*Official* - Final - India v Sri Lanka

Bun · 30-03-2011, 11:30 AM

Sri Lanka vs India
Sat Apr 02
Wankhede, Mumbai
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local | 20:00 EST | 19:30 CST | 17:00 WST

Sri Lanka Squad

Kumar Sangakkara (captain/keeper), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dilhara Fernando, Rangana Herath, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Thisara Perera, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Upul Tharanga

India Squad

MS Dhoni, (captain/keeper), Virender Sehwag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Sreesanth, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh

vcs · 30-03-2011, 11:37 AM

M0rphin3 · 30-03-2011, 11:42 AM

Rooting for SL here though got a gut feeling that India may win this. Every team I've supported has lost so far

Malinga looks out of sorts and middle order still sucks. Thankfully Sanga and Dilshan looks good so far though.

Lostman · 30-03-2011, 11:44 AM

too bad these two teams have no recent history between them that we can use to...

blahblahblah · 30-03-2011, 11:45 AM

comeon india

MyLord · 30-03-2011, 11:47 AM

Can't hardly wait for the final... so we can get to the real deal after that.

IPL

Bun · 30-03-2011, 11:48 AM

Haha surely all permutations and combinations of possible results have already been explored by the multitude of matches these two have had against each other? Surely?

Howe_zat · 30-03-2011, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lostman

too bad these two teams have no recent history between them that we can use to...

Factoid: In all formats since July 2008, India have played Pakistan twice (not including today), but they've played Sri Lanka 43 times.

silentstriker · 30-03-2011, 11:58 AM

Worst final ever. We've seen enough ffs. There is not a single thing any of the players could do that would be surprising in the slightest to any other player, the staff, or the viewing public.

What would exactly be the gameplan?

"So boys...do the things we've been doing for the last forty matches."

Lostman · 30-03-2011, 12:04 PM

India firm favorites, but how I would love a repeat of 96. To beat India at home again, would be so epic.

BTW, Murali's last game and needs 4 wickets to surpass McGrath as the greatest wicket taker in WC.
Last time Murali faced India in his last test close to a milestone, this happended. Might as well make it symmetric and finish off in style in ODI's well, with a SL win

M0rphin3 · 30-03-2011, 12:07 PM

Are they planning to drop silva or what? Perera should play instead of Crappu/Silva for mine.

Howe_zat · 30-03-2011, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M0rphin3

Are they planning to drop silva or what? Perera should play instead of Crappu/Silva for mine.

Makes the tail even worse, Perera shouldn't bat higher than 8. I should think they'll bring in another seamer, so drop Herath for him or Kulasekera.

social · 30-03-2011, 12:11 PM

SL are big favourites as they are by far the best all-round side in subcontinental conditions in the comp

They have quality batsmen, bowlers and fieldsmen whilst India only excel in one discipline

Lostman · 30-03-2011, 12:12 PM

I hope so. But they seem so reluctant to go with a 6-5 combination, despite the seventh batsmen being so bad. Would be curious to see if Mendis plays as well. He has been bowling well recently.

Lostman · 30-03-2011, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Howe_zat

Makes the tail even worse, Perera shouldn't bat higher than 8. I should think they'll bring in another seamer, so drop Herath for him or Kulasekera.

Kulasekera just doesn't match up well against India. As much as it pains me to say this Fernando is probably a better option.

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30-03-2011, 11:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bun Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Under the tree Posts: 3,116	Official - Final - India v Sri Lanka Sri Lanka vs India Sat Apr 02 Wankhede, Mumbai 09:00 GMT \| 14:30 local \| 20:00 EST \| 19:30 CST \| 17:00 WST Sri Lanka Squad Kumar Sangakkara (captain/keeper), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dilhara Fernando, Rangana Herath, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Thisara Perera, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Upul Tharanga India Squad MS Dhoni, (captain/keeper), Virender Sehwag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Sreesanth, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh Last edited by James; 30-03-2011 at 02:21 PM.

30-03-2011, 11:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lostman State Captain Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NY Posts: 1,916	too bad these two teams have no recent history between them that we can use to... __________________ For as long as there is limited overs cricket - of ten, twenty or fifty overs - there will remain the Sri Lankan spinners' mid-innings choke

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Bun Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Under the tree Posts: 3,116	Haha surely all permutations and combinations of possible results have already been explored by the multitude of matches these two have had against each other? Surely?

30-03-2011, 12:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lostman State Captain Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NY Posts: 1,916	India firm favorites, but how I would love a repeat of 96. To beat India at home again, would be so epic. BTW, Murali's last game and needs 4 wickets to surpass McGrath as the greatest wicket taker in WC. Last time Murali faced India in his last test close to a milestone, this happended. Might as well make it symmetric and finish off in style in ODI's well, with a SL win

30-03-2011, 12:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
M0rphin3 International Debutant Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Zealand doom and gloom thread Posts: 2,319	Are they planning to drop silva or what? Perera should play instead of Crappu/Silva for mine.

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social International Coach Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 11,065	SL are big favourites as they are by far the best all-round side in subcontinental conditions in the comp They have quality batsmen, bowlers and fieldsmen whilst India only excel in one discipline

30-03-2011, 12:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
Lostman State Captain Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NY Posts: 1,916	I hope so. But they seem so reluctant to go with a 6-5 combination, despite the seventh batsmen being so bad. Would be curious to see if Mendis plays as well. He has been bowling well recently.

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