love pak]

another one gone

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Correction its KULASEKARA!

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

outtttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt ireland on top s/l weakness exposed

 

[Mefeo]

good catch... and with a score of 140, IRL will be sniffing something.

 

[pak4life]

I will be suprised if Ireland get more then 100 dont think they will handle SL bowling

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Good shot by Mathews for 4

 

[Lethal]

132-7

Sri Lanka in a spot of bother

 

[Lethal]

Matthews hits a 4.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

19 overs gone 137 for 7

 

[Lethal]

137-7 after 19 overs.

1 over to go

 

[Deewana Mastana]

2 runs off the 1st ball of the 20th over

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Clean bowled

Mathews gone

Cusack gets his 3rd wicket

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

bowleddddddddddddddddddddd good strikeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

8 down

 

[CricVet]

8

 

[FAM]

Bowled!
139/8

 

[Deewana Mastana]

139 for 8 with 4 balls left

 

[hasanb]

bowled! 3rd wicket for cusack and SL now 8 down

 

[Lethal]

Cusack picks up his third wicket.

Matthews gone.

Sri Lanka 8 down. Ireland have a good chance to win.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

can cusak get a possible 5?