Champions Trophy, Group 'B', June 3-12

[Arthur Crabtree]

All set to travel to Birmingham for the big game tomorrow.

Don't forget your vuvuzele.

Should be great. Just hope it doesn't rain.

[meninblue]

India V/s Pakistan

[Dr Cricket]

Few showers expected late afternoon hopefully they move quickly.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Security will be heavy. Get there early.

[Dr Cricket]

Sadly can't have to collect tickets in the morning.

[Dr Cricket]

Only wish to sit with Indian fans.
Sitting with Pakistani fans would be awkward.

[Dr Cricket]

Nice the touts actually delivered.

[meninblue]

Teams entering the stadium

https://twitter.com/ICC/status/871278772753969152

[Dr Cricket]

Not many Pakistani supporters in at the moment, mostly indian.

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Reference: http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champio ... 01036.html

Upul Tharanga suspended for two matches after four-hour innings

Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Upul Tharanga has been suspended for his team's next two matches in the Champions Trophy because of a "serious" over-rate offence in their first group B match against South Africa at The Oval.

Sri Lanka took more than four hours to bowl 50 overs, and match referee David Boon ruled they were short of the target by four overs, even after making time allowances. Tharanga had been filling in as captain for Angelo Mathews, who did not make it through a fitness test on the morning of the match, and received two suspension points for the slow over rate.

[Dr Cricket]

Atmospher is crazy already outside stadium.
Saw the famous Indian fan coming to the ground

[dan08]

The match doesn't seem as exciting any more for neutrals like me. There's a good piece on Cricinfo about it too.

It's so predictable, India will win as usual.

[mikesiva]

India Team
RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli*, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni†, KM Jadhav, HH Pandya, RA Jadeja, B Kumar, UT Yadav, JJ Bumrah
Pakistan Team
Azhar Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed*†, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali

I have to admit, I find the ban on Tharanga a bit silly...it punishes sides for having too many pace bowlers.

[rich1uk]

India Team
RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli*, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni†, KM Jadhav, HH Pandya, RA Jadeja, B Kumar, UT Yadav, JJ Bumrah
Pakistan Team
Azhar Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed*†, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali

I have to admit, I find the ban on Tharanga a bit silly...it punishes sides for having too many pace bowlers.

there is zero excuse for taking 4 hours to bowl 50 overs and unless teams are penalised then it wont get sorted

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We are batting first.