I saw on the facebook, some Sri Lankans are criticizing our players who had been their champions and heros until they scored 275 by batting first in the final. Isn't it unfair?
Our players played really well throughout the tournament and provided fantastic cricket entertainment to Sri Lankan cricket lovers. Check out the following records:
- Dilshan is the No. 1 run scorer in this worldcup (500 runs in 9 matches, with an average of 62.5, and with a strike rate of 90.74)
- Sangakkara and Tharanga holding 3rd and 5th position in that list scoring 465 and 395 respectively.
- Do not forget, Mahela has scored more than 300 runs—304 to be exact—with the stunning inning he played in the final by scoring unbeaten 103.
- Highest batting average of 93.00 hold by Sangakkara beating the "Man of the Series"—Yuvraj Signh.
- Mehela, Dilshan, and Tharanga scored 2 centuries each while Sanga and Dilshan scoring 4 half centuries (50s) each during this tournament.
- Dilshan scored the 3rd highest score (144), while Tharanga scoring the 5th highest score (133) in the tournament.
- The legend Murali is in the 5th position by taking 15 wickets in the bowlers list. Do not forget the great commitment he showed even with having an injury.
- Malinga holds the 2nd place of best bowling figures list by taking 6 wickets for 38 runs including a hat-trick.
- The best wicket keeper in the tournament is Sangakkara. He has contributed in 14 dismissals by taking 10 catches and 4 stumping chances.
- Most number of catches in the tournament has been taken by Mahela (9 catches).
- Highest partnership of the tournament is 282 runs by Dilshan and Tharanga against Zimbabwe. Well, not only that, they even hold the 2nd place by scoring 231 against England with 2 unbeaten centuries.
One would ask, don't you have a criticism against anyone? My answer is, "Yes I have ..."
That is against poor Chamara Silva. He played as a specialist batsman in the worldcup team. Following is his performance:
- Against Canada - dnb; Pakistan - 57 runs 78 balls (SL lost); Kenya - dnb; Australia - dnb; Zimbabwe - 4 runs 2 balls; New Zealand - 3 runs 5 balls; Quarter Final - dnb; Semi final - 13 runs 25 balls
8 matches, 77 runs, 110 balls
Sangakkara took time until the final match to realize that there's no point of keeping him in the team anymore.
I changed my status in facebook to "" when I realized that we're definitely going to loose the match today.
Right after loosing the match, I changed it to "."
Yes, I am still proud to be a Sri Lankan! Many CONGRATULATIONS to our Sri Lankan team and thank you guys for the great entertainment provided.
Regards,
CJ
3 comments:
Agreed.. I do join hands with you to welcome them back to our motherland with warm wishes.. But there is just one common theory which applies to this scenario as well... "what matters is 'what you do' not 'how you do it'"..
Cheers!!!
Sam.. :)
Hey Samitha,
What I was trying to prove was that they played a good cricket throughout the tournament.
Yes, I agree with you ... they should've won the worldcup if bowlers performed well like the other days and if Nuwan Kulasekara took that half-chance given by Gambhir when he was at 30 runs.
But, that's what you call as cricket, the best team on the day wins. can't help.
Anyway, thanks and appreciate for joining hands with me to welcome our cricket heroes rather than calling them "bulls" as one of my friends did in his facebook status.
—CJ
Hey CJ,
They did a pretty good job and I really appreciate their entire journey so far. But they didn't complete what they wanted to do. MISSION UNSUCCESSFUL!!! They were unable achieve their desired position. As a Cricket lover I always wanted to see their victory so all their sparkling records are not enough to justify our defeat. Every other best team had their own stats to prove their efficiency and effectiveness in the tournament. No matter how we played in group stage, Quarters and Semis we could have played better cricket in finals. Kula batted superbly but didn’t ball and field well since he went over 7 runs per over and missed Gautum Gambhir’s catch who took the match away from us. Sanga as a captain missed the stumping chance of the M.S Dohni for the second ball he faced. Those things shouldn’t have happened. That was a final and there was no come back to our team in order to correct their mistakes. That’s why we put that blame on SL cricket team where they had to play good cricket. Luck has been there with us through out the tournament EXCEPT YESTERDAY!!. My conclusion is the Best team won and the lucky team lost.
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