Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 12th Match, Group B, ICC Champions Trophy, 2017 - CommentarySL vs PAK, 12th Match, Group B, ICC Champions Trophy, 2017 - Commentary

Murthy: The Cricbuzz ad that says "Catches win matches" should be played on the giant screen for Sri lanka. - To add further salt on their wounds?

Harsha Bhogle: Who would have thought they had a chance after the India game! But there's never a "The End" to Pakistan. Can win anything, can lose anything!

Harsha Bhogle: Was always Pakistan's game. But will need to play very differently against England.

Harsha Bhogle: Malinga's great strength was bowled and lbw. With reduced pace, has to rely on fielders and has been let down very badly

Harsha Bhogle: There is a great sense of co-operation on display here. Pakistan offering the match and Sri Lanka politely declining.

Mac: This Pakistan team is very unpredictable, they can set up a historic final with India or can be bundled out in next 5 minutes - I love your optimism

Harsha Bhogle: Not sure which side is trying harder to lose!! You never see emotion from Malinga and you did just now!

Venky: Sri Lanka should go for the kill if they want to progress. Malinga should be brought back - Slinga-Malinga almost made an impact. Blame Perera

Harsha Bhogle: It is about one partnership. Sarfraz is good in tough situations, Amir can hold his own. At this stage 65-35.

Tejas: Mickey Arthur has a strong case in his favour for applying for a football club coach position. Expressive. Not quite often we see with cricket coaches - Barcelona or Real Madrid?

Harsha Bhogle: It is not easy being a Pakistan cricket fan is it! There is no such thing as an easy run chase. Can still get this in singles but will they!

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Sashank: "How is the DLS score calculated?" -- We feed the current scores and target to a black box of supernatural intellectualism, and some number pops out, which we accept as fate

Hemant Mittal: "Pakistan is the most unpredictable side" -- Every ICC Trophy should have that tattooed

Harsha Bhogle: Stumble from Pakistan. But not sure Sri Lanka have the bowling to capitalise. Unless Pakistan show familiar stress while chasing.

amir: "Is this where Pakistan lose the plot?" -- Might be just an a-babar-ation

Tatwam: "Posting this comment means Cricbuzz does read and post user comments in "Have Your Say" -- You study at an IIT, eh?

Arham Baid: "In our childhood day, we had a cricketing tradition in India that the non-player should stand near the bushes, not to lose the ball. I think the 12th man should be ready to leave for River Taff" -- Well Arham, those non-playing 12th men are ones who take up text commentary

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Dev: "@deba it's not Azhar smashing. Fakhar it is." -- Yes, Dev, but did you not see that six from Azhar that turned the world inside out and warped the continuum of space and time?

Sheish: "Whoa! What did Pakistan have for lunch?" -- Gotu kola sambol, a Sri Lankan delicacy

deba: "@pavan It seems Azhar Ali has listened to your inner voices"

Harsha Bhogle: Pakistan are walking this at the moment. Their selection, post the India game, has been spot on.

sam: "Any chance of rain playing spoiler today?" -- nah, not a chance. I'll get back to you in five with the latest though

pavan: "Someone should remind Azhar Ali that he is not playing a Test match" -- But he has about a session and a half in hand, come on!

Dinesh Gosavi: "I don't know astrology, but my gut feel says SL will win this match by 2 or 3 runs" -- Well, one of the teams must have shown their hand early

Harsha Bhogle: 236 isn't a great score for Sri Lanka, it means Pakistan start favourites to chase it down, but at least they have something to bowl at

Sivaram S: "This is Lakmal's highest score in ODIs. Valuable runs for SL"

Chetan Botre: "If SL manages 230 odd, then it will be cracker of a game"

Saiprasad: "Interesting to see that even the last match of group stage is having so much importance because of some surprising results."

Deepak: "I know you cannot post but do you guys read every comment?" -- Depends on our coffee intake. A double cappuccino shot means that we browse through all of them

Jit: "What are a Cricbuzz commentator's qualification: PhD in literature?" -- Yeah, with honours in Advanced Literary Criticism being a must

Sai: "Playing in US is not a problem but to find best baseball grounds will be" -- Oh, those grounds. I'd rather have them play on Professor Xavier's forehead

Kirtan: How about playing CT in USA? People will love to see cricket there. It will also promote the game." -- Sounds exciting, but wouldn't T20 make for a better fodder in the land of fast food?

Anant: "Well, any version of Champions Trophy should be played at venues different from countries like India, South Africa, England. It will promote cricket and might also increase the audience"

Harsha Bhogle: Loved watching Kusal Mendis bat; something special about him. As there is about Hasan Ali. Hope SL and Pak cricket can look after them

Sachin Bansal: "@Viswa, If we increase the teams to 12, then there won't be any difference between Champions trophy and World Cup. CT is like a mini WC, so 8 teams are sufficient enough to make it a success."

sourav: "@viswa: I agree with the current format. Top 8 teams should play CT. So teams should worry about their ranking too"

bhanu: "weather" -- Well...

Viswa: "Just a thought. How about 12 teams for Champions trophy in future. Four groups of three teams each. Top 2 from the groups will play quarter finals. This would give opportunities to more teams and also would make it more interesting." -- Yeah, that's how the fans want the World Cup to be, too. So let's discuss this today. What are the things you'd like to change in the current version of CT?

Kevin Lonnel: "@Shreyas: More impressive about their batting is the ability to rotate strike in between those boundaries. That got them really going against India"

Bala Ramana: "Did anyone notice that Imad Wasim has identical best bowling figures in ODIs & T20Is - 5/18!"

Shreyas: "Impressed with SL's batting in the last couple of games. Picking boundaries easily and maintaining a good run rate, not allowing pressure to sneak in"

Akash Shah: "Three of the four teams to play semifinals will be from the subcontinent. Who expected them to perform so well on these seaming tracks?" -- The ball seamed, yes, in a parallel universe where the top two teams in ICC rankings made it to the semis

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