Afridi stars in comprehensive win
Pakistan signed off the tour in style with a comprehensive 52-run win in the one-off Twenty20
Pakistan signed off the tour in style with a comprehensive 52-run win in the one-off Twenty20
Pakistan have wrapped this up convincingly. Sri Lanka started well but then lost their openers in a space of three deliveries. Sangakkara and Jayawardene restored stability and got the chase back on track but once the Sri Lankan captain fell, the visitors wasted little time in shutting the opposition out. Pakistan were led superbly by Afridi, who scored a half-century, dismissed Kapugedara and ran out Mathews. He remains the favourite to be named Man of the Match. Pakistan end this tour on a high, and after the defeat in the Tests and the first three ODIs, they've notched up three consecutive wins which is some consolation. We'll get you the presentation details in just a bit.
Rameez Raja is showering praise on this big crowd for their support. The atmosphere, quite obviously, has rubbed off on him.
Sangakkara: "We tried, but you've got to go there and do it. We conceded around 20 runs too many, and our fielding wasn't up to mark. We got a couple of partnerships going but couldn't continue. We would have fancied chasing 150-odd but the last time India played here, they chased 170 and won. It's great to see such great crowds for a game. We need to up out standards and work hard against New Zealand."
Afridi: "I told them we are the champions and we played like champions. I like captaining, the guys are all playing positive cricket. The body language is very important especially in the shorter version, and being an aggressive captain I told the boys to play aggressive cricket. The bowlers did an excellent job."
He's also the Man of the Match.
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T Thushara b Naved-ul-Hasan 3 (7m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Impressive spell from Ajmal, got the crucial wicket of Sangakkara which put Pakistan in control
Malinga is the last man
M Muralidaran c Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 1 (8m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
Shahid Afridi, Pakistan's captain for the one-off Twenty20, believes his team played 'mature cricket' to beat Sri Lanka and end their six-week tour on a winning note
Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistan offspinner, has been fined 15% of his match fee for giving Kumar Sangakkara a send-off after dismissing him in Wednesday's Twenty20 match
Pakistan signed off the tour in style with a comprehensive 52-run win in the one-off Twenty20