A crucial game for both the teams. It seems like Graeme Smith has already started panicking even before the start of play. This article here suggests me that he is really worried about the pitch which seems like what the teams will be offered to play. While it is true in the past Sri Lanka have done well in slow-low sub-continent wickets, they no longer prefer to get restricted to those wickets.

Of course what Graeme Smith remembers is that he lost the ODI series to Sri Lanka 5-0 (and did the Test series as well I think) in Sri Lanka. At the post match interview of the last match (in that series), Graeme Smith made an interesting comment. He said that he would remember that series for interesting reasons (in which he earned nothing) and would make Sri Lanka pay at a time that really matters. He wasn't able to live upto his words in the VB series as the Lankans reached the finals there. He should consider this as the right time to make it count!

For a few reasons SL think SA as their bunny team.
Unlike the match against India, the players are not under pressure at all. It is just that they need to do the basics right. I guess that will be more than enough to win the game for them!

Sri Lanka gets the toss right and opens tha batting against South Africa. At 21 wins against each other this game could go either way.

While Pollock is getting smashed again, Ntini has picked up Tharanga for 12 - but Sri Lanka are keeping up a great Run Rate thanks to the bowling of Pollock.

Pollock has been smashed out of the attack after bleeding 32 runs in 4 overs. Langeveldt comes in and bowls much better and stops the run of 4's for now.

Big break through by South Africa, Langeveldt taking the wicket of the inform Jayasuriya for 26. Really showing Pollock up there, Pollock seems to be a handicap for South Africa so far this World Cup

Sri Lanka loses there 3rd wicket - DPMD Jayawardene c de Villiers b Langeveldt 12 Langeveldt bowling well her for South Africa, hopefully Pollock can come back and bowl a better line.

Sri Lanka in a bit of bother now with the loss of Sangakkara for 28 to Hall. Run Rate dropping as well as the wicket - RR now 4.19.

With there 4 top batsman now down, I think Sri Lanka will struggle to make 250 and if they lose any more wickets now then they will find 200 a struggle.

Silva gone to some good piece of fielding from Gibbs and Sri Lanka now in deeper trouble at 5/98

Langeveldt takes 3 wickets in the over (49th) and gets a 5 for - 10-1-39-5 - Great bowling by him.

So this is shaping up to be an interesting game now - Can South Africa bat this game out of Sri Lanka's reach or will there bowlers be able to protect this score? All out for 209 - 210 needed to win.

95/1 and S.A are cruising to an easy win, i thought the Lankans would offer more resistance than this... but right now it seems like a S.A and Aus final to me.

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