CW XI innings:
Code:
R B 4 6
I Markus b Jayasuriya 77 72 5 1
LA Camps not out 84 87 9 0
CR Butler c Malinga b Muralitharan 8 16 0 0
MJ Robbins not out 2 3 0 0
Extras (1nb, 5lb, 4w) 10
Total (for 2 wickets, 28.3 overs) 181
Malinga 5-0-26-0
Vaas 5-0-24-0
Fernando 3-0-23-0
Muralitharan 9-0-62-1
Jayasuriya 7.4-0-41-1
It's Malinga and Vaas to try to save some dignity here for the Lankans...
0.1 Malinga to Markus, no run, cautiously prodded, well fielded by Atapattu
0.3 Malinga to Markus, one run, scorecard starts to tick over with a flick into the leg side
1.1 Vaas to Markus, one run, cut through the leg side, well stopped by Malinga
1.2 Vaas to Camps, one run, straight drive, too straight, nearly takes out Markus' stumps, stopped by Arnold in the deep
2.6 Malinga to Markus, two runs, singles and twos are coming easily here
3.1 Vaas to Camps, three runs, highest-scoring delivery so far in the innings, we're still lacking the boundary, but the runs are being cut off quickly
5.5 Vaas to Camps, no run, inswinger from Vaas that Camps tries to pull away, misses, the ball hits bat and pad before humping away, there's an appeal, not given
7.4 Vaas to Markus, SIX, that's Markus all right. Goes back on one foot - ouch, some pressure on that ankle - and hooks the short delivery from Vaas, a magnificent shot that flies away over backward square and goes for six, first boundary!
8.6 Malinga to Camps, FOUR, Camps joins the fray with another pull shot, this could be a very short match, the Webheads will aim to secure some net run rate before the Super Eights now
Malinga off for Fernando
10.6 Fernando to Markus, FOUR, slow delivery outside the off stump, Markus flashes at it and it goes down to third man for four, starting to exploit the field restrictions here
Muralitharan on already!
11.1 Muralitharan to Camps, no run, hit on pads but high, and it's a spinner anyway
11.2 Muralitharan to Camps, FOUR, shot of the day! doosra from Murali, Camps cares little, gorgeous pull shot through midwicket, this match is CW's for the taking
At this time Sri Lanka were 28 for nought. CW are 66 for nought.
12.1 Fernando to Markus, FOUR, more boundaries, Markus continues the stellar form that was set to win him the Player of the Week award
13.3 Muralitharan to Camps, FOUR, a fantastic cover drive. Camps really doesn't care who's bowling at the other end.
13.5 Muralitharan to Camps, FOUR, and again, they're truly cutting loose now
14.5 Fernando to Camps, FOUR, slow and short delivery outside off, there to be hit, Camps knows it and places the shot just wide of the fielder
Field pushed back as Jayasuriya comes on to bowl
15.5 Jayasuriya to Camps, FOUR, there's a gap in the field down the leg side, just glances that one fine and away it goes for more runs, CW still well in control
Muralitharan changes ends now
16.5 Muralitharan to Markus, no run, good delivery, starting to tie the Webheads down somewhat, Murali can't bowl all 50 overs though
17.2 Jayasuriya to Camps, one run, that's the 100 partnership, just 79 more runs to get now
17.3 Jayasuriya to Markus, two runs, and that's the half-century! at a run-a-ball, extremely well played by the opening batsman, if it wasn't hopeless before for Sri Lanka it certainly is now
Code:
I Markus 51 (51b, 2x4, 1x6)
18.2 Muralitharan to Camps, FOUR, another boundary as the run rate is exploding here, that's the half-century from Camps as well, don't think either will get the ton though
18.3 Muralitharan to Camps, three runs, driven straight, poor fielding by Arnold, they can canter to three
18.4 Muralitharan to Markus, FOUR, widish delivery, and cut away, Dilshan can't gather it cleanly, more boundaries
18.5 Muralitharan to Markus, FOUR, this is slaughter, Sri Lanka have given up completely, that one was a simple return for Tharanga but he botches it, through his legs
18.6 Muralitharan to Markus, one run, Tharanga gathers this one cleanly but Muralitharan have still given up 19 runs in this over
19.6 Jayasuriya to Markus, FOUR, the run rate stays up, even though there were three dots in this over
20.4 Muralitharan to Markus, no run, touches his knee as it goes through to Sangakkara, a desperate appeal from Muralitharan, turned down
22.6 Muralitharan to Camps, two wides, he's lost it now, bowls a very wide delivery down the leg side, deceives even Sangakkara, picked up by fine leg
23.4 Jayasuriya to Markus, OUT, that's it! Markus has an average for this World Cup! inside edge off an attempted drive, end of a spectacular innings, time for the captain to be a bit generous with the batting order? Yes, it's Butler who comes out
Code:
I Markus b Jayasuriya 77 (72b, 5x4, 1x6)
FoW: 151/1
23.5 Jayasuriya to Butler, one run, off the mark in this World Cup with a single.
24.1 Muralitharan to Butler, no run, that was close! Muralitharan pitches this one on middle stump, full and Butler can't place his bat right, looked like that hit pad first, huge appeal but umpire shakes head
24.6 Muralitharan to Butler, no run, pads away again, huge appeal again, not out
26.1 Muralitharan to Camps, FOUR, Murali must be sick of this sight, Camps drives and it's once again misfielded, another four
27.1 Jayasuriya to Butler, no run, yet again padded away, Butler is not looking very confident out here, must be the only CWLander who isn't
28.3 Muralitharan to Butler, OUT, it was bound to happen, huge edge and Malinga pouches it simply, another wicket down in vain
Code:
CR Butler c Malinga b Muralitharan 8 (16b)
FoW: 173/2
Robbins on as CW want to try out everyone here
28.4 Muralitharan to Robbins, two runs, well smacked away into the leg side, equally well fielded to stop the boundary
29.4 Jayasuriya to Camps, FOUR, that's it, game over, CW complete the minnow-bashing in an outstanding eight-wicket victory