Unbelievable! Truly unbelievable! The Aussies are on a 20-match winning streak in the World Cup. *grr*.
I was really hoping that SL would beat them today, in spite of their skeleton team. Apparently not. The aussies are almost invincible. SL really really needed the mojo of Muttiah and Malinga today. And they needed a better score to defend that 226 - that is a totally defendable score against most teams, but not AUS who ended up with a 7 wicket victory. Wow.
Some folks think that SL played its cards well by resting players and masking their strategy. *so* exciting! Can't wait for the semi finals now :)
Showing posts with label Sri Lanka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sri Lanka. Show all posts
Monday, April 16, 2007
Friday, April 13, 2007
Those fabulous Sri Lankans!
A 6-wicket win! Weeee!
I'm hoping most folks got to watch SL's match against New Zealand yesterday. Muttiah and Vaas held the kiwis at bay and restricted their total to a modest 219 for 7. Pretty awesome given that SL was playing without Malinga! Styris was the lone fighter for NZ who scored 111*. And it just took some steady batting from the Lankans (Jayasuriya - 64, Sangakkara - 69*) to finish with 222-4.
Seriously, SL is the most entertaining team in the World Cup so far. They have high-energy fans, incredibly talented players, a WC title in their pocket, almost retired players who are still so incredibly passionate about the sport and they come from a beautiful, but highly troubled country that has had limited resources to spare for developing the sport. Mukul Kesavan says it all in his blog here.
Go Lankans!
I'm hoping most folks got to watch SL's match against New Zealand yesterday. Muttiah and Vaas held the kiwis at bay and restricted their total to a modest 219 for 7. Pretty awesome given that SL was playing without Malinga! Styris was the lone fighter for NZ who scored 111*. And it just took some steady batting from the Lankans (Jayasuriya - 64, Sangakkara - 69*) to finish with 222-4.
Seriously, SL is the most entertaining team in the World Cup so far. They have high-energy fans, incredibly talented players, a WC title in their pocket, almost retired players who are still so incredibly passionate about the sport and they come from a beautiful, but highly troubled country that has had limited resources to spare for developing the sport. Mukul Kesavan says it all in his blog here.
Go Lankans!
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