*Official* - Final - India v Sri Lanka

[Neil Pickup]

Zaheer's figures look quite amazing. If we can get Sanga early it would be massive for us. Com Zak!

4-3-2-1. Nice.

 

[Woodster]

Top bowling from Zak and very decent hands from Sehwag. Tharanga just couldn't get going today, two from 20 balls. Now hopefully a Sangakkara special.

 

[Teja.]

Zaheer's opening spell so far, 4-3-2-1

What a god.

 

[Contra]

Munaf better be up for this. No lose balls early on. Gotta sustain the pressure created up till now.

 

[Spark]

SL look very nervous, trying to lash the ball more than time it.

 

[Dissector]

This is a great start. The Indian seamers are performing when it counts.

 

[LJMJ]

Did Manjrekar just diss Ganguly? . Ganguly was going on about how disciplined the Indian bowling has been thus far, very unlike their last final appearance in '03. Then Manjrekar said that's to be expected with a captain like Dhoni.

 

[Uppercut]

Sri Lanka really need to grow a set batting first. They always seem to be aiming for par.

Zaheer's just insane though.

 

[JBH001]

I thought that looked like 4 runs.

 

[Deathknight]

Poor selection for this match by SL . They arent playing veteran Vaas .And are playing rookies perera and kulasekara . They will smashed all over wankehede like Gul, Tait , Steyn , Anderson , etc and match will be over soon

 

[Spark]

Well that's six runs saved in one over. Nah, fielding doesn't make a difference at all...

 

[R_D]

Amazing fielding and bowling effort from India so far....
Everyone seems so commited...
Zaheer WAFG.

 

[JBH001]

Sri Lanka really need to grow a set batting first. They always seem to be aiming for par.

Need to have called up Jaya (he says only half in jest).

 

[Jono]

Zaheer's spell was immense!

 

[JBH001]

Sanga needs to start ticking the score along.

 

[Somerset]

Quote: Sangakarra has stuffed Dhoni.. He shouted Tail in the 1 st toss and lost it .. You can hear it in on air.
- Vaughn on Twitter

oh boy, this is going to get a life of its own

This comment on the Cricinfo live commentary seems to indicate any controversy surrounding the toss is rather unnecessary as it turns out:

Replays of the toss indicate decisively that Sangakkara called heads the first time as well, and the call is audible to the television producers. In the noise, Dhoni mis-heard it as a 'tails' call. It was why he turned towards Shastri saying, "we'll bat." However neither Shastri nor Crowe had heard Sangakkara's call, Crowe due to the noise, while Shastri was looking up at the coin. Shastri looked across to Crowe, the referee said, "I didn't hear it." There was then a brief conversation and it was decided the toss had to be held again.

 

[Spark]

That's more like it.

 

[Uppercut]

Beautiful shot from Sanga.

 

[JBH001]

Finally, 4 runs from Sanga. That helps, a little. Sanga sometimes a little too orthodox, IMO.

 

[Spark]

Shot