Second Round Group F - Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh

[Mahindinho]

jaya gone for a duck.Huge blow for srilanka.But still iam confident of lanka

I'd tell you my thoughts...but I'm _so_ not going to be the one putting the mockers on it all!

 

[Nate]

Ah Mortaza. Average at best.

Really wish Hogg was in our line-up. Can't help but feel the 20/20 outfit is missing Heal.

 

[cricman]

Rasel gets Tharanga,

 

[Nate]

Take! C'mon Bangladesh!

 

[neutralguy]

Tharanga bites the dust this time. tharanga has been having a really poor tournament and wasn't even impressive in the chances given to him till now.

Wish lanka did not drop attapattu now that jaya is also aging fast.

 

[SJS]

Anyone noticed that the Pakistani team seem to have dropped the inshallah and Inzy-esque rhetoric at the post match interviews and what-not. Malik didn’t even praise Allah for the win, just the boys…

Its not so much the dropping of Inshallah but the effort being made to get the boys to improve their communication skills. I think it is fantastic. They must get the confidence to ba able to speak to the media. It would be great for the world to know what they think on different aspects of the game.

We are all aware of their talent but the world would like to know them better as individuals.

 

[cricman]

Mahela surives twice because of rahim, lets hope he doesn't hurt us

 

[Run like Inzy]

Bengalis are looking good. If Ashraful and Aftab get going they might just put the SL out of the cup!

 

[cricman]

Sangu gone!!!!!!!!

 

[nightprowler10]

Not to be picky pasag, but Pakistan didn't exactly "stun" Australia. That makes it sound like Pakistan is minnow compared to Australia.

 

[Mahindinho]

Looking good for the Bangers...anyone got any idea what the pitch is like?

 

[cricman]

Silva Gone, and Razzak still has 4 overs and Rasel has 1 more left in his quota.

 

[pasag]

Not to be picky pasag, but Pakistan didn't exactly "stun" Australia. That makes it sound like Pakistan is minnow compared to Australia.

I think it was enough of an upset to use that term. I don't see much of a problem with it.

Silva gone.

Edit: Quick Google search shows others used the same/similar headlines Yahoo, The Times.

 

[cricman]

I wonder what Mahela has to say about the Bangladesh bowling attack now? 5 Down

 

[magsi23]

Jayawardene was rubbish today

 

[cricman]

148 to win, they shouldn't worry about the NRR conserve wickets bat like they did vs Australia for the first 5 overs and then go boom boom

 

[Scaly piscine]

148 to win, they shouldn't worry about the NRR conserve wickets bat like they did vs Australia for the first 5 overs and then go boom boom

I would go the other way, it sounds like a sluggish pitch so it's going to be very difficult to time the ball for boundaries and clear the fielders in the later overs. With the new ball coming on a bit more and the field in I think that's the best time to attack and take risks. Something like 64-3 off 6 overs would be a pretty decent start because it gets the RRR down to 6 - on a slow pitch it's the run-rate that's the difficult part not the keeping wickets intact.

 

[cricman]

Namimuddin bye bye

 

[Tom Halsey]

LOL! "That's gone way out of the ground! Um, no it hasn't."

 

[TT Boy]

Tamim Iqbal- "Son, your ego is cashing cheques your body can't cash"