ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[Iranus]

Very crucial third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to start in a few hours from now. Bangladesh has already won the series, but winning this match is a necessity for Sri Lanka as they are without any points so far in the ODI Super League. There is no need for alarm yet, as they have plenty of matches remaining. But is will be good for Sri Lanka to get at least one win from this series, as their next matches in the league are against very strong teams (India and England).

Sri Lanka is playing well in the last ODI match. They won the toss and choose to bat first. After 23 overs, they able to collect 131 runs by losing only 2 wicket. I think Sri Lanka will collect more than 280 runs today. And 280 runs is enough to beat Bangladesh if Sri Lankan bowlers can perform well.

End of 45 overs, Srilanka has scored 247 runs losing 5 wickets. I expect the score to be close to 300 by the end of the innings. If 300 is touched, then Sri Lanka will make a comfortable winning. There will be home ground advantage for Bangladesh, but during the second innings the pitch scenario used to change. This advantage needs to be used by the Sri Lankan bowlers.

Sri Lanka has collected as I expected. They have collected 286 runs. And I said this collection will be enough to defeat Bangladesh. At the end of 27 overs, Bangladesh scored only 103 runs. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets. At the moment I do not see any possibility of Bangladesh winning this match.

[onecall123]

Very crucial third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to start in a few hours from now. Bangladesh has already won the series, but winning this match is a necessity for Sri Lanka as they are without any points so far in the ODI Super League. There is no need for alarm yet, as they have plenty of matches remaining. But is will be good for Sri Lanka to get at least one win from this series, as their next matches in the league are against very strong teams (India and England).

Sri Lanka is playing well in the last ODI match. They won the toss and choose to bat first. After 23 overs, they able to collect 131 runs by losing only 2 wicket. I think Sri Lanka will collect more than 280 runs today. And 280 runs is enough to beat Bangladesh if Sri Lankan bowlers can perform well.

End of 45 overs, Srilanka has scored 247 runs losing 5 wickets. I expect the score to be close to 300 by the end of the innings. If 300 is touched, then Sri Lanka will make a comfortable winning. There will be home ground advantage for Bangladesh, but during the second innings the pitch scenario used to change. This advantage needs to be used by the Sri Lankan bowlers.

Sri Lanka has collected as I expected. They have collected 286 runs. And I said this collection will be enough to defeat Bangladesh. At the end of 27 overs, Bangladesh scored only 103 runs. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets. At the moment I do not see any possibility of Bangladesh winning this match.

Sri Lanka won by 97 runs, thus they take the series 2-1. Sri Lanka they outplayed Bangladesh every department. A well played by Sri Lanka. Bangladesh should take seriously their batting and fielding unit as their top order fail throughout the series. Bangladesh has some problem with team management, they should work out on it.

[Mahdirakib]

Sri Lanka has collected as I expected. They have collected 286 runs. And I said this collection will be enough to defeat Bangladesh. At the end of 27 overs, Bangladesh scored only 103 runs. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets. At the moment I do not see any possibility of Bangladesh winning this match.

Sri Lanka started their game brilliantly. I thought they would score above 300 runs. But they struggled a bit in the middle of the game. Eventually they managed to score a good total. Bangladeshi batsman showed poor performance today and the fielding was bad too. They have dropped few many easy catches. Shakib Al Hasan couldn't do well with his batting in this series. Whatever, Sri Lanka have bowled nicely as well and got the victory.

[LittleBitFunny]

Very crucial third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to start in a few hours from now. Bangladesh has already won the series, but winning this match is a necessity for Sri Lanka as they are without any points so far in the ODI Super League. There is no need for alarm yet, as they have plenty of matches remaining. But is will be good for Sri Lanka to get at least one win from this series, as their next matches in the league are against very strong teams (India and England).

Sri Lanka is playing well in the last ODI match. They won the toss and choose to bat first. After 23 overs, they able to collect 131 runs by losing only 2 wicket. I think Sri Lanka will collect more than 280 runs today. And 280 runs is enough to beat Bangladesh if Sri Lankan bowlers can perform well.

End of 45 overs, Srilanka has scored 247 runs losing 5 wickets. I expect the score to be close to 300 by the end of the innings. If 300 is touched, then Sri Lanka will make a comfortable winning. There will be home ground advantage for Bangladesh, but during the second innings the pitch scenario used to change. This advantage needs to be used by the Sri Lankan bowlers.

Sri Lanka has collected as I expected. They have collected 286 runs. And I said this collection will be enough to defeat Bangladesh. At the end of 27 overs, Bangladesh scored only 103 runs. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets. At the moment I do not see any possibility of Bangladesh winning this match.

Sri Lanka won by 97 runs, thus they take the series 2-1. Sri Lanka they outplayed Bangladesh every department. A well played by Sri Lanka. Bangladesh should take seriously their batting and fielding unit as their top order fail throughout the series. Bangladesh has some problem with team management, they should work out on it.

Bangladesh's top order batsmen have been consistently performing poorly. I think opening batsmen like Imrul Kayes and Anamul Haque should be given a chance. They have been out of the team for a long time. And other players in their position are not doing well. On the other hand, Sakib Al Hasan is not performing as expected. He could not play well in any of the 3 matches. He needs to be more focused on the batting.

[Vaskiy]

Most were expecting a washout of the series. Finally Sri Lankan cricket team have shown their strength with the massive win. Throughout the series the team that batted first have won the match. In every winning match of Bangladesh Sakib Al Hasan will be having his contribution, but this time it has lacked. In the first two matches everyone who placed bets on Bangladesh might've got better wins as the odds were high.

[ene1980]

Most were expecting a washout of the series. Finally Sri Lankan cricket team have shown their strength with the massive win. Throughout the series the team that batted first have won the match. In every winning match of Bangladesh Sakib Al Hasan will be having his contribution, but this time it has lacked. In the first two matches everyone who placed bets on Bangladesh might've got better wins as the odds were high.

So the call from Sanath Jayasuriya to uphold the pride got the result and finally Sri Lanka played to win and won the match, i was not expecting this resurgence from the Sri Lankan top order and i thought they would mess up in the end as they started loosing wickets but was able to post a good total and Bangladesh failed to chase the score from the start and they were never in the game at any point of time and a consolation victory for them in the end.

[pakhitheboss]

Very crucial third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to start in a few hours from now. Bangladesh has already won the series, but winning this match is a necessity for Sri Lanka as they are without any points so far in the ODI Super League. There is no need for alarm yet, as they have plenty of matches remaining. But is will be good for Sri Lanka to get at least one win from this series, as their next matches in the league are against very strong teams (India and England).

Sri Lanka is playing well in the last ODI match. They won the toss and choose to bat first. After 23 overs, they able to collect 131 runs by losing only 2 wicket. I think Sri Lanka will collect more than 280 runs today. And 280 runs is enough to beat Bangladesh if Sri Lankan bowlers can perform well.

End of 45 overs, Srilanka has scored 247 runs losing 5 wickets. I expect the score to be close to 300 by the end of the innings. If 300 is touched, then Sri Lanka will make a comfortable winning. There will be home ground advantage for Bangladesh, but during the second innings the pitch scenario used to change. This advantage needs to be used by the Sri Lankan bowlers.

Sri Lanka has collected as I expected. They have collected 286 runs. And I said this collection will be enough to defeat Bangladesh. At the end of 27 overs, Bangladesh scored only 103 runs. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets. At the moment I do not see any possibility of Bangladesh winning this match.

This was a giveaway match. It seems Bangladeshi players were least interested in playing the last match of the series. They were all out at 189, I never expected them to lose in such a manner. They were not even able to reach 200, zero effort displayed in the last match.

[Sithara007]

Most were expecting a washout of the series. Finally Sri Lankan cricket team have shown their strength with the massive win. Throughout the series the team that batted first have won the match. In every winning match of Bangladesh Sakib Al Hasan will be having his contribution, but this time it has lacked. In the first two matches everyone who placed bets on Bangladesh might've got better wins as the odds were high.

What sort of strength you are talking about? They lost the first two matches by a big margin and the third match was irrelevant as Bangladesh already had won the series. In the long term, the future of Sri Lankan cricket doesn't look safe. Anyway, now they have their first points in the ODI Super League. They are at the 12th position, with one win and 8 points from a total of 6 matches. On the 13th spot we have the Netherlands, who are yet to play any matches.

[Iranus]

Very crucial third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to start in a few hours from now. Bangladesh has already won the series, but winning this match is a necessity for Sri Lanka as they are without any points so far in the ODI Super League. There is no need for alarm yet, as they have plenty of matches remaining. But is will be good for Sri Lanka to get at least one win from this series, as their next matches in the league are against very strong teams (India and England).

Sri Lanka is playing well in the last ODI match. They won the toss and choose to bat first. After 23 overs, they able to collect 131 runs by losing only 2 wicket. I think Sri Lanka will collect more than 280 runs today. And 280 runs is enough to beat Bangladesh if Sri Lankan bowlers can perform well.

End of 45 overs, Srilanka has scored 247 runs losing 5 wickets. I expect the score to be close to 300 by the end of the innings. If 300 is touched, then Sri Lanka will make a comfortable winning. There will be home ground advantage for Bangladesh, but during the second innings the pitch scenario used to change. This advantage needs to be used by the Sri Lankan bowlers.

Sri Lanka has collected as I expected. They have collected 286 runs. And I said this collection will be enough to defeat Bangladesh. At the end of 27 overs, Bangladesh scored only 103 runs. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets. At the moment I do not see any possibility of Bangladesh winning this match.

This was a giveaway match. It seems Bangladeshi players were least interested in playing the last match of the series. They were all out at 189, I never expected them to lose in such a manner. They were not even able to reach 200, zero effort displayed in the last match.

I think it too, that Bangladeshi players have given less importance to this match. However, such a batting disaster in Bangladesh is nothing new. Still, I thought Bangladesh would score at least 200 runs. However, Bangladesh won the series 2-1, which is a big achievement for them.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Most were expecting a washout of the series. Finally Sri Lankan cricket team have shown their strength with the massive win. Throughout the series the team that batted first have won the match. In every winning match of Bangladesh Sakib Al Hasan will be having his contribution, but this time it has lacked. In the first two matches everyone who placed bets on Bangladesh might've got better wins as the odds were high.

What sort of strength you are talking about? They lost the first two matches by a big margin and the third match was irrelevant as Bangladesh already had won the series. In the long term, the future of Sri Lankan cricket doesn't look safe. Anyway, now they have their first points in the ODI Super League. They are at the 12th position, with one win and 8 points from a total of 6 matches. On the 13th spot we have the Netherlands, who are yet to play any matches.

If Sri Lanka's management can't find skilled players now and include them in the squad, then it seems to me that Sri Lanka's situation will be like that of Zimbabwe in a few years. At one time the Zimbabwe team was much better, but now they are losing against all the teams. Players like Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Malinga could not find a replacement in Sri Lanka after the retirement. And so the Sri Lankan team is in such a state now.

[7788bitcoin]

What sort of strength you are talking about? They lost the first two matches by a big margin and the third match was irrelevant as Bangladesh already had won the series. In the long term, the future of Sri Lankan cricket doesn't look safe. Anyway, now they have their first points in the ODI Super League. They are at the 12th position, with one win and 8 points from a total of 6 matches. On the 13th spot we have the Netherlands, who are yet to play any matches.

The Sri Lankan captain played a good innings and was leading from the front and even though their middle order was a failure they were able to restrict Bangladesh and in the first two games the Sri Lankan batsman failed to score runs and their bowlers were able to restrict them but their batting failed miserably. They need to find young talents and fill the void in the middle order to be a competitive team.

[Mahdirakib]

~ Players like Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Malinga could not find a replacement in Sri Lanka after the retirement. And so the Sri Lankan team is in such a state now.

They were legend category players in cricket and it's not easy for a team to get the replacement of any legendary player. Current Sri Lankan team is not perfect to compete with other teams but their players aren't in worst condition. They need more better guidelines and training so that they can improve their skills. You forgot to mention another great player of Sri Lankan team, ‘Tillakaratne Dilshan’.

[Sithara007]

They were legend category players in cricket and it's not easy for a team to get the replacement of any legendary player. Current Sri Lankan team is not perfect to compete with other teams but their players aren't in worst condition. They need more better guidelines and training so that they can improve their skills. You forgot to mention another great player of Sri Lankan team, ‘Tillakaratne Dilshan’.

Sri Lanka is perhaps the only test playing nation where the cricketing structure remains limited to Colombo and one or two nearby cities. There is hardly any infrastructure in the provinces to the North and East. Even Afghanistan has managed to spread cricket to all the provinces within their country, but being a test nation for so long, Sri Lanka has failed in that regard. The situation in Bangladesh is similar, but they recently started a domestic competition which includes teams from the provinces.

[pakhitheboss]

They were legend category players in cricket and it's not easy for a team to get the replacement of any legendary player. Current Sri Lankan team is not perfect to compete with other teams but their players aren't in worst condition. They need more better guidelines and training so that they can improve their skills. You forgot to mention another great player of Sri Lankan team, ‘Tillakaratne Dilshan’.

Sri Lanka is perhaps the only test playing nation where the cricketing structure remains limited to Colombo and one or two nearby cities. There is hardly any infrastructure in the provinces to the North and East. Even Afghanistan has managed to spread cricket to all the provinces within their country, but being a test nation for so long, Sri Lanka has failed in that regard. The situation in Bangladesh is similar, but they recently started a domestic competition which includes teams from the provinces.

Srilankan ceicket board is responsible for building infrastructure but I guess they are also becoming like SA cricket board. Nothing can be done if the board itself is divided and does not know what to do? They are the only cricketing nation that are still debating about the 2011 world cup loss.

[Swordsoffreedom]

~ Players like Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Malinga could not find a replacement in Sri Lanka after the retirement. And so the Sri Lankan team is in such a state now.

They were legend category players in cricket and it's not easy for a team to get the replacement of any legendary player. Current Sri Lankan team is not perfect to compete with other teams but their players aren't in worst condition. They need more better guidelines and training so that they can improve their skills. You forgot to mention another great player of Sri Lankan team, ‘Tillakaratne Dilshan’.

When new players do not get the right guidelines, no player can perform well on a regular basis. For a new player to perform well, a skilled coach is definitely needed. But I doubt Sri Lankan players are getting the right guidelines now! Sri Lankan players are talented, Sri Lanka will be a good team if there is continuity of performance of their players.

[Sithara007]

Srilankan ceicket board is responsible for building infrastructure but I guess they are also becoming like SA cricket board. Nothing can be done if the board itself is divided and does not know what to do? They are the only cricketing nation that are still debating about the 2011 world cup loss.

Sri Lankan board is the biggest obstacle for growth of cricket in that country. When Kumar Sangakkara was planning to contest for the post of ICC chairman, the SLCB came up with some baseless charges of match fixing against him, forcing Sangakkara to cancel his candidature. It was a big loss not only for the Sri Lankan cricket community, but also for the global cricket fans. Sangakkara as the ICC chairman and Ganguly as the BCCI president would have done wonders. But what to say? Now we have the businessman Greg Barclay as the ICC chairman and he is interested only in money.

[ene1980]

Sri Lankan board is the biggest obstacle for growth of cricket in that country. When Kumar Sangakkara was planning to contest for the post of ICC chairman, the SLCB came up with some baseless charges of match fixing against him, forcing Sangakkara to cancel his candidature.

Why would the Sri Lankan cricket board come up with these baseless accusation, i did not understand this point, someone who is in power in Sri Lanka looking for same job position. If these targeted accusation is the reason for him to cancel his candidature then i feel pity about the whole situation.

It was a big loss not only for the Sri Lankan cricket community, but also for the global cricket fans. Sangakkara as the ICC chairman and Ganguly as the BCCI president would have done wonders. But what to say? Now we have the businessman Greg Barclay as the ICC chairman and he is interested only in money.

It would have boosted them as these were good players during their time and educated enough to hold the positions who really understands cricket and knows how to improve the game unlike some who have no business getting to those positions of power and do nothing.

[bryant.coleman]

It would have boosted them as these were good players during their time and educated enough to hold the positions who really understands cricket and knows how to improve the game unlike some who have no business getting to those positions of power and do nothing.

If you look at the governing bodies for other sports, you can see that most of them are being administered by former players (FIFA, FIBA, FIH.etc). However, the case with ICC is different. Out of the 16 presidents and 4 chairmen till date, almost all of them have been businessmen with no link to cricket. The biggest joke was when Sharad Pawar (an Indian politician) became the president of the ICC. Nowadays cricket has become a very rich sport with annual turnover of billions of USD. And unfortunately, this has become a curse as well.

[ene1980]

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If you look at the governing bodies for other sports, you can see that most of them are being administered by former players (FIFA, FIBA, FIH.etc). However, the case with ICC is different. Out of the 16 presidents and 4 chairmen till date, almost all of them have been businessmen with no link to cricket.

If these sports bodies are looking for improving the game then they should give opportunities for former players who are capable enough and i am certain you can find more than a dozen capable candidates from former players and putting them to improve the sports will go a long way.

The biggest joke was when Sharad Pawar (an Indian politician) became the president of the ICC. Nowadays cricket has become a very rich sport with annual turnover of billions of USD. And unfortunately, this has become a curse as well.

It looks like BCCI and its money power, if not how can jokes like these happen. All the sports organisation are there to make money and that attracts people from different sectors and may be that is what we are seeing here.

[Vishnu.Reang]

It looks like BCCI and its money power, if not how can jokes like these happen. All the sports organisation are there to make money and that attracts people from different sectors and may be that is what we are seeing here.

I would disagree with the second part. FIFA or ITF would never agree to your statement that the primary purpose is to make money. They would claim that their primary purpose is to popularize the sport and take care of the players and fans (obviously, using the money generated from various events). In fact FIFA recently made a bold move, to increase the number of teams playing in the world cup from 32 to 48. The intention is to give more representation to Africa and Asia. Such a step would be unthinkable with cricket. Here we have reduced the number of teams in world cup, from 16 in 2007 edition to 10 in the 2019 edition.