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1st Match - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
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Mike5181
International Captain
Anderson vs Herath wouldn't have been pretty
RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Good to see the Lankans congratulating each other on a fine fielding effort.
smash84
The Tiger King
Herath is pretty crafty. He can remove the opposition's best batsmen. Just try him when all your bowlers are going for 15 rpo
viriya
International Captain
Ready to jump ship now? Don't you want to be a winner?
Grasshopper
State Vice-Captain
Not a bad score after being put in.
viriya
International Captain
Yea it's criminal not to bowl out the best spin bowler in the world.
viriya
International Captain
He was bowling well a few weeks ago.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Great start to our world cup for the batting. They were obviously a little nervy, and there is a fair chance these are the most difficult batting conditions we'll get all WC. Everyone contributed. Taylor may have only scored 14 but I don't think it's all doom and gloom there. Looked scratchy but didn't look completely at sea like he has in recent months.
Guptill looked perfectly confident, McCullum had paitence, Williamson only took 15 balls of nerves to turn into Big Daddy Kane, and our lower middle order is the most ideal cake/icing combination you could imagine.
Guptill looked perfectly confident, McCullum had paitence, Williamson only took 15 balls of nerves to turn into Big Daddy Kane, and our lower middle order is the most ideal cake/icing combination you could imagine.
Mike5181
International Captain
Doesn't help that Sri Lanka's two most experienced players don't treat him like one, and just control things themselves half the time.
Athlai
Not Terrible
You have to feel for him a bit though. Even Kulasekara got no swing this morning. After that he has to rely on the big SL weakness in pace to close out the innings in NZ conditions. In Sri Lanka they're attack would be totally different, he'd have 30+ overs of spin at his disposal. Didn't even get 15 here. I think he should have taken Malinga off sooner in his first spell though and brought on a spinner much sooner. Mendis getting 2 overs is criminal.
Howsie
International Captain
The ****ty UK one though, eh.
smash84
The Tiger King
yep