Final: Kangaroos vs Lions

This final was expected by every cricket fanatics but no one expected that lankans would be equally good with aussies. As said in my previous post almost the predictions have worked[ tere was nothing new ,everyone would have predicted].First semis was interesting when compared with second one.Dark horses were too dependent on shane bond[they should have thought that he's not james bond],eventhough hewas performing good throughtout the worldcup but he failed to withstand the burden on his shoulders in the semis.If they would have restricted lankans below 250 then it would have been the perfect battle for dark horses.Mahela Jayawardene showed clinical batting performance,he was the one who took the team to a decent and competing score supported by tharanga,sangakara,chamara. Murali and Malinga made dark horses to feel the darker side.As i said in previous post if murali's on top form then any opposition side could feel the devil on it's way to murder you. Srilanka deserves to be in final and they have ability to win the aussies.It would be sleepless night on 28th April.

Second semis was merely dominating game by aussies by thrashing SA it was an complete suicidal attempt by SA.Southafricans would have thought that they could post a high total on board by charging the bowlers in early stages but all those plans were in their dreams.As usual dominators were on top in the second semis and this worldcup was like aussies worlcup as if they are the organisors of the series because there was no other team to rip them , may be in finals lankans could do that job. The key players for aussies to win this worldcup would be all 11 players there's no other way to win this team unless all 11 are punished by the rivals.It would be an another war for lankans apart from civil war ,lankans are capable of doing it again.

SPEED 2 Final

Shaun Tait and Lasith Malinga both speedsters who are well known for their sling action will be the key players to lead their teams for the celebrations. Malinga who is been talked much in recent years for his action[supposed to be a baseball player] and pace.Malinga's sling action with pace,swing makes opposition clueless to face his deliveries. That's the reason tom moody had made decision[tactics, we will see how good this works] that not to play malinga,vaas and murali in super 8's.Malinga was not consistent till the start of theworldcup but he did give decent performance in this series. Definetly he will be the crucial factor to the aussies.

Shaun Tait[Big Man] who's one of the key bowlers in australian lineup will make this worlcup a memorable one for himself and for the team. When Brett lee was out of the worldcup due to injury everyone was worried about the pace attack in the absence of lee but skipper ponting said that tait will do the lee's job,really those words were true. Tait's bowling would be an added advantage for aussies because Mcgrath would do the rest.Both these bowlers Tait and Malinga are good only when they are in good form if not they will keep the scorecards ticking with the extras.
It would be the good clash between these bowlers.

who will be the BEST in the Final

--Mcgrath who's hungry to end his last worldcup sucessfully.

--Murali who's hungry for wickets.

who wil WIN the battle

After a longrun of battle between the 16 teams here is the time for the cricket fans to experiance the real thriller in this world cup. This worldcup is been longest one ever and till super8's it was about 48 matches has been played,it was like soaps on tv sets.It would have been strenuous task for the teams who have been to super8's because of this reason India would have opted out in early stages. There was no thrills,joy,caribbean flavour it was a dumb series but minnows gave remarkable performance in specific Ireland,Bangladesh.

Before the start of the world cup there was much talk about Australia, SouthAfrica,Srilanka, NewZealand and India teams would be contenders for the worldcup.Fortunately or Unfortunately India was out of theworldcup but others teams lived to those words. As far as Australia is concerned they have strongest batting lineup and the bowling is not upto the mark but still they have more chances of winning this worldcupwhen compared with other teams.Then comes the dark horses NewZealand,only team could beat Australia if they are in finals because they are mentally strong and they have already beaten australia before worldcup series so this would be an added advantage.Always asians are unpredictables here is the team Srilanka which has been doing consistently good.Srilanka also have chances of winning this worldcup,only one man Muralidharan could really make difference in this team if he's on the top then i would say itz better the oppositions could dig a hole for hiding themselves.Here is the other team southafrica which could make a unpredictable difference because they struggled to get into semis and inconsistency in batting and bowling but they are capable of winning this worldcup.

predictables:

24th April:NZ vs SL
This would be really interesting match both teams have already played in super 8's.This match would be twister in the worldcup.
25th April:AUS vs SA
Australia could easily win this match

if Sri wins in semis then

if Aus wins in semis then

winner "Australia" //because Barbados(bouncy tracks) doesnt suit for asians

end of worldcup

if Sri wins in semis then

if SA wins in semis then

winner "Sri"

end of worldcup

if NZ wins in semis then

if Aus wins in semis then

winner "50-50 chances"

end of worldcup

if NZ wins in semis then

if SA wins in semis then

winner "NZ"

end of worldcup

**If all these pridictions goes wrong it would be much more interesting than what we expected**

EXIT

No words to explain for the defeat

India sets new world record

India and Bermuda line up before the start to pay their respects to Bob Woolmer who died on March 18

India played virtually perfect cricket - the exact opposite of what they did against Bangladesh the other day - and blasted Bermuda out of the water at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad. A display of creative and powerful batting, where four of the big six fired India to 413, a record total in World Cups and the bowlers then did their job, bundling Bermuda out for 156, winning the game by 257 runs, the largest margin in terms of runs in all ODI cricket. David Hemp resisted with an unbeaten 76 but lacked support from the rest in a one-sided contest.
Irvine Romaine, the Bemuda captain, put India in, and like the other day, when Netherlands put South Africa in, the minnow tasted early success. Robin Uthappa flashed a ball to slip for Dwayne Leverock to defy the laws of physics and gravity to leap to his right and catch at a wide slip position. Virender Sehwag, pushed down to the middle-order, began badly, slashing and missing outside the off stump. But soon he settled down, and began thumping the ball over the off side with the same lack of footwork that has been his undoing in recent times. But the straight strikes down the pitch, and one loft over extra-cover that landed in the second tier, suggested that it would be Sehwag's day. And it most certainly was.

Yuvraj was quick to plant one knee down and scorch the ball over the ropes in the arc from square-leg to midwicket, hitting as cleanly as anyone has in this tournament. Tendulkar, on the other hand, dripped class. He chose just the appropriate shot for each ball, never losing his cool, always playing late. Tendulkar lofted one delectable six over long-off, swept one startling six over fine-leg, and almost unnoticed got to 57. And it's not often that you score 57 off only 29 balls without using brute force.
Yuvraj certainly used excessive force, but not one of his 83 runs, which came off only 43 balls, with seven sixes, came off an ugly shot. Rahul Dravid, who pushed himself down the order, finished the innings of with a six, and India had 413 for 5, something that would have gone some way in erasing the memory of the forgettable batting against Bangladesh.

Zaheer Khan provided the opening, squeezing one through the defences of Oliver Pitcher in the very first over. Steven Outerbridge was the second to suffer, when a delivery from Zaheer jagged sharply back in from outside the off stump and drilled the stumps. A bit of a partnership then held up India's charge, but Munaf Patel, who beat the bat often enough, was a bit fortunate to get on the scoreboard when a ball struck Delyone Borden high on the pad, and the appeal for lbw was upheld. Anil Kumble, playing in place of Harbhajan Singh, had Romaine for a duck when he shouldered arms to a straight one on the stumps. Tucker came down the pitch to Kumble - a risky thing to do at the best of times - and lost his stumps as he swung across the line and missed.
Dean Minors and David Hemp added 43 for the sixth wicket, the best stand of the innings, but Minors was dismissed mis-hitting a pull to mid-off. Lionel Cann was then smartly snapped up by Uthappa in a slightly controversial catch at short cover, where the ball was snatched up very close to the turf. From there on there was little to play for, and Bermuda only managed 156, handing India victory by 257 runs.