Big Final @ Barbados (update)

[nukisl]

Big Final @ Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados
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[nukisl]

Match scheduled to begin at 09:30 local time (13:30 GMT) ​

 

[nukisl]

9.20am Oh fiddle. The big cover is coming back on again. It's not raining but the groundstaff are looking towards the heavens suspiciously. Despite that, the powers that be say the toss will be at 9.40am and we will start, rain permitting, at 10.10am. Lunch will be half an hour and, as yet, there are no over deductions, so it's still 50 a side. "An excess of Aussie fans at midwicket. The entire stand is yellow," notes Andrew Miller.

Someone chips in with some trivia: "This is the second World Cup final delayed by rain. The 1999 Lord's game was delayed by half an hour. Also, the 1996 final between the two teams saw some early rain though there was no delay at Lahore." I had to sell my ticket for the 1999 final as my daughter rather selfishly decided to be born in the early hours. I did watch the 1979 and 1983 finals though ... enough of that.

 

[nukisl]

9.25am Both teams are out warming up. The main cover is still there, guarded by the all-yellow groundstaff, but that's a precaution. It will come off just before the toss. Andy Atkinson, the head groundsman, is pacing like an expectant father.

Looks like we're about 45 minutes from play starting...but, donning your anorak, you can keep an eye on the satellite above Barbados.

 

[nukisl]

9.35am Bad news. It's started raining again.​

 

[Michael]

Wahinawa Ban Mala Magul Wessa. Adama Wahinna One Una Ne Ekatath

 

[Lich]

ioooooooooooo... e kyianne gahanne nathi wei wage neda

 

[nukisl]

balamu tawa tikakin updat kohomada keyala

 

[nukisl]

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[tckrockz]

e kiyane heta da gahane match eka

 

[crazer_z]

Balamu

 

[Michael]

e kiyane heta da gahane match eka

Ada Gehuwe Neththam Heta Puluwanida Ehema Nehe Ban man Hithanne

 

[nabil]

thawa 10 minuites walin patangannawa..

 

[tckrockz]

Ada Gehuwe Neththam Heta Puluwanida Ehema Nehe Ban man Hithanne

eka ne ban 9.35 am kiyane

 

[tckrockz]

ohhhh 9.35 local time means US tym

 

[nukisl]

final team Sri Lanka

captain DPMD Jayawardene,
ST Jayasuriya,
WU Tharanga,
KC Sangakkara,
LPC Silva,
TM Dilshan,
RP Arnold,
WPUJC Vaas
M Muralitharan,
SL Malinga,
CRD Fernando,​

 

[Michael]

AUSTRAILIA Won The Toss And Elected To BAT First!

 

[shaggy]

2007 loka kusalana awasan tharagaya

Wisthara wicharaya prawina wisthara wicharakayan wana mike/nuki/lich/tck samagin crazy crazer

 

[nukisl]

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first​

 

[Michael]

2007 loka kusalana awasan tharagaya

Wisthara wicharaya prawina wisthara wicharakayan wana mike/nuki/lich/tck samagin crazy crazer

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