Monday, April 23, 2007

WC07 - Semi-Finals 2 out of 4

Not bad !! 2 of my 4 semi-finalist predictions were correct. An England win over South Africa would have made it 3 out of 4. England has been a big disappointment and South Africa has been playing cyclically - bad performance against Sri Lanka and New Zealand, and good ones against England and West Indies.

So, is it going by Australia vs Sri Lanka in the finals?? Both New Zealand and South Africa would be aching for revenge of their Super-8 defeats.

Gravity might finally catch up with Australia. Anything that goes up has to come down. South Africa had started the run-chase well in their Super-8 encounter and were looking all set at the half way mark. Till Shane Watson turned it around with a direct hit from the boundary and Smith getting cramps made it look like a one-sided encounter. Both sides play with lot of tenacity, passion and planning.

New Zealand would in full force too, with Bond and Oram back in. So will Sri Lanka with Malinga in. These two teams have played several times in the last few months, with Sri Lanka having an upper hand in one-days. It might, finally, be New Zealand's day.

The more I think about it, the more it seems to me to be a South Africa vs New Zealand final. But, may the best teams win.

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