Man of the match - who would you have given it to?

@LouRhi (1502)
Australia
February 29, 2008 7:34am CST
After tonights one day game between SL and AUS who would you have given it to? The Channel 9 commentators gave it to retiring AUS who scored 83 of 50 balls, yet his team still lost. Personally the guy who won the match with the final ball gets my vote. What about you?
2 responses
• Pakistan
1 Mar 08
In my point of view, man of the match should be given to the player who had the biggest impact on the match. Ofcourse, players of the winning team usually have a bigger impact but it shouldnt be the basis of differentiaqtion as u cant give man of the match award to a player from losing side,, If u see the performances, which have a bigger impact on the last game between AUS and SL are: Dilshan: 60 runs, some hard-hitting in the final overs, enable Srilanka to reach a modest total of 221 Nathan Braken: 4 wickets and just consuming 29 runs in 10 overs, surely put breaks to Srilankan innings Adam Gilchrist: rapid firing 83 of 50 balls, thrashing SL bowlers all around int he frist 15 overs and match was evntually one sided Amarasinghe: His second spell did the trick along with other SL bowlers, two crucial wickets of Micheal Clarke and Andrew Symonds, both for duck, in the middle overs. Total 3 wickets in the match I personally feel, Both Adam Gilchrist and Amarasinghe deserve the match. Adam Gilchrist took the game away from Srilankans and Amarasinghe by takng wickets if Symonds and Clarke brought Srilanka back..
@LouRhi (1502)
• Australia
1 Mar 08
That is right the player with the biggest impact on the game should get man of the match and I think that the SL bowlers had the greatest impact.
• India
3 Mar 08
i think some one in SL should have got it!! there was some partiality over the decision!!