Cricket World Cup 2011 thread

[pork pie fox]

There's more wickets than runs in the past couple of overs, 62 for 9

 

[fox58]

Pakistan demolished the Windies, be a cracker of a game if India beat the Aussies

 

[glyn]

South Africa miss out on another World Cup, lost to NZ in the semis

 

[Tamworth Fox]

Been a fantastic WC so far.

 

[Nottingham Fox]

Been a fantastic WC so far.

:icon_roll

 

[fox58]

not a great start by England two cheap wickets given away 35-2

 

[glyn]

not a great start by England two cheap wickets given away 35-2

Consolidated, now 86/2. Been a low scoring pitch, only one first innings score of over 200 in the tournament.

 

[Billyjof]

Need a few more runs than our current rate.

Sri Lanka and ther clinical batting won't be troubled in getting 200 runs IMO.

 

[fox58]

198-0:icon_cry:

 

[Steven]

England completely spanked and not in a good way. :icon_conf

# Sri Lanka beat England by 10 wickets
# Sri Lanka: 231-0 (39.3 overs)
# England: 229-6 (50.0 overs)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/9432705.stm

 

[MKFox]

got lucky to get to today's game to be fair.
now, fly them home for a rest and remember we won the ashes

 

[Billyjof]

Would like to see New Zealand make the final but I'm guessing Sri-Lanka will be too good. Why is it that they have to use the same wicket used against England?

Been a few stramge results so you never know.

 

[fox58]

looks like it could be a tight finish after all Sri Lanka 185-5 needing 218. 7 overs to go

 

[fox58]

despite a mini collapse Sri Lanka ease to victory by 5 wickets with more than 2 overs to spare

 

[glyn]

India needing 35 off six overs to win, chasing 274.

Both Tendulkar and Murali failed to deliver in final!

 

[glyn]

India win by 6 wickets with 10 balls remaining.

 

[Billyjof]

ICC TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT

• Sachin Tendulkar (India)
• Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)
• Kumar Sangakkara (SL, captain & wicketkeeper)
• Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
• AB de Villiers (SA)
• Yuvraj Singh (India)
• Shane Watson (Australia)
• Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
• Dale Steyn (SA)
• Zaheer Khan (India)
• Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
• 12th man: Tim Southee (NZ)

No English or English/Africans
Says a lot about our World Cup.

Well done to India though I thought Lanka would walk the final. Massive boost for the game if anything.