1st Match - New Zealand v Sri Lanka

[straw man]

With this opening partnership we can officially declare NZ tournament frontrunners

Frontrunners usually hold on to win the race, right guys?

 

[YorksLanka]

Finally; good knock from Bmac but well held jeevan...

 

[Gnske]

Great catch, a pity it wasn't Guppers

 

[straw man]

damn, stream a bit slow and I see we have lost a wicket :/

 

[anil1405]

Bishop says if anyone was going to get the breakthrough it was Herath.....he has been the second best bowler so far after Mathews so wonder how the commentators come up with such cliches.

 

[halba]

With this opening partnership we can officially declare NZ tournament frontrunners

Frontrunners usually hold on to win the race, right guys?

final played in MCG, on current form, aus will only face nz in the final. i assume south afrika will disappoint in foreign conditions. aus lost only 2 of last 20 matches in australia, all 2 of them in perth.

 

[Athlai]

If Williamson gets going, be prepared to drink a lot folks. Commentators have a tendency to wax lyrical about him.

 

[viriya]

Finally; good knock from Bmac but well held jeevan...

Unfortunately for SL, this might keep in him in the side.

 

[Athlai]

Kane 72nd in the world. Where are they getting these rankings?

DROPEPD

 

[WalkingWicket]

That's a drop...

 

[anil1405]

Lucky escape for Kane.

 

[Gnske]

Kane don't do this

 

[viriya]

Good job Sanga.

 

[NZTailender]

Kane 72nd in the world. Where are they getting these rankings?

DROPEPD

His bowling maybe?

 

[jonbrooks]

Sanga should have taken that

 

[Prince EWS]

Bishop says if anyone was going to get the breakthrough it was Herath.....he has been the second best bowler so far after Mathews so wonder how the commentators come up with such cliches.

Herath was always more likely to actually take a wicket than Mathews.

 

[Prince EWS]

His bowling maybe?

Guptill was apparently 6th though. They've done their own rankings and they're seemingly terrible.

 

[Athlai]

His bowling maybe?

Not even in the top 100 for bowling.

 

[Athlai]

Guptill was apparently 6th though. They've done their own rankings and they're seemingly terrible.

Na they're using the ICC ones, they've just ballsed them up.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Guptill was apparently 6th though. They've done their own rankings and they're seemingly terrible.

probably using the techron power ratings which devalue batsmen who know how to take singles