Super 8: 19th Match Ireland v Sri Lanka

[Leicester Fox]

Mendis, Malinga and Murali to clean them up in no time.

 

[Howsie]

Ireland needed to score more runs off Sri Lanka's weaker bowlers. Can't see them making too much now.

 

[coolz_hari]

Ireland going ok...37/0 6 overs.

 

[SciD]

Are we onto something here.

 

[Howsie]

First wicket falls for Ireland, 59-1 of 9.1 isn't bad but Malinga still has three overs left.

Ireland will lose 3-4 wickets for about 15-20 runs.

 

[Leicester Fox]

Doing pretty well, can obviously deal with Mendis better than Australians can

 

[Master Khan]

run rate is gone over 9 so it getting harder for Ireland but they got wickets in hand

 

[coolz_hari]

oh they lost another wicket now. Ireland can still win

 

[Howsie]

First wicket falls for Ireland, 59-1 of 9.1 isn't bad but Malinga still has three overs left.

Ireland will lose 3-4 wickets for about 15-20 runs.

Sri Lanka just have too much fire power.

 

[SciD]

Sri Lanka just have too much fire power.

You just love quoting yourself.

 

[Leicester Fox]

Hattrick ball was perfect. Ravi Bopara must be having painful flashbacks.

 

[Howsie]

It's a free hit buddy, have a swing.

Howsie added 7 Minutes and 31 Seconds later...

Malinga is a freak.

 

[cricketmad09]

Only 9 runs in the end. If Ireland had gone harder earlier and who knows what could've happened?

 

[ZexyZahid]

Sri Lanka won by 9 runs. Ireland did well to contain them.

New Zealand can now calculate by how many runs or within how many overs they need to win against Sri Lanka to qualify for the second round.

This is strange. Cricinfo have updated the points table: Points Table | ICC World Twenty20 2009 | Cricinfo.com Sri Lanka's runrate actually lowered after this win.

Pakistan just need to win against Ireland to qualify themselves and so does New Zealand, based on that points table.

Current net runrates:
Sri Lanka +0.700
New Zealand +0.943
Pakistan +0.740

 

[Howsie]

Well atleast New Zealand only has too beat Sri Lanka too get through, thanks Ireland.