Sri Lanka’s band left playing the blues after stunning World Cup upset to minnows Namibia – By Daniel Brettig Source : smh Sri Lanka’s army of Australian fans brought tremendous noise, colour and verve to the Twenty20 World Cup’s opening day in Geelong, only to watch unfancied Namibia conjure an almighty upset to start the tournament. Extra trains and buses were put on to get supporters down to Kardinia Park on a pristine spring afternoon, helping to reel in a crowd of almost 13,000 for the game. They were to be confounded first by the sight of Namibia posting a challenging 7-163 for their heroes to chase, and then by Sri Lanka’s collapse to a vast, 55-run defeat. Dihan Nammuni Dewage, trumpeter in the Papare Band Melbourne that has followed the Sri Lankan team’s fortunes around the world for some 20 years, balanced mounting anxiety at the fall of Sri Lankan ...