14/11Result

2nd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Nov 14 2011

Sri Lanka won by 25 runs

Player of the Match

10.55 pm The five-ODI series is now level 1-1. A quite fantastic performance in the field from Sri Lanka. Malinga gave them the early wickets that set back Pakistan right at the start. Umar Akmal threatened to win the game for Pakistan but he fell to a rush of blood to the head. Afridi attacked briefly but was then run out by a terrific piece of fielding, and that was the body blow to Pakistan's chase. Nitin Sundar's bulletin will be updated shortly.

Biju: "Ironical, but victory margin for Sri Lanka = number of extras conceded by Pakistan!"

The Man of the Match, announced after 2365 other awards for every aspect of the game, is Lasith Malinga.

Misbah-ul-Haq: "I think the way they started, taking three early wickets, we were under pressure. Everyone fought well until it end, it was a bad day for us. It was just a matter of playing 50 overs. I am happy with the way we fought after losing three early wickets. The youngsters really performed."

Tillakaratne Dilshan: "We needed this win. Everyone played very good cricket. I got a start but threw my wicket. We needed to get a start and we got that today. We planned for 240 but we were short about 20 runs. The bowlers did a great job, especially with the dew."

That's it from us at ESPNcricinfo today, thank you for all your emails. Good night.

46.3

Prasanna to Saeed Ajmal, 1 run, OUT, it's all over! Ajmal backs away and slogs the ball in the air towards long-on, the batsmen run a single, but then decide to chance an overthrow after the ball passes the stumps at the bowler's end. Sangakkara is quick to anticipate this though, and is in position to collect the ball. He hits the stumps direct at the non-striker's end, running out Cheema

Aizaz Cheema run out 6 (12m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 54.54

Another ten runs and Sri Lanka might be concerned ...

46.2

Prasanna to Aizaz Cheema, 1 run, full toss, which Cheema swats towards deep midwicket

46.1

Prasanna to Saeed Ajmal, 1 run, Ajmal charges and slogs, mis-hitting the ball towards square leg

END OF OVER:
46 | 5 Runs | PAK: 207/9 (29 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 4.50, RRR: 7.25)

Aizaz Cheema5 (10b)
Saeed Ajmal6 (18b)

Lasith Malinga9-1-36-3
Jeevan Mendis9-0-43-0

Momo: "No matter what side you support, you can't help but feel sorry for the young lad Akmal. Well played son!"

45.6

Malinga to Aizaz Cheema, no run, defended on the off side

45.5

Malinga to Aizaz Cheema, no run, played from the crease to backward point, it was the slower ball

45.4

Malinga to Aizaz Cheema, FOUR, a full toss on the pads and Cheema flicks the ball to the long leg boundary, Prasanna dives to his left but can't prevent the four

45.3

Malinga to Saeed Ajmal, 1 run, played to long on for a single

Umar Akmal has been sitting on the staircase to the dressing room for ages now. He has his pads on still and looks utterly disconsolate

45.2

Malinga to Saeed Ajmal, no run, Ajmal makes room by moving towards leg but gets beaten by a full ball outside off

45.1

Malinga to Saeed Ajmal, no run, nearly in the block hole on middle and leg, played from the crease to midwicket

Malinga's back ... this might not last much longer.

END OF OVER:
45 | 3 Runs | PAK: 202/9 (34 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 4.48, RRR: 6.80)

Aizaz Cheema1 (7b)
Saeed Ajmal5 (15b)

Jeevan Mendis9-0-43-0
Dilhara Fernando9-0-54-2

44.6

Mendis to Aizaz Cheema, no run, Cheema tries to sweep from outside of stump but gets beaten

44.5

Mendis to Saeed Ajmal, 1 run, hit to long off with a flat bat

Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates 2011-12 News

The riddle that is Umar Akmal
Given his talent, he ought to be the next in Pakistan's batting pantheon, but he has flattered to deceive, producing flashy shots and the occasional match-winning fifty
Chandimal fined for dissent, Hafeez reprimanded
Dinesh Chandimal has been fined 10% of his match fee, while Mohammad Hafeez has been reprimanded, both for showing dissent at the umpire's decision
We need to put the Pakistan series behind us
It has been a disappointing outing for Sri Lanka in the UAE, but we've got to look ahead to South Africa
Misbah, Cheema take Pakistan to five-wicket win
In one of the more closely-fought encounters on this tour, it was Pakistan who prevailed by five wickets
Jayasuriya calls for persistence with young team
Sanath Jayasuriya, the former Sri Lanka captain, has said Sri Lanka need to maintain faith in their young side and new captain despite the team's recent rough patch

Pakistan INNINGS		R	B
Mohammad Hafeez	caught wk	4	3
Imran Farhat	lbw	3	10
Younis Khan	caught wk	0	2
Misbah-ul-Haq	lbw	21	53
Umar Akmal	caught	91	102
Abdul Razzaq	run out	11	22
Sarfaraz Ahmed	lbw	24	37
Shahid Afridi	run out	29	14
Umar Gul	lbw	0	5
Saeed Ajmal	not out	8	20
Aizaz Cheema	run out	6	11
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 5, w 7)
TOTAL	210 (all out; 46.3 ovs)

Sri Lanka BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
SL Malinga	9.0	1	36	3	4.00	(5w)
NLTC Perera	9.0	1	30	2	3.33
CRD Fernando	9.0	0	54	2	6.00	(2w)
S Prasanna	9.3	1	38	0	4.00
TM Dilshan	1.0	0	3	0	3.00
BMAJ Mendis	9.0	0	43	0	4.77

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	Imran Farhat	Mohammad Hafeez
2nd	0	Imran Farhat	Younis Khan
3rd	7	Imran Farhat	Misbah-ul-Haq
4th	64	Misbah-ul-Haq	Umar Akmal
5th	27	Abdul Razzaq	Umar Akmal
6th	62	Sarfaraz Ahmed	Umar Akmal
7th	0	Shahid Afridi	Sarfaraz Ahmed
8th	5	Shahid Afridi	Umar Gul
9th	30	Shahid Afridi	Saeed Ajmal
10th	11	Saeed Ajmal	Aizaz Cheema

END OF OVER:46 | 5 Runs | PAK: 207/9 (29 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 4.50, RRR: 7.25)

END OF OVER:45 | 3 Runs | PAK: 202/9 (34 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 4.48, RRR: 6.80)

The riddle that is Umar Akmal

Chandimal fined for dissent, Hafeez reprimanded

We need to put the Pakistan series behind us

Misbah, Cheema take Pakistan to five-wicket win

Jayasuriya calls for persistence with young team

END OF OVER:
46 | 5 Runs | PAK: 207/9 (29 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 4.50, RRR: 7.25)

END OF OVER:
45 | 3 Runs | PAK: 202/9 (34 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 4.48, RRR: 6.80)