Super 8: 19th Match Ireland v Sri Lanka

[sohum]

Group F leaders Sri Lanka can guarantee their spot in the semis if they record a convincing enough win over the Irish. The Irish are up against all odds and need to beat Sri Lanka and then Pakistan to have any hope of continuing to be in the hunt.

Match scheduled to begin Sunday, June 14 at 12:30 GMT.

 

[Howsie]

My new favourite team. Go Ireland.

 

[Sartaj]

Yeah.but,i would rather fancy their chances against Pakistan.if ireland can tackle the 3 M's it will be a good contest,hopefully!

 

[Howsie]

Yeah I can't see them beating Sri Lanka but they might give Pakistan a run for thier money.

 

[ZexyZahid]

Sri Lanka should win this match, but stranger things have happened.

 

[aussie1st]

SL is the form team with SA so the chances of an upset is very slim. SL middle order could do with a hit out and some of the bowlers could use some wickets to boost their confidence.

 

[ZexyZahid]

Hopefully Ireland will play out the match as long as possible, so they can downplay the net runrate a bit. The match of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand could be a good match to watch then.

 

[cricketmad09]

I don't see Ireland causing any sort of scare or upset playing against bowlers like Malinga, Murali and Mendis.

 

[Howsie]

What a start from Ireland, Sri Lanka are 14-2 after 4 overs. O'Brien took a fantastic catch too, one of the best catches I've seen from a keeper in a long time.

 

[Howsie]

Sri Lanka 136-7 after 19 overs, Ireland are in with a chance here. Atleast Sri Lanka's NRR wont be to high.

 

[ZexyZahid]

I didn't expect this to happen. Sri Lanka only scored 144 runs.

With three overs left Sri Lanka went from 124-4 to 144-9. Cusack got 4 wickets for 15 runs. So a good comeback of Ireland.

 

[angryangy]

A fine hand played by Ireland, but as conditions seem to be increasingly aiding the bowlers at Lords, the bulk of the battle still awaits them.

 

[ZexyZahid]

I've got a feeling that Ireland will be bowled out. But the longer Ireland holds out, the better it is for New Zealand.

 

[Howsie]

I've got a feeling that Ireland will be bowled out. But the longer Ireland holds out, the better it is for New Zealand.

No doubt. If Ireland can make it too around 120 that would be really nice.

 

[cricketmad09]

Heres an idea. I think Ireland should open with Trent Johnston. He's a good striker of the ball and aggressive, and if Ireland are any chance of winning they need to go after the fast bowlers during the field restrictions otherwise they're left with trying to score runs off Mendis and Murali in the middle/end overs, which is a near impossible thing to do.