Match State: Match start scheduled for 0800 GMT (10:00 local)
We greet you from a warm and sunny Boland Park in preparation of
No chance of rain here today and the pitch looks a good one
Some cracks at the KWV end which may come into play, time will tell
News is that Sri Lanka have won the toss and have elected to field
first
0.1 Vaas to Chumney, no run, full and line and lenght and played back
to the bowler
0.2 Vaas to Chumney, no run, again guided back up the wicket
0.3 Vaas to Chumney, no run, outsdie off and leaves
0.4 Vaas to Chumney, no run, defends to point
0.5 Vaas to Chumney, no run, off the pad to 2nd slip
0.6 Vaas to Chumney, no run, pads up and they go up but slanting across
and the umpire shakes the head
End of over 1 (maiden) Canada 0/0 (RR: 0.00)
WPUJC Vaas 1-1-0-0 - Nederberg End
JM Davison 0* (0b) D Chumney 0* (6b)
1.1 Nissanka to Davison, no run, outside off and leaves to the keeper
1.2 Nissanka to Davison, no run, nips back and gets rapped on the pads
going down leg and no appeal
1.3 Nissanka to Davison, no run, swing and a miss outside off as it
moved away a touch
1.4 Nissanka to Davison, OUT: nips back cutting him in half and finding
an inside edge for Sangakkara to take a good diving catch away to
his left
Canada 0/1, Partnership of 0
JM Davison c Sangakkara b Nissanka 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
D Chumney 0* (6b) RAP Nissanka 0.4-0-0-1
1.5 Nissanka to Sattaur, wide: no run, way outside off and the arms are
stretched
1.5 Nissanka to Sattaur, no run, full and patted out to cover
1.6 Nissanka to Sattaur, no run, stands up and guides to point
End of over 2 (1 run) Canada 1/1 (RR: 0.50)
RAP Nissanka 1-0-1-1 (1w) - Nederberg End
D Chumney 0* (6b) AF Sattaur 0* (2b)
2.1 Vaas to Chumney, no run, outside off, has him playing but goes
through
2.2 Vaas to Chumney, no run, back and defends out into the covers
2.3 Vaas to Chumney, no run, fwd and the keeper takes
2.4 Vaas to Chumney, no run, inside half of the bat playing fwd out on
the leg side
2.5 Vaas to Chumney, no run, full and gets everything behind it playing
back up the wicket
2.6 Vaas to Chumney, no run, a Damsel, defending towards mid off
End of over 3 (maiden) Canada 1/1 (RR: 0.33)
WPUJC Vaas 2-2-0-0 - KWV End
AF Sattaur 0* (2b) D Chumney 0* (12b)
3.1 Nissanka to Sattaur, no run, fwd and raises the bat high allowing
it through
3.2 Nissanka to Sattaur, no run, same again with a more pronounced
leave
3.3 Nissanka to Sattaur, legbye: one run, drops dead off the pad down
at his feet and they scamper through
3.4 Nissanka to Chumney, no run, draws him fwd and has him fiddling at
one amidst oohs and aahs
3.5 Nissanka to Chumney, no run, attempted back foot drive through
cover finds a bottom edge into the ground
3.6 Nissanka to Chumney, FOUR, first runs off the bat is a streaky edge
that 1st slip cannot take as it dropped short of him and the nasty
bounce to his right allows it to race away to a fine 3rd man
End of over 4 (5 runs) Canada 6/1 (RR: 1.50)
RAP Nissanka 2-0-5-1 (1w) - Nederberg End
AF Sattaur 0* (5b) D Chumney 4* (15b 1x4)
4.1 Vaas to Sattaur, no run, load appeal as he finds the pad but the
umpire says know even though the replay looked a pretty good shout
4.2 Vaas to Sattaur, no run, leaves extravagantly raising the bat high
4.3 Vaas to Sattaur, no run, fullish and is coaxed fwd to defend back
up the wicket
4.4 Vaas to Sattaur, no run, shorter one kicks a tad and finds the bat
handle out landing well short of square leg
4.5 Vaas to Sattaur, OUT: doesnt get fwd and Vaas gets one to
straighten hitting him on middle and leg and the Umpire could have
given that with his eyes closed
Canada 6/2, Partnership of 6
AF Sattaur lbw b Vaas 0 (10b 0x4 0x6)
D Chumney 4* (15b 1x4) WPUJC Vaas 2.5-2-0-1
Billcliff in
2 slips, 3rd man, bwd point, mid off and on, short leg, square leg
and fine leg
4.6 Vaas to Billcliff, no run, raises the bat leaving as Vaas is yet to
concede a run and a wicket Damsel accrues
End of over 5 (maiden) Canada 6/2 (RR: 1.20)
WPUJC Vaas 3-3-0-1 - KWV End
D Chumney 4* (15b 1x4) IS Billcliff 0* (1b)
5.1 Nissanka to Chumney, no run, fwd and leans on it running it back to
Nissanka
5.2 Nissanka to Chumney, no run, half walking into the defensive shot
to Nissanka
5.3 Nissanka to Chumney, no run, a touch shorter and thought about the
pull then decided against and patted it back with a angled bat
back to the bowler
5.4 Nissanka to Chumney, one run, fuller and gives it the kitchen sink
but the Captain does well at mid off pouncing on it like a cat on
a ball of wool and they only get one
5.5 Nissanka to Billcliff, no run, leaves, looking tentative as he has
a look at the scoreboard
5.6 Nissanka to Billcliff, no run, again, realising the full weight on
his shoulders
End of over 6 (1 run) Canada 7/2 (RR: 1.17)
RAP Nissanka 3-0-6-1 (1w) - Nederberg End
D Chumney 5* (19b 1x4) IS Billcliff 0* (3b)
6.1 Vaas to Chumney, no run, outside off and Chumney doesnt time off
the bottom of the bat dragging it round to mid on
6.2 Vaas to Chumney, no run, bouncer, quick and accurate, whipped his
head out of the way at the final moment, great stuff from Vaas
6.3 Vaas to Chumney, no run, attemps a late cut outside off but the
ball is in the hands of the keeper before the shot was completed
6.4 Vaas to Chumney, FOUR, very full and scoops it like ice cream into
a cone over the head of mid off and sees Vaas concede his first
runs
6.5 Vaas to Chumney, no run, better length there goes to Sangakkara who
waits expectantly
6.6 Vaas to Chumney, OUT: beaten for pace as he was looking to pull the
bat inside but instead Vaas finds the edge and the keeper takes a
regulation catch as he barely had to move
Canada 11/3, Partnership of 5
D Chumney c Sangakkara b Vaas 9 (25b 2x4 0x6)
End of over 7 (4 runs) Canada 11/3 (RR: 1.57)
WPUJC Vaas 4-3-4-2 - KWV End
IS Billcliff 0* (3b)
de Groot now in
7.1 Nissanka to Billcliff, no run, beats him all ends up going past at
rib height and into the gloves
7.2 Nissanka to Billcliff, no run, a smidgen wider and Billcliff wisely
leaves
7.3 Nissanka to Billcliff, no run, fuller and leaving again
7.4 Nissanka to Billcliff, no run, has a go outside of edges into the
ground and rolls between the slips who both fall on it like
overweight bear on a waterbed
7.5 Nissanka to Billcliff, one run, runs it down to 3rd man, walking
the single
7.6 Nissanka to de Groot, no run, bouncer just outside off and he can
sway easily
End of over 8 (1 run) Canada 12/3 (RR: 1.50)
RAP Nissanka 4-0-7-1 (1w) - Nederberg End
IS Billcliff 1* (8b) NA de Groot 0* (1b)
8.1 Vaas to Billcliff, OUT: Billcliff goes back and the ball
straightens hitting him on the back leg right in front of middle
Canada 12/4, Partnership of 1
IS Billcliff lbw b Vaas 1 (9b 0x4 0x6)
NA de Groot 0* (1b) WPUJC Vaas 4.1-3-4-3
the Captain strides out looking for a minor miracle
8.2 Vaas to Harris, no run, wraps him on the pads and loops up for
short leg to take but the umpire says it was only pad and Vaas
walks back to his mark with a smile
8.3 Vaas to Harris, no run, cross bat smack races to mid off
8.4 Vaas to Harris, no run, more conventional now guiding, Captain to
Captain at mid off
8.5 Vaas to Harris, no run, bouncer and ducks late but gets under it
8.6 Vaas to Harris, no run, outside off and looks to cut but into the
ground and 4 fielders can converge to bring the over to a close,
another Wicket Damsel for Vaas
End of over 9 (maiden) Canada 12/4 (RR: 1.33)
WPUJC Vaas 5-4-4-3 - KWV End
NA de Groot 0* (1b) JV Harris 0* (5b)
9.1 Nissanka to de Groot, OUT: holds its line as he got in close, a tad
high perhaps but the Umpire didnt think so and he is on his way
Canada 12/5, Partnership of 0
NA de Groot lbw b Nissanka 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
JV Harris 0* (5b) RAP Nissanka 4.1-0-7-2 (1w)
Ishwar Maraj replaces de Groot
9.2 Nissanka to Maraj, OUT: stays a little low (those cracks perhaps)
and traps him plumb in front hitting him well below the roll
Canada 12/6, Partnership of 0
I Maraj lbw b Nissanka 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
JV Harris 0* (5b) RAP Nissanka 4.2-0-7-3 (1w)
the keeper Ashish Bagai strides to the wicket
hat-trick ball, 3 slips, gully, point, mid off and on, short leg
and fine leg
9.3 Nissanka to Bagai, no run, gets his eyes right under it and drives
up to mid on
9.4 Nissanka to Bagai, no run, very compactly into position defending
to cover
9.5 Nissanka to Bagai, no run, lifting outside off is left alone
9.6 Nissanka to Bagai, no run, a double Wicket Damsel and Nissanka is
loudly applauded by a standing crowd as he walks down to 3rd man
with an enormous smile on his face
End of over 10 (maiden) Canada 12/6 (RR: 1.20)
RAP Nissanka 5-1-7-3 (1w) - Nederberg End
JV Harris 0* (5b) A Bagai 0* (4b)
10.1 Vaas to Harris, no run, plays and misses outside off
10.2 Vaas to Harris, no run, can't resist again and again can't get
anything on it
10.3 Vaas to Harris, no run, bouncer, not that short, ducks and goes
over his back
10.4 Vaas to Harris, FOUR, Harris deciding it doesnt help hanging around
and cuts this one out of the meat past a diving bwd point, good
shot sir
10.5 Vaas to Harris, FOUR, even better as he times this one fwd of point
and wide of cover
10.6 Vaas to Harris, one run, delicate little dab runs it wide of 2nd
slip, lovely stroke all coy
End of over 11 (9 runs) Canada 21/6 (RR: 1.91)
WPUJC Vaas 6-4-13-3 - KWV End
JV Harris 9* (11b 2x4) A Bagai 0* (4b)
11.1 Nissanka to Harris, no run, dead bats it down at his feet and
Nissanka can follow through to pick up
11.2 Nissanka to Harris, OUT: tucked up hits him in the ribs, bat swung
round as he removed the right hand and connected with the leg
stump, referred to the 3rd umpire and the replay is clear
Canada 21/7, Partnership of 9
JV Harris hit wicket b Nissanka 9 (13b 2x4 0x6)
A Bagai 0* (4b) RAP Nissanka 5.2-1-7-4 (1w)
Sanjay in
11.3 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, no run, yorker and hits him on the boot
as he looked to dig it out
11.4 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, no run, dabs out towards mid on where
square leg eagerly rushes in to cut it off ahead of him
11.5 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, (noball) no run, oversteps as Sanjay was
leaving
11.5 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, no run, leaves, wisely outside off
11.6 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, no run, looking to work it on the legside
runs out to mid wicket off the pad
End of over 12 (1 run) Canada 22/7 (RR: 1.83)
RAP Nissanka 6-1-8-4 (1w 1nb) - Nederberg End
A Bagai 0* (4b) S Thuraisingam 0* (5b)
12.1 Vaas to Bagai, no run, back and angling it straight to square leg
where de Silva awaits
12.2 Vaas to Bagai, no run, fwd now and tickles it out to cover
12.3 Vaas to Bagai, no run, half fwd pushing to Arnold at mid on
12.4 Vaas to Bagai, one run, rocks back attempting to hook, top edge
goes over the head of de Silva at square leg and lands in no mans
land some 10 yards behind the umpire
12.5 Vaas to Thuraisingam, no run, fwd and all defence
12.6 Vaas to Thuraisingam, one run, fwd, pushing defensively, runs off
gently to Nissanka at 3rd man
End of over 13 (2 runs) Canada 24/7 (RR: 1.85)
WPUJC Vaas 7-4-15-3 - KWV End
S Thuraisingam 1* (7b) A Bagai 1* (8b)
13.1 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, no run, fwd and raising the bat
13.2 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, no run, and again, not bothering to watch
it as it went past him
13.3 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, no run, works it off the ribs, getting it
down well and dribbles up to square leg
13.4 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, no run, fwd and leaving, watches it into
the gloves of Sangakkara this time
13.5 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, no run, looking to stroke this through
cover but doesnt get anything on it
13.6 Nissanka to Thuraisingam, FOUR, takes it off middle and off and
whips it over mid wicket, good stuff, no use playing for overs
End of over 14 (4 runs) Canada 28/7 (RR: 2.00)
RAP Nissanka 7-1-12-4 (1w 1nb) - Nederberg End
A Bagai 1* (8b) S Thuraisingam 5* (13b 1x4)
Murali being given a go from the KWV End
14.1 Muralitharan to Bagai, no run, defends back to Murali
14.2 Muralitharan to Bagai, no run, again as we have slip, silly point,
short square catching
14.3 Muralitharan to Bagai, no run, down the track, brushes something
rolling to the keeper who tried to flip it onto the wicket as
Bagai was trying to make his ground
14.4 Muralitharan to Bagai, no run, shouts of catch it as he got well
fwd and pushed at it going off the pad towards the bowler
14.5 Muralitharan to Bagai, one run, sweeps and does it well to deep bwd
square
14.6 Muralitharan to Thuraisingam, one run, fwd bat and pad together
goes airborne but lands well short of mid on and then continues to
trickl allowing them to steal one really
End of over 15 (2 runs) Canada 30/7 (RR: 2.00)
M Muralitharan 1-0-2-0 - KWV End
S Thuraisingam 6* (14b 1x4) A Bagai 2* (13b)
Match State: Drinks
Double change with Fernando replacing Nissanka
15.1 Fernando to Thuraisingam, wide: no run, loosener down leg is called
15.1 Fernando to Thuraisingam, OUT: stays back on his wickets and was
looking to wipe it away is struck on the pads on what looked like
middle and leg
Canada 31/8, Partnership of 10
S Thuraisingam lbw b Fernando 6 (15b 1x4 0x6)
A Bagai 2* (13b) CRD Fernando 0.1-0-1-1 (1w)
Austin Codrington the plumber replaces him
15.2 Fernando to Codrington, no run, gets down on it late, runs to cover
15.3 Fernando to Codrington, legbye: one run, going down leg finds the
softens of his pads and runs away to fine leg ever to quietly
15.4 Fernando to Bagai, no run, looks to cut but is lifting and misses
it by some way
15.5 Fernando to Bagai, one run, angles the bat more conventionally now
and runs it to 3rd man
15.6 Fernando to Codrington, no run, looking to cut, both knees bent as
he got down for it but takes the bottom edge and cannons into the
ground instead
End of over 16 (3 runs) Canada 33/8 (RR: 2.06)
CRD Fernando 1-0-2-1 (1w) - Nederberg End
A Bagai 3* (15b) A Codrington 0* (3b)
16.1 Muralitharan to Bagai, no run, stands up and drives to mid off,
parts of the crowd give a little cheer
16.2 Muralitharan to Bagai, no run, thought of sweeping then changed the
shot and smothered into the pitch
16.3 Muralitharan to Bagai, no run, well fwd and pushing to Murali
16.4 Muralitharan to Bagai, one run, advances, using the inside half of
the bat as it turned a touch and ran away to deep bwd square
16.5 Muralitharan to Codrington, no run, all defence not reading him at
all
16.6 Muralitharan to Codrington, no run, looking to smother as he leant
well down the pitch and it looped off the pad to short leg
End of over 17 (1 run) Canada 34/8 (RR: 2.00)
M Muralitharan 2-0-3-0 - KWV End
A Bagai 4* (19b) A Codrington 0* (5b)
17.1 Fernando to Bagai, no run, wafting outside off, keeper takes
17.2 Fernando to Bagai, two runs, waits for it then pulls it, playing it
down immediately, from in front of his nose helping it wide of
fine leg
17.3 Fernando to Bagai, no run, defending back to Fernando who takes on
the bounce
17.4 Fernando to Bagai, no run, thoughts of playing througth mid wicket
ends up with a cross bat with the ball running all along the face
and out to cover
17.5 Fernando to Bagai, no run, better now as he stayed on it outside
off and played more correct to the cover
17.6 Fernando to Bagai, OUT: lifting one and finds a healthy edge flying
to Jayawardene waiting expectently at 2nd slip and going onto his
knees to take it neatly
Canada 36/9, Partnership of 5
A Bagai c Jayawardene b Fernando 6 (25b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 18 (2 runs) Canada 36/9 (RR: 2.00)
CRD Fernando 2-0-4-2 (1w) - Nederberg End
A Codrington 0* (5b)
18.1 Muralitharan to Codrington, no run, all defence out on the off
18.2 Muralitharan to Codrington, no run, round the wicket and sweeping,
finds pad and an appeal
18.3 Muralitharan to Codrington, no run, defends
18.4 Muralitharan to Codrington, OUT: and thats the lot as he beat him
in the flight and split middle and off and see Canada record the
losest total in any One Day International
Canada 36/10, Partnership of 0
A Codrington b Muralitharan 0 (9b 0x4 0x6)
BB Seebaran 0* (0b) M Muralitharan 2.4-0-3-1
Umpires and Canada are out and here come the Sri Lankan batsmen
Attapatu will take first strike and face Sanjay
0.1 Thuraisingam to Atapattu, no run, dabs to point
0.2 Thuraisingam to Atapattu, no run, and again, no rush here
0.3 Thuraisingam to Atapattu, FOUR, full and drives elegantly through
extra cover
0.4 Thuraisingam to Atapattu, one run, back and works it quietly to mid
wicket
0.5 Thuraisingam to Jayasuriya, two runs, too easy as he guides this
gently past cover
0.6 Thuraisingam to Jayasuriya, no run, back and pushes back to the
bowler
End of over 1 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 7/0 (RR: 7.00 RRR: 30/49 = 0.61)
S Thuraisingam 1-0-7-0 - KWV End
MS Atapattu 5* (4b 1x4) ST Jayasuriya 2* (2b)
Davidson the off spinner will open from the KWV End
1.1 Davison to Atapattu, three runs, cuts hard off a top edge to the
vacant 3rd man
1.2 Davison to Jayasuriya, no run, beats him as he played forward and
brushed the ground on the way through, keeper had the bails off
but the foot was firmly planted
1.3 Davison to Jayasuriya, one run, back and works it off his pads
square on the on side
1.4 Davison to Atapattu, no run, leans on it and pushes to short extra
cove catching
1.5 Davison to Atapattu, FOUR, a hint of width and Atapattu accepts the
invitation driving sweetly fwd of point
1.6 Davison to Atapattu, two runs, chips it over and wide of mid on, a
wedge
End of over 2 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 17/0 (RR: 8.50 RRR: 20/48 = 0.42)
JM Davison 1-0-10-0 - KWV End
ST Jayasuriya 3* (4b) MS Atapattu 14* (8b 2x4)
2.1 Thuraisingam to Jayasuriya, FOUR, in the slot and plays through the
line over mid wicket, the captain reackons he wants an even
earlier lunch
2.2 Thuraisingam to Jayasuriya, no run, pushes back up the wicket
2.3 Thuraisingam to Jayasuriya, two runs, fuller and doesn't quite time
it like before over mid wicket but they can run two
2.4 Thuraisingam to Jayasuriya, no run, looked to pull but doesnt make
contact
2.5 Thuraisingam to Jayasuriya, no run, fwd and with much respect has
bat and pad together, text book style, running to cover
2.6 Thuraisingam to Jayasuriya, OUT: plays across the line and Sanjay
finds the back leg, umpire has a think and then raises the dreaded
finger of fate
Sri Lanka 23/1, Partnership of 23
ST Jayasuriya lbw b Thuraisingam 9 (10b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 3 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 23/1 (RR: 7.67 RRR: 14/47 = 0.30)
S Thuraisingam 2-0-13-1 - Nederberg End
MS Atapattu 14* (8b 2x4)
Sangakkara replaces his captain
3.1 Davison to Atapattu, no run, back and is late flicking it to cover
as it turned away from him
3.2 Davison to Atapattu, one run, short and is pulled hard on the
bounce to Sanjay at deep square
3.3 Davison to Sangakkara, no run, dabs late to the short 3rd man who
is onto it quickly
3.4 Davison to Sangakkara, no run, back and standing up drops it out on
the off
3.5 Davison to Sangakkara, FOUR, down the track drives just wide of the
short extra cover and it rockets away
3.6 Davison to Sangakkara, no run, half fwd runs it towards short 3rd
standing up as he played it
End of over 4 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 28/1 (RR: 7.00 RRR: 9/46 = 0.20)
JM Davison 2-0-15-0 - KWV End
MS Atapattu 15* (10b 2x4) KC Sangakkara 4* (4b 1x4)
4.1 Thuraisingam to Atapattu, FOUR, on middle and leg and he strokes it
though mid wicket with consumate ease
4.2 Thuraisingam to Atapattu, no run, pushes up to mid on, looking for
the run but Sangakkara wasnt interested
4.3 Thuraisingam to Atapattu, FOUR, down the track a step and hits
through the line with a wonderfully straight pad giving mid off
now chance but to stand and applaud
4.4 Thuraisingam to Atapattu, one run, whipped it wide of mid on, ran 3
in the end but only the winning run will count and record the win
without breaking a sweat