Sri Lanka vs Canada | WC'11 | Group A | Hambantota | 20/02/11

[Torpedo]

Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)


Sri Lanka squad
KC Sangakkara*†, DPMD Jayawardene, TM Dilshan, CRD Fernando, HMRKB Herath, CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, AD Mathews, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan, NLTC Perera, TT Samaraweera, LPC Silva, WU Tharanga


Canada squad
A Bagai*†, Rizwan Cheema, HS Baidwan, WD Balaji Rao, JM Davison, PA Desai, TG Gordon, R Gunasekera, AS Hansra, Khurram Chohan, NR Kumar, H Osinde, H Patel, ZE Surkari, K Whatham

 

[taqi]

will be keeping an eye on pitch quality as we'll be playing there on 23rd

 

[Energy]

Expecting Malinga to do a Bennet as well unfortunately.

 

[H]

hopefully this will be a good scoring pitch

 

[cricfan967]

I have met almost every single player in this current Canada side and I will be staying up late to watch them play. Match starts at 4:00 am here.

 

[Krishnan]

I have met almost every single player in this current Canada side and I will be staying up late to watch them play. Match starts at 4:00 am here.

Whos the best bet for the fantasy team.

 

[cricfan967]

Whos the best bet for the fantasy team.

Go for Chohan if u want a bowler, Cheema for all-rounder, Bagai for Wicketkeeper/Batsmen

 

[praveen]

All you guys in my fantasy team, please fire today

 

[shahrukh619]

Rizwan cheema will have to play up the order, he is playing at no.7, the top order sucks, he should play at no.4 or 5 so that wickets dont fall to fast. I cant wait to see Khurram Chohan play in this game, one fo the best bowlers that Canada has. Remember he has played in Pakistan domestic cricket.

Davidson will have to play a sensible innings along with Bagai.

Guys like 2 Hiral Patel, 3 Nitish Kumar, 5 Jimmy Hansra, 7 Zubin Surkari are just waste, they cant play.

Still don't get it why were GEF Barnett, Dhaniram, U Bhatti and IS Billcliff were not selected. These 4 players are better then the ones they have in the team right now. Barnetted and Billcliff were there best batsman last year. BHatti was there secound best bowler. Dhaniram was there best spinner.

 

[Sir john]

hope for a goof match.

 

[cricfan967]

hope for a goof match.

I didn't make the match thread this time so it should be

 

[cricfan967]

10 mins till toss!

 

[Sir john]

I didn't make the match thread this time so it should be

it a joke mate,canada is your home country,

i ask you to not make any kenya matches thread only.

 

[H]

it a joke mate,canada is your home country,

i ask you to not make any kenya matches thread only.

Lal at this

 

[Krishnan]

Go for Chohan if u want a bowler, Cheema for all-rounder, Bagai for Wicketkeeper/Batsmen

ok i will pick the bowler if they bowl first.

 

[NJamal]

This is the same ground where our first match is scheduled against Kenya on 23rd.

 

[NJamal]

SL won the toss and are batting

 

[NJamal]

It seems to be a batting pitch

 

[shahrukh619]

lol how generous of Srilanka, they are batting first so the game doesn't finish toearly

 

[Sir john]

This is the same ground where our first match is scheduled against Kenya on 23rd.

UAE team is also good what you say?

 

[Blitz]

ATTAPATU!

Sky Sports has outdone itself

 

[shahrukh619]

ATTAPATU!

Sky Sports has outdone itself

I want Azhar Mahmood

 

[NJamal]

UAE team is also good what you say?

I dont think so Sir John. UAE team is consisted of Indian, Pakistani & Bangladeshi players but they are not so good.

 

[khankhan]

Go Canada Go.

 

[Blitz]

I want Azhar Mahmood

He might appear on tuesday. It would easily ruin the world cup......

 

[shahrukh619]

I like how Ramiz Raja introducts the WC.

 

[Superman1]

I hope this match will not be same like Kenya vs New zeland match.

 

[shahrukh619]

Man will the canadians be able to bare the heat. They are coming out of their Igloos for the first time.

 

[Sir john]

I dont think so Sir John. UAE team is consisted of Indian, Pakistani & Bangladeshi players but they are not so good.

i find UAE team have very talented guys.

is there a good structure of cricket in UAE.

 

[NJamal]

i find UAE team have very talented guys.

is there a good structure of cricket in UAE.

Not so good structure because the game is only played by expatriates from the countries I mentioned. The facilities for cricket are good though.

 

[Blitz]

Stadium looks packed

400+?

 

[Blitz]

Ohhhh Canada.....

 

[shahrukh619]

Stadium looks packed

400+?

Canada's playing thats why.

Come on Canadians make us proud.

 

[mastermind_quad]

@Blitz hey probably for you these Anthems are also worst hai na ...becoz u can't understand Sri Lankan language ....ur yesterday's opinion ...

 

[Blitz]

@Blitz hey probably for you these Anthems are also worst hai na ...becoz u can't understand Sri Lankan language ....ur yesterday's opinion ...

Naaa, it was decent. And I don't backtrack, so I'll repeat it.

India and bangladesh have two of the WORST anthems on the planet...live with it.



Nothing wrong with an honest opinion right?

 

[kkmix]

go Canada show them what you got.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

So, this is the ground where we will play our 1st game?

 

[mastermind_quad]

Naaa, it was decent. And I don't backtrack, so I'll repeat it.

India and bangladesh have two of the WORST anthems on the planet...live with it.



Nothing wrong with an honest opinion right?

Ok then i respect ur honest opinion and many others who think worst about Pakistan ..Thank you ...

 

[NJamal]

Problem with the sight screen

 

[Blitz]

Ok then i respect ur honest opinion and many others who think worst about Pakistan ..Thank you ...

Now thats not just true


People love the Pakistan anthem!. Even heard sky sports complimenting it a lot last year. Nasser especially

 

[NJamal]

Srilankan supporters are too excited

 

[cricfan967]

) at the random cow outside the ground

 

[cricfan967]

This crowd is full!

 

[Blitz]

) at the random cow outside the ground

) )

 

[cricfan967]

It's not -30 , it's -12

 

[Blitz]

Finally play starts! 9 mins late.

 

[jattafridi]

Come on Canada

 

[cricfan967]

Just start play already issed: It's 4 am in the morning

 

[mastermind_quad]

Now thats not just true


People love the Pakistan anthem!. Even heard sky sports complimenting it a lot last year. Nasser especially

not only about Pakistan's Anthem man ..I am talking about the perceptions and their honest opinion about whole Pakistan ...

btw its their honest opinion yaar ...i should/must respect that ...

 

[shahrukh619]

finnily we start

 

[bluffmasterv2]

Its not -30 here... what the hell is wrong with Ramiz

 

[NJamal]

Tharanga off the mark with a couple

 

[shahrukh619]

Its not -30 here... what the hell is wrong with Ramiz

they get the wather report from the data sheets tehy get before play.

 

[Blitz]

not only about Pakistan's Anthem man ..I am talking about the perceptions and their honest opinion about whole Pakistan ...

btw its their honest opinion yaar ...i should/must respect that ...

Look on the bright side, I honestly think India have the best batting line up in the world cup

 

[sam]

Cricinfo thinks there's a real elephant standing outside the ground.

Which one is it? Cow? Elephant? Or both?

 

[shahrukh619]

man this bowling action is questionbal.

 

[cricfan967]

well bowled Chohan, reminds me of

 

[jattafridi]

i saw a Elephant

 

[bluffmasterv2]

they get the wather report from the data sheets tehy get before play.

those weather reports are way off

 

[shahrukh619]

Wow this guy has no pace, why i selected him in my fantasy team

 

[cricfan967]

3-0 after 1
Express bowler Osinde in next

 

[NJamal]

3/0 after 1 over

 

[cricfan967]

i saw a Elephant

I saw a cow..
Only in the sub continent will you see random animals outside a Cricket ground

 

[Blitz]

i saw a Elephant

So we've seen Chickens, Cows and now Elephants.

What the hell is going on out there!?!

 

[shahrukh619]

So we've seen Chickens, Cows and now Elephants.

What the hell is going on out there!?!

you forgot dogs running in the stadium.

 

[NJamal]

Osinde is bowling with good pace

 

[shahrukh619]

135 kph thats good

 

[cricfan967]

short and wide

 

[NJamal]

44444444444 by Dilshan

 

[cricfan967]

I hear the 2007 WC song, I love that song!

 

[mastermind_quad]

Look on the bright side, I honestly think India have the best batting line up in the world cup

yeah ..bro ..I said all that only becoz i didn't like that you said ours and Bangladeshi's Anthem is worst ..

even if you think in that way ...u don't like it or whatever ... i don't have any problem with it ..but you should not put this in words especially in public forums ....and mind this bro there are several Indian and Bangladeshi poster's here who didn't liked your post and genuinely they must not like it either ....

 

[Blitz]

Dilshan's 500th career boundary!

 

[shahrukh619]

he shouuld stop giving bounce, and bowl with good line and length

 

[Superman1]

Looking forward for a great batting performance from Cheema.

 

[Blitz]

 

[cricfan967]

no-ball

 

[NJamal]

Free hit

 

[cricfan967]

Sri Lanka 10/0

 

[NJamal]

10/0 after 2 overs

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Crashed by Dillo