1st Final: Australia v SL at Brisbane Mar 4, 2012

[The Joker]

Good over by Christian, but Wade dropped a relatively easy keeper's catch

 

[Horrie Is God]

Wade channelling Hadds with that clanger..

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Wade channeling Kamran Akmal there.

 

[undertaker]

two sixes in a row!!!!!!! All of a sudden, only 76 needed of 52. Australia need a wicket here

 

[AlwaysGreen]

That's some fine hitting there.

 

[undertaker]

...and THERE'S THE WICKET! Dussey's got 4 now. Australia will be breathing a huge sigh of relief there.

 

[Horrie Is God]

Whatever Clarke said to Dussey after those 2 sixes worked..

 

[IanG]

SL 7 for 250 off 42 Overs

 

[undertaker]

72 needed of 48. Still achievable, but that wicket may've put a huge dent in SL's run chase. Gotta keep Tharanga away from the strike

 

[aussies1st]

Wade will be breathing a sigh of relief after that wicket, if we lose this that catch he dropped will really go under the microscope.

 

[Panther_Daz]

Prasad has a First Class ton, so he isn't a complete nuffy.

Left it too late however. Just went through the motions in the middle overs and now have decided to have a bit of fun.

As Hallatia said it is pretty good momentum for Game 2 however.

 

[undertaker]

I wonder what the Duckworth-Lewis par score is?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Sri Lanka still have a specialist batsmen at the crease so still a very tiny chance.

 

[undertaker]

272 is the par score after the 43rd over. Australia ahead by 17 runs. That wicket has made a huge difference.

 

[Panther_Daz]

If Sri Lanka played the extra spinner it would have been a much closer game.

The quicker bowlers have been smashed.

 

[undertaker]

7/265 after 44. 11 runs behind the D/L par score

 

[TheParraboy]

SL can still win this, will go right down the the wire IMO

 

[The Joker]

Sri Lanka just have to go for it and let the chips fall where they may

 

[undertaker]

Two big overs is all SL needs, and they can pull it off

 

[Jason Maher]

Bloody hell, didn't see this coming. If Sri Lanka had started going a bit earlier, would have been interesting.