- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR103.4 got him! no double century for Hafeez, that was a flighted and full delivery from Herath, Hafeez went for the sweep after coming down the track but couldn't get bat on it, the ball knocks back leg stump, and a mammoth partnership comes to an end, Hafeez gone for 196, stand was worth 287, that was a bold shot to attempt with a double-century in sight 365/221.3 Taufeeq goes, a big strike for Sri Lanka, short and wide and he'd dispatched those deliveries for boundaries earlier in the innings, perhaps it didn't bounce as much as he would have liked, a thin edge and Prasanna, standing up to the stumps, makes no mistake, a sharp catch that 78/1133.4 Azhar's vigil is over, Randiv gets his first wicket of the innings, Azhar looks for the reverse-sweep but doesn't get hold of it properly, hit off the middle but the ball loops to Kulasekara at point, and Azhar is gone for 157, matching his previous highest score 486/4123.3 Younis falls trying the sweep, a borderline call that, it was an arm ball that Younis looked to work towards square leg, he had taken a huge stride forward, he misses the ball and is struck just below the knee roll around off stump, might have been just outside, the umpire was convinced, Younis wasn't too happy with that, Herath gets reward for his tireless efforts 435/3135.5 a direct hit from Dilshan, and that is going to be a tough call for the third umpire, Shafiq might just be out here as his bat looks to be on the crease and not beyond it, the third ump takes his time, and after viewing it from several angles sends Shafiq on his way. It all started with Misbah waiting on the backfoot for the ball from Randiv to turn into his pads, then he tucked it towards square leg and set off for a run, Dilshan swooped on the ball and with one stump to aim at, he threw down the stumps 491/5142.2 another wicket for Herath, tossed up by him, Adnan looks to drive through cover, but ends up looping it towards short cover, simple catch 519/6Extras10 (lb 5, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL551/6d (147 Overs, RR: 3.74, 611 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-78 (Taufeeq Umar, 21.3 ov), 2-365 (Mohammad Hafeez, 103.4 ov), 3-435 (Younis Khan, 123.3 ov), 4-486 (Azhar Ali, 133.4 ov), 5-491 (Asad Shafiq, 135.5 ov), 6-519 (Adnan Akmal, 142.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KMDN Kulasekara 27 6 84 0 3.11 0 0 AD Mathews 15 1 55 1 3.66 0 1 N Pradeep 24 3 103 0 4.29 1 3 S Randiv 31 0 131 1 4.22 0 0 HMRKB Herath 49 5 164 3 3.34 0 0 TM Dilshan 1 0 9 0 9.00 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.6 the first breakthrough for Pakistan!they needed an early wicket, Paranavitana has gone for a duck, back of a length ball comes in a touch, Paranavitana looks to defendm gets a thick inside-edge on to his thigh pad, the ball then deflects towards short leg, who seizes it and that's the end of Paranavitana 11/169.6 a wicket, after 66 overs, Dilshan given right away by umpire Taufel, Junaid angling it in from round the stumps, on a good length, some inward movement in the air as well as Dilshan pushed forward to defend, did not seem to be an inside edge, the ball brushed the flap of the back pad, just in front of off 236/2120.2 GONE! Sangakkara misses another double-century, oh dear, and that is not a stroke he will want to see again, it was a harmless delivery, he shuffles down the track and whips it to square leg, easy catch there, soft end to the innings, he was looking to whack that over mid-on but didn't get to the pitch of the ball, note to SL dressing room: Stay clear of Sanga for a while, he's going to be furious with himself 378/773.5 Mahela gets a duck on the SSC pitch, padding up to one that nipped back in from short of a length, looked a shade high though, hitting him above the back pad, but like Taufeeq had done in the first innings in Galle, Mahela did not help his case by not offering a stroke 250/378.5 another duck, two centuries and three ducks now, tossed up on middle, good length, Thilan goes back, and the ball hurries in to strike him in front of leg, given after a long appeal by umpire Gould 259/485.4 Rehman strikes with the new ball, angles it in, Randiv playing forward for the turn, struck in front of middle and off, plumb 278/5117.3 you don't need the bouncer though as he pitches it back of a length outside off, Mathews played down the wrong line and feathers it through to the keeper, a wicket at last for Pakistan today 370/6122.6 and another wicket for Pakistan, the third for Rehman, not sure what Prasanna was trying to do there, it was a short of length ball spinning away outside off, he just left his bat hanging there and the ball takes the edge through to the keeper 385/9121.2 five for Junaid, and another duck in this lopsided innings, that was a yorker that sneaked under Kulasekara's bat and crashed into the middle and leg stumps, great work from the young Pakistan fast bowler, there hasn't been much in the track to support him, actually there was an inside-edge on that, Junaid holds the ball aloft to signal his five-for 379/8124.4 and that is the end of Sri Lanka's innings, they finish on 391 as the No. 11 plays a shot worthy of a No. 11, it was well outside off but Pradeep swipes at it, gets a top-edge which sends the ball swirling towards mid-on, went high up but Ajmal holds on to it, screams of delight from the Pakistan fielders as they get a chance to rest up in the dressing room 391/10Extras9 (b 4, lb 5)TOTAL391 all out (124.4 Overs, RR: 3.13, 552 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 3.6 ov), 2-236 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 69.6 ov), 3-250 (Mahela Jayawardene, 73.5 ov), 4-259 (Thilan Samaraweera, 78.5 ov), 5-278 (Suraj Randiv, 85.4 ov), 6-370 (Angelo Mathews, 117.3 ov), 7-378 (Kumar Sangakkara, 120.2 ov), 8-379 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 121.2 ov), 9-385 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 122.6 ov), 10-391 (Nuwan Pradeep, 124.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Aizaz Cheema 24 5 86 0 3.58 0 0 Junaid Khan 28 6 73 5 2.60 0 0 Saeed Ajmal 34 0 106 1 3.11 0 0 Abdur Rehman 26.4 5 78 4 2.92 0 0 Mohammad Hafeez 8 0 29 0 3.62 0 0 Azhar Ali 4 0 10 0 2.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.3 tossed up and on the pads, Hafeez skipped down and flicked that, seemingly for more runs but that lobbed to square leg where Dilshan was waiting 51/116.4 bowled 'im, that pitches outside leg and spins towards the stumps, Rehman was looking to poke that to the off side, can't get bat on it, takes the leg bail, end of a fine hand 99/2Extras1 (nb 1)TOTAL100/2d (18 Overs, RR: 5.55, 82 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Mohammad Hafeez, 10.3 ov), 2-99 (Abdur Rehman, 16.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KMDN Kulasekara 5 0 23 0 4.60 0 0 N Pradeep 8 0 48 0 6.00 0 1 S Randiv 4 0 28 2 7.00 0 0 HMRKB Herath 1 0 1 0 1.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR20.2 huge appeal for lbw, and that is given out, Paranavitana was looking for the off spinner, that wasn't the conventional delivery, strikes him on the pad in front of off stump, umpire raises the finger, Paranavitana gone for 32, done enough to merit a place for the third Test? 78/211.6 given, Rehman's day just got better, Dilshan is gone lbw, that was a close call, Taufel is convinced, that pitch on middle and hit Dilshan on the pads in front of leg stump, well back in th crease, loud appeal and Taufel thinks that will take leg, he might be right, but there was some doubt, Dilshan not too thrilled with the decision 48/1Extras1 (lb 1)TOTAL86/2 (22 Overs, RR: 3.9, 89 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 11.6 ov), 2-78 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 20.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Junaid Khan 4 0 21 0 5.25 0 0 Aizaz Cheema 2 0 11 0 5.50 0 0 Abdur Rehman 9 2 19 1 2.11 0 0 Saeed Ajmal 7 0 34 1 4.85 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.45am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.55-15.15, Close 17.15
Match days
30 June, 1,2,3,4 July 2012 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Sat, 30 Jun - day 1 - Pakistan 1st innings 334/1 (Mohammad Hafeez 172*, Azhar Ali 92*, 90 ov)
- Sun, 1 Jul - day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 488/4 (Misbah-ul-Haq 29*, Asad Shafiq 1*, 134.2 ov)
- Mon, 2 Jul - day 3 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 70/1 (TM Dilshan 46*, KC Sangakkara 22*, 15 ov)
- Tue, 3 Jul - day 4 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 278/5 (KC Sangakkara 144*, 85.4 ov)
- Wed, 4 Jul - day 5 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 86/2 (22 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- KC Sangakkara: 150 off 280 balls (14 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 99.2 overs (596 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 308/5 in 102.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 157, AD Mathews 17)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (KC Sangakkara 24, AD Mathews 26, Ex 0)
- Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 112.2 overs (674 balls), Extras 8
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 367/5 in 116.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 187, AD Mathews 46)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 391/10 in 124.4 overs (HMRKB Herath 10)
- Pakistan 2nd innings
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (61 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (Mohammad Hafeez 21, Taufeeq Umar 28, Ex 1)
- Tea: Pakistan - 99/2 in 16.4 overs (Taufeeq Umar 41)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (107 balls), Extras 1
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 55/1 in 14.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 20, KC Sangakkara 6)
- TM Dilshan: 50 off 72 balls (9 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 25.3 overs (153 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 106/1 in 27.0 overs (TM Dilshan 56, KC Sangakkara 48)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 74 balls (6 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 154 balls (TM Dilshan 48, KC Sangakkara 51, Ex 1)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 135/1 in 39.0 overs (TM Dilshan 60, KC Sangakkara 72)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 135/1 in 39.0 overs (TM Dilshan 60, KC Sangakkara 72)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 45.1 overs (271 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 264 balls (TM Dilshan 67, KC Sangakkara 83, Ex 1)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 178/1 in 56.0 overs (TM Dilshan 85, KC Sangakkara 90)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 60.4 overs (364 balls), Extras 3
- TM Dilshan: 100 off 178 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 345 balls (TM Dilshan 100, KC Sangakkara 99, Ex 2)
- KC Sangakkara: 100 off 180 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 236/2 in 70.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 111)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 72.6 overs (438 balls), Extras 4
- New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 264/4 after 81.3 overs (KC Sangakkara 135, S Randiv 0)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 278/5 in 85.4 overs (KC Sangakkara 144)
- Pakistan: 500 runs in 138.1 overs (833 balls), Extras 9
- Misbah-ul-Haq: 50 off 62 balls (4 x 4)
- Pakistan: 550 runs in 146.5 overs (885 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 551/6 in 147.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 66, Abdur Rehman 18)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (TM Dilshan 35, KC Sangakkara 17, Ex 0)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 70/1 in 15.0 overs (TM Dilshan 46, KC Sangakkara 22)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 70/1 in 15.0 overs (TM Dilshan 46, KC Sangakkara 22)
- Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 70/1 in 15.0 overs (TM Dilshan 46, KC Sangakkara 22)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 70/1 in 15.0 overs (TM Dilshan 46, KC Sangakkara 22)
- Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 70/1 in 15.0 overs (TM Dilshan 46, KC Sangakkara 22)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 70/1 in 15.0 overs (TM Dilshan 46, KC Sangakkara 22)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 70/1 in 15.0 overs (TM Dilshan 46, KC Sangakkara 22)
- Pakistan: 350 runs in 96.2 overs (580 balls), Extras 5
- Azhar Ali: 100 off 221 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 371/2 in 105.0 overs (Azhar Ali 103, Younis Khan 2)
- Pakistan: 400 runs in 115.2 overs (695 balls), Extras 8
- Rain: Pakistan - 404/2 in 116.2 overs (Azhar Ali 121, Younis Khan 14)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 404/2 in 116.2 overs (Azhar Ali 121, Younis Khan 14)
- Rain: Pakistan - 404/2 in 116.2 overs (Azhar Ali 121, Younis Khan 14)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (Azhar Ali 25, Younis Khan 22, Ex 3)
- Pakistan: 450 runs in 126.6 overs (765 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Pakistan - 465/3 in 129.0 overs (Azhar Ali 148, Misbah-ul-Haq 16)
- Azhar Ali: 150 off 285 balls (9 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (Azhar Ali 23, Misbah-ul-Haq 27, Ex 0)
- Rain: Pakistan - 488/4 in 134.2 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 29, Asad Shafiq 1)
- Tea: Pakistan - 488/4 in 134.2 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 29, Asad Shafiq 1)
- Wet Ground: Pakistan - 488/4 in 134.2 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 29, Asad Shafiq 1)
- Rain: Pakistan - 488/4 in 134.2 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 29, Asad Shafiq 1)
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 488/4 in 134.2 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 29, Asad Shafiq 1)
- Pakistan 1st innings
- Drinks: Pakistan - 39/0 in 14.0 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 11, Taufeeq Umar 28)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (Mohammad Hafeez 12, Taufeeq Umar 38, Ex 0)
- Taufeeq Umar: 50 off 62 balls (9 x 4)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 94/1 in 28.0 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 20, Azhar Ali 8)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 30.1 overs (181 balls), Extras 1
- Mohammad Hafeez: 50 off 102 balls (5 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (Mohammad Hafeez 38, Azhar Ali 13, Ex 0)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 39.4 overs (238 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Pakistan - 164/1 in 44.0 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 75, Azhar Ali 23)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (Mohammad Hafeez 76, Azhar Ali 27, Ex 0)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 51.2 overs (308 balls), Extras 1
- Mohammad Hafeez: 100 off 159 balls (12 x 4)
- Tea: Pakistan - 217/1 in 57.0 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 105, Azhar Ali 45)
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 234 balls (Mohammad Hafeez 103, Azhar Ali 48, Ex 2)
- Azhar Ali: 50 off 110 balls (4 x 4)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 66.3 overs (400 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 296 balls (Mohammad Hafeez 127, Azhar Ali 69, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 279/1 in 71.0 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 140, Azhar Ali 69)
- Mohammad Hafeez: 150 off 235 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 77.2 overs (466 balls), Extras 5
- New Ball Taken: Pakistan 311/1 after 80.1 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 161, Azhar Ali 80)
- 2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 385 balls (Mohammad Hafeez 158, Azhar Ali 88, Ex 4)
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 334/1 in 90.0 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 172, Azhar Ali 92)
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