ODI Series - 3rd Final: Australia v Sri Lanka, Adelaide

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Commonwealth Bank Series
Australia - India - Sri Lanka

3rd Final: March 8, Adelaide Oval
Start time: 1350 CST, 0950 IST, 0320 GMT

CBS Table - Final Standings: 04/03/12


Australia:
1 Matthew Wade†, 2 David Warner, 3 Shane Watson*, 4 Michael Hussey, 5 David Hussey, 6 Peter Forrest
7 Daniel Christian, 8 Brett Lee, 9 Clint McKay, 10 Xavier Doherty, 11 Nathan Lyon.

Sri Lanka:
1 Mahela Jayawardene*, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara†, 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Lahiru Thirimanne, 6 Upul Tharanga,
7 Chamara Kapugedera, 8 Farveez Maharoof, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Rangana Herath.

Makes a change from getting out in the 90s I guess.

Raina skies one off Mathews but not far enough. Caught in the deep by the Sub fielder Sachithra Senanayake.

India 158/4.

Kohli is the big success for India this summer. They should get the 70 odd runs required with him still at the crease.

Kohli hits a huge 6 which takes him to 77.

Then next ball is a direct hit run-out from Malinga... and it looks as though he's tweaked his hamstring going for a single that wasn't on. Being helped off the ground now. It could be cramp but he looks to be in some pain.

181/6

53 runs required off 82 balls... but only 4 wickets left.

Linebreaker wrote:Kohli hits a huge 6 which takes him to 77.

Then next ball is a direct hit run-out from Malinga... and it looks as though he's tweaked his hamstring going for a single that wasn't on. Being helped off the ground now. It could be cramp but he looks to be in some pain.

181/6

53 runs required off 82 balls... but only 4 wickets left.

Solid partnership between Jadeja and Ashwin eased India home comfortably in the end. Mahela was perhaps too conservative with his bowling changes during the last partnership, he should have gone for broke with his seamers and ignored that he needed 2 more overs out of his spinners until the last 2 overs.

Did he hold back an over for Malinga? Thats understandable given hes the best hope they had of rolling over the tail enders.

Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler wrote:Did he hold back an over for Malinga? Thats understandable given hes the best hope they had of rolling over the tail enders.

He did bring Malinga back initially, without success but saved him one. However it was bowling Perera and Dilshan an over each around the 43rd (when the run rate required was still touching 4 an over) that cost. Given the position SL were only going to win by bowling India out, containing wasn't an option so I'd have bowled through and let the 49th/50th overs worry about themselves when/if the time came.

well played kohli a real class talent

Is Ashwin really 25? I mean he has no athleticism at all. Not to say he didn't play well though.

Second question, what's the point in playing Praveen Kumar ahead of Pathan or Yadav? Vinay Kumar does the same job as Praveen Kumar. Yadav bowls 150kph, and Pathan is a swing bowler all rounder, both more suited to limited overs cricket.

Anyone else watching the match?

No, didn't know it was on.

Need a link Biltong?

No I am fine, thanks mate, with DSTV you log on to their site and can watch HD on your laptop.

Ok, nice one.

The Aussies going along nicely with Clarke and Christian here. Christian looks well on form.

50 for Clarke

Breaker is missing?

Christian gone, charging and stumped.

I would expect Sri Lanka to have some confidence coming from SA

They have certainly put the Aussies under pressure at the WACA. Its a 300+ track this.

Clarke out now as well. Sri Lanka really putting the pressure on. 190/7

Harris gone now. The Aussies are crumbling. 192/8

The Aussie tail is having a go here

That was dropped!!!

Not out, good call

For the Aussies to get 231 after that start is something special. That last 40 runs could be massive

So billy are you still comfortable supporting the English so openly?

Perhaps you should be an undercover English cricket supporter.

I am still happy to support them biltong. Nothing will change that, although today i am supporting the Aussies.... I am just messed up LOL

you should come to the dark side my friend, dark Africa, over here we love braaivleis, rugby, biltong, cricket and we have beautiful women.

Good catch by Clarke, Upal gone.

You do have lovely women biltong and i promice not to be all 'Anti SA' and a 'Bitter Celt'

Sangakara looks in good form.

So who are you going to support when SA plays NZ, then when SA plays England, then when SA plays OZ?

Tharanga's dismissal just a matter of time with him constantly playing with an open face on these bouncy wickets.

Wonder how long Dilshan can last just blasting away without moving his feet.

biltongbek wrote:So who are you going to support when SA plays NZ, then when SA plays England, then when SA plays OZ?

I will support SA agains NZ
England against SA
And SA against OZ (sorry breaker)

Dilshan is a walking wicket right now Mike.

eirebilly wrote:

biltongbek wrote:So who are you going to support when SA plays NZ, then when SA plays England, then when SA plays OZ?

I will support SA agains NZ
England against SA
And SA against OZ (sorry breaker)

I suppose two out of three ain't too bad.


BUT it could have been all three, why..............OH, why?

Because i do do still favor England biltong

110/4 Sri Lanka are stuttering

The Aussies turning the screw now 119/5

So if ever Sril Lanka needed an Angelo Matthews special, its now.

eirebilly wrote:Because i do do still favor England biltong

110/4 Sri Lanka are stuttering

It was a rhetorical question bud. I know stuff.

Clarke strikes first ball. Chandimal, gone. Sri Lanka are gone

eirebilly wrote:

biltongbek wrote:So who are you going to support when SA plays NZ, then when SA plays England, then when SA plays OZ?

I will support SA against NZ
England against SA
And SA against OZ (sorry breaker)

(just kidding)

Its all over here, Sri Lanka have imploded.

Sure Kiwi, i have too many friends and family in SA and none in NZ.

Sir Richard Hadlee is my favourite player of all time, does that count for something?

Kiwireddevil wrote:

eirebilly wrote:

biltongbek wrote:So who are you going to support when SA plays NZ, then when SA plays England, then when SA plays OZ?

I will support SA against NZ
England against SA
And SA against OZ (sorry breaker)

(just kidding)

And I am NOT kidding.

eirebilly wrote:Its all over here, Sri Lanka have imploded.

Sure Kiwi, i have too many friends and family in SA and none in NZ.

Sir Richard Hadlee is my favourite player of all time, does that count for something?

That's more like it

There were a group of kiwis dressed as Hadlee on the Waitangi Day Circle Line pub crawl on Saturday, class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17qIPBunGxs

PS, hadn't seen this one before
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5rusKAV_WE&feature=related

Ha haa, some funny vids... Warm beer though?

eirebilly wrote:Ha haa, some funny vids... Warm beer though?

True.

And I don't much like Tui even when it is chilled.

Back at university me and some mates got quite good at getting sizeable quantities of Jim Beam into cricket matches. Then as long as the cola you bought in-ground was cold you were sorted.

It's all getting a bit exciting now!!!

6 needed off 2 balls now

Kiwireddevil wrote:6 needed off 2 balls now

And Angelo holes out. Shame, sounds like he batted really well.

And then the final wicket falls - a shame really.

46 runs for the final partnership off just 5 and a half overs - certainly what you might call "having a go"!

well played australia