Tri Series (India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand) - Compaq Cup in Sri Lanka 2009

[Ari]

Is the pitch that bad or New Zealand Batting is or india's bowling good?

All 3 of those things.

 

[Howsie]

Benefit of the doubt

 

[Ari]

I think Elliott was very lucky there.

 

[Amiya]

Wow. The pitch is amazing. Spinners are getting lot of movement so we must be aware that Vettori is in top form too.

Edit - Close stumped call by dhoni but given not out.

 

[naresh091]

Gamini Silva continues his pathetic umpiring.:doh

 

[Amiya]

Elliot was pretty Lucky. It was out in my opinion.

 

[Howsie]

I've sort of missed a part of this match (Pulp Sport) but our batting has been pretty bad. Yes the pitch isn't the best but Ryder and McCullum would have been out even if the pitch was a bealter, and Taylor didn't look interested at all. None of our batsmen have shown improvement on this tour at all and it's getting rather tiresome tbh. I don't give us a chance in hell of winning this game though.


Pad, not out.

 

[Aditya]

Elliot gone another one for yuvi.

 

[Amiya]

Finally he has to go. Yuvraj got the wicket.

 

[irottev]

Just what we need. Bullshit umpiring. I guess in the first instance it coulda gone either way but still. Benefit goes to the batsmen.

 

[Gurjot95]

UV is taking a wickets by fluke. UV bowling is really crap. He only comes to bowl in slog overs when batsman try to take risk. He is none other than crappy bowler.

 

[Howsie]

I like there sniko lol, how budget can you get. I don't think Elliott was out tbh.

Howsie added 1 Minutes and 19 Seconds later...

UV is taking a wickets by fluke. UV bowling is really crap. He only comes to bowl in slog overs when batsman try to take risk. He is none other than crappy bowler.

No he's still a pie bowler. I know he get's a lot of stick on PC but don't try and use this innings as proof his bowling is good.

 

[Ari]

Oram to make a ton or get replaced by Franklin. The free ride hes been having for the last couple of years needs to stop.

 

[charith]

I've sort of missed a part of this match (Pulp Sport) but our batting has been pretty bad. Yes the pitch isn't the best but Ryder and McCullum would have been out even if the pitch was a bealter, and Taylor didn't look interested at all. None of our batsmen have shown improvement on this tour at all and it's getting rather tiresome tbh. I don't give us a chance in hell of winning this game though.


Pad, not out.

Word. Danny Morrison made the same point. It just didnt look like any of them wanted to put in the hard work to settle in and then try to score runs. You would've thought they would've been over the moon to have won the toss and pumped to score 200-220 and from there it would've been game 75% won with the bowling going so good.

Even now i reckon if they get up to 180 somehow with the form Vettori is in it would be a tight game. Am not too sure about Broom havent seen him play all that much. Butler can def bat so its possible they just need a partnership going.

 

[naresh091]

Just what we need. Bullshit umpiring. I guess in the first instance it coulda gone either way but still. Benefit goes to the batsmen.

The first one was an easy decision(out) tbh.There wasnt any doubts after so many replays.Dharmasena showed pity on us.I could see Yuvraj giggling after the wicket,as if he was mocking at the umpire's poor decision.