April 24, 1st Semi Final - New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Sabina Park, Jamaica

fair_balance · April 24, 2007, 10:02pm

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They will.

mercenary2k · April 24, 2007, 10:14pm

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^^ no they wont....

Australia is gonna win it

vineshvk · April 24, 2007, 10:37pm

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only bad point was the umpiring. Horrible decisions all around.
Hope Sri lanka wins the final.
By the way m2k, Muralitharan is a tamilian.

mercenary2k · April 24, 2007, 10:58pm

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ya i know he is tamil....

since 1983, one desi team has always reached the finals with the exception of 1987

1983-->india, 1992-->pakistan, 1996-->sri lanka, 1999-->pakistan, 2003-->india, 2007-->sri lanka

Man_with_a_Plan · April 24, 2007, 11:06pm

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Stephen Fleming stepped down as captain of New Zealand’s one-day side following their crushing World Cup semi-final defeat by Sri Lanka in Jamaica.

Source

the_game · April 24, 2007, 11:25pm

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Australia ain't winning sh*t if they come across this Sri Lankan bowling attack with a good score on the board. I just hope one of either Jayasuriya or Sangakkara are able to score big in the final.

mercenary2k · April 25, 2007, 12:08am

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^^ u wanna bet on it?

Lucid_Chaotic · April 25, 2007, 12:10am

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I was in meetings all day until now… so I didn’t get to see the game… but wow! way to go SL!! :k:
Mogambo khush hua

Win da cup now! :k:

the_game · April 25, 2007, 12:47am

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Absolutely. Sri Lanka score 270 if they bat first, Sri Lanka win the World Cup. I can bet my chaddis on that, I'm that sure :o . They haven't really chased too often in this tournament, and thus I won't comment on their chasing abilities against a side like Australia. But one thing I know for sure is that Sri Lanka have the best bowling attack in the World Cup and can pull anything off.

anu_75 · April 25, 2007, 1:21am

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c'mon don't make such huge comments .u know these Aussies ,i bet are gonna attacking Lankan bowlers from the word go .Anyway i have my fingers crossed.

the_game · April 25, 2007, 2:05am

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As I said (please guys, brush up on your reading skills), if Lanka has a reasonable total on the board, Lanka will defend it. I am not saying that they will necessarily win the match because I do realize how dangerous the Aussies are.

pidbull · April 25, 2007, 3:29am

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thats bs^
say they will win with full confidence not with 'conditions'
no ifs and buts

James_Bhaand · April 25, 2007, 3:43am

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What if Saffies are suddenly overcome with Sharm and Ghairat
and beat the crap out of the aussies in the semis

No one is even talking about that probability

If it happens
then all the above mentioned blah blah will come back to haunt you all

AQ · April 25, 2007, 3:54am

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Saffies will choke in the final

the_game · April 25, 2007, 4:24am

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When I talk about "conditions", I am talking about the strength of their bowling attack and how it can defend even a mediocre total. Their batting still seems a bit iffy to me, and I don't know how well it will be able to chase down a target set by the Aussies. Please brush up on your reading skills, fellas.

James_Bhaand · April 25, 2007, 4:33am

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so you are predicting a SA / SL final

mercenary2k · April 25, 2007, 5:03am

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Sri Lanka is going down...

Australian batsmen didnt face Sri Lankan bowlers but neither did Sri Lankan bowlers face Australian batsmen

Sri Lanka bowlers faced top class batsmen of South Africa and still lost

And South Africa lost to Australia

so, Australia is going to win

GoldenAsif · April 25, 2007, 5:16am

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I wish A>B>C always translated into A>C in cricket but fortunately life isn't that predictable and it's been never like that in any sport. SA won by just one wicket against SLA and almost completely lost it against Malinga towards the end of their innings. Australia are a cut above the rest but they are by no means unbeatable. That said you have to do blo**y well in all three departments to beat them on a given day. This SLA side is better than SA IMHO.

GoldenAsif · April 25, 2007, 5:39am

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Now the three main sub-continental teams have all reached the WC Finals twice

India: 1983 (W) & 2003 (L)
Pakistan: 1992 (W) & 1999 (L) &
Sri Lanka: 1996 (W) & 2007

SLA could go one better by beating whoever they are pitted against in the Final.

the_game · April 25, 2007, 5:42am

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All I know is that you wanted Sri Lanka to lose because their players were "ugly"; shows the credibility you have on these forums mere bhai :o .