Sri Lanka vs New Zealand | 1st Semi-Final | WC'11 | Colombo | 29/03/11

[Muhammad Waleed]

Srilanka will win, considering their last match vs England. But Newzealand's Fielding will play a major role if Nz wins.

 

[Amjid Javed]

The Sri lanka batting from number 5 down is unproven in pressure situations! Question is can kiwis run through the top 4?

 

[Fireworks11]

Mahela and Dilshan will finish the Kiwis.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

 

[Afridi_Fan]

6/0 in 1.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Another

18/0 in 2.

 

[ZenBowman]

They are bashing these New Zealanders now.

 

[ace4rmspace]

Tharanga looks really good, has played very well lately. Could give us grief in the final ...

 

[saajidrox]

saudi being trashed

 

[ace4rmspace]

B Mac wants 4 for a 100 ... could someone give it to him please? He sounds pretty desperate.

 

[sam]

Saudi being thrashed.

 

[ads101]

we saw this same match against England. Feels like a repeat

 

[sam]

Looks like NZ and the curse of semi-finals will continue.

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

Srilanka on top at the moement.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Srilankan team will be hard to beat in the finals, Pakistani bowlers can stop the openers, can't see the Indian bowlers troubling these 2

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Tharanga is the next Lara, what a player

 

[sam]

Tharanga is the next Lara, what a player

LOL. Out now.

Superb catch.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Who say's white big men can't jump?

Great catch.

One more quickly and this could get interesting.

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

Southee takes one.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Oh no! what have I done I jinxed Upul, Srilanka needs to win this game, no mini collapse please

 

[ace4rmspace]

The Flying Fat Man ... brilliant effort!

 

[sam]

How did he catch that?

 

[Blitz]

What a catch )

 

[KingKhanWC]

A brilliant catch, anticipated it early and threw his train at it.

 

[saajidrox]

sanga the glue of the SL batting can NZ get this wicket to put pressure

 

[Pakistani93]

Oh no! what have I done I jinxed Upul, Srilanka needs to win this game, no mini collapse please

I thought you were supporting new zealand?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Oram on, good move since he has the best control to pressure the Lankans.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Good over by Oram. Him and Vettori combination would be ideal now.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Good bouncer but no edge, Southee sledging and Kiwi's have some confidence.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Oram gets the edge but no slip, 4 runs.

Poor from Vettori, you can't defend this.

 

[asadee]

NZ will forever be a WC Semis team - poor total by them

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

Sledging gonna win match for NZ?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Missed the boat.

3 down will expose the lower order but need some luck now.

 

[Blitz]

Nuwan Zoysa!!

I remember him....


......he was ****.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

I thought you were supporting new zealand?

Asian love brother i had a feeling that NZ will win this match, but supporting the Lankan Lions

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

good overs will bring wks.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Mr. Mckay from South Park bowling

 

[KingKhanWC]

NZ not out of this just yet.

SL should keep on playing positive.

 

[Muhammad Waleed]

I feel the same that Nz might win this. on the other hand Sri is in full control.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

kiwis bowling really well.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

woah bowling by andy mcckay.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Pulled with venom and it breaks the shackles.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Prashanth Avireddi sees ominous signs here: "ball not coming on bat...pitch getting slower...run-rate dipping...fielding on top as usual...SA were cruising too at the same stage and all the above started happening..."
hmmmm.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

why is styris bowlng.

 

[drkilljoy]

Beefy: I like pencil because if you mistype you can rub it out. Don't you have a rubber on the end of it. :younis

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

sl are comfortable now against styris.

 

[mastermind_quad]

another easy win for Sri Lanka ...they are in Top form ....

 

[KingKhanWC]

Class shot by Sanga.

SL are like a sponge to pressure.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

What a shot, pure class, great pull for Six by Legend Dilshan

 

[Amjid Javed]

SL 106/1 and heading to their 2nd world cup final in a row!

Looks like it will be an all asian final with one team lifting the trophy for 2nd time!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Dilshan hit that like a bullet, went right through Guptill, Dilshan unleashed

 

[KingKhanWC]

These Lankans are made of steel, pressure quickly turned on the Kiwi's.

 

[Imran's Tiger]

Among all the Asian teams SL play the best under pressure! Even in the last worldcup final they did not completely fall apart as India and Pakistan did before them in finals.

 

[Strike!]

What a poor semi final so far, If only SA weren't chokers we would have at least had a decent match.

 

[ZenBowman]

Sri Lanka's batting order is seriously underrated, the way they have chased in these past two games has been unbelievable.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Pulled again for 4.

Poor half tracker from Vettori.

Dilshan wants to finish this off in style.

 

[asadee]

Vettori is useless

 

[Imran's Tiger]

What a poor semi final so far, If only SA weren't chokers we would have at least had a decent match.

They would have choked in the semis had they won against NZ...

 

[Strike!]

Number 1 ODI bowler getting smacked though he was injured recently.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Srilanka has the best batting line up in this world cup

 

[MC]

Oh great, we're facing Sri Lanka once again in the final? I'm happy....NOT

Seems like we just played T20 final with them yesterday. It's literally that fresh in my mind. lol

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

what a shot pure class Sangakara, take that Southee

 

[Maula Jutt]

Kiwis, the eternal semi finalists.

 

[KingKhanWC]

The way Lanka have played no wonder their fans can't stop dancing.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Dilshan goes but very well played by the opener.

Too little too late for NZ.

 

[AZ]

c'mon Lanka, choke it...

 

[AZ]

Jaya caught in front!!!

 

[12cavalry]

Aleem Dar is invincible

 

[Strike!]

This is what happens when your 4th batsmen doesn't get to bat in many games.

 

[ZenBowman]

Oh great, we're facing Sri Lanka once again in the final? I'm happy....NOT

Seems like we just played T20 final with them yesterday. It's literally that fresh in my mind. lol

This is a replay of the Asia cup, SL already qualified, India play Pakistan to decide who joins them.

Inshallah the result is also the same

 

[KingKhanWC]

Jaya goes for 1.

Only 50 odd required though.

 

[Afridi_Fan]

How stupid is to question Inspector Gadget?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Sanga out here would make things a little interesting.

 

[Tera Gawaandi]

Jaya out, pin drop silence in stadium, unable to differantiate Sri Lankan fans from Indians. Why only our crowd is labelled biased?

 

[Maula Jutt]

SL weak middle order being exposed?

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Jaya out, pin drop silence in stadium, unable to differantiate Sri Lankan fans from Indians. Why only our crowd is labelled biased?

No there were still noises from the band, it wasn't dead silent.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Sanga drives in the gap, 4 more.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Misfield. Samaraweera under pressure. Good fight by NZ.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Sanga



Huge blow