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PAKISTAN 257/8 (50 OVERS)
- Imran Farhat70 (82)
- Mohammad Hafeez83 (101)
- Lasith Malinga2/57 (10)
- Seekkuge Prasanna2/39 (9)
SRI LANKA 236 (48.5 OVERS)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan64 (78)
- Kumar Sangakkara45 (66)
- Saeed Ajmal3/42 (10)
- Umar Gul3/48 (8.5)
Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan | Commentator: Kanishkaa Balachandran
In the end Angelo had too much to do and kept losing support. But Pakistan deserve a lot of credit for applying the stranglehold and not letting things slip after they got rid of Sangakkara and Dilshan. Fittingly, it was Afridi who turned things around with that direct hit to send back Sangakkara. What also didn't help Sri Lanka was that the final Powerplay had too many dot balls. You could see that Mathews was struggling for confidence. It was always going to be difficult getting the spinners away.
All in all a fascinating one-day contest. These close chases of scores involving 250 always make for compelling viewing. We will be back for the presentation.
Hafeez is the Man of the Match: "It was a bit hard to time the ball because it was stopping a bit. It was a bit tough bowling in these conditions but the captain had confidence in me."
Dilshan: Sanga's riun-out and my dismissal was disappointing. The bowlers did really well to come back in the last 20 overs. I should have batted through."
Misbah: At one stage we were looking to score 300 but we kept on losing wickets. The bowlers did a really good job for us, especially Hafeez. We were hopeful that once we made their required run-rate over six, we were in with a good chance."
So Pakistan were the deserved winners today. They applied the pressure when it mattered the most. Thanks for joining us today. The next game is on Sunday at Sharjah. Same time. We'll see you then. Cheers!
CRD Fernando b Umar Gul 0 (3m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Angelo sends for some more bats. He's trying everything now
Now Angelo can only play in one gear. He has to go for it and not play safe anymore
S Prasanna c Shahid Afridi b Umar Gul 5 (15m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
END OF OVER:48 | 7 Runs | SL: 234/8 (24 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 4.87, RRR: 12.00)
- Angelo Mathews30 (38b)
- Seekkuge Prasanna5 (9b)
- Sohail Tanvir9-0-52-0
- Umar Gul8-0-46-1
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