Group B - Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bermuda

[fishyguy]

S**T Yuvraj is still there i forgot about him! Him and Dhoni are the main guys now. If BD get them out cheaply India will be in major trouble.

 

[pup11]

Poor shot in the end from Dravid playing across the line not the smartest thing to do.

Yuvraj comes into bat and he isn't too good a player of spin bowling, so things going really well for Bangladesh.

 

[pup11]

fishguy don't avoid the filter man.

 

[pup11]

Even if Bangladesh dismiss India cheaply, then do they have the batting to chase down whatever target set by India.

 

[pup11]

Ganguly is the key man for India needs to bat through the innings IMO.

 

[pup11]

Lolz, It seems like i am talking to myself atm.

 

[fishyguy]

Even if Bangladesh dismiss India cheaply, then do they have the batting to chase down whatever target set by India.

Yeah I dont know. who knows. Basically they'll have to play out of their skins for the entire game. We'll know at the end of the day. I just hope they don't get out to silly shots and India actually bowl well if they are gonna beat BD.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Anything under 200 is chaseable for Bangladesh IMO. No real demons in the pitch, just been some good bowling.

 

[pup11]

Let me guess fishyguy you are a Bangladeshi supporter, right mate?

 

[fishyguy]

Let me guess fishyguy you are a Bangladeshi supporter, right mate?

I'm from Bangladesh so yeah but I've been supporting West Indies since I was 11 way before BD cricket took off so they are still my main team.

 

[pup11]

Anyone who says India play spin very well should watch this game.

 

[WI fan]

I'm from Bangladesh so yeah but I've been supporting West Indies since I was 11 way before BD cricket took off so they are still my main team.

Hi fishyguy. I am at the game here at the Queens park oval and the Indian fans here have this horrible look on their faces. I really hope that BD pulls it off. keep your fingers crossed.

The atmosphere is electric!

 

[Prince EWS]

Anyone who says India play spin very well should watch this game.

I really don't think India have played the spinners poorly at all really. Saqibul has done exactly what I predicted him to earlier in the thread - that is, bowl consistently and keep it tight - while Rafique and Razzak have quite simply bowled out of their skins. Razzak's ball to Tendulkar was a cracker.

 

[Dasa]

Anyone who says India play spin very well should watch this game.

India do play spin well. One game doesn't make much of a difference.

 

[fishyguy]

Hmm Yuvraj is cutting loose. looks ominous for BD.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Nice shots from Yuvraj.

I wonder how many India need here. I'd back Bangladesh to chase anything under 200 fairly easily, but 220 or so would be defendable. I really think it's a 250 pitch without an early start, but Bangladesh obviously aren't the strongest batting lineup around, so you can take a bit off that.

 

[pup11]

Great over the last one for India producing 10 runs for India.

Good partnership this between Yuvraj and Ganguly.

 

[Sanz]

On this pitch, anything above 180 and India will win. That said Sehwag is just amazing, Hats off to him. And Hats off to the hypocrisy of Dravid and Chappell for their continous backing of this useless player.

 

[Majin]

Great knock from Saurav, at a time when India really needed it from someone. Hope he goes on with it and sees it through to the end.

 

[WI fan]

Nice shots from Yuvraj.

I wonder how many India need here. I'd back Bangladesh to chase anything under 200 fairly easily, but 220 or so would be defendable. I really think it's a 250 pitch without an early start, but Bangladesh obviously aren't the strongest batting lineup around, so you can take a bit off that.

200 is more than defensible. In fact this has not ever been a high scoring ODI or test pitch for that matter.

The crowd is really getting into it now. I am here between two sets of supporters and the "liquid spirits" are really flowing.