[Cricket] T20 World Cup

[dazzer6666]

This Sri Lanka side are a shadow of previous outfits, they had to pre-qualify to make this stage and their recent record is absolutely woeful.

Batting first in this tournament has been almost impossible - virtually no team has won doing so. Still a chance of a competitive total.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Buttler is running away with it now. Again.

This is a tough pitch, and I think we have enough already.

 

[keaton]

That would be the former T20 world cup winners Sri Lanka, who also have a better win % in the competition than Australia (and England).

On the subject of that win over Australia though, I'll leave a link to this article here:
https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/the-r...paign=newsletter-post-title-or-king-cricket_2

Because you can never laugh too much at Australia losing.

2 things.
King Cricket is excellent, emails are very good and he does a good podcast Ridiculous Ashes with an Aussie cricket fan
Secondly that Cricinfo story about Yorkshire is genuinely incredible
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...eem-rafiq-being-called-p-i-was-banter-1286449

 

[dazzer6666]

Buttler

 

[Titanic]

Jos Buttler 101* (67 balls, 6 fours, 6 sixes)

England 163-4 (20 overs)

116 in the last 10 has made it a decent target.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Buttler

This. Gets his century off the last ball.

 

[jakarta]

The Boy can play a bit can't he?

163-4 looks like a winning score on this pitch.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Buttler

Very much so.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Totally distracted by watching that.

Wow!

 

[dazzer6666]

Astonishing innings….perfectly played. Wow…..great support from Morgan too. Very much in this game.

 

[Pevenseagull]

His average in the tournament before this little knock was 113.

Holy moly

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

2 things.
King Cricket is excellent, emails are very good and he does a good podcast Ridiculous Ashes with an Aussie cricket fan
Secondly that Cricinfo story about Yorkshire is genuinely incredible
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...eem-rafiq-being-called-p-i-was-banter-1286449

I pay some extremely small amount every month towards King Cricket, it's definitely worth it.

Christ I only read the headline of that article earlier. Considering the fuss trying to get it released at all I assume even YCCC think it's utter crap.

As far as the game's concerned, we should have more than enough on this ground and pitch.

Edit: Sam Curran sounds like he's being strangled from the inside.

 

[studio150]

Needless run out already 2-1 1ov

 

[dazzer6666]

From the BBC

Posted at 11:5411:54
Post update
England assistant coach Paul Collingwood: "If you look at the score after 10 overs we were in little bit of trouble. The guys were relaying to the dressing room that 110 might have been a good total so to get up to 160 we are delighted.

"There is a bit of dew around. We will have to bowl as well as we have in the last few games.

"It was a special innings."

 

[A1X]

Buttler the first man to score a hundred in all three international formats for England

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Rashid is brilliant, isn't he? 2 - 4 so far, 3 down in the power play.

 

[Beach Hut]

Shocking dropped catch by Woakes

 

[Papa Lazarou]

2 things.
King Cricket is excellent, emails are very good and he does a good podcast Ridiculous Ashes with an Aussie cricket fan
Secondly that Cricinfo story about Yorkshire is genuinely incredible
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...eem-rafiq-being-called-p-i-was-banter-1286449

Just read the story for the first time, so calling him p*k* and making all number of sterotypic comments is banter, but he says Zimbo from Zambo, and THAT is racism, and he would have been punished?!

Yorkshire eh?

I wonder is the crux of this is because the perpetrator is a senior player at Yorkshire, and they need to protect that person?

 

[jakarta]

Oh dear, as we all know Mills is a great bowler made out of glass...

 

[Pavilionaire]

Getting tense. 41 off 23 balls required for Sri Lanka, the inexperienced Livingstone bowling his last over before Ali then Jordan then Ali.