***Official***Match #41- New Zeland vs Sri Lanka - November 9th - Bengaluru (D/N)

[RossTaylorsBox]

Babar's going to win the toss and bowl first.

 

[King Kane]

Job done, bring on the semi finals.

Thankfully the rain stayed away and it's good not to have to rely on England to make it.

We're just trying to chase it as quickly as possible, wickets don't matter.

Yeah I get that. there was some still some careless dismissals though.

 

[Darwin Award]

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... When the toss is televised they should zoom in full frame to Babar's face when Buttler wins the toss and says 'Yeah,we'll have a bat'... lol

 

[chris.hinton]

That's New Zealand into the Semis

We will beat Pakistan and send the guys on PakPassion forum crying

And South Africa will beat Afghanistan

 

[Moss]

Well, that all but assures another semifinal (sigh of relief). Great effort from the bowlers to restrict SL to 171 on this ground. Guess we'll take the usual Pakistan defeats if they keep missing out on NRR!

Sad end for Madhushanka though, one of the less celebrated stars of the tournament.

 

[trundler]

Congratulations NZ. This was a pantsing. With no washouts in the group stage, there can't be any complaints about the fairness. Big question marks in both batting and bowling for SL going forward but I hope Mathews gets recalled to at least one more tournament last minute.

 

[trundler]

That's New Zealand into the Semis

We will beat Pakistan and send the guys on PakPassion forum crying

And South Africa will beat Afghanistan

Oh no Pakistani fans will be sad if Pakistan loses. How dare they

 

[King Kane]

Well, that all but assures another semifinal (sigh of relief). Great effort from the bowlers to restrict SL to 171 on this ground. Guess we'll take the usual Pakistan defeats if they keep missing out on NRR!

Sad end for Madhushanka though, one of the less celebrated stars of the tournament.

Madushanka has been one of the best bowlers of the tournament, not much else to write home about for Sri Lanka though.

Their batsmen had their moments like Perera today but they weren't consistent enough, they still miss the experience of Sangakkara and Jayawardene.

 

[Andyhere]

If England bat first it's game over for Pakistan

 

[ashley bach]

That was a great day to be a part of. Never would of dreamt I'd ever be trembling with excitement at booking a flight to Mumbai.

 

[SteveNZ]

Job done. Stoked with at least a ticket to the show, even if our odds of getting past India are very slim.

Definitely the most nervous about our bowling stocks, unless Trent does his thing again and gets up front wickets.

 

[Sunil1z]

Job done. Stoked with at least a ticket to the show, even if our odds of getting past India are very slim.

Definitely the most nervous about our bowling stocks, unless Trent does his thing again and gets up front wickets.

You have 40% chance . It is not slim .

 

[Fuller Pilch]

That was a great day to be a part of. Never would of dreamt I'd ever be trembling with excitement at booking a flight to Mumbai.

Have you got your accommodation and flights booked for Ahmedabad yet?

 

[SteveNZ]

You have 40% chance . It is not slim .

If we played India 10 times, I don't think we'd win 4 of them at present. So I don't think 40% is an accurate number

 

[Athlai]

If we played India 10 times, I don't think we'd win 4 of them at present. So I don't think 40% is an accurate number

Fine 50%then

 

[ashley bach]

Have you got your accommodation and flights booked for Ahmedabad yet?

Haha nah but weather the Blackcap's win or not I'm kind of thinking of going regardless.

When in Rome...

 

[straw man]

Job well done.

Helped by Sri Lanka's top order being abject, of course.

Semi final will be fun - no expectations.

 

[Skyliner]

Black Caps to play spoil sports by beating India, sending 1 billion people into an existential wasteland of pain & despair, manifesting itself in physical and demonstrative expressions of anger. The tournament will be robbed of the India vs Australia blockbuster that all and sundry are craving. In the final, one side will melt down spectacularly batting first or chasing, bringing up a rare ‘Threepeat’, while we are treated to absolute scenes of jubilation from the other side with rivers of champagne and ‘winners are grinners’ celebrations running amok, overlaid with acidicly bitter and sarcastic commentary towards the beaten outfit by the likes of Gavaskar and Manjrekar.

 

[Prince EWS]

Black Caps to play spoil sports by beating India, sending 1 billion people into an existential wasteland of pain & despair, manifesting itself in physical and demonstrative expressions of anger. The tournament will be robbed of the India vs Australia blockbuster that all and sundry are craving. In the final, one side will melt down spectacularly batting first or chasing, bringing up a rare ‘Threepeat’, while we are treated to absolute scenes of jubilation from the other side with rivers of champagne and ‘winners are grinners’ celebrations running amok, overlaid with acidicly bitter and sarcastic commentary towards the beaten outfit by the likes of Gavaskar and Manjrekar.

Wow you somehow managed to be a prophet of doom and misery even when predicting that your team would win against the odds.

 

[NZTailender]

Mitchell "DEFINITELY REVIEW THAT"