I see Willey has announced his retirement from International cricket, not a surprise as he was the only one on tour not to be offered a central contract.
sri lanka having a mare against india! spoiler alert: india's shami took 4 for 1 off his first 13 deliveries. there's a chance that extras could top score for sri lanka. more spoiler alerts: sl's 9th wicket pair have both passed extras and have reduced the target to less than the worst margin of victory between two proper teams.
game over and exactly the massacre my previous post suggested. india won by 302 runs. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...s-sri-lanka-33rd-match-1384424/full-scorecard
with today's 5 for 18, indian bowler shami reached 45 wickets in wc finals games, passing the previous jointly-held indian record of 44. in this world cup he has taken 14 wickets at an everage of 6.71, giving him a wicket every 9.4 deliveries. three indian bastmen scored more than sri lanka did. this is the third time this has happened. sri lanka's first five batsmen managed 2 runs between them. three sri lankan batsmen reached double figures. their scores were 14, 12, and 12. extras managed 10. the sri lankan score of 55 included partnerships of 11 and 20. sri lanka's 8th wicket fell with the score at 29, the lowest ever at wc finals and the fourth lowest in all.
I know this WC's been a complete shambles for us but if we can beat Aus I'll almost forgive them. Warner and Smith both out , 114/3 off 22.
Only one English batsman has passed 50 in the last four games. But don't worry, that was shoe-in, big hitter Harry Brook, so we'll be alright chasing this target down. Oh, hang on...
