Sri Lanka vs Australia | 1st ODI | Pallekele | Aug 10

[shahidafridi123]

Going to be a good match, will be good too see how the Aussies will cope with the spin.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Exciting match coming up, hope to see good performances from the Aussies. Want Punter to hit a century.

 

[Fawad2010]

toss in about 25 min. Australia need to bat first!

 

[Hando]

Go SL !

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Let's go Aussies I really hope Smith doesn't gets selected

 

[ahamedirshad123]

India in Sri Lanka (Last 10 years)

 

[ahamedirshad123]

Go Aussies..

 

[Fawad2010]

Toss News?

 

[shahidafridi123]

1.55 pm This will be the first big test for Clarke after taking over the captaincy from Ponting after the World Cup. There was an ODI series against Bangladesh but Australia were hardly pushed in those games. The T20s against Sri Lanka have provided some glimpse of the challenges they will be up against in these conditions. Toss coming up in five minutes; it plays a big role in Sri Lanka with pitches slowing down as the game progresses.

Cricinfo

 

[shahidafridi123]

2 pm Sri Lanka win the toss and will have a bat

Toss news from Cricinfo

 

[spoiled]

I wanted to see the aussies bat till I move on to the test match

 

[Amjid Javed]

Aussies will find chasing difficult against SL spin attack.

 

[Fawad2010]

This match is good as lost!

SL's record when they've won the toss and batted first in a home ODI since 2000: played 33, won 25, lost 5

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...emplate=results;toss=1;type=team;view=results

oh well, at least there is ENG v IND

 

[shahidafridi123]

Congratulations to Mitchell Johnson on his 100th ODI Match

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Smith into the side, Srilanka will win this match no doubt

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ashoka de silva umpiring

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

:4 by tharanga

 

[ahamedirshad123]

Four by drugger

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

outfield is very quick, Batsmen smashing everything :4

Dilshan joins tharanga

 

[spoiled]

no speed gun?

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

There was for the 1st over, Lee bowled at around 135 max

now it stopped

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Tharanga is a great find for Srilanka, awesome player

 

[Sanchez]

Four by drugger

The term is druggie, if you want to abuse someone at least do it properly

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

This looks like a great pitch, got bounce and movement. Batsmen playing very nicely. Tharanga is pure class

 

[Fawad2010]

SL off to a good start, both openers look settled. RR of over 6.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Bollinger trying everything, sledging to throwing balls at batsmen, chill down man

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

:4 by Tharanga what timing, class

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Tharanga averaging 70 + in 2011

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Doherty bowling well

 

[Cricfan4eva]

Tharanga averaging 70 + in 2011

Yeah and failed in dope test too.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Bring on smith

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Tharanaga the smooth criminal, class shot :4

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

bowled him Doherty the assassin

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

first ball :4 by sanga looks in good touch

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ami i the only one watching this?

 

[Random Aussie]

I am following it but not watching. ODI cricket is hard to care about, the match is over and everybody forgets what happened.

Dussey gets a wicket. Their spinners are going to slaughter us.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

True, valid point.

Aussies strike back 98/4 Srilanka, what a turnaround.

 

[ahamedirshad123]

I am following it but not watching. ODI cricket is hard to care about, the match is over and everybody forgets what happened.

Dussey gets a wicket. Their spinners are going to slaughter us.

I want lions' (ENGLAND, SRI LANKA) loss to make my week

 

[Noman]

Sri Lanka what happeed there??? Aus winning a match???

 

[Fawad2010]

wow SL 111/5!

credit to AUS

 

[Fawad2010]

wow 6 down!

Johnson 3/16!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

112/6 say what

Mitch ripping apart the lankans

 

[ahamedirshad123]

Mighty Aussies are back..

 

[ahamedirshad123]

What are you doing HTB??

 

[SG]

So HTBs can't even score at home?

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

4fer for Mitch you youngsta beauty

 

[Random Aussie]

Mitch having one of those days.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sri lanka should have got 300 on this pitch! looks like they wont even get 200!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Could have had 5

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Luke: "Man, when Johnson is on song he is really, really on song. Why oh why can't he be like this all the time?"



http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/engine/current/match/516206.html

 

[Noman]

Bresnan is england most clever bowler.. he is not the most talented but the one with most brain.....

 

[Noman]

Mitch having one of those days.

every 40 match

 

[Noman]

Aus can still lost this match.... Sri Lanka need 170 at least here. and the match is even..

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Aussies needs to clean up the tail soon, i remember once when Srilanka chased down the total with 8 down

 

[Noman]

666666666666666666666 what a shoooooottt

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

by Randiv what a shot to Mitch

Randiv if played for Bangladesh would have opened the innings

 

[Noman]

Aussies needs to clean up the tail soon, i remember once when Srilanka chased down the total with 8 down

Who can forget that match. Malinga the HEEERROOO:...

 

[Noman]

Plenty of overs left.. Why are Sri Laka in hurry.. even if there go 4 an over from here they have 220 runs on the board...???

 

[Noman]

Sri Lanka will win this match.. Ponting or Watson have to make 50 plus score if there are gonna win this match.:

 

[Fawad2010]

6-for for Johnson!!

come on MJ, get 7th!

 

[Fawad2010]

MJ 6/30 in 10 overs!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Smith got the treatment he deserves haha

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Mitch 6/31 awesome bowling

 

[Fawad2010]

Lee gets his 350th ODI wicket

Congrats!

 

[Fawad2010]

SL all out for 191 in 41.1 overs, some quality fast bowling by MJ.

AUS can win this if two of these four get set; Watson, Clarke, Ponting, M Hussey

 

[Noman]

Would be fun if Sri Lanka win this.. What a face Ponting will have?

 

[Noman]

SL all out for 191 in 41.1 overs, some quality fast bowling by MJ.

AUS can win this if two of these four get set; Watson, Clarke, Ponting, M Hussey

Aus are big favorite to win this... Sri Lanka have to start taking 1-2 wickets to make a match out of this.. Mendis cant save them without a good start.. Aus only need to go 4 a runs per over..

 

[Amjid Javed]

Aussies should win this with ease,

192 target also means they dont have to try and attack the spinners which will help them alot.

 

[Cricfan4eva]

Chasing is not quite easy but then total isn't big either so Australia have good chance. The start SL got, I thought they'd probably make 240-260.

Mitchell Johnson's bowling average in the sub-continent (Ind, SL & BD) - 21.27

Wow, this guy sure does like sub-continental wickets.

 

[Fawad2010]

Good start

AUS 36/0 in 6 overs

RR of 6

 

[Amjid Javed]

Watson smashed mendis miles! His 3rd six off the Inns.

 

[Fawad2010]

AUS 59/1 in 9 overs

Ponting and Watt batting

 

[Amjid Javed]

Haddin gone! Looked cluless against Mendis and no shock hes out!

59/1

 

[Fawad2010]

Broad 3/33!

 

[amarali]

Surprising to see Asad Rauf being the TV umpire(cricinfo) was,nt he on England tour?.

 

[Fawad2010]

Surprising to see Asad Rauf being the TV umpire(cricinfo) was,nt he on England tour?.

he could have been flown over in the time in between

 

[amarali]

^ Wow......this man has got some serious business.

 

[Fawad2010]

^

 

[Fawad2010]

AUS 170/2 in 31 overs

Ponting nearing his 50*

Just 22 more runs to win in 18 overs!

 

[Fawad2010]

Ponting gets his 50

AUS 181/2 in 34 overs

need just 12 now