Ireland's tall and bald(?) opener, Bray made his presence felt against Zimbabwe in their opener. A game which was very weird and a last ball tie. Sibanda missed a sitter(or was it a stander) when in 2nd slip, but had made up for it by hitting 60 odd, when he was dramatically hit out. Matskinyeri tried well, but after his fall, Ireland had everything going their way, with half-naked fans and their leprechauns backing them all the way. Was a good game to watch. Never know how that might affect the group.
Sri Lanka lost Jayasuriya and Tharanga early, but the Sangakkara/Mahela duo batted sensibly and briskly to take Sri Lanka to an expected score of 320 odd runs, with C Silva and Maharoof joining the party in the end to get them above the 300 mark. Then the bowlers picked off Bermuda's batsmen one by one while Malinga missed out on a hatrick and Maharoof got four. Bermuda finished at a dismal 78 all out.
If the opener, was anything but exciting with the likes of Samuels, the Dwaynes and Lara giving great work to their willows, while Pakistan struggled with inconsistent bowling and to get the partnerships going, I can't wait to see more. Even the Ireland/Zimbabwe match was quite exciting to watch. The battle of the lesser teams and upsets will be the most memorable of the group stages I think. And, fans will be longing to see their star players coming to form.
Earlier yesterday, Tikolo led his side like a king amassing his troops with a warcry against an ordinary looking Canada side who didn't try enough to a very good win. Ponting on the other match again led from the front with a blistering 113 in quick time while the bowlers made merry with Glenn McGrath taking three, while Brad Hogg impressed with a 15 ball 40 which came from the last two overs when Scotland looked like they would restrict the Aussies below 300.
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