King Sanga erred in 18th over when he gave ball to Isuru Udana, the foot soldier who lost it for SL. Till that time Murali and Malinga had 1 over each left to ball. Had Murali or Malinga given the ball, there would have been a bit more pressure on Pakistan. 26 off 18 balls. And then it read 8 off 12 balls after Udana's over.
Besides over reliance on Dilshan proved costly. Blabba king failed. Simple dolly to Younis. Talking high is different and implementing those high things is different. Besides Matthews and Sanga the batting let down the Lankans and yesterday mystery of Mendis went off for a vacation.
Mendis isnt proving effective against teams who have played him more often. India and Pakistan are examples.
All in all it was another false dawn for SL as they had an unbeaten streak throughout and got punctured in the final when it mattered the most.
With this final, the T20 overdose ends and we now switch to ODI cricket starting in West Indies where Indians script their comeback. And then the talk of the season -- Ashes. England declare their pre-Ashes squad today. It would also be a d-day for Michael Vaughan.
By the way this Indian team has broken the jinxes associated with it everywhere it has gone. It beat Pakistan in India first time in a home series in 2007, won CB series in Australia first time, won back to back ODI series in SL and then 33 year draught in New Zealand. West Indies has some painful memories for India. 1-4 defeat in 2006 followed by ODI World cup loss. Besides India has won just 1 of the 5 bilateral ODI series in Carribean. So this is another chance for Indians to set the record right and return back to winning ways before embarking on a well deserved break.
Besides over reliance on Dilshan proved costly. Blabba king failed. Simple dolly to Younis. Talking high is different and implementing those high things is different. Besides Matthews and Sanga the batting let down the Lankans and yesterday mystery of Mendis went off for a vacation.
Mendis isnt proving effective against teams who have played him more often. India and Pakistan are examples.
All in all it was another false dawn for SL as they had an unbeaten streak throughout and got punctured in the final when it mattered the most.
With this final, the T20 overdose ends and we now switch to ODI cricket starting in West Indies where Indians script their comeback. And then the talk of the season -- Ashes. England declare their pre-Ashes squad today. It would also be a d-day for Michael Vaughan.
By the way this Indian team has broken the jinxes associated with it everywhere it has gone. It beat Pakistan in India first time in a home series in 2007, won CB series in Australia first time, won back to back ODI series in SL and then 33 year draught in New Zealand. West Indies has some painful memories for India. 1-4 defeat in 2006 followed by ODI World cup loss. Besides India has won just 1 of the 5 bilateral ODI series in Carribean. So this is another chance for Indians to set the record right and return back to winning ways before embarking on a well deserved break.
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oji badey badey tournaments main aisee chhoti chhoti baatein hoti rehti hain... :)
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