Sri Lanka v West Indies | World T20 | 2nd Semi Final | Trent Bridge | 19/6/09

[Oxy]

Huge interest for Pakistani fans in this game!

Conditions look good.

But looking at my monitor, Sarwan seems to have been knocked out cold during the warm up and is seeing stars!

Starts in 1 hour [5.30pm UK]

 

[CricnPak]

Here we go. Both teams get huge support from neutrals (my personal two favorites after Pakistan), but I'm sorry West Indies, a Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan final is too special under the circumstances.

 

[Shahid A]

Gayle will do good take West Indies to the final and everyone will make threads Afridi vs Gayle who will come out on top in the final and probably in the final someone else other then them 2 takes centre stage )

 

[MIG]

Is Edwards in or out ?

 

[Oxy]

I was at the West Indies v England game last week - if Windies play to that intensity, and bowl well at the death, anything is possible.

This has the makingso f a special game - not sure it can top last nights though!

My man to watch: Malinga

 

[Oxy]

Is Edwards in or out ?

No team news yet

 

[Lethal]

Is Edwards in or out ?

Just read from Cricinfo that Edwards is likely to miss the semi final due to back injury. However its best to wait for team news cos he might play or might not.

 

[MIG]

Edwards is the only superfast guy in Windies line up and as such represents a threat to both SL and Pak...

 

[Oxy]

West Indies won the toss & elected to FIELD first

 

[Oxy]

WI Team News: Fletcher OUT / Marshall IN

 

[Oxy]

SL Team News: Unchanged

 

[saqeeb90]

west indies vs srilanka who is going to win?
westindies are unpredictable like Pakistan.

 

[Salman]

Gayle is a lunatic wanting to chase against the SL bowling attack..

 

[Lethal]

Windies are fielding first after winning the toss.

 

[NeVerMind]

why are they chasing? it makes no sense...

 

[NeVerMind]

and edwards is out so how are they expecting to restrict sri lanka?

 

[Oxy]

Malinga will be licking his lips after that call to bat 1st from Gayle!

 

[Lethal]

No Fidel Edwards.

Windies confident they can chase down the total.

Oval is a flat track so expect a lot of runs. Well good bowling can only prevent lots of runs. Sri Lanka have the bowlers.

 

[RumiNYC]

awful decision to field first against Lanka...way to go Gayle

 

[pak4life]

Windies dont rate their bowlers much or trust them to restrict a side bowling second.

 

[MIG]

Is Gayle from Mardan as well ?

 

[saqeeb90]

why are they chasing? it makes no sense...

u are absolutely right

 

[Afridi_Fan]

is gayle out of his mind or what? But then as he doesnt have a strong bowling line up so chasing makes some sense.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Is Gayle from Mardan as well ?

)

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Gayle will do good take West Indies to the final and everyone will make threads Afridi vs Gayle who will come out on top in the final and probably in the final someone else other then them 2 takes centre stage )

You got me all confused once again, whats the point in laughing in that?

 

[RumiNYC]

Windies is chasing because they didnt like the Mendis comments that " No one cant figure me out ".

 

[MIG]

Is it me or is the Windies anthem made for dancing?

 

[Salman]

West indies national anthem sounds like an 80's tv show intro.

 

[MIG]

Oval is the home of the Windies - should be good support for them

 

[RumiNYC]

How come West indies got an anthem ?

 

[Salman]

Jayasuria is due runs in this tournament, i think he will go crazy in the first 6 overs.

 

[RumiNYC]

oh i get it...based on Wiki...windies anthem is God save the queen...

 

[MIG]

Where was Ian Chappell when we were playing ? Would have loved to hear him especially when he confidently forecast that Sl would play Holland in Sper 8s and Ireland for Semis

 

[who_dares]

3-0 after 1 over

 

[Afridi_Fan]

3/0 in 1 over.

 

[who_dares]

run out chanced missed in 1st over

 

[Afridi_Fan]

this is good tight start by the windies.

 

[MIG]

Its Shaft in the stands with Simmonds...

 

[MIG]

6/0 2 overs

 

[who_dares]

6-0 after 2 overs

good start for W-indies

 

[Afridi_Fan]

6/0 in 2 overs.

 

[Salman]

6 runs from 2 overs, very bad start from Sri Lanka so far, I don't see hunger for the win in their eyes

 

[who_dares]

gayle still holds longest hit of the tourny

 

[MIG]

Good bowling by WI - SL trying to break shackles

4 to Jaya

 

[who_dares]

1st 4444444444444

 

[Afridi_Fan]

jaya hits four

 

[pak4life]

finally a 4. Why are SL showing respect to this meduim pacer

 

[Afridi_Fan]

good come back after that four.

 

[MIG]

Jaya just waiting to explode

 

[who_dares]

12-0 after 3 over

dilshan is leading with most fours in this tourney

 

[MIG]

12/0 in 4 overs

SL digging a hole here or is Windies bowling that good?

 

[Afridi_Fan]

just going at 4 runs per over

 

[who_dares]

slower one from taylor

 

[Salman]

i think they have wasted the first half of the power play, going at 4 an over..

 

[mnoman15]

SL batting is quite weak, just 4 good batters: Openers, captain, ex captain. If you take couple of early wickets, they wont even make 140, they already have 2-3 mini collapse in WC so far. Look what happened against Pak when their openers departed ....

 

[MIG]

Whats happened to the crowd? So quiet and this is just the beginning

 

[Afridi_Fan]

jaya is just confused at the slower ball.

 

[insaftak]

sri lankans are clueless and after these two they will have trouble scoring

 

[who_dares]

jaya going 2 change his bat, is he thinking of afridi

 

[MIG]

Losing his cool asking for the right bat Jaya is - odd delay

 

[insaftak]

Whats happened to the crowd? So quiet and this is just the beginning

this match is boring me with crowd so quiet.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

sri lanka as a whole looks confused.

 

[pak4life]

Whats happened to the crowd? So quiet and this is just the beginning

Does not feel like a semi final at the moment compared to the start yesteday!

 

[who_dares]

they couldn't find right one for him

 

[who_dares]

jaya gets another life

 

[saqeeb90]

srilanka is struggling.....

 

[Afridi_Fan]

and he gets away with it.

 

[MIG]

After all that fuss - almost got caught on next ball

 

[who_dares]

3 dots in a row

 

[Afridi_Fan]

jaya is frustrated.

 

[MIG]

jaya is frustrated.

I am getting frustrated - whats happening to SL ? implosion imminent

 

[who_dares]

jaya still looking at dugout for the right bat

 

[insaftak]

they need to start scoring some runs here

 

[who_dares]

one more 44444444444444

 

[siddharth]

Sl batting is very weak .And now Edwards is injured WI bowling should be weak as well.

 

[saqeeb90]

lucky 4.....

 

[insaftak]

over the keepers head for 4 by dilshan, what else is new

 

[saqeeb90]

6

 

[Afridi_Fan]

23/0 in 4 overs.

 

[Oxy]

Dilshan -- 2 consecutive 'Starfish' shots for 4 & 6