ODI World Cup.

[K]

SL 0/112 (15).

Odds: Oz 57%, SL 43%.

But Starc gets the badly needed breakthrough. Perera heaves across the line and is bowled.

1/115 (15.3).

Odds: Oz 66%, SL 34%.
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1/122 (17). Drinks.

[K]

Khawaja misses another possible run out.

[K]

In the other game...
S. Africa won toss, field.

Afghanistan 2/69 (20).

Rain delay.

[K]

In the 22nd over, the broadcaster's predictor says Oz 60%, SL 40%.

Odds: Oz 66%, SL 34%.

[K]

The number of missed run outs in this match is now at least 6 or 7.
They just can't hit the stumps.

[Donny]

Behrendorff strikes.

2/153. Karunaratna 82*.

[K]

2/153 (23.5).

Odds: Oz 70%, SL 30%.

Healy (on the last ball of the over): "Nothing. Absolute rubbish!"

[Donny]

R.r.r. 7.48 r.p.o.

[K]

In the 30th over, the broadcaster's predictor says Oz 71%, SL 29%.

2/176 (30).

Odds: Oz 72%, SL 28%.

[K]

Mendis hits Maxwell for 6.
Still, it's been good bowling from Maxwell.
0/43 (9). And robbed of an LBW by the ump & the waste of the review.
...

And next ball Maxwell takes a catch in the gully!
Dimuth misses out on a century. Not a good ball from Richardson. He just cut it in the air.

3/186 (32.1). Drinks.

Odds: Oz 79%, SL 21%.

[K]

In the other game, Afghanistan are 7/77 (25.2).

[K]

A good spell from Maxwell ends.

0/46 (10).

SL RRR now 8.88.
...

But Mendis hits Starc straight back over his head for 6. SL brings up the 200.
And Matthews pulls the last ball of the over for 4.

Bad over for Oz.
...

Oz need to keep taking wickets. Luckily for them, teams generally have trouble stopping themselves from losing wickets.

[K]

And Cummins gets the wicket! Short & down leg. Matthews just gives Carey the catch. Not the best bouncer Cummins has ever bowled...

4/205 (35.4).

We should count how many wickets Oz have got so far in the WC from good balls. Can't be all that many. Healy jokes about "rubbish" balls taking wickets and Finch bringing himself on. Baz M. uses the more diplomatic word "fortuitously".

[K]

Starc strikes! New batsman bowled off his pads.

SL 5/209 (36.2).

Broadcaster's predictor: Oz 93%, SL 7%.

Odds: Oz 85%, SL 15%.
...

But Starc gets another wicket! Two in the over. I think that's the third game he's done that.

SL 6/217 (37).
SL have now lost 3 wickets in 9 balls.

Odds: Oz 95%, SL 5%.

[K]

And now Starc gets Mendis caught behind!
Surely SL's hopes go with that wicket.

That's 3 wickets in 7 balls for Starc, 4 wickets in 17 balls for Oz.
Starc is on a hat-trick! He has to go for the fast yorker, surely.

Safely kept out!