SA are on fire. Excellent fielding
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Err... Might have to revise my prediction 
Far too often, they act too smart for their own good. It's cricket, not warfare! With surprise tactics, hidden weapons and shit.
Sanga gonna have to pick up the pace soon. Strike rate is appalling right now.
Being over cautious. At least rotate the strike
Sanga is doing the right thing here, seeing off the new ball. He can't afford to get out though when he accelerates. This really is the innings to tell us just how big time he is.
This is where the great man will probably start to pick it up.
He has demonstrated that many times over his career. Nothing to prove anymore.
Srilanka need to aim for 220/230. Not gonna scare anyone but its defendable
Well this is disappointing.
Yeah what an anti climax. This was supposed to be the closest quarter final too.
This is an absolutely pathetic capitulation. With the rain, the opposition's history and the pitch, even 200 would have been a solid target.
Poor innings that.
How heavy is the rain?
SA stepping up the pressure when it matters. Let's hope they can bat just as well.
Sun was still out so seems like a passing shower to me.
Last time it rained in one of SA's knockout ties in a World Cup in Australia, they were asked to chase 22 runs off 1 ball.
Ya D-L system was not there then. In this game actually, if SA are to face only 20 overs, the target will be a small one at 4 or so RPO. That's because SL lost 9 wickets and that means they used almost all of their 'resources.'Last time it rained in one of SA's knockout ties in a World Cup in Australia, they were asked to chase 22 runs off 1 ball.
In the SA-Pak game they bowled out Pak for 222 and were asked to chase 232. It's ridiculous. Pakistan clearly had used all their resources and it makes feck all difference that they "didn't know" that the game wouldn't last 50 overs. I don't like these rain rules one bit.
Feck sake. Had Duminy but swapped him for Faf before the deadline.
Fecking overrated Lankans. My entire team was based around 600+ runs in the game.
Fecking overrated Lankans. My entire team was based around 600+ runs in the game.
Tahir is such a tournament beast.
Good description. Looking forward to see their "new Murali" mystery spinner.Watching the highlights now, SA want this so bad.
Was supposed to be the toughest to call. feck me.
I am calling it now.. all QFs will be duds. NZ, India, Oz will steam roll their respective opponents.
I'm calling a Bangladesh upset.
Don't think India beating B'desh would be an upset. We are not great, but aren't that bad either.
Bowlers clicking, Kock scoring runs, easing some early knock-out jitters; ominous signs for the rest of the teams in the tournament. Excellent performance by South Africa.
Bowlers clicking, Kock scoring runs, easing some early knock-out jitters; ominous signs for the rest of the teams in the tournament. Excellent performance by South Africa.
I am more interested in seeing if ICC's technical panel would allow him to chuck his way to 800 wickets. (Not that I have ever seen him bowling)
I can't believe it! We've actually won a knock out game in a WC 
We are in agreement.
Bangladesh beating India however would be an upset however "not bad" Bangladesh are.
Pakistan are in the semis mate. India are waiting there with their blank chequebooks. There is no way on earth the likes of Afridi, Akmal, etc, on their last world cup are missing that payday!! Loads of catches to drop against Kohli yet (seeing as Tendu bhai is no longer there).
Seriously Pakistani fans remind me of scousers sometimes. Everytime when they lose there's a match fixing conspiracy.
And when it is a Pakistani Scouser, it is the worst kind.
The Windies will give NZ a real fight, that one could go either way
Watching the fall of wickets again. fecking hell half the wickets went for absolute shit deliveries. Total bottle job this.
I thought SA were supposed to be the chokers!
Up until the most recent WT20 final, Sri Lanka had a pretty impressive record of losing finals.
2007 - World Cup
2009 - World T20
2011 - World Cup
2012 - World T20 (home)
Was pleased to wake up and see SA had won, had them as part of an accumulator, and it was one of the most at risk legs
Wonder if this will finally be the time that SA deliver on their talent
Basically, most games from here on in will be down to which team's batsman comes off and smashes a signifcantly better than run a ball century, and in AB, South Africa have someone who can easily do that
Wonder if this will finally be the time that SA deliver on their talent
Basically, most games from here on in will be down to which team's batsman comes off and smashes a signifcantly better than run a ball century, and in AB, South Africa have someone who can easily do that
Stopped reading here. No chance of that happening. There's not a single Pakistani player that would get in that Australian side, maybe Sarfraz over Haddin on recent form but even that is highly questionable. Starc and Johnson against those fragile Pakistan batsmen won't be a pretty sight.Pakistan are in the semis mate. India are waiting there with their blank chequebooks. There is no way on earth the likes of Afridi, Akmal, etc, on their last world cup are missing that payday!! Loads of catches to drop against Kohli yet (seeing as Tendu bhai is no longer there).