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PAKISTAN 322/5 (50 OVERS)
- Mohammad Hafeez122 (129)
- Sohaib Maqsood73 (68)
- Suranga Lakmal2/73 (10)
- Seekkuge Prasanna1/39 (8)
SRI LANKA 311 (49.4 OVERS)
- Dinesh Chandimal46 (50)
- Kusal Perera64 (68)
- Shahid Afridi2/30 (7)
- Junaid Khan3/44 (5.4)
Commentator: Kanishkaa Balachandran
Presentation:
Mathews: "We witnessed a great match, esp the stand between Seekkuge and Sachitra, very pleasing to see how they fought. We knew that the dew would come into play so we were happy to chase. I thought it was still a pleasing performance so no need to panic."
Ali Inam: "Not sure if it's a post match presentation or a birthday party !!"
Hafeez is the Man of the Match: "It was much needed for me, Maqsood batted well, Sharjeel started well. I really wanted to do something in this game."
Misbah: "It was a much needed innings from Hafeez, Sharjeel a good prospect. We need to improve on the bowling and fielding, too many lapses. If the team is winning, I don't want to bat."
That's it from us here. Good start to the series. Join us for game 2 on Friday in Dubai. Thanks for your mails and company. Cheers!
End of match: Najam Sethi tweets: "Yaaaayyyyyy Team Pak wins again!!!!"
Pakistan win by 11 runs but make heavy weather of it. They were comfortably placed to win this comfortably but panic set in and a pair of attacking 40s from Prasanna and Senanayake really gave Sri Lanka hope. Pakistan just about made enough. Makes you wonder what could have been had at least one of Sanga, Chandimal or Mathews had carried on. Also, had Afridi bowled out his quota. Ask Misbah.
Dew may have been a factor. Will captains be more comfortable bowling first going forward?
Ali Wazir: "Although I'm a Pakistan fan, they way the Sri Lankans played, they deserved the victory a tad more than Pakistan. Congratulations to them for putting on such a great fight and a thrilling match!"
AB: "Pakistanis weren't playing to win, they were playing to not lose. There is a difference and that was apparent in this match!"
S Prasanna c Sharjeel Khan b Junaid Khan 42 (52m 25b 4x4 3x6) SR: 168.00
SL Malinga run out 0 (4m 0b 0x4 0x6) SR: -
END OF OVER:49 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 309/8 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.30, RRR: 14.00)
- Seekkuge Prasanna41 (22b)
- Lasith Malinga0 (0b)
- Sohail Tanvir10-0-69-1
- Bilawal Bhatti7-0-56-1
Hats off to Senanayake for that fighting innings
SMSM Senanayake c sub (Anwar Ali) b Sohail Tanvir 42 (40m 24b 7x4 1x6) SR: 175.00
Match Coverage
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