27th Match - England v Sri Lanka

[cnerd123]

3 of the 5 leading wicket takers in ICC World Cups are Sri Lankan. Amazing stat given they're one of the newer teams in international cricket.

 

[slippy888]

I think you have to bowl malinga out now to try to take wickets

 

[slippy888]

no good saving Malinga later when England only require 50 runs

 

[slippy888]

That is why you bowl malinga out now lol

 

[slippy888]

It would be epic if Sri lanka win this

 

[cnerd123]

It's 2019 and Malinga is still wrecking havoc in a World Cup ODI

 

[StephenZA]

Interesting...

 

[weldone]

Give Malinga one more in this spell I reckon. Keep 2 overs for 47th and 49th.

 

[Borges]

I think you have to bowl malinga out now to try to take wickets

no good saving Malinga later when England only require 50 runs

That is why you bowl malinga out now lol

Right, slippy, you were so, so right.

 

[slippy888]

You have to bowl malinga 3 more overs to take wickets no choice

 

[rythy]

Wow. Looks like England are done. They have 3 toughest matches ahead. Things became quite interesting suddenly.

 

[slippy888]

Thisaria bowling is mediocre these days

 

[91Jmay]

Reckon it is sitll 50/50 with Woakes left in hutch. Honestly not really been many terrible shots, good bowling and odd intensity to the batting. We massively miss Roy up top, begging he is fit for next game.

 

[Borges]

Well, they still have Stokes de Grandhomme.

 

[weldone]

Well, they still have Stokes de Grandhomme.

Haha Stokes is so much better than CDG. England will be home if he carries his bat.

 

[cnerd123]

Yea might be worth trying something different Vs the two lefties. D De Silva maybe? Some offies might do the trick.

 

[slippy888]

Maybe get Pradeep back on give him a few overs at ali at the start, Pradeep bowling action does look menacing

 

[91Jmay]

Woakes has the highest ever score for a number 8, which was against Sri Lanka as well. We still have batting to come, feel like as a team we have fallen out of form a bit though at worst possible time. Not having Hales is a big blow (lol) to back up Roy/YJB

 

[Burner]

Sri Lanka need Stokes at this stage to win this. God damn this line up

 

[weldone]

Is Karuna making the same mistake as Faf? Faf kept a few overs of his 5th bowler Phehlukwayo the other day and he got hit in the end. Is there any point keeping the 3 remaining spin overs? Bring on de Silva I say and let Stokes decide if he wants to take risks at this stage.