35th Match - Scotland v Sri Lanka (11th March)

[viriya]

Bowling Thisara over Chameera after the 20th over is done. Angelo is a **** captain.

/viriyathoughts

 

[Maximas]

Could be a case of a better breeze suiting Chameera at the other end, yep coming on now, that's fair enough

 

[viriya]

Thought he was a teenager based on that picture.. already 23.

 

[Maximas]

Feel this guy probably doesn't have the skills to contain properly against good players under world cup pressure at this stage but his pace is something we need to look to harness as we build a team going forward

 

[viriya]

Is Josh Davey any good or did he just hit the jackpot this WC?

 

[YorksLanka]

Our fielding is poor again from the little I have seen. Chameera bowling ok, as you say, he has the pace so Vaasy can work with the rest..

 

[YorksLanka]

Is Josh Davey any good or did he just hit the jackpot this WC?

He is a decent player, as with quite a few of the scots, he plays regular county cricket here so is no mug..

 

[viriya]

Feel this guy probably doesn't have the skills to contain properly against good players under world cup pressure at this stage but his pace is something we need to look to harness as we build a team going forward

Our fielding is poor again from the little I have seen. Chameera bowling ok, as you say, he has the pace so Vaasy can work with the rest..

Yea he's too green to risk in a knockout.. he's consistently pushing 145k, I'd only take that kind of risk if he could do 150-155ks and was seriously quick.

 

[faheemaltaf]

There is the post, i share on Kumar Sangakkara from yesterday



and look what he has done today, what an admirable cricketer. I am so happy for him and the Srilankans.

 

[viriya]

He is a decent player, as with quite a few of the scots, he plays regular county cricket here so is no mug..

Yea just feel like he got pretty lucky to be the top wicket-taker in the WC so far. I'm sure he's a decent medium pacer.

 

[Maximas]

Need to get someone decent back into the attack to break this partnership, just coasting a little too much for much of this match I feel

 

[anil1405]

Thisara Perera and KOB must be in contention for worst bowler of the tournament i suppose.

 

[viriya]

Feel like Angelo is bowling Thisara and Chameera here and telling them to fight for one spot. The SL line-up for the knockouts should be:

Dilshan, Thiri, Sanga, Mahela, Angelo, Kusal, Thisara, Kula, Sena, Herath, Malinga

I would've had Ajantha over Sena if he had been in the squad based on Sena's average performances so far.

 

[YorksLanka]

Chameera tends to stray onto the leg side quite a bit when he bowls doesn't he? Needs to improve his % of wicket taking deliveries..

 

[YorksLanka]

Feel like Angelo is bowling Thisara and Chameera here and telling them to fight for one spot. The SL line-up for the knockouts should be:

Dilshan, Thiri, Sanga, Mahela, Angelo, Kusal, Thisara, Kula, Sena, Herath, Malinga

I would've had Ajantha over Sena if he had been in the squad based on Sena's average performances so far.

I like that line up for Sydney..would be ideal if thisara was firing with the ball, not sure about kula but can't see any other bowler to replace with..

 

[Maximas]

Yep that line-up looks pretty good, alternatively, replace Thisara with Tharanga and rely on the 4 specialists + Dilshan and Matthews for the rest of the overs, gives us some batting depth against a dangerous attack and the bowling isn't really weakened

 

[viriya]

Yep that line-up looks pretty good, alternatively, replace Thisara with Tharanga and rely on the 4 specialists + Dilshan and Matthews for the rest of the overs, gives us some batting depth against a dangerous attack and the bowling isn't really weakened

As useless as Thisara looks right now, I would back him to make 30 off 20 to win a match over Tharanga who honestly should be opening.. Thiri probably would be deadweight in the knockouts but is impossible to drop now based on a couple of his performances.. I think Tharanga would/could come good in the business end but there's no way he can replace Thiri as opener right now.

Perfect situation for SL would be for Sanath to break Thiri's and Sena's fingers like he did to Dimuth and bring in Tharanga and Ajantha.

 

[Maximas]

Uh

 

[viriya]

omg wtf is that ****.. droppable drop that. and people have the nerve to compare him to Sanath.

 

[viriya]

I was gonna say that looks so bad that Tharanga should replace Kusal.. but Tharanga is a **** fielder too so that's not a good argument.