Cricket World Cup '07, 1st semi final

While Sri Lanka were batting, I'd told Arnie that they'd make 270 & beat the Kiwis by a margin of 60 runs. Well, they did that & then some more ....

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st semi-final, Jamaica

Sri Lanka 289/5 (50 ov)
New Zealand 208 (41.4 ov)

Cricinfo describes Jayawardene's (the MoM) innings thus, "The progress of Jayawardene's innings was not unlike the shaping of a diamond. It was raw to begin with - carefully negotiated dot-balls, as he reached 17 off 47 balls, and, as the right environment was created slowly but surely, 23 runs came off as many balls; then, as the carbon crystal was almost worth its weight in carats, Jayawardene applied immense heat and pressure, carting 60 off 30 balls; finally, when the stone was done he cut and polished his gem, taking 15 off 5 balls, and left it out there for the world to admire."

A perfect example of what is called rising to the occasion, a feat unknown to most of India's cricketing 'greats'.