CWC Final - Australia v Sri Lanka

DMC

Enter Jayawardne, slayer of the Black Caps the other day...

20 overs reached, its offically a game. If rain affected the match now, Vera Duckworth will get her calculator out and give us a result based on the scores.

Sri Lanka 124/2 after 20 overs (38 overs max)

KevIRL

124-2 (20ovs)

Aus were 127-0 after their 20 ovs

DMC

The Aussies are going to be a good bit ahead of D/L, as Gilchirst and Hayden's opening stand lasted 172 runs. Sri Lanka, with 2 wickets down, need to up the rate again.

KevIRL

131-2(21ovs)

Guy:Incognito

KevIRL wrote:

Once Sri Lanka complete 20 overs, the Duckworth/Lewis method can be used to further reduce overs and targets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckworth-Lewis_method

Cool cheers.

Be a bit of acrap way to lose a game like this. I know it works both ways but when humans are involved theres always a possilbility of someone having a super innings and blowing the maths out of the water. Sorry for hijacking the read with noob questions. Back to the final.

DMC

Its nearing stick or twist time for the Lankans....

Required run rate is over 9....

KevIRL

139-2 (22ovs)

DMC

156 is the D/L par score.... that, +1, is where SL would need to be if the rain came down right now, and no further play was possible.

DMC

BIG WICKET!

Jayasuriya bowled!

145/3 from 23 overs (38 overs max)

There is rain approaching, and the D/L par score will be worse for them now....

Royale with Cheese

Nooooooooooo

Placebo

D/L method on a final = suckage

KevIRL

wicket!!!!

Jayasuriya gone.

And SL gone too methinks

DMC

Silva comes in...

Just starting to rain....

DMC

168 is the D/L par score now...

KevIRL

raining heavy....

KevIRL

148-3(24ovs)

DMC

176 is the D/L target now....

DMC

Umpires are chatting...... staying on for now....

If its not the rain, its the light thats the issue too.....

GOING OFF!

KevIRL

players coming off....

DMC

And off they come....

Its raining, and if it stops, the light will not be good enough for play to resume, as it starts getting dark in Bridgetown right now......

soo.....

*****ALL HAIL AUSTRALIA, WORLD CUP WINNERS*****

EDIT: Covers coming off, but this game is effectively over. Its like South Africa in the 1992 semi-final... 22 from 1 ball..

KevIRL

DMC wrote:

And off they come....

Its raining, and if it stops, the light will not be good enough for play to resume, as it starts getting dark in Bridgetown right now......

soo.....

*****ALL HAIL AUSTRALIA, WORLD CUP WINNERS*****

EDIT: Covers coming off, but this game is effectively over. Its like South Africa in the 1992 semi-final... 22 from 1 ball..

looks like they will come back on with an adjusted target

DMC

They are 3 wickets down, they are still behind the score when Australia lost their first wicket, an over or two will go... D/L will not be kind to Sri Lanka.

A sh1tty conclusion, like most of this World Cup ('cept for Ireland's performances )

timmywex

are australia the winners??? or are the teams coming back on??

DMC

Right... no change in target.

DMC

timmywex wrote:

are australia the winners??? or are the teams coming back on??

They are playing on.

KevIRL

doesnt seem to be any adjustment to the target..

KevIRL

150-3(25ovs)

DMC

150/3 after 25 overs (max 36 overs)

Sri Lanka require another 132 runs with 7 wickets and 11 overs remaining

DMC

2 overs have been lost.

No change in the target... *boggle*

pwd

DMC wrote:

2 overs have been lost.

No change in the target... *boggle*

crazy

DMC

OMG... this is going mad.... its seems the players and umpires don't know what the score or target is...

Radio say its the SL players wanted the D/L score... but its on the board...

KevIRL

DMC wrote:

2 overs have been lost.

No change in the target... *boggle*

bizarre.

no one seems to know. thats shocking for a World cup final

farce!

KevIRL

113 needed from 62

KevIRL

adjusted target 269

KevIRL

wicket!

DMC

Wicket

Jayawardne lbw b Watson

156/4

DMC

KevIRL wrote:

bizarre.

no one seems to know. thats shocking for a World cup final

farce!

Worst_final_ever_. and it was going so well....

KevIRL

157-4(26ovs)

DMC

Sunset is 6:13pm in Bridgetown... this match will be over in 10 minutes...

KevIRL

167-4 (27ovs)

KevIRL

178-4 (28ovs)

timmywex

can the match go on to tomorrow??

KevIRL

timmywex wrote:

can the match go on to tomorrow??

nope.

DMC

Raining....

KevIRL

84 needed off 42

DMC

The closing ceremony will be interesting.... there are no lights in the stadium....

timmywex

KevIRL wrote:

nope.

looks like it will get dark and australia win then??

KevIRL

Wicket

Dilshan run out.

The tournament limps to its conclusion.

KevIRL

188-5 (30ovs)

KevIRL

wicket!