*Official* Match 10 - Sri Lanka v Pakistan

[BoyBrumby]

Eeeuww. Rank full bunger from Mathews first up in his last over.

 

[Spark]

Bugger. Was on track for 10 points there.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Recovered well tho, tbf.

267/6 with one to come. Pakistan at last 25 short of where they could be, IMHO.

 

[Howe_zat]

Afridi gone. 16 off 12 pretty much par for him these days.

 

[BoyBrumby]

277/7 then.

Par or just below for my quid. I'd take SL slightly from here.

 

[0RI0N]

Coupla nice Pak women in the stands.
278 to win Sanga would have taken that after he lost the toss.
SL to win by 4 wickets

 

[Spark]

SL has a real shot at winning this. This, after all, is Colombo, and they have a few batsmen who enjoy batting here TSTL.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Could have got over 300, perhaps should have done but it may well be enough anyway. If they do lose they will look back at the last 10 overs and wonder what might have been.

 

[Woodster]

Very good finish for SL, will be pleased to have restricted Pakistan to 277 off the 50. Think I'm right in saying things get historically tougher batting second here, which may even out a slightly lower total than expected.

Will be a tough chase for SL, wickets in hand will be key. Cannot imagine Dilshan is going to take a backward step against Shoaib and Gul first up, so that could set the tone for the innings.

 

[Xuhaib]

very poor utilization of Razzaq is going to cost us he should be in nomatter what the game situation is by the 40th over, always felt Pakistan is playing one batsman too many and this may be the reason we might loose today.

 

[Lostman]

Will be a tough chase for SL, wickets in hand will be key. Cannot imagine Dilshan is going to take a backward step against Shoaib and Gul first up, so that could set the tone for the innings.

Isn't Razaq the opening bowler?

 

[kingkallis]

Pakistan had scored some 210/220 after 40 overs and should have scored at least 80 runs off last 10 overs.

 

[Woodster]

Isn't Razaq the opening bowler?

Yes they do utilise his as an opening bowler, but expect Gul to be into the action pretty soon, and I also think Dilshan will still be there.

 

[NUFAN]

very poor utilization of Razzaq is going to cost us he should be in nomatter what the game situation is by the 40th over, always felt Pakistan is playing one batsman too many and this may be the reason we might loose today.

It's a difficult one because Umar Akmal did just make a 52 ball 70 in his last match. I think Pakistan has done quite well today, I like the formation of their batting lineup.

Murali's 2 overs 1/5 during the power play could end up being the difference though should Sri Lanka win.

 

[ankitj]

very poor utilization of Razzaq is going to cost us he should be in nomatter what the game situation is by the 40th over, always felt Pakistan is playing one batsman too many and this may be the reason we might loose today.

Agree. With Younis and Misbah in the middle order, I don't see why Kanmran Akmal should be batting at 3. Umar Akmal at 5 and Razzaq at 6 will be ideal IMO.

 

[vcs]

Someone will have to play a knock like Tendy in 2003 for SL, Dilshan to be the man IMO. Should be an interesting chase.

 

[smash84]

early wickets needed.....something tells me that batting seems to have become more difficult on this wicket....am I judging this correctly?

 

[Furball]

Have only been sporadically following on my cricinfo app, but given Pakistan's lower order fire power and the fact that when I last checked they were 202/3 with about 10 overs left, fair to say Pakistan have come up a little short?

 

[Burgey]

This has been a less than convincing start, but they've still got all ten in hand.

 

[Howe_zat]

Pakistan have bowled vey well but they will have wanted a wicket by now. Stil plenty of time for the Sri Lankans.