Mates.. India will reach in super 8.. Reasons: 1- SL will beat BD by a big margin so that BD's NRR goes down so much in minus that they shouln't even dreamt of beating Barmuda by any margin, In short last game of group will be just of a statistical importance and nothing else.. 2- If SL beat BD by just a smaller margin and India beat SL, SL will be in big trouble if BD manages to beat Bermuda even by 200 runs or 7 wickets... 3- So, SL left with only and only one option which is beat BD by a big margin and dont let the thing go beyound your reach. SL will never want to take risk against furious Indian team..! 4- After that India can beat SL by playing proper cricket without having tension of NRR.
INDIA is in Super 8...Yu..hu Anyone with different openion...
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by sivaprasad raju on Mar 20, 2007 09:41 PM Permalink
I hope that your option 4 should go as said. We then celebrate :). remember there is difference in SL team now (murali and vaas)
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by anil babaldi on Mar 21, 2007 12:29 AM Permalink
Were they anytime effective? OK Murali 10 overs 40 runs but vaas? People scored of every ball he bowled. Most overated bowler in history.
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by raghu mudhivarthi on Mar 20, 2007 10:11 PM Permalink
Cool.. but all your options will hold ground only if India beats SL.... With Jaya surya, chamara silva on fire.., i am not totally confident about the match..I am just hoping for the best..that INDIA wins... good luck team india !!!!
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by Zulfiqar Dholkawala on Mar 21, 2007 12:53 AM Permalink
I ndia can win quite comfortably in crucial match on 23rd against SL provided right team is selected. I know based on performances only ROBIN UTHAPPA is certainly going to be dropped!!
I have previously commented that INDIA should play with more regular batsman rather than regular bowlers. Bring just 2 regular opening bowlers Zaheer Khan & Sreesanth. Play with 7 regular batsman Ganguly, Sehwag, Dravid, Sachin, Dhoni, Yuvraj, Karthik and bring in Pathan as batting alrounder rather than bowling alrounder (this seems slightly stupid) and pick one spinner (Better Harbhajan).
If INDIA goes for same team which played against BERMUDA I can bet, they are coming back home on weekend surely.
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by manan doctor on Mar 21, 2007 01:12 AM Permalink
A Rough Estimate: According to my calculation, in order to enter Super - 8,
Tmrw SL should not score more then 250 and get BAN all out in 150. On friday IND put on a score of 300 atleast and get SL wraped up in 225.
These are two MUST conditions.
Assuming all sides atke 50 full overs except BAN get BER all out in 100 and they make those runs within 20 Overs OR they put on 400 and get BAN all out in 100.
