**Official** Semis and Final Thread

[James]

For discussion surrounding the Semis and Final.

 

[unam]

For discussion surrounding the Semis and Final.

Correction: "discussion surrounding who will lose to Pak in final"

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Windies will lose to us in the final.

 

[LegendaryProtea]

Pakistan have to be favs from here, if only because they will be playing at Colombo where the pitches have taken turn. Their spin attack is wonderful, could actually bowl 16 overs of high quality spin with Hasan, Hafeez, Afridi and Ajmal. Batting isn't great but you only need about 140-150 and Pakistan will always be favourites with their bowling attack. If anyone can stop them then it's probably Sri Lanka. Whoever wins that SL-PAK match is my pick.

 

[uvelocity]

aus was gaming

 

[smash84]

Aus have a pretty good bowling attack and the fact that they play so well under pressure probably makes them favorites

 

[Burgey]

Cracking interview with the Australia captain ahead of the semi...

Nine News Lassos Interview | Lee Zachariah's Very Own Web Page

 

[Jono]

wtf

 

[Himannv]

Come on Sri Lanka!!

 

[Daemon]

fully behind pakistan now. afridi ftfw.

 

[smash84]

haha......you're betting on the worst performing player in the tournament Daemon

 

[marc71178]

haha......you're betting on the worst performing player in the tournament Daemon

Nope, Dernbach's on the plane home, although he probably tried to get on it in some fancy way and missed it.

 

[benchmark00]

Reckon the winner will come from the SL Pak game.

 

[slowfinger]

Perfect for Alam to score a few thousand runs... I'm waiting...

 

[Burgey]

When are these games on ffs?

 

[Cabinet96]

Thursday and Friday. Same time all the early day games (such as Aus v SA and Aus v Pak) have been starting.

Final on Sunday obvs.

 

[Burgey]

Cheers for that mate.

 

[Strike!]

Cricinfo says the first match starts in 15 hours.

 

[uvelocity]

Thursday and Friday. Same time all the early day games (such as Aus v SA and Aus v Pak) have been starting.

Final on Sunday obvs.

isn't it later than the early starts? I think it starts 11pm or something here

 

[Scaly piscine]

isn't it later than the early starts? I think it starts 11pm or something here

Much later, to the point that they're starting about the time those games finished (3 1/2 hours later). They're starting half an hour early than the later games started, the semis and final are all at this new time.

Basically the later time was the cash cow slot - it's why India played all their super eight games in the later slot.