Mar 26 - Sri Lanka v England (Quarter-Final 4)

[Paki007]

you butter fingers

well Since morgan has arrived they have got some momentum and i feel they can easily reach 260 or 270 with a PP to come but Morgan have to bat till the end to do so

 

[Kabooka]

If Lanka were to lose it shall be all down to poor fielding.

 

[Paki007]

Finally A catch is taken

That's the wicket which Lankans wanted badly

 

[crazyrahul]

I don't think England will get close to 250. Morgan was so important for that.

Swann and Tredwell needs to work hard in their bowling.

 

[s2sschan]

England Need to Slog Now!

 

[Owzat]

Trott and Morgan have put England in a position to make a half-decent total, but don't forget the bowling is :

Tremlett - got tonked last ODI
Bresnan - been good, not always the way though
Swann - usually reliable
Tredwell - did very well last ODI, but that was against a side vulnerable to spinners as was proven

Then it is 10 overs from Wright (one wicket in his last 10 ODIs), Bopara (decent enough) and maybe Trott. Might bowl tidily, Bopara the pick, but will they trouble Sri Lanka in terms of wickets? I think this could have been custom made for Collingwood, but then again who knows for sure?

 

[Paki007]

they were well on the course to score more than250 at one stage but now 240 looks a bit difficult

 

[AkshayS]

Now even 230 looks tough, they just aren't able to put away Malinga and Spinners.

 

[Owzat]

Massive to Trott, one four in his innings and yet still at a decent rate.

205/5 with three overs remaining. Probably a bit too much left to do, should have maybe pushed a bit harder earlier as wickets in hand won't help much - lost wickets just hindering the slog as some sides have found out, need more to build up pace and start again when a wicket is lost, something you can't do with 18 balls remaining.

 

[AkshayS]

Massive to Trott, one four in his innings and yet still at a decent rate.

But he isn't able to slog now when needed.


Just as I type this, he hits his 2nd four.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

What the hell were England upto? 27 runs in 5 overs of powerplay with 5 wickets left? Are you serious? But 230 still on cards

 

[ZexyZahid]

Although England is currently at 212-6 you should realise that the ground in Colombo is pretty big and scoring boundaries is more difficult then some other average sized grounds. It's not really a small stadium like the one in Bangalore, when the boundaries are set about 60 or 70 meters.

 

[jacobfelix]

Trott is gone...If he had gone at a run-a-ball or even 95% SR....England could have been 235-240 by now....

 

[Paki007]

England certainly are 25 runs short it'll be so difficult for them to beat Sri Lanka now unless Lankans don't repeat the batting of SAF

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

230 is what they get.. Wanted that and they get.. Now England will win the match