England v Sri Lanka, (England's Streak Ends Here) at the Glorious Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 11/1 Monday (N), Match #29, Group 1

[Bahseph]

Said this when SL toured SA at the beginning of the year,Wanindu is so fun to watch.

 

[Aritro]

This is not the match I thought I was going to be watching.

This lot are actually quite good at this aren't they?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Come on Kumara, need a better over here

 

[wpdavid]

This is not the match I thought I was going to be watching.

This lot are actually quite good at this aren't they?

They beat England in the 2019 WC. Different format, but not entirely unrelated. And they've had their chances in the games that they lost in this tournament, so this match should never have been regarded as a formality.

 

[Arachnodouche]

SL might well rue letting the SA game slip through their grasp if this group goes down to NRR. On the other hand, I don't see Aus or WI handling this bowling attack too well either. Early days yet but I'd bet on SL going through with England.

 

[White Ball]

Win the toss win the match

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

It looked good with the naked eye

 

[wpdavid]

Win the toss win the match

I'm not sure that entirely explains how this game is going so far.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Maybe too high...yeah, it's missing the stumps

 

[BoyBrumby]

Thought it looked better on replay than it did in real time.

Was convinced it was outside the line at full speed, but in slow mo it was marginal at best.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Wandindu needs to come back in the next over

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

They beat England in the 2019 WC. Different format, but not entirely unrelated. And they've had their chances in the games that they lost in this tournament, so this match should never have been regarded as a formality.

They were pretty dire in their white ball tour of England this summer (Hasaranga excepted, from memory?). Hopefully England weren't taking them lightly due to that; as you say they've looked very good in this tournament so far.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

2012 Malinga was so prime

 

[wpdavid]

47 has to be one of the lower scores we've seen at the half way stage of an innings in this WC.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

47 has to be one of the lower scores we've seen at the half way stage of an innings in this WC.

We were probably 8 down at the halfway stage versus England

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Kumara is ****ing up this over

 

[wpdavid]

Kumara is ****ing up this over

He recovered pretty well tbf.

 

[wpdavid]

SL might well rue letting the SA game slip through their grasp if this group goes down to NRR. On the other hand, I don't see Aus or WI handling this bowling attack too well either. Early days yet but I'd bet on SL going through with England.

Aus have already beaten SL haven't they? I think they still have to play Bangladesh and WI.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Excellent over that from Theekshana...completes a very economical spell: 4-0-13-0

 

[BoyBrumby]

Theekshana's been all over the skipper like a drunken divorcee at an Xmas party.

0/13 from his 4 doesn't flatter the boy either.