WC2007: Super 8

[Mars Maximus]

lol how this match has mirrored last nights match is amazing! night my time btw..

 

[irottev]

Sri Lanka havn't put a foot wrong in the field or with the ball. (maybe with a bit of excessive appealing, but not game wise). It's a dissapointing effort with the bat thus far, we were caught out on a lot of occasions playing silly airy shots. McMillan being the main culprit and Fulton too. Oram was unlucky he got just under it too much. Coulda cleared the stadium with that one. I think we should have bowled first, it's our strength but we need practice and we don't really NEED to win this game so fair call to bat. We're going to have to at some point.

Lets see how we do with the ball. SL obvious favourites, but we have what it takes to bowl Sri Lanka out for a small 200 score (presuming we get there)

A tentetive innings would you not say? lol

All 4 balls of it? Just drop it. It's not tentitive. Vaas has a lot of LBW's against Fleming and this is one of the harsher. Vaas just gets perfect swing back into him for it. I hope the ball swings for Bond when we bowl.

 

[Adarsh]

If I'm being frankly honest, there was only one wrong decision, when the caught behind wasn't given off Vaas. Fleming LBW was right, hit him in line and would have clipped off stump. It was close, but a right decision. Same with McCullum's LBW, pitched in line, hitting leg stump.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Kiwiw lost their seventh wicket , i hope they can reach 200 atlist otherwise it would be very hard for them to win

 

[Mars Maximus]

And I wanted NZ to win well anything can happen of course, oh and *drops it* hehe

 

[icyman]

You never know !
Bond can strike early and get out Jaysuriya and Mahela,it would be Kiwis game then on.I reckon the Kiwis will win this one.Lanka have had a long lay-off and plus their top-order is not in the best of form[do not count the WI match]

 

[Adarsh]

220 to win off 50 overs. That's not an easy target. Styris batted very well and the last partnership has somewhat saved them a bit. If Srilanka get through the first 15 overs without losing more than 2 wickets they should win this.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Kiwi got a pretty good score to defend , i just hope Jayasuriya and sangakara play a good knock to win this one

 

[evertonfan]

He didn't really need to play a shot like that then did Daniel. I rate Franklin as a good batsmen though so I reckon NZ will bat the 50 overs and get 210-20 here.

Just call me Mystic Matt.

I fancy the NZ bowlers to pull this one off.

 

[irottev]

Early wickets is the key. And with Bond opening the bowling, there isn't many in world cricket better to do that job for you. Franklin will have a crucial job at the other end.

220. Winnable, but SL have to be favourites. The pitch seems to be good, it does seem to turn and be a little slow and hopefully we get swing early.

Good Hundred for Styris and Unselfish as well, still was going for the big shots, the hundred means less to him then the job he has to do which is a good thing, made sure we got 220 and not maybe 10 less runs if he had of taken singles. It's a shame no one batted well around him. Apart from Franklin (Who is massivly under-rated. Thats 2 games now he's looked better then half the rest of the batsmen out there) and Fulton before he threw his wicket away. Oram was good as well, just unlucky.

One advantage is, if we don't play Sri Lanka again in the semi or final then we will never have to face Murili in an ODI again. Never have to face Jaysuriya and maybe won;t have to face Vaas, but he has a few years left.

 

[angryangy]

If I'm being frankly honest, there was only one wrong decision, when the caught behind wasn't given off Vaas. Fleming LBW was right, hit him in line and would have clipped off stump. It was close, but a right decision. Same with McCullum's LBW, pitched in line, hitting leg stump.

Even the caught behind would have been a hell of a call. The face was closed on the ball, so the umpire saw no contact and no deviation on the trajectory of the ball. The sound the ball made was very faint and even with the pitch mikes, it was not obviously the sound of bat on ball.

 

[Sureshot]

Styris is doing really well in this world cup, and he's also passed 3,000 ODI runs. 379 runs, only behind Hayden and Kallis.

I reckon Sri Lanka should do this, but with Bond and Gillespie and with the niftyness of Vettori New Zealand have a chance.

 

[Adarsh]

I know the umpire should be misled, but the appeal from Sangakkara was so strong that I was convinced he'd hit it.

 

[irottev]

Keys:
Bond's 10 overs
Vettori's 10 overs
Styris and Oram's job. Both have been economical and wicket taking lately.
Gillespie and Franklin who may be the weaknesses
McCullum behind the stumps, expect him to be fired up.

I think Sri Lanka need to target Gillespie and Franklin as the other 3 seem to be the threats. Even though they like to think they're good against Spin and have in the past played Vettori well, Vettori's in good form and it's a situation which will suit him.

 

[charith]

had a 10$ bet with a mate that vaas wld get flem LBW within his frst 3 overs. Shldve made the odds better. 2 easy for Vaas in the end. I reckon he shlve had him the previous ball. dat was gettin middle and leg. So doesnt matter really. hmmm styris's caught behnd was prtty obvious coz the bat was away frm the pad and the only thng the ball cldve come off was the face. SO since dovtrove ddnt call it a wide wat else could it have hit? also the catch off fulton dat was a no ball dat was harsh and he had a plumb lbw frm maharoof as well so more in favour of the kiwis.

Hope the umpirin is better in the run chase. Reckon we shld see off bond.