Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    22.2 caught right at the margins of the boundary! Tossed up by Prasanna, Sharjeel stayed at the crease and looked to loft him over long-on, it looked like it would carry over the rope but Senanayake stood on the edge and caught it just inches from the rope, judged that well and importantly maintained his balance 118/2
    6.2 Shehzad has been given out lbw and he wants it reviewed. But the batsman took ages to signal it to the umpire and he has to go because he was timed out! Bowled from slightly wide of the crease and angles the ball inwards, Shehzad shuffled across and exposed his leg stump, struck a bit high on the pads, you could see the leg stump and that's what had him in trouble, Hawk Eye shows that hitting the top of middle, guess it wouldn't have been overturned anyway 35/1
    49.4 a fine knock comes to an end! Gets a length ball and makes room and miscues it to midwicket, it was a tired hoick, easy one for the fielder 320/5
    43.6 a run-out cuts short such an exciting innings from the young man! Hafeez tucks it with the turn to deep midwicket, takes the first run quickly but Maqsood was very keen on the second, Hafeez was watching the fielder and told Maqsood to scamper back but it was too late, throw was to the keeper 258/3
    47.4 temporary relief for SL! Thisara comes round the wicket and fires it full on the off stump, Afridi walks across his stumps trying to paddle it down to fine leg, the ball goes past his left leg and hits the base of the off stump 301/4
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    11 (lb 4, w 7)
    TOTAL
    322/5 (50 Overs, RR: 6.44)
    Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Ahmed Shehzad, 6.2 ov), 2-118 (Sharjeel Khan, 22.2 ov), 3-258 (Sohaib Maqsood, 43.6 ov), 4-301 (Shahid Afridi, 47.4 ov), 5-320 (Mohammad Hafeez, 49.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    RAS Lakmal1007327.30275410
    SL Malinga1015905.90234100
    SMSM Senanayake914605.11302300
    NLTC Perera605318.83124300
    AD Mathews502905.80112000
    S Prasanna803914.87291220
    TM Dilshan201909.5031100
  • BATSMEN
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    22.4 Kusal's been given out lbw and he wants to review it. From round the wicket, pitches on middle and leg and straightens, the turn squared him up and struck him on the thigh pad, he was playing back and that led to his undoing, Hawk Eye says that was clipping the top of middle 113/2
    12.5 Dilshan fails to get his placement right two balls in a row but this time he pays the price! Good field placement by the captain to have a deep square leg, it was short and Dilshan couldn't resist the pull, hits it flat and quick to Hafeez who takes a few paces back and takes the catch, falls over with the momentum 66/1
    25.2 Afridi's got the Big Fish! And he ditched his trademark 'X' celebration and instead took off with his arm outstretched. It was wide outside off and Sanga chased it, thick outside edge and Akmal fumbled and took it on the second attempt. Afridi's celebration was a bit unusual too 127/3
    39.6 a direct hit by Ajmal! Turned it to the on side and set off for a very risky single, Ajmal took off to his right, gathered it and in one motion took aim at his own end, had just one stump to aim at and boy was he accurate! Chandimal has to go 214/5
    29.4 that's a sharp catch! Tossed up and Thirimanne gets on his knee for the slog, he timed it well but Maqsood jogs to his right, leaps and takes the catch. It looked like Maqsood was standing a few yards much in front of the rope but he adjusted 141/4
    40.4 that was a soft dismissal! Junaid fires a length ball from round the wicket, Mathews made room to slap it away but the ball hits the splice of the bat and the top edge swirls to mid-off 216/6
    41.2 spooned it to cover! Length ball from Bhatti outside off, Thisara looks to punch it away over cover but failed to place it properly 221/7
    49.4 the tension's over and Pakistan have won! Junaid fired this one full on the off stump, Prasanna made room looking to scoop it over the off side but it dipped and landed safely on Sharjeel's palms at mid-off 311/10
    48.5 and the 12th man Anwar Ali takes it on the second attempt! Senanayake made room and scooped it over cover, didn't time it well, Anwar ran forward from sweeper cover, had it covered and the ball popped out, he had the presence of mind to stick his right hand out, turn around and take the catch, phew! 308/8
    49.1 and we have a run out off the first ball! Junaid fires a length ball and Prasanna swings and mistimes it to deep midwicket, Malinga sets off for the second to get off strike but his partner is not interested seeing Bhatti's accurate throw to Akmal, Malinga turns around but it's too late 310/9
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    Extras
    16 (b 8, lb 4, w 4)
    TOTAL
    311 all out (49.4 Overs, RR: 6.26)
    Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 12.5 ov), 2-113 (Kusal Perera, 22.4 ov), 3-127 (Kumar Sangakkara, 25.2 ov), 4-141 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 29.4 ov), 5-214 (Dinesh Chandimal, 39.6 ov), 6-216 (Angelo Mathews, 40.4 ov), 7-221 (Thisara Perera, 41.2 ov), 8-308 (Sachithra Senanayake, 48.5 ov), 9-310 (Lasith Malinga, 49.1 ov), 10-311 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 49.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Mohammad Hafeez1005215.20232100
    Sohail Tanvir1006916.90297210
    Junaid Khan5.404437.76145110
    Saeed Ajmal1004804.80313200
    Shahid Afridi703024.28221100
    Bilawal Bhatti705618.00186220

Match Details

Toss

Pakistan , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Pakistan led the 5-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.30, Interval 18.30-19.15, Second Session 19.15-22.45

Match days

18 December 2013 - day/night match (50-over match)

ODI debut

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

  • Pakistan hang on to clinch 11-run win

    Misbah-ul-Haq had implored his top order to produce an innings of substance in the approach to the series but even he may not have expected his top four to respond as emphatically as they did

  • Adamant Afridi and a fiery debutant

    Plays of the Day from the first ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Sharjah

  • Misbah seeks top-order partnerships

    Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has called for big scores from his top-order, while Angelo Mathews wanted his batsmen to adhere to an attacking method of play

  • Top order in focus for both teams

    Sri Lanka's ability to tackle spin and Pakistan's progress against the new ball might play the biggest part in determining the outcome of the first ODI in Sharjah

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st66TM DilshanMDKJ Perera
2nd47KC SangakkaraMDKJ Perera
3rd14KC SangakkaraLD Chandimal
4th14LD ChandimalHDRL Thirimanne
5th73AD MathewsLD Chandimal
6th2AD MathewsNLTC Perera
7th5NLTC PereraS Prasanna
8th87S PrasannaSMSM Senanayake
9th2SL MalingaS Prasanna
10th1RAS LakmalS Prasanna