straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Would accuse you guys of piking, but am fairly tempted myself.
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*Official* Semi Final 1 - Sri Lanka vs New Zealand
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Mike5181
International Captain
Yeah, lets just nurdle along until the 45th over and then we can try and hit Malinga and Murali out of the park. Oh no, those guys are to good. Lets just play out those two and wait for Mendis and Harath's last over. Its a ****ing 50 over game!!!!! You don't cram 50 overs worth of runs into 5 ****ing overs!!!
Borges
International Regular
Come on guys, you bowl and field a whole lot better than England. Just hang in there and SL won't have it as easy as in the quarters.
217 is just about 25 or so below par; but this wicket's not all that great for stroke play. A new batsman who comes in will be vulnerable till he plays himself in and adjusts to the pace and bounce of this pitch. The key is to get Mahela early; he's the danger man on this sort of track.
Dissector
International Debutant
I think NZ have done OK actually. They were always the underdogs and this wasn't that easy a pitch to bat on. They avoided getting blown out by the Lankan bowlers and have given their own bowlers something to bowl at. If they can get a couple of early wickets anything could happen. Chances are they will put up a much better fight than England.
99*
International Debutant
But then how will you fund our win in the final?
Woodster
International Captain
A certain inevitability about this now, with them comfortably chasing down 229 against England on this pitch, to bowl out NZ for less than that will give them great confidence to reach the final. NZ will also be aware that they breezed past England without losing a wicket and will know that they are unlikely to have enough on the board. A few quick wickets may change that and although they shouldn't have enough, an inspired start may have this score looking like a winning one.
You can look at the innings in two ways. You can say they didn't make the most of the early overs, players such as Guptill, McCullum, Taylor and Ryder, key players for NZ all got in but used up a number of deliveries for the scores they made. Taylor with the best S/R of those batsmen at 65.
Alternatively they were not in a bad position after 32 overs being 134-3. Not a great position, but two set batsmen that have been in for 10 overs with a good partnership developing. None of the batsmen batted through right to the end, despite Styris' best efforts and none of the big hitters really came off.
You can look at the innings in two ways. You can say they didn't make the most of the early overs, players such as Guptill, McCullum, Taylor and Ryder, key players for NZ all got in but used up a number of deliveries for the scores they made. Taylor with the best S/R of those batsmen at 65.
Alternatively they were not in a bad position after 32 overs being 134-3. Not a great position, but two set batsmen that have been in for 10 overs with a good partnership developing. None of the batsmen batted through right to the end, despite Styris' best efforts and none of the big hitters really came off.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Bah. I'm gone. Expectation is at near zero, just like after our innings in the quarters. Recipe for success IMO. Goodnight everyone.
R_D
International Debutant
Bit disappointed with NZ at the end there... should've got at least 240 runs.
How good is Sri Lanka's death bowling... Malinga is just too awesome.. Yorker after Yorker, so damn accurate. Hard to hit that for four.
Murali WAG, wicket of his last ball... Amazing man.
I think NZ will make a much better game out of it than England defending 222 in the quarters... With tight bowling and fielding. Chasing underlights in a big match is never easy.
How good is Sri Lanka's death bowling... Malinga is just too awesome.. Yorker after Yorker, so damn accurate. Hard to hit that for four.
Murali WAG, wicket of his last ball... Amazing man.
I think NZ will make a much better game out of it than England defending 222 in the quarters... With tight bowling and fielding. Chasing underlights in a big match is never easy.
