# Cricket World Cup 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 21, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076 "2011-02-21T02:06:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/302 "2011-03-29T11:39:14Z")
New Zealand is doing okay- about 3/ 150 after 36 overs. Big ground so I reckon about 260. Mqay not sound much, but if they get a few Sri Lankan wickets early- their middle order hasn’t been asked to contribute a lot. They do need to get the runs and get early wickets though 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/303 "2011-03-29T12:48:35Z")
Collapsed to 217 all out. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/304 "2011-03-29T12:52:03Z")
My summary turned to shit in a hurry. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/305 "2011-03-29T13:26:01Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Yeah that is why sport is better than real life - stuff like that actually happens. Just to follow up on this - Murali took a wicket with the last delivery he will bowl in competitive cricket on Sri Lankan soil. Not quite taking the last wicket in a World Cup Final - but sport really is better than real life sometimes. Would be very surprised if Sri Lanka let this slip. ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/306 "2011-03-29T13:37:19Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Collapsed to 217 all out. Does this qualify as “choking” or is that epithet reserved for South Africans 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/307 "2011-03-29T16:01:46Z")
Uh-oh…only 50 runs from the finishing pole, but SL have lost three fast wickets. Umbrella-chewing time in Colombo. ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/308 "2011-03-29T16:23:07Z")
SL’s lower middle order need to right the ship. If they have a flaw, it’s their middle order batting. I still think they’ll win (this and the tournament) but if they don’t it will probably because they don’t score enough from Sangakarra down. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/309 "2011-03-29T16:27:41Z")
> [@grimpixie](#): > > Does this qualify as “choking” or is that epithet reserved for South Africans 😉 It’s only “choking” when you floor a game you were in with an excellent chance at. Such as… well, don’t make me go there. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/310 "2011-03-29T16:30:22Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Such as… well, don’t make me go there. 😛 Yes, let’s not 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/311 "2011-03-29T16:30:45Z")
Kiwis never surrender attitude is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/312 "2011-03-29T17:01:49Z")
It is done - despite a wobble. Well done Sri Lanka. I hope no one who works with a company on the sub-continent is expecting delivery of any work tomorrow - I suspect that a billion people are going to be glued to any TV that they can find. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/313 "2011-03-29T17:08:31Z")
Well the match starts at 2 PM Pakistan Standard Time. So you might get some work done…oh who am I kidding. I am going to hide in a bunker and emerge after eight hours. Sanest man in South Asia. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/314 "2011-03-29T17:42:50Z")
Anyone know how to watch live on the internet, for free? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/315 "2011-03-29T17:54:31Z")
I know we’re supposed to hide dodgy links, so [Watch Live Cricket Streaming on Crictime.Com](http://crictime.com/index.htm) ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/316 "2011-03-29T18:01:26Z")
The forecast is for rain. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/317 "2011-03-29T18:36:23Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > I know we’re supposed to hide dodgy links, so > > [Crictime - Asia Cup 2025 - Free Live Cricket Streaming](http://crictime.com/index.htm) Thanks. Now I won’t get any work done tomorrow morning. 😃 Is that site really dodgy? I see a Nissan ad there, so I’m guessing it must be somewhat legit. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/318 "2011-03-29T20:42:24Z")
New Zealand lose to Sri Lanka, and their miserable record in World Cup semifinals continues. Still they did better than expected to get so far. Sri Lanka’s top three continue to score well - everyone talks of the Indian batting line up but the top of the Sri Lankan order have averages at this World cup of 66.71(Dilshan); 65.50(Tharanga) and 104.25 (Sangakkara) and are all in the top four batsmen by aggregate. By comparison India’s first three are averaging 54.14 (Tendulkar), 57.00 (Sehwag) and 38.42 (Gambhir). Yuvraj Singh has a higher average though - 113.66 but he’s lower down the order. Pakistan’s batsmen aren’t rating as highly by aggregate (although Asad Shafiq has the highest average 124 in only two innings with 1 not out so a bit dubious). Anyway enough numbers on to India v Pakistan. I just hope the game can match the occasion. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/319 "2011-03-30T08:54:05Z")
India to bat first! And they have brought in Nehra in stead of Ashwin - that’s a surprise to me. I hope Dhoni knows what he is doing here. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/320 "2011-03-30T09:27:56Z")
Sehwag has done a number on Umer Gul. Pakistan are screwed at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076/321 "2011-03-30T09:30:49Z")
Good start India. The threat of rain is bound to concentrate their mind on scoring quickly. If only they had a couple of openers capable of doing that…oh! Could be a lot of fun this one, any idea what percentage of India and Pakistan are watching this, 80%, 90%? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-world-cup-2011/572076.md?page=17)