- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.2 Just when a wicket falls in Johannesburg, another one falls here! Hafeez goes for ambitious slog sweep, he doesn't get the elevation to clear long leg and Chandimal takes the catch 57/26.1 that's a really slick catch by Sangakkara! It was not a wicket-taking ball, down the leg side, meant to be flicked to fine leg, Farhat however could only glove it and Sangakkara anticipated it early, moved to his right and took it with one hand on the dive, he took it barely inches from the ground 18/116.1 and Fernando yet again picks up a wicket with a first ball of a spell, soft dismissal this time, he fails to read the slower ball, comes forward too early and ends up tamely scooping it to Mendis at short cover 62/327.6 Communication breakdown! Gets an inside edge down to fine leg, Misbah set off but Afridi wasn't interested, loads of confusion and Misbah had no option but to scamper back, he was miles out of his ground, in fact he had given up 97/621.6 big appeal for a lbw and the umpire Zameer Haider gives him out! Massive googly by Mendis, Malik is trapped at the crease, he tries to rock back and play but the ball zips back in and traps him in front of the stumps, Malik thinks about reviewing it and discusses it with Misbah but he walks 69/423.5 another massive appeal! This time SL go for the referral, Haider thinks about it and says not out, Akmal goes right back at the crease and fails to pick the googly, the ball appears to hit him on the back leg in line with the leg stump, the third umpire confirms that he is gone and Haider has to reverse his decision 71/543.6 That ends a superb rearguard effort by Afridi! He chased a full and wide delivery, the ball clipped the outside edge and flew to Sanga's right, he held it with one hand, Afridi was uncertain whether he hit the ball on the ground but in fact it was his bat 181/834.2 we have a review here, the ball lands on middle and leg and straightens, Sarfraz is a half stride forward and the ball appears to hit him in line with the stumps, the umpire gives him out but there was a doubt if there was an inside edge, Pakistan refer it, the umpire takes his time and upholds the umpire's decision 120/746.6 the yorker consumes him, full and straight on the middle stump, Ajmal is rooted to the crease and plays all around it, on the base of the pad, plumb in front 191/949.3 the offstump is knocked out! Gul made a bit of room but was too late in getting his bat down on time, he tried to hit across the line 200/10Extras10 (lb 2, w 8)TOTAL200 all out (49.3 Overs, RR: 4.04)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Imran Farhat, 6.1 ov), 2-57 (Mohammad Hafeez, 15.2 ov), 3-62 (Younis Khan, 16.1 ov), 4-69 (Shoaib Malik, 21.6 ov), 5-71 (Umar Akmal, 23.5 ov), 6-97 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 27.6 ov), 7-120 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 34.2 ov), 8-181 (Shahid Afridi, 43.6 ov), 9-191 (Saeed Ajmal, 46.6 ov), 10-200 (Umar Gul, 49.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SL Malinga 9.3 0 38 1 4.00 33 3 0 1 0 NLTC Perera 10 1 36 1 3.60 40 4 0 1 0 CRD Fernando 10 3 26 3 2.60 43 1 0 1 0 BMAJ Mendis 9 0 40 2 4.44 27 1 1 0 0 S Prasanna 10 1 55 2 5.50 33 4 2 4 0 TM Dilshan 1 0 3 0 3.00 3 0 0 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 that's a sharp catch! Cheema pitches it up outside off, angles it across Tharanga, he cannot resist another slash down to third man but the ball clips the top edge of the bat and Younis Khan cups it over his head at first slip, good reflexes 18/17.6 that's an awesome delivery, they appeal for a caught behind and Dilshan asks for a referral! The ball shapes in from outside off, draws Dilshan forward, the ball deviates before reaching the keeper and the keeper and bowler start celebrating, Dilshan wants it referred, there was the sound of a snick when seeing the replay on TV but there was no apparent deviation after it missed the bat, must have been a thin edge, the decision is upheld 37/237.5 he's breached his defenses! But has it come too late? Sangakkara was beaten for the turn on the drive, lunged forward and the ball spun in and went past the bat-pad gap 155/412.4 he's hit the timber! Something like how Dilshan got out in the third match, he moved right across his stumps to paddle him, the ball strikes the bat and then drags to the stumps 53/343.2 and it's that man again! Sharp catch by Hafeez to go with it, Afridi tosses it up outside off and Mahela cannot resist going for it, he scoops it hard and Hafeez at short cover falls forward and judges the catch well 168/738.4 now what have we here? He drifts down the leg side and Mathews has a feel for it, nicks it to the keeper as he tries to nudge it own, Sarfraz knows it and so does the umpire 156/541.3 another one bites the dust and this time Afridi stretches his arms and legs wide in celebration, the offcutter lands on middle and traps Mendis in front of the stumps, plumb, he was expecting it to spin away 161/645.2 Afridi goes one better by taking five wickets! Perera went for the mighty slog and got a top edge, it was in the air for an hour but it was Akmal who got under it. An incredible Pakistan fightback, reminiscent from the 1990s and earlier, and quite an unbelievable collapse by SL 174/1043.3 and he's on a hat-trick! This is incredible! Tossed up quicker outside off, he drives hard and Afridi anticipates it well and moves to his left very quickly, he catches it inches off the ground 168/844.5 and Ajmal gets it to skid through! Tossed up on middle and it just snuck through that gap between bat and pad, Malinga was at the crease and clueless, perhaps he was expecting it to turn in, plumb in front 174/9Extras10 (lb 3, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL174 all out (45.2 Overs, RR: 3.83)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Upul Tharanga, 3.3 ov), 2-37 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 7.6 ov), 3-53 (Dinesh Chandimal, 12.4 ov), 4-155 (Kumar Sangakkara, 37.5 ov), 5-156 (Angelo Mathews, 38.4 ov), 6-161 (Jeevan Mendis, 41.3 ov), 7-168 (Mahela Jayawardene, 43.2 ov), 8-168 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 43.3 ov), 9-174 (Lasith Malinga, 44.5 ov), 10-174 (Thisara Perera, 45.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Umar Gul 6 0 19 0 3.16 27 3 0 0 0 Aizaz Cheema 8 0 48 2 6.00 28 8 0 2 0 Mohammad Hafeez 8 1 23 1 2.87 29 1 0 0 0 Shoaib Malik 5 1 17 0 3.40 19 0 0 2 1 Saeed Ajmal 9 1 29 2 3.22 34 0 1 1 0 Shahid Afridi 9.2 0 35 5 3.75 34 4 0 1 0
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- Pakistan: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 3
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 57/2 in 15.2 overs (Younis Khan 17)
- Over 23.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - Zameer Haider, Batsman - Umar Akmal (Upheld)
- Over 23.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - Zameer Haider, Batsman - Umar Akmal (Upheld)
- Over 23.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - Zameer Haider, Batsman - Shahid Afridi (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 28.4 overs (172 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Pakistan - 118/6 in 33.0 overs (Shahid Afridi 27, Sarfraz Ahmed 9)
- Over 34.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - Sarfraz Ahmed (Struck down)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 40.3 overs (243 balls), Extras 7
- Shahid Afridi: 50 off 52 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (Shahid Afridi 44, Saeed Ajmal 11, Ex 0)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 49.2 overs (296 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 200/10 in 49.3 overs (Aizaz Cheema 3)
- Over 7.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - Zameer Haider, Batsman - TM Dilshan (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 59/3 in 14.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 13, DPMD Jayawardene 4)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 26.5 overs (162 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (KC Sangakkara 18, DPMD Jayawardene 32, Ex 5)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 124/3 in 32.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 36, DPMD Jayawardene 42)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 95 balls (5 x 4)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 71 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 37.1 overs (224 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 151 balls (KC Sangakkara 46, DPMD Jayawardene 51, Ex 5)
- Over 38.5: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - BMAJ Mendis (Struck down)
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