Do you guys think S Lanka would have won the w.cup 07 if not for the bad weather & intermittant rain?

Answer 1

Jayawardane himself was magnanimous in acknowledging the defeat.Why you are still complaining.

Answer 2

Well yes i believe so.WE all know sri lanka is a side that prefers to play 50 over games and australia is a team that prefers less number of overs since they prefer to score runs quickly from the begining.

But sri lanka is a team that plays first 20 overs in a steady moderate rate without loosing wickets and accelerate in the latter part.Just like the semi finals where jayawadena accelerateed rapidly in the last overs.So i think if sri lankans were given full 50 overs they would have dominated as they always did throughout the tournament.History proves that sri lanka has never won a single match when overs were reduced due to rain.

But we simply cant forget the magic batting display of gilchrist and it was ferocious.Oh my GOD it was marvellous.I think in reply Sri lankans fought really well and it was sri lankas game until Kumar Sangakkara got out in the 17th over and then only it slipped from Sri Lanka.Kumar and Sanath batted really well and unfortuantely Kumar got caught by HOGGS disguised hop!I kicked myself at that moment coz i realized it was the end of the match and i think more than jayasuriyas wicket his wicket was the crucial one.Well what do you think about jayawardenas wicket.Once again a bad decision destroyed Sri lanka.I think if that was not given Sri lanka would have come much closer to the victory since we all know the magnificent form jayawardena had in the semi finals.So i think It was really unfair in that manner.We were simply unlucky.


Anyway We sri lankans have to admit that aussiees were luckier and superior to us on that day and thay deserved the victory.Lets hope that we will fight back and get revenge from the mighty aussiees soon.Remember this!Aussiees have been dominating this game for the past 10 years and its not a good sign for the world cricket.

Answer 3

There could have been a chance cos Vas wasn't getting his swing right, and also Gilcrist was dropped a couple of times, there could have been only a hope, but still Aus, they've got the best batting line up so the weather and rain wouldn't have mattered much. It might have been an advantage to Sri Lanka for scoring 200 + runs, just think about the Aus bowling( Mc Grath), it could have been still better.

Answer 4

This was a "Staged -drama" to award Australia the 2007 world Cup.
peolpe say it was More ....Like "WWF"- Wrestling Drama, everything went on according to the script.Whilst I am not that happy nesessarily, that Australia has won the World Cup.But I feel for Sri Lanka who never really had a decent chance to chase the Australian's total. A "Terrible end to a Disappointing" World Cup which has done nothing to advance the game.
I believe that Australia is fighting unit and would have not beaten Srilanka over 50 overs.But having the final reduced to 38 overs and then played in the dark was a Joke.

Both teams should be given a fair opportunity. I ask the Sri Lankan supporters who have been so outspoken in their dispair of Australian supporters (only gentemen-not some good 4 nothing hooligans) not to blame Ausies for this farce.

Instead Blame the ICC who seem to make up rules as they go along. Personally I would have liked to see the match moved to Sunday so that we could have a real game of cricket and not the joke that ensued.
AUS got WC 2007 , but SL played under pressure.When the Final was on the same time their Capital city was attacked by Terrorists.Rain took over the match.
Toss was the ridiculously deciding Facter.
Sri Lankan Players got the ....................
"Terrorists attacking Colombo"- news and Panicked ..
and that did not exactly helped to Lankan course to Victory
much.

Their(Cricketers) kids wives & parents all living in Colombo.
They dont know how far it affected ,towards > target & Bad light as well as Rain.
ICC must answer this question. I dont know these whyICC morons did not call this game to next day?
Utter non sense..!!
And even limit the final to 25 overs. ( In rainy day even kid knows dark will come soon in evening )
Begining ICC has to limit this game to 25 overs or call to next day.
But ICC & organizers want "Business" than the cricket game.
No doubt AUS is a good team.
So how SL or any other team can face "OZ" in bad lights?
This is the worst game I ever saw. Organisers had no common sense at all. they did according to the "Script" that Somehow or other "Australia must Win"
We were in no need of the victory so badly like Australia.
But we don't want like this stupid End either.

we did not bribe Umpires.we didnot Bragged either.
I again wish,Long live asian Cricket.
It can hurt ausies a bit ,i surely know.But ICC descrimination towards Asian players ? Can it be Pardened?
Dissapointing world cup Ever....2007
now every body jump to say dont blame
on these Noble Australians.
Oh phuleeeze .. gimme a break...!!..What a hypocracy,
what i can not understand is some Asian peolpe seems deaf & bling about this

when in Australia once Murali Was bowling The Racist australian crowd shouted that " no Ball"
Inthat match whenever Muralitharan took the Ball..
these so called Noble Australian Racist shouted
" no Ball"...." NO ball"...
they chanted all the while.
anybody ,objected?
I dont think so...Sir..I dont think so...Sir

Have any stood up against it ?SOME Fans..EH?
some cricket loving fans...
Parden them? you gonna say that?
when we now criticize them what they do?
They use dirty language..They use dirty language..
But.. they get away allthe time..why?
Cuz they R so good at acting Innocent.
Hail to Thee.. The Galent Sri Lankans(Lions)
Hip Hip Hurray

Answer 5

No !! the game was almost out of Srilankan's hand when their bowlers could not control the runs flow in early hours....becuase Srilankans were more dependant on their bowling than batting......though they did fight back but while playing against a team like Australia that target was tough to chase !! well it would have been different if they had been playing against some other team becuase Srilakan is a good batting side !! but yes weather and rain had effected the interest of that game !

Answer 6

Ifs and buts have no place in cricket. But, I doubt it because Australia were just too good, the way Adam Gilchrist blew them off was commendable. But, the turning point of the match was Sangakkara and Jayasuriya's wickets. After that, there was nothing left in the SL batting line up to match to the Aussie bowling.

Answer 7

yes if they played Final match Sunday instead of Cursed saturday Srlanka could have surely won the world cup

but

sinse australia won the ToSS everybody jump to conclution

that
by that even any team beat the guys batting second.

so all the best for winning team

but Umpires didnt give LBW appesls to Murali.
when mahela & Arnold were given out by bogus pretend Apeals by australian Bowlers

any Umpire support to australia
can get away with it .+ Lumpsome bribe from OZ

Dont you agree my Dear?
have a good day

Answer 8

If it was a 50 over match. Australia would have scored more than 400 and 10 out of 10 times SL would have failed.

Answer 9

Who knows! Maybe a 50 over game in dry conditions would have helped Murali more. Maybe the Aussies could have scored 400 ! Who knows.

Answer 10

definetely SL wins if ICC played 29 th sunday.
but organizers wanted Australia win soo they sticked to Saturday, sinse OZ won The all important Lucky toss
but when Lions meet in Fair griounds they will show the world how Kangaroos R vulnerable towards Sri Lanka is
cheer up lankans

U played well & fair
they played dull & unfair

Answer 11

The way their main bowlers like Chaminda Vaas and M. Muralitharan failed to contain the opening batsmen of Australia and allowed them to post huge total, even if the match was played for full quota of 50 overs, there was no chance for Sri Lanka to win the final.