James has allowed paranoia to take over and did it help?? Oh I think not, not at all. It would seem that Sri Lanka also let a little paranoia set in. They changed around their starting line up, and did it help? Hell to the NO! They got beat by South Africa, and beat bad, very bad.
Sri Lanka batted first and were able to get nothing started, or finished for that matter. No one broke the 50 mark and only 2 guys even made it into the 40's. They went all out at 37.2 overs with a dismal total of 133. Hats off to South Africas bowlers, well done boys. 3 wicket haul for Duminy and a 4 wicket haul for Tahir. With such a small total to chase it is no surprise that South Africa reached it in spades. It only took them 18 overs and 3 batsmen to get the job done. 78 for de Kock. The sole wicket for Sri Lanka went to Malinga. So South Africa wins by 9 wickets and moves onto the semi finals, its been awhile for the Proteas, can they keep it going??
Tonight its Bangladesh against India, it will be a tough battle for Bangladesh but you just never know.
Here are some of my favorite quotes from the cricinfo match commentary of last nights game:
"yep, the Proteas choked all right," wheezes David. "Choked the life out of Sri Lanka"
"Evolution still happens - from Quinton De Choke to Quinton De Kock to Quinton De ROCK :)"
and finally one that seems especially appropriate for the fantasy player,
"Every wicket makes me happy and Every wicket makes me sad .. Ahhh cricket what have you done to me"
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Ahhh cricket what have you done to me,mad made us spend $500 so we could make our trades while on vacation and what has it got us,nothing but 5th and 8th place. We'll have to spend less time looking at lighthouses and more time on trades.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite quote - regarding Sangakkara - "Bogged down, scratchy, tragic" Too bad I made him my captain.
ReplyDeleteSjoe, Missy, the lighthouses are way more important! And, Anna, ja, I had Sangakkara as my wicketkeeper. But little de Kock finally gave me some points. Let's hope Bangladesh don't collapse because then our Indian players don't get a chance to bat... and score for us.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the vacation, Missy. Happy Birthday! May you have successful trades today.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday for sure, but successful trades??? Naw, not that.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad my children love me. On another note, we're having dinner tonight with jacque and children.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good dinner. Party in Room 2.
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