Sri Lanka vs England | 1st ODI | November 26, 2014 | Colombo

[sh47]

Moeen showing his class

 

[mithun_minhas]

Perera bowling very well.

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

He cannot survive long of he plays defense. That does not seem to be his game. His natural game is attack.

No defence? Did you not see his epic inning against SL in that test match where Anderson got out last ball?

 

[sh47]

JEVAN dropped MOEEN!!!!

 

[mithun_minhas]

Its Moeens day.

Catch dropped.

 

[Bilal7]

He cannot survive long of he plays defense. That does not seem to be his game. His natural game is attack.

Yeah. Although if he gets out now, its game over for England.

 

[Justcrazy]

Mendis back , Poms need to keep wickets in hand , they can really go after bowlers in second power play.

 

[Justcrazy]

Review !!!!

Paddle sweep.

 

[desi_launda]

Jeevan dan for Ali

 

[Strike Rate]

Which channel showing it in Pak? Ten or Star?

 

[sh47]

Ah damn! Morgan is bowled inside edge

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Game over. Unless Moeen-Buttler pull off an epic Fawad-Maqsood partnership

 

[mithun_minhas]

England lose another wicket.

 

[Justcrazy]

Morgan

 

[Bilal7]

Moeen should start playing for Pakistan. He'll go down in history as a WC winner and we can finally get rid of Hafeez or Afridi.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Jeevan dan for Ali

)

Good one bro.

 

[Jabo]

England crumbling

Morgan is done too, I said this before and I'll say it again, he cant seem to do anything in the ODI format now

Last 10 innings - 0 14 32 10 28 17 12 40 3 31

The only + for him is that he did well in Australia last year

 

[sh47]

Moeen should start playing for Pakistan. He'll go down in history as a WC winner and we can finally get rid of Hafeez or Afridi.

lol no way, why should he represent a country he was not born in.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Looks like its Moeen v SL here! Hes going to have to win this game single handly!

Why england dropped hales? Am sorry but cook needs to go! england making a pigs ear of things making him captain!

 

[sh47]

Looks like its Moeen v SL here! Hes going to have to win this game single handly!

Why england dropped hales? Am sorry but cook needs to go! england making a pigs ear of things making him captain!

It's too late to drop him now, they need to fit hales in the team somehow no doubt. Anyhow who would you entrust with the captaincy is cook is taken out?

 

[the Great Khan]

Looks like brother Moeen is gonna have to win this all by himself. Buttler will have to provide support here!!

 

[mithun_minhas]

Moen shoud pull a Rohit here.

ROhit was given a life early on and he went on to make a double.

Moen got the start like Rohit did. We will see if Moen can score a big century.

 

[Bilal7]

Moen shoud pull a Rohit here.

ROhit was given a life early on and he went on to make a double.

Moen got the start like Rohit did. We will see if Moen can score a big century.

Moeen isn't batting with Indian batsmen, nor is this pitch that easy to bat on.

 

[Justcrazy]

Butler hammers that.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Moeen isn't batting with Indian batsmen, nor is this pitch that easy to bat on.

Even in that match outside of ROhit and to some extent Kohli, everyone struggled to time the ball.

Moen should capitalize and smack Lankan trundlers. There is no spin in the pitch, bounce is even too. A bit on the slow side, but it is still good batting conditions.

 

[Cricket_Engineer]

Moeen is better than ***** Sharma

 

[nish_mate]

Moeen isn't batting with Indian batsmen, nor is this pitch that easy to bat on.

Any pitch where these lankans can make 300+ is a good one....

a week ago they couldnt even cross 250-270....

 

[Justcrazy]

163 from 27 overs .

 

[Bilal7]

Even in that match outside of ROhit and to some extent Kohli, everyone struggled to time the ball.

Moen should capitalize and smack Lankan trundlers. There is no spin in the pitch, bounce is even too. A bit on the slow side, but it is still good batting conditions.

Just having good, confident batsmen around you provides a lot of confidence. Moeen can't play such knocks this early in his career.

The outfield is extremely slow, Moeen should have had a century by now but a few shots that would have been boundaries on other pitches only fetched him 2's.

 

[Bilal7]

Game over for England. Hoping for a ton from Moeen atleast.

 

[Justcrazy]

Butler gone.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Bottler gone.

Bopara in.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Moen should go for his shots now. Just in case it rains. They are way behind the D-L total.

 

[Bilal7]

Moeen Ali = The new Saeed Anwar.

That flick is all the proof I need.

 

[sh47]

what a shot! incredible! Moeen playing like Lara and Anwar

 

[MRSN]

lol Moeen Ali is a butcher. what hitting.

 

[mithun_minhas]

what a shot! incredible! Moeen playing like Lara and Anwar

Anwar's flick looked even more effortless and smooth.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Indian and Pakistani against 11 Lankans.

 

[TNA]

Indian and Pakistani against 11 Lankans.

Aman ki Asha

 

[Bilal7]

Anwar's flick looked even more effortless and smooth.

Are you a hater or something? Give the guy some credit.

 

[Bilal7]

Indian and Pakistani against 11 Lankans.

And the Pakistani outplaying the Indian as usual.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Are you a hater or something? Give the guy some credit.

Moen is playing a Gem here. But lets not get carried away.

Being an Indian I know how Anwar tortured us in 90's with those flicks off Prasad and Srinath. Every time he flicked the ball sailed over the boundary rope. It was all timing. No effort.

 

[mithun_minhas]

And the Pakistani outplaying the Indian as usual.

 

[Bilal7]

Moen is playing a Gem here. But lets not get carried away.

Being an Indian I know how Anwar tortured us in 90's with those flicks off Prasad and Srinath. Every time he flicked the ball sailed over the boundary rope. It was all timing. No effort.

I know. We're just saying that he's looking like the next Anwar.

He's had quite a bit of luck but he's trying to hit a boundary every other ball so its only natural that he'll give chances.

 

[Bilal7]

I joke. Both these guys are Englishmen.

 

[Bilal7]

If these two make it to the powerplay, England have a real chance. Stokes is not useless with the bat and English bowlers can bat.

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 38 runs. Poms back in the game

 

[Justcrazy]

Ali on fire

 

[Justcrazy]

Ali gone

 

[mithun_minhas]

Something is not right with Lankan team.

Their bowling is a joke and fielding is pathetic. Batting is alright.

Malinga is being missed badly here. Without him, Lankan bowling is minnow'esque.

Now Medis gets Moen

Bye Bye England.

 

[MRSN]

soft dismissal to get out but a great innings nevertheless.

 

[Bilal7]

LOL!

What a way to go after a brilliant innings. England still have a chance, they have two all-rounders out in the middle and the RR isn't too high.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Moen should have looked for singles. England are well on their way to win this one by nudging for singles.

 

[sh47]

Stokes got 160+ against durham in the finals of the OD cup this season, no mug with the bat. There is still some hope.

Still congrats to Mo on a wonderful innings, never easy getting runs away from home but to get a ton against lanka in lanka has to be quiet a feat never mind the manner he went about to get the ton

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka have the edge now.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Bopara will choke as usual.

Commies are saying its a good opportunity for him to prove himself. Lets see.

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms need a very good partnership here

 

[sh47]

Bopara will choke as usual.

Commies are saying its a good opportunity for him to prove himself. Lets see.

It doesnt help he has to bat in a situation like this after being out of the squads for so long, nevertheless he is a must for the World Cup regardless Eng need more batsman of his caliber we all saw how Cook played at the top

 

[CricketAnalyst]

LOL!

What a way to go after a brilliant innings. England still have a chance, they have two all-rounders out in the middle and the RR isn't too high.

First time in a very very long while that we've seen a team chase with the attitude that they will keep hitting no matter and let the wickets take care of themselves. I am a huge fan of what they are doing.

I wouldn't boil this down to Moeen having a great day, they were all going this way and if on another day someone might. Normally, people don't really have the 'licence' to bat like England do, but this is still correct. Under their old approach they were losing wickets, but had no good run rate to make up. This approach gives all their batters a chance to win the game (as opposed to with slow batting and it's done by the time you're 90/3 after 22 overs).

 

[Justcrazy]

105 required from 16 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

First time in a very very long while that we've seen a team chase with the attitude that they will keep hitting no matter and let the wickets take care of themselves. I am a huge fan of what they are doing.

I wouldn't boil this down to Moeen having a great day, they were all going this way and if on another day someone might. Normally, people don't really have the 'licence' to bat like England do, but this is still correct. Under their old approach they were losing wickets, but had no good run rate to make up. This approach gives all their batters a chance to win the game (as opposed to with slow batting and it's done by the time you're 90/3 after 22 overs).

Good point made.

For this approach you need to have depth in batting also.

 

[mithun_minhas]

England can still win this.

A couple of 30's and a 20 will do the trick here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Power Play taken

 

[Justcrazy]

90 from 78 balls . Need a big over here.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

90 from 78 balls . Need a big over here.

Just tick it around, modern batsmen can easily manage 8 or so in the last 5 or 6 especially once they are set, runs will come easily and Lankans will panic. If they survive next 6 overs they will win.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Stokes looks pathetic.

England can stil win this if they do not lose any wicket for another 40 runs.

 

[Justcrazy]

Power Play been wasted so far , just 17 off 3 overs

 

[leatherface58]

Bopara will take them close and choke again.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

Stokes looks pathetic.

England can stil win this if they do not lose any wicket for another 40 runs.

Precisely. They have 3 guys who can bat properly and English tailenders are not incompetent. I'd trust Tredwell or Gurney to come in with 10 or 20 left.

 

[Justcrazy]

77 from 63 balls

 

[Justcrazy]

stokes gone

 

[mithun_minhas]

Stokes was losing the game. Might be a blessing in disguise for England.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

Down to Bopara now, he has to play a blinder. But if he does, he's in the World Cup.

 

[Justcrazy]

England require another 75 runs with 3 wickets and 60 balls remaining

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms need to come close here , last 2 overs , then look to slog.

 

[FamousEleven]

Stokes is useless I think Eng should play Rashid in WC

 

[Energetic]

Stokes excellent all-round figures haha....overhyped

 

[Kiri]

Herath kills the game.

 

[Justcrazy]

eight down

 

[Gabbar Singh]

What a great ball that was - Yet they say conventional finger spin is dead.