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We all said 'bat first, win'

Can they get to 170 ish? That will at least give them slight hope.

Game done. Not even South Africa will mess this up.

Gingerfinch wrote:Game done. Not even South Africa will mess this up.

if they do even I will agree with the use of the "c" word

rich1uk wrote:

Gingerfinch wrote:Game done. Not even South Africa will mess this up.

if they do even I will agree with the use of the "c" word

The 'c' word doesn't really count for anything, despite what some will say. What happened in 1999 and 2003 has zero effect to what happens now. I'll stand by that even if the screw this up.

Gingerfinch wrote:

rich1uk wrote:

Gingerfinch wrote:Game done. Not even South Africa will mess this up.

if they do even I will agree with the use of the "c" word

The 'c' word doesn't really count for anything, despite what some will say. What happened in 1999 and 2003 has zero effect to what happens now. I'll stand by that even if the screw this up.

I agree

I actually hate how people throw around the word choke when it doesn't apply

I dunno, if SA fail to win from here it will require a fairly spectacular meltdown. The c word will be thrown around, especially if they make a good start in the chase.

I said bat first, win. Looks as if I was wrong.

134 to win. England may have got these.

Gingerfinch wrote:134 to win. England may have got these.

England wouldn't have bowled Sri Lanka out for 134.

In 12 List A innings (including 2 ODI inningss, including this one), Chameera has never been dismissed. Overall this will be his 28th List A game and he's never been dismissed batting. How the world throws up odd stats.

rich1uk wrote:I agree

I actually hate how people throw around the word choke when it doesn't apply

except that they have never won a knockout WC match

only England (I think) can match that in the same timescale

rich1uk wrote:SL falling to the SA spin

duminy gets a hat-trick

so much for worrying about the 5th bowler

Durhamfootman wrote:

rich1uk wrote:I agree

I actually hate how people throw around the word choke when it doesn't apply

except that they have never won a knockout WC match

only England (I think) can match that in the same timescale

that doesn't mean its down to choking tho , if the other team is better on the day then they deserve to win

So much for Sanga vs AB. This is Duminy and Tahir vs Dilshan and...damn, why didn't they pick Senanayake?

rich1uk wrote:
that doesn't mean its down to choking tho , if the other team is better on the day then they deserve to win

I agree, but every time?

are they on the match break?

Durhamfootman wrote:

rich1uk wrote:
that doesn't mean its down to choking tho , if the other team is better on the day then they deserve to win

I agree, but every time?

are they on the match break?

yeah 2nd innings is interrupted after the SL finished early

I expected this to be a battle of the batsmen.

SL chose the wrong moment to have an off-day.


No chance of SA choking here.