Monday, June 8, 2009
2 OBriens and a hat trick of hat tricks
2 OBriens and a hat trick of hat tricks ousted 2 teams today. Say goodbye to all your Australians and Bangladeshis. Ooh, Ponting's your captain? First a golden duck and now 7 trades to get rid of him. Sucks for you.
So, how did this all happen? Bangladesh began the day putting up 137 runs, nothing special there. But on the other side Ireland gave us the first hat trick as DT Johnson made 3 wickets. He also earned some extra points along with McCallan for low econ ratings. Then Ireland went in to bat and the 2 OBriens became the pride of Ireland putting up 40 and 39 runs. Kristy, James, Kathy, and Anna were all helped by at least 1 OBrien but no one (that I know of) was lucky enough to really grab ahold of the luck of the Irish. Ireland won by 6 wickets with 10 balls remaining knocking Bangladesh out and securing their spot in the super 8 round.
The Australian / Sri Lankan match opened with this bit of commentary:
Anthem watch: Sri Lanka are mostly mumbling. The crowd are in great voice - oh but wait a moment, Jayasuriya is singing his heart out. Terrific effort from the big man. Sangakkara's getting noisier, but ... well, I think Australia can win this one.
Anthem watch 2: The Husseys are in good voice, both smiling - points for them. Nothing from Hauritz, even less from Watson. This is a tight one - but Ponting's pulled it out of the bag with a superb rendition. I think Australia sneak home in that little contest.
I think the Australians should have walked after this small victory because it was to be their last. They batted first and put up 159 runs for Sri Lanka to chase but it took them 10 of their 11 players to do it and the Sri Lankan bowlers racked up major points. Our second and third hat tricks came from these guys. Both Malinga and Mendis earned 3 wickets a piece. and Udana was having a bad day with only 2 wickets to his credit. Kristy, Moira, Anna, and myself all capitalized on these guys. Then they went into bat.....2 half centuries from Sangakarra and Dilshan! Bob was lucky enough to get in on this rout along with Moira, Anna, and myself. So Sri Lanka knocked out Australia winning by 6 wicktes with only 6 balls remaining. With Australia going out the West Indies are now assured a super 8 spot along with Sri Lanka.
We'll have to wait for Michael to get home from work for the worm, so for now.......plan, trade, plan, curse, trade again, and put your hopes in tomorrows matches. Pakistan will tackle the Netherlands while New Zealand tussles South Africa. Enjoy!
So, how did this all happen? Bangladesh began the day putting up 137 runs, nothing special there. But on the other side Ireland gave us the first hat trick as DT Johnson made 3 wickets. He also earned some extra points along with McCallan for low econ ratings. Then Ireland went in to bat and the 2 OBriens became the pride of Ireland putting up 40 and 39 runs. Kristy, James, Kathy, and Anna were all helped by at least 1 OBrien but no one (that I know of) was lucky enough to really grab ahold of the luck of the Irish. Ireland won by 6 wickets with 10 balls remaining knocking Bangladesh out and securing their spot in the super 8 round.
The Australian / Sri Lankan match opened with this bit of commentary:
Anthem watch: Sri Lanka are mostly mumbling. The crowd are in great voice - oh but wait a moment, Jayasuriya is singing his heart out. Terrific effort from the big man. Sangakkara's getting noisier, but ... well, I think Australia can win this one.
Anthem watch 2: The Husseys are in good voice, both smiling - points for them. Nothing from Hauritz, even less from Watson. This is a tight one - but Ponting's pulled it out of the bag with a superb rendition. I think Australia sneak home in that little contest.
I think the Australians should have walked after this small victory because it was to be their last. They batted first and put up 159 runs for Sri Lanka to chase but it took them 10 of their 11 players to do it and the Sri Lankan bowlers racked up major points. Our second and third hat tricks came from these guys. Both Malinga and Mendis earned 3 wickets a piece. and Udana was having a bad day with only 2 wickets to his credit. Kristy, Moira, Anna, and myself all capitalized on these guys. Then they went into bat.....2 half centuries from Sangakarra and Dilshan! Bob was lucky enough to get in on this rout along with Moira, Anna, and myself. So Sri Lanka knocked out Australia winning by 6 wicktes with only 6 balls remaining. With Australia going out the West Indies are now assured a super 8 spot along with Sri Lanka.
We'll have to wait for Michael to get home from work for the worm, so for now.......plan, trade, plan, curse, trade again, and put your hopes in tomorrows matches. Pakistan will tackle the Netherlands while New Zealand tussles South Africa. Enjoy!
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