- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR60.5 gone! Sri Lanka have struck! Manzoor is absolutely distraught as he pokes at a full delivery outside off that leaves him at the last moment, it produces the outside edge and Jayawardene does the rest, taking a good low catch at first slip 203/311.2 gone! Shot away from a good length just outside off, moved away just as he prodded at it from the crease, got a thin edge straight through to Dilshan 34/111.5 He's dragged it on! Short outside off, good bounce, gets into good position to chop that through point, got the inside edge and it clipped the off stump 36/263.3 run out, pushes it wide of mid-off to get a quick single and reaches his 7000th run, there's an overthrow towards deep square leg but there's plenty of hesitation out in the middle for the second run, Misbah is already halfway down the pitch and Yousuf has covered too much ground at the other end to make it back for the second run in time, an accurate throw to the keeper and Dilshan clips the bails to find him miles short 210/484.2 Misbah goes! Sri Lanka have the edge now! Full outside off, Misbah leans into the drive, it moves back in sharply to catch a faint inside edge through to Dilshan who dives to his left to complete a sharp catch. 285/683.5 Plumb! Darted back in from the off stump and Malik was rooted to the crease, kept a little low, he played down the wrong line and was caught right in front of middle 285/587.2 Timber! Short outside off, the pull was on, Akmal went for it, trying to strike it in the direction of midwicket, got an inside edge straight into off stump, absolutely no resistance this morning from Pakistan 289/984.6 here we go again! A hint of inward movement, but its a little too wide, Gul drives at it lethargically from the crease with little foot movement, gets the inside edge straight onto the stumps 287/786.3 trapped in front! An outrageous shot from the batsman, darted back in from a good length outside off, Kaneria had a wild swing at it, hoping to clear midwicket, missed and was rapped in front of middle. Taufel had no doubt about that one, Sri Lanka have struck early 289/889.4 bowled'im! Thushara gets five. Short of a good length on middle and moving away a hint, Ajmal makes room to chop that behind point, gets an inside edge bang into middle stump to end the Pakistan innings 299/10Extras12 (b 10, nb 2)TOTAL299 all out (89.4 Overs, RR: 3.33, 404 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Fawad Alam, 11.2 ov), 2-36 (Younis Khan, 11.5 ov), 3-203 (Khurram Manzoor, 60.5 ov), 4-210 (Mohammad Yousuf, 63.3 ov), 5-285 (Shoaib Malik, 83.5 ov), 6-285 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 84.2 ov), 7-287 (Umar Gul, 84.6 ov), 8-289 (Danish Kaneria, 86.3 ov), 9-289 (Kamran Akmal, 87.2 ov), 10-299 (Saeed Ajmal, 89.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WPUJC Vaas 20 6 43 1 2.15 0 0 KMDN Kulasekara 16 2 47 3 2.93 0 0 T Thushara 20.4 2 83 5 4.01 0 2 HMRKB Herath 23 4 76 0 3.30 0 0 AD Mathews 8 2 31 0 3.87 0 0 DPMD Jayawardene 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 gone first ball! Warnapura has been cleaned up. Full on the off stump, a hint of inward movement, Warnapura steps out to drive that across the line through midwicket, audacious shot first up, he misses and the stumps are pegged back 0/15.2 timber! Done in by the swing. Seamed in from well outside off, he misread the line as it landed on a good length on the off stump and tried to leave it, only to find his furniture pegged back 23/217.6 he's given him! A flattish delivery, appeared to land just marginally outside leg stump and spun in to strike him in front as he went for the sweep, the fielders went up and the umpire, after much thought, raised his finger 63/352.1 done in by the flipper! Quick on middle and Mahela was clueless, zipped through from a good length and beat him through the gate to crash into the stumps 174/723.3 bowled'im! The conventional offspinner, but turned in prodigiously, taking Samaraweera by surprise, short on the off stump and ripped back in, he got onto the back foot totally unprepared to handle the turn and was bowled through the gate. In fact, it clipped the top of the pads on its way to the stumps. Bowled at 88 kmph. 82/444.5 gone! Was testing his patience there, Mathews is sucked into prodding that one, much fuller than the previous one, gets forward to defend, it spins away to take the outside edge and Misbah cups it comfortably at slip 153/550.6 that looked out! Fired in full on quick on middle and off, tried to swing it through square, more of a half-sweep, it didn't spin and caught him right in front. Taufel had no hesitation. 171/668.3 edged and gone! Kaneria takes five. Short and wide, goes for the cut, thick edge straight to the keeper 233/1055.2 edged and gone! Appeared to be a doosra, but it went on straight, played for the turn, inside the line, got a thick edge straight to Misbah at slip 181/860.5 caught in front! Bowled with a flat trajectory, landed on a good length on the off and spun in to rap Herath in front of middle and leg as he tried to play down the wrong line, looking to defend it on the off side 204/9Extras6 (lb 2, nb 4)TOTAL233 all out (68.3 Overs, RR: 3.4, 303 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Malinda Warnapura, 0.1 ov), 2-23 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 5.2 ov), 3-63 (Kumar Sangakkara, 17.6 ov), 4-82 (Thilan Samaraweera, 23.3 ov), 5-153 (Angelo Mathews, 44.5 ov), 6-171 (Chaminda Vaas, 50.6 ov), 7-174 (Mahela Jayawardene, 52.1 ov), 8-181 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 55.2 ov), 9-204 (Rangana Herath, 60.5 ov), 10-233 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 68.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Umar Gul 10 0 55 1 5.50 0 4 Mohammad Amir 10 2 34 0 3.40 0 0 Younis Khan 3 1 10 1 3.33 0 0 Saeed Ajmal 25 5 70 3 2.80 0 0 Danish Kaneria 20.3 3 62 5 3.02 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.5 bowled'im! Gone at the stroke of stumps! Drifted in towards off from round the wicket, Manzoor leaned forward to defend it towards silly point, it appeared to go straight on, got an inside edge onto his pads and then onto the stumps 16/113.1 gone! Leapt off the pitch after landing short on the off stump, Alam didn't look to pull it, instead he attempted to turn it wristily off the back foot in front of midwicket, it came onto him quickly, caught the top-edge and lobbed up straight to the bowler who took it running a couple of yards to his right 22/224.2 darted back in from a good length outside off, that's his trademark delivery, came forward to push it into the leg side, was beaten by the movement and was struck in line but fairly high on the pads, he was disappointed when Gould raised his finger 54/331.3 Herath had been troubling him for quite some time and he gets him this time! Flighted on middle and it spun away sharply, Yousuf is half-forward and looks to defend with a slightly open face, it turns away to take a thin edge and Sangakkara makes no mistake, big wicket! 67/471.5 edged and gone! Mathews gives them the breakthrough. Far quicker, and leapt off the pitch, Misbah had already given him the charge and tried to upper-cut it as it went away from him but a bit of extra bounce, got a thin edge straight to Sangakkara 186/5110.5 Malik's fine innings comes to an end! Flighted, comes down the track and tries to smash it inside out in the direction of wide long-off, does not connect it as well as he would have liked and fails to get the desired elevation, Suranga Lakmal, the substitute fielder for Kulasekara, runs in from long-off, dives forward and plucks it inches from the ground to complete a stunning catch 371/798.5 edged and gone! Sri Lanka finally get the breakthrough. Length delivery just outside off and Akmal is sucked into the drive, not much movement there but it's enough to produce the outside edge and Mahela dives to his right at a widish slip to cup that superbly 319/6116.4 nope, it's tossed up this time, pitched up on middle and leg, goes for the slog-sweep once again, its spins away, takes the top edge and Vaas, running in from long leg, completes an excellent tumbling catch 399/8118.5 Herath picks five, flighted on middle, is tempted and attempts to smash him out of the ground, miscues it completely and it lands safely in the palms of Thushara at long-on 405/9Extras16 (b 10, lb 2, nb 2, w 2)TOTAL425/9d (123 Overs, RR: 3.45, 561 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Khurram Manzoor, 8.5 ov), 2-22 (Fawad Alam, 13.1 ov), 3-54 (Younis Khan, 24.2 ov), 4-67 (Mohammad Yousuf, 31.3 ov), 5-186 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 71.5 ov), 6-319 (Kamran Akmal, 98.5 ov), 7-371 (Shoaib Malik, 110.5 ov), 8-399 (Umar Gul, 116.4 ov), 9-405 (Danish Kaneria, 118.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KMDN Kulasekara 20 5 55 2 2.75 1 0 T Thushara 28 2 121 1 4.32 1 2 HMRKB Herath 46 6 157 5 3.41 0 0 WPUJC Vaas 19 6 47 0 2.47 0 0 AD Mathews 10 1 33 1 3.30 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR44.4 they've broken through! A wicket against the run of play with the way these two were going, bowled it slightly flatter and straight onto the pads, Paranavitana got forward and tried to work it square but did so a little uppishly and Alam was alert at short leg to snap a sharp one 139/225.2 he's given him! Gould raises his finger immediately after Warnapura got front and across and tried to turn it fine, it clipped his pads and went through to Malik at leg slip. There didn't appear to be any contact with the bat there, the appeal was spontaneous and the umpire answered in the affirmative. Tough call. Clipped the back of the pads, and Malik took it really low down. 83/150.1 edged and gone! Tossed it up outside off and Mahela was drawn forward to defend, it turned away to produce a thick outside edge which crashed into Akmal''s gloves, popped out only for him to dive to his right and take it on the second attempt 155/388.3 the doosra does the trick! Slower through the air, it landed just a little short outside off and moved away after pitching, keeping a little low, Samaraweera got forward to defend, played inside the line and got a thin edge through to Akmal 277/4Extras18 (b 1, lb 7, nb 9, w 1)TOTAL391/4 (134 Overs, RR: 2.91, 586 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-83 (Malinda Warnapura, 25.2 ov), 2-139 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 44.4 ov), 3-155 (Mahela Jayawardene, 50.1 ov), 4-277 (Thilan Samaraweera, 88.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Umar Gul 12 0 65 0 5.41 0 5 Mohammad Amir 21 5 46 0 2.19 0 1 Younis Khan 8 0 25 0 3.12 1 0 Saeed Ajmal 43 9 95 1 2.20 0 0 Shoaib Malik 14 1 38 1 2.71 0 3 Danish Kaneria 36 3 114 2 3.16 0 0
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- Mon, 20 Jul - day 1 - Pakistan 1st innings 289/7 (Kamran Akmal 1*, Danish Kaneria 1*, 86 ov)
- Tue, 21 Jul - day 2 - Pakistan 2nd innings 16/1 (Fawad Alam 14*, Younis Khan 0*, 9 ov)
- Wed, 22 Jul - day 3 - Pakistan 2nd innings 300/5 (Shoaib Malik 106*, Kamran Akmal 60*, 95 ov)
- Thu, 23 Jul - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 183/3 (KC Sangakkara 50*, TT Samaraweera 20*, 59 ov)
- Fri, 24 Jul - day 5 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 391/4 (134 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 63.5 overs (385 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (KC Sangakkara 15, TT Samaraweera 33, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 206/3 in 68.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 59, TT Samaraweera 33)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 233/3 in 79.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 71, TT Samaraweera 47)
- New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 233/3 after 80.1 overs (KC Sangakkara 71, TT Samaraweera 47)
- TT Samaraweera: 50 off 108 balls (7 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 82.4 overs (499 balls), Extras 10
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 199 balls (KC Sangakkara 30, TT Samaraweera 67, Ex 4)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 262/3 in 85.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 75, TT Samaraweera 69)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 284/4 in 92.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 86, AD Mathews 6)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 98.2 overs (596 balls), Extras 13
- KC Sangakkara: 100 off 210 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 312/4 in 102.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 103, AD Mathews 17)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 120 balls (KC Sangakkara 25, AD Mathews 25, Ex 1)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 338/4 in 111.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 111, AD Mathews 33)
- Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 118.2 overs (718 balls), Extras 15
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 355/4 in 123.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 116, AD Mathews 44)
- AD Mathews: 50 off 127 balls (6 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 251 balls (KC Sangakkara 37, AD Mathews 62, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 391/4 in 134.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 130, AD Mathews 64)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 334/6 in 104.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 119, Umar Gul 5)
- Pakistan: 350 runs in 105.5 overs (638 balls), Extras 12
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (Shoaib Malik 23, Umar Gul 20, Ex 7)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 371/7 in 110.5 overs (Umar Gul 22)
- Pakistan: 400 runs in 117.6 overs (712 balls), Extras 16
- Lunch: Pakistan - 410/9 in 120.0 overs (Mohammad Amir 10, Saeed Ajmal 0)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 425/9 in 123.0 overs (Mohammad Amir 22, Saeed Ajmal 3)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Sri Lanka 2nd Innings: 1x5 ball over 5th over, Umar Gul, called by Umpire SJA Taufel)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 35/0 in 10.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 25, BSM Warnapura 8)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (NT Paranavitana 30, SM Warnapura 18, Ex 2)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 77/0 in 22.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 42, BSM Warnapura 29)
- NT Paranavitana: 50 off 85 balls (2 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 29.5 overs (179 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 111/1 in 35.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 60, KC Sangakkara 14)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls (NT Paranavitana 24, KC Sangakkara 28, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 145/2 in 47.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 34, DPMD Jayawardene 1)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 48.4 overs (292 balls), Extras 6
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 101 balls (3 x 4)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 183/3 in 59.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 50, TT Samaraweera 20)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Pakistan - 54/2 in 24.0 overs (Younis Khan 19, Mohammad Yousuf 17)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 86/4 in 37.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 16, Shoaib Malik 6)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 45.5 overs (276 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Pakistan - 105/4 in 47.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 22, Shoaib Malik 19)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 125 balls (Misbah-ul-Haq 26, Shoaib Malik 24, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 135/4 in 55.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 42, Shoaib Malik 29)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 58.2 overs (351 balls), Extras 4
- Misbah-ul-Haq: 50 off 104 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 193 balls (Misbah-ul-Haq 53, Shoaib Malik 45, Ex 2)
- Tea: Pakistan - 168/4 in 64.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 56, Shoaib Malik 46)
- Shoaib Malik: 50 off 101 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 74.5 overs (450 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Pakistan - 201/5 in 75.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 60, Kamran Akmal 10)
- New Ball Taken: Pakistan 213/5 after 80.1 overs (Shoaib Malik 68, Kamran Akmal 14)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (Shoaib Malik 24, Kamran Akmal 26, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 236/5 in 85.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 79, Kamran Akmal 26)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 87.6 overs (529 balls), Extras 6
- Shoaib Malik: 100 off 178 balls (10 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 124 balls (Shoaib Malik 50, Kamran Akmal 48, Ex 3)
- Kamran Akmal: 50 off 59 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 94.4 overs (569 balls), Extras 9
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 300/5 in 95.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 106, Kamran Akmal 60)
- KC Sangakkara kept for TM Dilshan from the first ball on Day 2
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 299/10 in 89.4 overs (Mohammad Amir 2)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 28/2 in 7.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 17, DPMD Jayawardene 4)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (79 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 63/3 in 18.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 10)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 27.6 overs (171 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 123/4 in 32.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 45, AD Mathews 18)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 26, AD Mathews 24, Ex 0)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 106 balls (6 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 42.5 overs (260 balls), Extras 4
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 164/5 in 48.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 72, WPUJC Vaas 1)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 58.6 overs (357 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 204/9 in 60.5 overs (TM Dilshan 22)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 233/10 in 68.3 overs (T Thushara 5)
- Pakistan 2nd innings
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 16/1 in 9.0 overs (Fawad Alam 14, Younis Khan 0)
- Pakistan 1st innings
- Drinks: Pakistan - 36/2 in 11.5 overs (Khurram Manzoor 18)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (Khurram Manzoor 18, Mohammad Yousuf 25, Ex 7)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 25.6 overs (157 balls), Extras 7
- Lunch: Pakistan - 103/2 in 27.0 overs (Khurram Manzoor 42, Mohammad Yousuf 36)
- Khurram Manzoor: 50 off 85 balls (6 x 4)
- Mohammad Yousuf: 50 off 70 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 148 balls (Khurram Manzoor 40, Mohammad Yousuf 54, Ex 7)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 39.4 overs (239 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Pakistan - 152/2 in 42.0 overs (Khurram Manzoor 64, Mohammad Yousuf 63)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 263 balls (Khurram Manzoor 67, Mohammad Yousuf 76, Ex 7)
- Tea: Pakistan - 187/2 in 56.0 overs (Khurram Manzoor 86, Mohammad Yousuf 76)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 58.1 overs (350 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Pakistan - 226/4 in 68.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 7, Shoaib Malik 10)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 75.2 overs (454 balls), Extras 8
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (Misbah-ul-Haq 16, Shoaib Malik 33, Ex 1)
- New Ball Taken: Pakistan 263/4 after 80.1 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 20, Shoaib Malik 34)
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 289/7 in 86.0 overs (Kamran Akmal 1, Danish Kaneria 1)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsDilshan's injuries prompted draw - Sangakkara
With 15 overs remaining and Sri Lanka needing a further 101 to win on the final day at the SSC, the Sri Lankan captain said his decision was largely dictated by the injury worries to Tillakaratne Dilshan
Younis dwells on positives
The Pakistan captain also expressed his surprise that Sri Lanka did not press for the win
Proud to have contributed to Sri Lanka's growth - Vaas
Chaminda Vaas bid adieu to Test cricket during an emotional farewell at the SSC after the third and final Test against Pakistan ended in a draw
Sangakkara helps Sri Lanka to a draw
In the end, neither team wanted it badly enough. Sri Lanka couldn't quite summon up the courage for one final dash, and Pakistan spent much of the afternoon merely going through the motions
Herath confident of clean sweep
The Sri Lankan spinner is confident, provided the team bat the way did in the final two sessions of play of the fourth day at the SSC