Sri lanka hold new ODI record?

so what does everyone think about this then?

Sri lanka scored 443 in 50 overs against the netherlands,

a world class ODI team up there with SA and Aus against a team that probably couldn't win against english counties, i dont think games like this should happen, they really should produce 2 or 3 divisions of international cricket in my mind, so that you dont get these huge mismatches! are the netherlands even proffesional?

what are your thoughts on this ?

Yes...Sri Lanka certainly smashed the Dutch. Jayasuriya scored a 150 odd runs. However it must be said that the pitch must have been a beauty...since even the Dutch were able to post 248 in reply (to lose by 195 runs).

I think they are playing a 2nd match tomorrow.

The Dutch do have at least a couple of professional players who do play in England. 

It was a bit of a mismatch...but I guess teams like Holland do need some practice matches against top quality teams, if we are going to have them in the World Cup next year. Afterall Ireland and Scotland certainly put up strong showings against England and Pakistan recently. However it does seem that Holland is a fair way weaker than either Ireland or Scotland.

Yeah, thats a stupid record and it's a stupid idea for SL to play the Netherlands. The weaker countries should just play each other until the ICC thinks they're good enough to play the better sides.

Hate to see what Australia or SA would do to a side like the Netherlands.

i think games like this or ok in the WC becuase the netherlands had to get there, you get alot of weak teams in the football world cup,

but as sledg said these friendly type games arent doing either side any good!

Anything can happen in ODI's as Bangladesh proved against Australia thats why I think Holland & all them other weak ODI teams should continue playing these sorts of matches but maybe against each other.Who knows Netherlands could win the next game against Sri Lanka by a couple of wickets how about Kenya beating Holland in the 03 world cup with Colin Obuya taking 5/18 which was a great individual performance that was the difference in the end.

Ireland & Scotland where more then competitive against England & Pakistan I think they & Holland,Kenya,Bermuda,Canada,ZImbabwe ect should be playing each other more often and then maybe 2 or 3 years time they start playing the likes of Bangladesh,West Indies & New Zealand ect.There are some very good players out there for them weaker teams such as Steve Tikolo who averages 50+ in first class and is regarded as the best non test cricketer in the world.

Your taking it a bit too far,England would still clean sweep them teams.They lost to Sri Lanka because there just in too good form at the moment and that they where out with alot of injured star players not that I want to use injuries as an excuse because if they really losing because of them proves there worthless without the likes if Flintoff,Vaughan,Jones & Giles ect.But for memory England did post the 6th highest ODI total against Bangladesh just last year with Strauss (150) & Collingwood (112*) the main cheif destroyers.

But most of these Sri Lanka v Holland ect really are one-sided games in the space of just 1 year already 5 times a team has posted 390+,England 391/5 against Bangladesh,New Zealand 397 (I think) against Zimbabwe,Australia 434 against South Africa,South Africa 438 agianst Australia & Sri Lanka 443/9 against Holland also Sri Lanka made 398/7 against Kenya in the late 90's.In the world cup teams such as USA,Bermuda,Holland will be getting demolished against the top teams in their table so its better if these weak teams have there little series between each other such as Scotland,Ireland (who have impressed),USA,Canada,Bermuda,Holland ect I think Kenya deserve there full ODI thing.

Hey!

When Autralia broke sri Lanka's world record total of 398/5  before 4 months ago I thought it's impossible to break the record in near future since it took 10 years to break the Highest total. However SouthAfrica had broke the record same record in the same match by chasing the total.

After 4 months Sri Lanka has smashed the record again by setting up huge total 443/9 in 50 overs.   Also Sri Lanka is the current test match highest total record holders...

How many months/Years will it take for any other team or Sri Lanka to break the record again?

I do accept your comment about standards of Australia/SouthAfrica with Netherlands.

Well... Let's see when Australia and SouthAfrica play with same Netherlands. ICC has scheduled ODI's with all the so called second class teams and well experiened teams in near future.

Anyway... I don't agree that second class teams should not play with experienced teams. If that the case Sri Lanka still be in that list.. Think about it....

Yeah apart from the fact that there rubbish, something which I wouldn't want to learn if I was them.