Sri Lanka v NZ | 1st T20 | Columbo | 2/9/09

[Muhammad]

SL v NZ 1st T20 - Bond welcomed back with open arms

0.5
Bond to Dilshan, FOUR, Dilshan is giving Bond no respect, plants his foot down the ground, and slams it on the up over extra cover for another boundary

0.4
Bond to Dilshan, FOUR, Dilshan makes it three in a row, length ball this time, threads it on the up between extra cover and mid-off, what a first over this has been

0.3
Bond to Dilshan, FOUR, short and wide, Dilshan stands tall and slams it over the cover, one bounce and over the ropes

0.2
Bond to Dilshan, FOUR, low full toss outside off, outside edge takes it past first slip and races to the third man boundary

 

[Legal Eye]

That's always the risk with fast bowlers in T20 - especially one returning after such a break.

 

[12thMan]

He set it up nicely. Takes a catch next over. SL one down

 

[12thMan]

Dilshan hits 2 sixes off Mills and now on 38 off 14

 

[Wassixpakistani]

yar wheres the thread on this match , I don't see one

 

[Cover Drive]

Does anyone know who made fastest fifty in T20?

I hope Dilshan falls or else he might grab ICC T20 award

 

[godzilla]

dilshan going ballistic

anyone watching this. hes on track for the fastest intl 50 - 38 off 14 so far - 5x4 2x6!

hes go to be the most dangerous of the fast scoring stroke makers in the world at the moment, isnt he?

who else woudl you put in that category? sewag, pietersen, de villiers? who else is proven to be able to hit massive centuries AND score at 100+ strike rates?

 

[12thMan]

yar wheres the thread on this match , I don't see one

you are posting in it

 

[Cover Drive]

Mahela is gone

 

[12thMan]

run out. looks like Jayawerdene sacrificed himself

 

[Wassixpakistani]

you are posting in it

So...........this is now the Nz vs Sri-lanka T20 thread . Title should be changed then .

 

[Wassixpakistani]

I am backing NZ for a win all the way .

 

[Cover Drive]

anyone watching this. hes on track for the fastest intl 50 - 38 off 14 so far - 5x4 2x6!

hes go to be the most dangerous of the fast scoring stroke makers in the world at the moment, isnt he?

who else woudl you put in that category? sewag, pietersen, de villiers? who else is proven to be able to hit massive centuries AND score at 100+ strike rates?

Just checked Yuvi made 50 off 12 balls against England

 

[Wassixpakistani]

I hope Dilshan gets out soon , The guy has gone in destrution mode

 

[IAJ]

New Zealand really have crap bowlers at the moment.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Dilshan has scored the 2nd fastest 50 for Sri-lanka .

 

[IAJ]

Rupasinghe played well against Pakistan A and have been rewarded with T20 debut today.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

And Sanga the arrogant is gone.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Rupasinghe played well against Pakistan A and have been rewarded with T20 debut today.

I hope he fails miserably

 

[Da Best]

New Zealand really have crap bowlers at the moment.

I second this. In order to be a better NZ side, they first need to sort out there bowing, I find that there batting is decent.

 

[Saudi]

Impressive mooch from Ryder there.

 

[mindless slogging]

85-5 now Sri Lanka. Angelo Matthews in.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

What a welcome ......

 

[12thMan]

gives 3 runs in last over
Now Oram is on who has taken 3 wickets in 19 matches
Sri Lanka require another 41 runs with 5 wickets and 39 balls remaining

 

[Rizie]

very tight game at the moment

 

[PakistanFan]

What an over by Vettori.

 

[Cover Drive]

^^^^^^^^^4 wickets Vettori took a wicket on his last ball. Kulu joins Angelo

 

[mindless slogging]

33 off 30 for SL with 4 wickets remaining

 

[Cover Drive]

Someone on cricinfo wrote:
Sheheryar from Pakistan: "I've been saying this a number of times that Sri Lanka's lower middle order is completely HOPELESS. They have never supported the heroics of Dilshan, Sanath, Sanga and Mahela except for the recent second ODI against Pakistan."

Actually it is true

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Oh boy I am gonna die laughing if NZ win this one .

 

[z2_daredevil]

28 off 25 i think one more wicket and newzeland will do it

 

[mindless slogging]

Need to get mathews out.

 

[Cover Drive]

Sri Lanka require another 27 runs with 4 wickets and 24 balls remaining

 

[z2_daredevil]

man these guys are giving singles away :/

 

[Cover Drive]

According to cricinfo Vettori bowling fifth over
16.1
Vettori to Kulasekara, 1 run, pushed off the front foot towards cover, McCullum shies at the striker's end, misses and concedes an overthrow

 

[z2_daredevil]

I hate this PERSI guy !!!

 

[Cover Drive]

Ahh man Oram gave 3 runs of his tthird ball to Kulu

 

[Cover Drive]

Sri Lanka require another 22 runs with 4 wickets and 21 balls remaining

 

[z2_daredevil]

Ohohhooooo Wat A Catch And Wat A Reaction
Looool

 

[z2_daredevil]

i think newzeland should back them self to win the match now


is bhandara any good with the bat ???

 

[Cover Drive]

Out!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mindless slogging]

Mathews gone.122-7

 

[Wassixpakistani]

bring back bond , he's sure to fire up some yorkers .

 

[z2_daredevil]

bring back bond , he's sure to fire up some yorkers .

i think he ll bowl the last over

 

[adarsh_bang]

16.6
Oram to Mathews, OUT, Angelo Mathews gets rid of Mathews, who chips an innocuous delivery back to the bowler, huge wicket that, Mathews, Sri Lanka's last remaining recognised batsman, has just perished to a full toss


how is that possible ??

 

[Cover Drive]

DOt ball!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cover Drive]

16.6
Oram to Mathews, OUT, Angelo Mathews gets rid of Mathews, who chips an innocuous delivery back to the bowler, huge wicket that, Mathews, Sri Lanka's last remaining recognised batsman, has just perished to a full toss


how is that possible ??

Nothing is impossible for Cricindia

 

[z2_daredevil]

WTH yeh to pakistan wali harkatain kar rahe hein

 

[Cover Drive]

misfield gives extra run

 

[Cover Drive]

another double by bandara
Sri Lanka require another 15 runs with 3 wickets and 14 balls remaining

 

[Cover Drive]

Sri Lanka require another 13 runs with 3 wickets and 12 balls remaining

 

[z2_daredevil]

13 frm 12

 

[Cover Drive]

I think Oram will bowl this second last over and then Bond might bowl last over

 

[z2_daredevil]

12 off 11

 

[z2_daredevil]

good ball but they need to stop the singles

 

[Cover Drive]

11 off 10

 

[Cover Drive]

Cricinfo coverage is getting worst and worst
8.2
Oram to Bandara, 1 run, Bond goes for the yorker, it's a touch shorter than he wanted, the batsman squeezes it to mid-off

Vettori and Bond have a long chat

 

[z2_daredevil]

Dot Ball

 

[z2_daredevil]

10 frm 8

 

[Cover Drive]

10 off 9

 

[Cover Drive]

dot 10 off 8

 

[z2_daredevil]

ANOTHER DOT
hahahahaha 10 frm 7

 

[z2_daredevil]

a single on the last ball

9 frm the last over
i think oram will bowl it

 

[mindless slogging]

9 off the final over needed. Oram gonna bowl

 

[z2_daredevil]

Ooooooooooo
Wat A Catch
Gone Bandara

 

[Cover Drive]

Brillant bowling by Bond after 2 year comeback

 

[mindless slogging]

gone

 

[mindless slogging]

133-8

 

[Cover Drive]

Sri Lanka require another 9 runs with 2 wickets and 5 balls remaining

 

[PakistanFan]

what a catch...McCullum u beauty

 

[mindless slogging]

haha....love the look on Sangakkara's face

 

[z2_daredevil]

OHOHOOOOOO ANOTHER ONE
9 off 4
loooooool

 

[z2_daredevil]

another good catch and oram on a hat trick

 

[PakistanFan]

SL chokers

 

[Cover Drive]

I hope he gets hatrick!!!!!!!loll

 

[z2_daredevil]

a single so 8 of 3

this is a nail biter

 

[z2_daredevil]

another single and 7 off 2

if he bowls this one well balck caps will celebrate

 

[z2_daredevil]

hes dropped they got 2

5 off the last one

SUPER OVER ???

 

[Cover Drive]

5 off one can we see a Javed Maindad herioc over here?

 

[12thMan]

NZ with zero wides and no-balls
SL needs a boundry on last ball