What an absolute stunner by Q. He wrote an open letter to Dilshan not to try his favorite scoop shot pointing to the example of Misbah. Q begged Dilshan not to try the shot.
Dilshan didn’t get the memo. He tried it and went for a duck.
Great call, Q!
The number of smses I got referring to that “letter to TD” when Dilshan got out was overwhelming! Dilshan went, the crowd erupted, and it felt great!
It was incredible how you got that right, Q! These are the kind of predictions that cricket writers can only dream of making.
Dilshan really let down his team today. He should have had more patience than what he demonstrated today. But full marks to Mohammad Aamer and whoever came up with the tactic to bounce Dilshan out.
It was very a very un-Pakistani win.. they came with the plan, they executed it to perfection, and it all fell into place. One hardly associates all this with Pakistan..
And the fact that a 17 year old can execute a plan to perfection just makes me feel so good abt the future. We have just witnessed the launch of a long and successful career.
@Q Yes, but it does remind me of the 1992 win, where Pakistan played a similar match against a tough opposition. That day too, they had a plan and they executed it well.
And once again, another captain retired after leading them to a victory in the final.