It was roughly similar to a deja-vu. Almost, yet not quite. The discrepancies could be explained divided by a actuality which a single compare happened fifteen years prior to a second. The similarities were extraordinary though.
Almost just fifteen years ago – give or take a integrate of weeks – England as well as Sri Lanka met in a quarter-finals of a World Cup being hosted in a sub-continent. Sri Lanka were a transparent favourites starting in to a match, yet it was still not approaching which they would palm out a thumping similar to a a single they in a future did to England.
England done 235/8 – carrying won a toss as well as inaugurated to bat – as well as even in 1996, it looked inadequate. Sri Lanka romped to feat in 40.4 overs with their decorated opener personification a starring purpose with a integrate of wickets as well as a power-packed knock. What Sanath Jayasuriya did in a compare in 1996 [Link], Tillakaratne Dilshan did in 2011.
In most ways, this win by Sri Lanka was most some-more considerable than a 1996 one. Then, England as a limited-overs side were roughly negligible. Now they have been a World T20 champions as well as a critical force to reckon with. England’s most appropriate bowler afterwards was Darren Gough – as well as as great as he was, he wasn’t ranked amongst a world’s tip 2-3 bowlers a approach Graeme Swann is right away in both Tests as well as ODIs.
In 1996, Sri Lanka done an unhandy England demeanour similar to novices. In this match, Sri Lanka did which to a rsther than stronger England. If it wasn’t for a countless (and uncharacteristic) forsaken catches, it would have been even some-more of a rout. There was a transparent plan, as well as it was stranded to, reaping abounding dividends. After losing a toss, Sri Lanka’s spinners strangled England’s batsmen as well as usually a mount in between Eoin Morgan as well as Jonathan Trott pushed a run-rate along. It was critical for Sri Lanka to rein in a run-rate since a Premadasa’s bad chasing history, as well as Sri Lanka did which beautifully.
When a time came to chase, Dilshan as well as Tharanga showed England just how turn bowling ought to be played. As distant as outplaying opponents goes – this win was a little notches upon top of a 1996 one.
Given Sri Lanka’s dismantling of England, they contingency be strenuous favourites to get past New Zealand in a semi-final strech a Wankhede upon 2nd Apr 2011. And of course, everybody knows what happened in a finals in 1996 after Sri Lanka had annihilated England in a quarter-finals.
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