Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3 x ODIs, 23-30 August, 2014

Hello everyone

Nobody interested? More effort from the usual lifters please.

Regards

Fromage

SL running out of wickets but heading towards 300 after a good knock from Mathews.

I'm there at the ground. Travelled especially for the match. Having a GREAT time.

What a consistent batsman Angelo Mathews has become.

Whackistan gets over the line after looking out of it at one stage.

Looks a good effort by the Wackies, particularly Maqsood, to chase 275 in just 45 overs.

Henry wrote:What a consistent batsman Angelo Mathews has become.

aye and a decent cappy... Trev, have you been investigating his entry requirements to pom cricket?

"Junaid Khan to Tharanga, no run, width again, not that short this time, and he's beaten as he looks to slash it through that point region again. Akmal drops it behind the stumps, and, oooh, the slo-mo suggests there was a little top-edge on it"




It's hard to believe that Pakistan are still picking the Akmal brothers to keep wicket. Sarfraz Ahmed is being hailed as the next Moin Khan yet he can't even get a go in the ODI side.

Mathews again... also a pretty crazy match for Perera

Henry wrote:It's hard to believe that Pakistan are still picking the Akmal brothers to keep wicket. Sarfraz Ahmed is being hailed as the next Moin Khan yet he can't even get a go in the ODI side.

Don't think he'll ever be a regular part of that. Never been the best of batsmen...

Well he was their best batsman in the recent test series.

SO all square going into the final match.

Wackies in early trouble in the decider - 4/49 in 18.

In trouble? Bank balances looking healthy, probably.

81/8 after 26 overs....Hmmmm

Big Dog wrote:81/8 after 26 overs....Hmmmm  

Some cause for Alam ...

Rain delay....Paksters might get out of jail yet.

Paksters get to 100....just.
102/9

Sri Lanka need 81 runs to win from 46.0 overs. All over bar the shouting one would think.

JtB is giggling.

The stupid ECB scorecard says 'Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets, on D/L method'.

Why bring the D/L into it? They effing smashed them!

Did the ECB also calculate the percentage likelihood of Sri Lanka winning after bowling out Pakistan for 102?

ECB had it listed as 110/i log e ...

Henry wrote:Did the ECB also calculate the percentage likelihood of Sri Lanka winning after bowling out Pakistan for 102?

By the England calculator, it would've hovered around 79%, I think...