Indian Tour of Sri Lanka & Triangular Series, July-August 2010

[AkshayS]

Atleast, India have some chance here, the srilankan tail has shown that and I can say SL's bowling is not too better than India despte Malinga. But seeing as it is becoming spinner's pitch, India stands a chance.

Sharma and Tendulkar needs to hang up for some 1-1.5 hours tomorrow to frustate the SL bowlers first.(Well I don't expect him to but you don't know on any day, Mendis got a 73)

 

[Meet]

How about if this partnership give us a win?

 

[AngryPixel]

The Mumbai chase was against England.

I wasn't talking bout that match or a chase. I was talking bout the match agianst Australia in 2004 series. The pitch was a dust-bowl where Michale Clarke Took 6 wickets for 9 runs. Sachin and Laxman played crucial innings in 2nd innings or india to setup a total.

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Sharma to score hundred :laugh

 

[Robelinda]

The Mumbai chase was against England.

Australia 2004?

 

[AngryPixel]

Yeah Australia 2004. Who could forget that horrible pitch.

 

[AkshayS]

How about if this partnership give us a win?

I wasn't talking bout that match or a chase. I was talking bout the match agianst Australia in 2004 series. The pitch was a dust-bowl where Michale Clarke Took 6 wickets for 9 runs. Sachin and Laxman played crucial innings in 2nd innings or india to setup a total.

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Sharma to score hundred :laugh

You two are big jokers.

 

[Varun]

Till Sachin is there, India can win this easily.

 

[ARay]

Tommorows first hour will be crucial. With all the SL bowlers raring to go!
If india can survive the first 2 hours without losing a wicket. This match is theirs for the taking!

 

[Gurjot95]

I don't think Ishant can score more than 20 tomorrow but I would be happy to prove wrong.

 

[Adarsh]

The good thing , from my point of view, is that India have to win this. If they were 1-0 up, they would go into a shell and would definitely lose it easily. However, now that they're down they need to win the match so they'll at least have some sort of a positive intent.

It's not gonna be easy. At all, but I just hope we can scrape through.

 

[Varun]

I don't think Ishant can score more than 20 tomorrow but I would be happy to prove wrong.

Yeah, he is probably been sent to wall a few overs, so that even if we have a collapse, someone down the order can draw it.

 

[Prithvi]

Hmm... looks pretty interesting match.. I'm sure India will pull it provided our batsmen should hold the nerve tomorrow morning. Our batsmen should keep in mind that there's no Bhajji/Zack in lower order.

 

[Meet]

But there's Mithun

 

[AkshayS]

Whatever anybody thinks, But I think that Mithun can be batsman who can make difference like what Mendis did. Mithun is an technically fine batsman, he was looking good in his last innings. I don't expect anything from Sharma as he can't bat but I have a feeling he'd score some 20 runs tomorrow which would be crucial.

So the batsmen who will really make the difference tomorrow are:

Sachin - play big probably not out till end.
Raina - capable we all know, two marvellous batting performances we all know, he will gonna score in some 40's tomorrow I know.
Laxman - If Raina fail's all his duties will go to Laxman and we all know he is very very special.
Mithun - If India's batting collapses by any means I have a feeling he would score in some gusty 30's to take India home.

I don't expect anything from Mishra and Dhoni but if rest all of the team fails, these two will take us to a win.


So see guys India have won it already.


P.S. - (for those who think that's not gonna happen)

 

[sohum]

This is tight but Sri Lanka are definitely favorites from hereon in with a 5th day pitch and two good spinners.