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Speaker: My question, Sarmat, in India feels like India is playing on Mars and the rest of the teams are playing on Mercury while everyone else is watching them in a fucking spaceship.
Speaker: Oh, brother, what's happening?
Speaker: What's happening?
Speaker: Is this a World Cup?
Speaker: What's happening?
Speaker: Hold on.
Speaker: Is this a World Cup score for a team which has beat Pakistan 346 runs?
Speaker: India scores 357 for 8.
Speaker: By the way, exceptional bowling by Madhushanka.
Speaker: And then, Madhushanka's efforts, and the water of Sri Lanka's batting, made 55 runs.
Speaker: This is like another... This was like Deja Vu, which was in the final of Sri Lanka.
Speaker: Against India.
Speaker: I mean, is India that good?
Speaker: Or is Sri Lanka that shit?
Speaker: On that note, welcome to the Fine Legs Podcast.
Speaker: Welcome to the Fine Legs Podcast.
Speaker: This is Fahad Qureshi, not Mufadal Vohra.
Speaker: And you're talking to Sarmad Malik, although Mufadal Vohra is a great guy, a good friend.
Speaker: And on the other end, we have Sarmad Malik, our resident expert, the intangible Sarmad Malik.
Speaker: So, see, there is something that we have to talk about in this whole episode.
Speaker: We just want to declare our astonishment that we are as shocked as this Sri Lankan batting line-up was yesterday.
Speaker: I have something which is going to describe this performance from India in a nutshell.
Speaker: Yes.
Speaker: I know somebody who's done this beautifully on the internet, but I would like to use it here.
Speaker: So beautiful, so elegant, just looking like a wow.
Speaker: And that's someone who you know.
Speaker: Thank you.
Speaker: You haven't picked this up from the original video.
Speaker: You have picked it up from Depika's video.
Speaker: Am I right?
Speaker: I have.
Speaker: How do you know?
Speaker: Well,
Speaker: Obviously, you don't follow that girl.
Speaker: You follow the Pekasu, I know.
Speaker: I mean, now I do.
Speaker: Now I do.
Speaker: She's goals now.
Speaker: I'm like, looking like a wow.
Speaker: Looking like a wow.
Speaker: Yeah, India.
Speaker: The music renditions.
Speaker: Actually, we should do a short reel or something for this game and use that music looking like a wow.
Speaker: Because honestly, there's not a lot of cricket to talk about.
Speaker: You guys have cricket.
Speaker: Only one team has played.
Speaker: It's a supporting role.
Speaker: You know the shocking part?
Speaker: Okay, in all seriousness, although it's hard to be serious about this game, but in all seriousness,
Speaker: This has happened twice in a matter of four weeks for Sri Lanka.
Speaker: This happened in the final of the Asia Cup.
Speaker: And this has happened again.
Speaker: Like it's quite honestly, look at the wicket asana.
Speaker: Even when India were batting, it didn't look like it was a road.
Speaker: There was a little bit in the wicket.
Speaker: But it wasn't like that.
Speaker: And by the way, you had done it in 55 years.
Speaker: 29 for 80 years.
Speaker: yeah i forgot about that yeah 29 from eight they would have had the lowest score ever if they had been bowled out for less than 35 which by the way is from canada against sri lanka sri lanka hold the record for bowling out a team for the lowest score even today but yesterday they almost ended up being on the other side of the bench so um all in all i mean uh
Speaker: It was a brilliant game to watch for everybody who was in that stadium.
Speaker: One KD stadium in general is a bit of a fort for the Indian team.
Speaker: They have a lot of players here.
Speaker: Crowd support has a lot of players.
Speaker: But what they did yesterday, that was just un... Like, I don't think any team would have had an easy time against them.
Speaker: Before we get into the stats and stuff, I do have a bit of a concern.
Speaker: And that concern is from India's middle order.
Speaker: Yeah, someone hasn't done 100 yet.
Speaker: All 90s, 80s, what's the matter?
Speaker: What's the way you're writing?
Speaker: One is 92, the other is 88, the third is 82.
Speaker: Is there not to do 100?
Speaker: No one does too.
Speaker: I mean, is this how we're going to play now?
Speaker: We're going to do 90s and we're going to say, wow, you're going to kill a lot.
Speaker: This is not right.
Speaker: I feel like a wow.
Speaker: Yeah, honestly, whatever.
Speaker: Bro, the batting lineup, I mean, Rohit Sharma has performed in all matches.
Speaker: You have to give credit where credit is due.
Speaker: I mean, Madhushanka has taken four.
Speaker: Madhushanka has put a top order, including
Speaker: our favorite yeah including our favorite Sky including our favorite Sky he's taken all five of those wickets so yeah a big hand for Madhu Shankar because honestly that guy has done it's surprising there's a big hand there's a big hand from us but just so you know there's a big hand from everybody else on the Indian team as well because he went for the most amount of runs he's also the most expensive yeah look if I if I was a betting man which I am not if you were if I was a betting man
Speaker: Actually, yeah, screw that example.
Speaker: If I want to invest in anyone, if I'm captain of Sri Lanka,
Speaker: So I would have given Madhu Shankar a chance even though he's getting hit for runs.
Speaker: Doesn't matter man.
Speaker: He's bringing home the wickets.
Speaker: If you're bringing home the bickens, you're allowed to be a bit of an asshole, right?
Speaker: I get it.
Speaker: I think the problem is they used about six bowlers.
Speaker: And out of the six bowlers, total wickets are eight.
Speaker: Okay, two runouts from them.
Speaker: We have to remember that out of the eight wickets, two run-outs.
Speaker: And they were both in the end when the innings was closing off.
Speaker: And the rest of the six wickets, I have five wickets.
Speaker: So I do get your point.
Speaker: If one guy doesn't have wickets, even if he goes for runs, at least he's still your trump card to break the partnership in one shape or form.
Speaker: But, again, there's not... What do I say?
Speaker: There's not a lot to write home about this game because Rohit Sharma fails.
Speaker: You do it first.
Speaker: You eat your own unpaid.
Speaker: You eat it.
Speaker: We'll do it in the podcast.
Speaker: What was the food?
Speaker: What was the sound coming in the background?
Speaker: Oh, I'm so sorry.
Speaker: You're unwrapping something.
Speaker: That's okay.
Speaker: You go on, please.
Speaker: That's right.
Speaker: I know you're going to unpack your sandwiches.
Speaker: You're probably having food right now as we speak.
Speaker: Rohit Sharma fails.
Speaker: Okay.
Speaker: He fails.
Speaker: He's won the first ball, the second ball is won.
Speaker: It happens.
Speaker: India has such a belief system in their batting lineup that Shuman Gil and Virat Kohli end up having a partnership of 189.
Speaker: Massive partnership.
Speaker: And Shuman was in his 90s when I got out.
Speaker: I have a request to make and I think some people might not like it.
Speaker: But yeah, let's keep cricket and Bollywood apart.
Speaker: Let's not make cricket into a love story.
Speaker: Mm-hmm.
Speaker: Yesterday, when I was watching the game,
Speaker: Shubhman Gil was shot, was shot on Sarah Tindulkar's camera, was shot on Sachin Tindulkar's bus, was shot on him, was fade out and was shot on Shubhman again.
Speaker: I said, which story is happening at home?
Speaker: I'm not interested, man.
Speaker: It's just like, can we just watch cricket?
Speaker: It's okay, I get it.
Speaker: A couple of times, it's nice, whatever, they're dating.
Speaker: I don't know what's happening.
Speaker: But even as somebody who doesn't follow this stuff, now I know that they're dating.
Speaker: and i'm not interested are they dating i didn't know they were dating this they don't get to make that choice anymore because the cameraman yesterday made it a known evident fact for everybody in the world that i don't care about your opinion i am making sure that you're dating but my whole point is can we separate that like you know i can't get it
Speaker: I mean, I don't know who is dating who.
Speaker: But like, for example, when Shreyas was batting, the camera was running on someone else.
Speaker: When somebody else was batting, there was always this one woman in the crowd that they would pick which was paired next to the bat.
Speaker: They might well be their partners.
Speaker: They might well be that.
Speaker: See, if you don't have partners, you can do it.
Speaker: When Naseem Shah is playing, they take cameras on their wishy.
Speaker: I know everything about her now.
Speaker: So all I'm saying is, I'll not complain too much.
Speaker: I'll not complain too much.
Speaker: One last thing.
Speaker: Shobhangil got out in the 90s and I was actually pretty sad.
Speaker: You know?
Speaker: I was sad because I was like, man, he was batting so well.
Speaker: He was doing good runs.
Speaker: Plus, he didn't do any against against.
Speaker: So I was also happy that no one didn't do anything.
Speaker: And if you kill the world, he was good at bats.
Speaker: He was getting out.
Speaker: He gets out and I wanted to see the dejection and the sadness.
Speaker: I didn't get to see him because they showed Sarah Tendulkar being upset.
Speaker: And I was like, but runs he didn't.
Speaker: Why are we focusing on her?
Speaker: I'm lost.
Speaker: So, that's me.
Speaker: I wanted to see that.
Speaker: I wanted to make a little star plus.
Speaker: You're not really fun.
Speaker: But I'm really fun when they show partners in Pakistan and South Africa.
Speaker: We were also showing them in a match like Temba, Bamuma and I think Mrs. Vander Deusin and others.
Speaker: Yes, I totally get it.
Speaker: But it's like, you know, every now and then is okay.
Speaker: When it's in my face, I actually forget that I'm watching a cricket match anymore.
Speaker: I was more concerned.
Speaker: Who is this?
Speaker: You know, first of all, I didn't know who she was.
Speaker: But anyway, too much complaining.
Speaker: Let's go, dude.
Speaker: Let's see.
Speaker: You haven't given chance that they're from Sri Lanka's partners.
Speaker: Look, I'm a true Pakistani fan.
Speaker: I didn't get anything in the match and performance, so I criticized it.
Speaker: Now, I won't say anything.
Speaker: No, but getting back to the subject, my favorite moment of this entire match was when Mohamed Shami got a fiver.
Speaker: Muhammad Chami has been playing like anything.
Speaker: This guy, I don't know.
Speaker: What does this eat?
Speaker: Where does this eat?
Speaker: What is his motivation?
Speaker: Proteins.
Speaker: Proteins.
Speaker: We eat a lot of carbs.
Speaker: We need to eat a lot of carbs.
Speaker: We need to eat a lot of carbs.
Speaker: You see that when you come to the bus.
Speaker: I don't know if I can share my screen here and if you can actually see it.
Speaker: Can you see it?
Speaker: Yeah.
Speaker: I don't think anyone else will be able to, but that's okay.
Speaker: Yeah, in the entire match, there was a two-second option where Sri Lanka was actually positive.
Speaker: Yeah, I was about to say.
Speaker: Yeah.
Speaker: But that's when Rohit Sharma got out, right?
Speaker: That's it.
Speaker: Yeah.
Speaker: And in the fourth over, when India was 14 for one.
Speaker: So that little blip which lasted about two seconds is the only time Sri Lanka was in the game.
Speaker: And you know, at that time, Twitter also started to explode on Twitter.
Speaker: And Rohit Sharma has been out of the other ball.
Speaker: And Shubhan Gill has not scored.
Speaker: I think they're going to die from Sri Lanka to get out of Pakistan.
Speaker: I think India will be like, yaar, kash, our Samir Vandal Pakistanis will be like.
Speaker: Okay.
Speaker: Let's be honest about it.
Speaker: Because Pakistan's team, which is the current form, you don't think they're an unbeatable side.
Speaker: Pakistan are always considered a team that relies on rhythm, momentum.
Speaker: I'll tell you how to build.
Speaker: We have to beat New Zealand, we have to beat England.
Speaker: Then we go into the semifinals and all of a sudden we're like, yeah, wait a second, you know, they're...
Speaker: A mercurial team, I don't know what they'll come up against.
Speaker: But as it stands today, India is not thinking about you.
Speaker: And you have to get it out of your mind.
Speaker: India doesn't care about the Pakistan cricket team.
Speaker: They play one game after the other.
Speaker: They're a professional team.
Speaker: Yeah.
Speaker: They do not play cricket on vibes anymore.
Speaker: We play in Pakistan too.
Speaker: They don't play in vibes.
Speaker: They are a professional team and we have to recognize that.
Speaker: As much as it might hurt you as a Pakistani, but as a cricket fan, you have to recognize that, that they are a professional outfit.
Speaker: They're the best team of this World Cup.
Speaker: And last night was just another feather in their bow.
Speaker: Is that what the feather in their bow?
Speaker: cap, sorry.
Speaker: Feather in their cap.
Speaker: Let's edit that, guys.
Speaker: Please delete that.
Speaker: Let's edit it over.
Speaker: Another feather in the cap.
Speaker: It's okay.
Speaker: I had to expose it too.
Speaker: Then they will call it a dozen dozen music.
Speaker: But last night was another feather in their cap because it was a complete batting performance.
Speaker: Your number two, number three, number four, all getting scores of more than 80.
Speaker: All of predominantly, most of them batting at strike rate more than 100.
Speaker: Shreyas batting at a strike rate 146.
Speaker: Again, everybody else, KL, Surya Kumar, Ravindra, everybody came in, chipped in, double-digit scores, everybody had 357, massive score.
Speaker: I think India could have gone ahead and gotten more, but then the wicket wasn't that easy, if you remember, and those of you who have watched the game.
Speaker: Shumangel tried to ramp a slower one, got out.
Speaker: Virat Kohli, slower one, stuck in the wicket, punched it to covers, got out.
Speaker: Rahul punched it to covers, got out.
Speaker: The ball was getting stuck in the wicket.
Speaker: It wasn't a very easy wicket.
Speaker: And if there was ever a team witnessing how difficult the wicket is, it was Sri Lanka, unfortunately, because India basically steamrolled them.
Speaker: Basically, to put it into perspective...
Speaker: Sri Lanka faced 116 balls in the game.
Speaker: They did not even bat out 20 overs.
Speaker: They faced 116 balls.
Speaker: Out of which, 95 were dot balls.
Speaker: And 10 were extras.
Speaker: Exactly.
Speaker: Or out of the entire innings.
Speaker: Sorry, 10 extras?
Speaker: Yeah.
Speaker: 10 extras.
Speaker: But the 95, 116, there were 21 balls.
Speaker: Which runs are made.
Speaker: 21 balls in the entire innings.
Speaker: We're talking about 10 batsmen.
Speaker: 10 batsmen could only score runs of 21 balls.
Speaker: One thing would be really good day for the office for India, really poor day at the office for Sri Lanka.
Speaker: I don't think there's a difference in quality.
Speaker: I think it's a difference in quality.
Speaker: India is just up here right now and Sri Lanka languishing at the bottom.
Speaker: they're not a bad team they have actually done well in the world cup they've gotten runs they've won a few games as well but when it comes to playing against india i think that is a real test of your quality and most teams are finding that to be a real challenge so not a lot to write home about absolute domination from india muhammad shami another five where he became the highest wicket-taking baller for india at the world cups in the least number of innings that's that shows you the kind of quality this guy possesses um siraj
Speaker: He's been going for runs most games.
Speaker: This game, he was like ridiculously good.
Speaker: He bowled 42 balls and he's 35 dot balls and 3 wickets.
Speaker: And that is a delivery for the ages.
Speaker: I mean, you know, the ball looks like it's coming in and it just leaves right at the last minute and just pegs your off stump.
Speaker: It was beautiful to watch.
Speaker: It's like butter.
Speaker: Butter toast.
Speaker: Okay, fine.
Speaker: You know, it's like a warm slice of butter toast right in the morning when you wake up along with a cup of coffee.
Speaker: Yeah, you would use the word sublime when somebody is talking about caressing the ball through the covers.
Speaker: That's sublime timing.
Speaker: But when somebody bowls, you're off sublime.
Speaker: Yeah, but it's just clipping the stump, right?
Speaker: It's just clipping the stump, right?
Speaker: It's just clipping the stump, right?
Speaker: Okay.
Speaker: I don't know.
Speaker: I actually don't know.
Speaker: I'll write it next time you'll be able to.
Speaker: I'll write it in my book.
Speaker: um but hey all in all it was absolute domination we're not going to say a lot more about this there's nothing to say except for one last fact yeah no no there was one thing that you pointed out yeah and i think you should point that out just breathe boomerang stats can you take us through them please oh yes uh
Speaker: I stopped it.
Speaker: I thought it was closed.
Speaker: No problem.
Speaker: I'll tell you.
Speaker: 5 hours, 8 runs.
Speaker: Let me repeat that.
Speaker: 5 hours, 8 runs, 1 maiden, 1 wicket, economy of 1.6.
Speaker: That's right.
Speaker: That's right.
Speaker: That's right.
Speaker: What is this?
Speaker: Kuldeep Yadav has 12 balls.
Speaker: He had 9 balls from that.
Speaker: He had 9 balls from that.
Speaker: He had a spell.
Speaker: That's ridiculous, y'all.
Speaker: Look, I have not seen a performance like that in ages against a team which is not an associate nation.
Speaker: It's not Namibia.
Speaker: It's not Canada.
Speaker: It's not PNG.
Speaker: This is Sri Lanka.
Speaker: They're a World Cup winning team, just like Pakistan.
Speaker: It's just outstanding the way India has played yesterday.
Speaker: And I'm just, honestly, you don't even have to root for India.
Speaker: You know that they're in the final.
Speaker: They've made it into the semis.
Speaker: They won't have to play in the mosque.
Speaker: They won't have to play quadratic equations.
Speaker: They won't have to play any analysis.
Speaker: They won't have to open the excel sheets.
Speaker: They know that after the match of the semifinal, they won't have to play in the semifinal.
Speaker: Yeah, I think they know that if we go to the semi-final, then we will open the sheets again.
Speaker: Who will go to the semi-final?
Speaker: Who will go to the semi-final?
Speaker: If Pakistan make it to the finals, that is when the new conversation begins.
Speaker: As it stands today, even if Pakistan make it to the semifinals, jokes aside, India is the team to beat in this World Cup.
Speaker: The only team that actually looks like they can compete with India are South Africa and New Zealand.
Speaker: They've already beaten.
Speaker: Now, I think the match, South Africa or India's next match, is essentially a dress rehearsal for the final.
Speaker: It's my pick.
Speaker: I think so.
Speaker: You're right.
Speaker: I think my view.
Speaker: India will potentially be playing Australia is my view in the semi-finals and I think South Africa is going to be playing hopefully Pakistan but if South Africa plays Pakistan how will we play?
Speaker: if South Africa and India will not go top in South Africa?
Speaker: no I think South Africa number 2 will go I think India will go 1 and if Pakistan comes to number 4 will be the same
Speaker: And then South Africa.
Speaker: India or Pakistan will be.
Speaker: We don't know.
Speaker: We don't know how it's going to stack up.
Speaker: Ideally, I want India or Australia to play a semifinal.
Speaker: And I want South Africa to play New Zealand or Pakistan or whoever comes through.
Speaker: Because then I think I don't want India and South Africa to play a semifinal is what I mean.
Speaker: Yeah, but New Zealand is not going anywhere.
Speaker: The only team that can get knocked out is Australia.
Speaker: Bro, New Zealand can get knocked out.
Speaker: Oh.
Speaker: Oh, okay.
Speaker: So, okay.
Speaker: Oh, wait a second.
Speaker: At this point, even South Africa can mathematically get knocked out.
Speaker: Mathematically.
Speaker: But realistically, at this stage, Australia or New Zealand, those two spots, they are up for grabs.
Speaker: And the only other two teams vying for it are Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Speaker: So, out of the four teams, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan, two have to qualify.
Speaker: South Africa and India are almost guaranteed.
Speaker: India is already locked in.
Speaker: South Africa is almost guaranteed as well.
Speaker: Two spots are up for grabs.
Speaker: Out of the two, there are Pakistan and Afghanistan pushing for it.
Speaker: Afghanistan play Netherlands and all of a sudden we expect Afghanistan to win that game and that means the race would really heat up.
Speaker: Then it's a lot of pressure.
Speaker: So what if Afghanistan loses to Netherlands?
Speaker: To Netherlands?
Speaker: Yeah.
Speaker: Yeah, then you would sort of not consider them that much because their next two matches are tough.
Speaker: Netherlands game is their only game that you expect them to win.
Speaker: Yeah.
Speaker: After that, they want to play Australia and I think they want to play New Zealand.
Speaker: But they've got two tough games after that.
Speaker: So the Netherlands game is their real chance.
Speaker: If they knock off Netherlands and then they knock off one of the other two, I think Afghanistan stand a real chance.
Speaker: I don't think we will know until the very end who is qualifying.
Speaker: At the moment, I think there's six teams in the mix.
Speaker: South Africa and India.
Speaker: Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan.
Speaker: Out of the four, two have to qualify.
Speaker: Australia sit pretty, but you never know in this World Cup because Australia are playing England today.
Speaker: And Maxwell is out.
Speaker: And Matt Henry is out.
Speaker: Stoinis is out.
Speaker: Sorry, Stoinis is out.
Speaker: Sorry, sorry, sorry.
Speaker: Marsh is out.
Speaker: Stoinis is here.
Speaker: Mitch Marsh has flown to Pakistan, you know, flown to Australia for some family emergency.
Speaker: So he's not playing.
Speaker: Maxwell has had a freak golf injury.
Speaker: He's out.
Speaker: He's out of golf.
Speaker: Maxwell.
Speaker: What was he doing?
Speaker: not only that why was he in a golf buggy at night some of these things that i think he got a bit too drunk they sound a bit absurd yeah no but they sound absurd you know you're also like yeah you're playing a world cup i get it you're trying to blow off steam but you've got to be careful like this is just bad management in many ways because self-incurred or lastly i think matt henry has been replaced in the squad kyle by kyle jameson in the new zealand squad so they've ruled him out of the rest of the world cup kyle jameson is now in
Speaker: ah it's going to get very interesting this weekend this weekend we will do the podcast because we don't want to get we don't want to give anything to the last uh minute uh you'll hear more from us about the pakistan new zealand match the avanistan netherlands match and there is also another match on sunday which one is that yeah australia england uh no australia
Speaker: uh let me see sorry new zealand pakistan or australia england saturday coin and then sunday go it's the big match the india versus south africa which we know we don't know who's going to win this our bet is on india obviously but south africa is the only contender in this entire cup which can actually win against india so we're very excited about the sunday match and obviously
Speaker: the saturday match uh with uh new zealand and pakistan so we'll see i've gone netherlands is today by one netherlands is today let's see what happens so anyway we'll catch you during the weekend or after the weekend um but please uh like subscribe follow us on instagram and comment on what you like what you dislike and we'll see you in the next one take care bye bye from me and bye bye from the intangible sermon
