- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.2 similar ball, wide but perhaps a tad bit fuller, and this time it yields a wicket! Akmal stays back and looks to hammer the ball through the off side but its quicker and rises up and he gets a thin nick through to a gleeful Sangakkara 80/21.3 edged and taken at first slip! Poor shot from Jamshed, feet not moving as he fishes at a full delivery outside off stump, a real sucker of a shot, and Samaraweera gobbles it up in his lap, that was real catching practice 9/121.2 aha, there's some poor calling and Younis has to go! Slower ball, middle and leg, drifting in, Younis comes forward and on-drives the ball down the ground, he calls for the quick single but its a poor decision as Thushara runs in from mid-on, collects in a flash and knocks down the stumps with Younis well short of the crease 107/420.3 gone this time! Fernando lands a good short of a length ball around off stump that forces Malik onto the back foot, the ball gets some extra lift and takes the edge 101/341.3 now you take that, says Murali! Umar again waltzes out but this time swings across the line and misses the ball and hears the sound of timber, after which Murali is right up there in his ear with directions to the dressing room and what sightseeing to do in Dambulla 226/732.6 hello, thats a smart catch by Mathews to go with a useless shot from Fawad! Fawad comes out of his crease like a maniac, Mathews sees him and holds back the length and draws a top-edged pull, the ball pops up toward midwicket but Mathews call for it, never taking his eyes off the ball, and then dives full length to pluck a beauty 149/537.5 gone right through him! Murali holds back the length and slips in a straighter one that beats Afridi as he goes back and pushes down the wrong line, the ball kisses the top of leg stump and then Murali blows sweet nothings to send back Afridi, which he doesn't like and in return tells him the rendezvous point as he storms off 190/646.6 and he's gone, good catch by Mahela at extra cover, it is a fulltoss drilled towards Mahela who dives forward to give Kula his first wicket today 266/8Extras11 (lb 1, w 10)TOTAL288/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.76)Did not bat: Saeed AjmalFall of wickets: 1-9 (Nasir Jamshed, 1.3 ov), 2-80 (Kamran Akmal, 15.2 ov), 3-101 (Shoaib Malik, 20.3 ov), 4-107 (Younis Khan, 21.2 ov), 5-149 (Fawad Alam, 32.6 ov), 6-190 (Shahid Afridi, 37.5 ov), 7-226 (Umar Akmal, 41.3 ov), 8-266 (Abdul Razzaq, 46.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KMDN Kulasekara 10 0 74 1 7.40 26 7 2 0 0 T Thushara 10 0 46 1 4.60 37 4 1 3 0 CRD Fernando 10 1 62 1 6.20 28 6 2 0 0 AD Mathews 10 0 41 2 4.10 36 5 0 0 0 M Muralidaran 10 0 64 2 6.40 29 5 1 3 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR33.3 a wicket! Ajmal comes back and snaps a double-century stand by trapping Tharanga on the back foot as he pushes at the ball but on replays that looked a bit unlucky as the ball was hitting him outside off stump, unfortunate for Tharanga who played well 202/134.4 and he falls with a tired shot! Razzaq hits the deck, Jayawardene once more tries that inside-out drive over extra cover but only succeeds in ballooning a catch that settles in the fielder's hands 210/235.2 hello whats this? Pakistan are fighting back, its a good ball from Ajmal, tosses up the doosra to Samaraweera who shuffles as he looks to clip the ball to on side but only ends up chipping a return catch to the bowler 212/344.1 timber! Aamer pitches it fuller and straighter, Kandamby swings across the line, misses, and the ball pegs back the off stump 268/4Extras13 (b 1, lb 4, w 8)TOTAL289/4 (46.3 Overs, RR: 6.21)Fall of wickets: 1-202 (Upul Tharanga, 33.3 ov), 2-210 (Mahela Jayawardene, 34.4 ov), 3-212 (Thilan Samaraweera, 35.2 ov), 4-268 (Thilina Kandamby, 44.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 9.3 1 45 1 4.73 32 5 0 2 0 Abdul Razzaq 9 0 62 1 6.88 23 10 0 1 0 Naved-ul-Hasan 7 0 41 0 5.85 20 5 0 0 0 Shahid Afridi 6 0 45 0 7.50 10 3 1 1 0 Saeed Ajmal 9 0 54 2 6.00 25 6 0 1 0 Shoaib Malik 6 0 37 0 6.16 15 2 0 3 0
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- Pakistan: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (60 balls), Extras 2
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (Kamran Akmal 26, Younis Khan 24, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 80/2 in 15.2 overs (Younis Khan 31)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 20.1 overs (124 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Pakistan - 146/4 in 32.0 overs (Umar Akmal 26, Fawad Alam 13)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 33.1 overs (204 balls), Extras 5
- Power Play 3: Overs 39.1 - 44.0
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 39.5 overs (244 balls), Extras 6
- Umar Akmal: 50 off 59 balls (4 x 4)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 44.5 overs (275 balls), Extras 11
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 288/8 in 50.0 overs (Naved-ul-Hasan 30, Mohammad Aamer 4)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (48 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (WU Tharanga 30, DPMD Jayawardene 21, Ex 1)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (99 balls), Extras 2
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 44 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 99 balls (WU Tharanga 48, DPMD Jayawardene 50, Ex 2)
- WU Tharanga: 50 off 55 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 109/0 in 18.0 overs (WU Tharanga 51, DPMD Jayawardene 56)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 25.4 overs (158 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 158 balls (WU Tharanga 62, DPMD Jayawardene 84, Ex 4)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 91 balls (12 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 32.4 overs (201 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 200 runs in 201 balls (WU Tharanga 76, DPMD Jayawardene 116, Ex 8)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 210/2 in 34.4 overs (KC Sangakkara 3)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 41.3 overs (255 balls), Extras 10
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (KC Sangakkara 20, SHT Kandamby 29, Ex 3)
- Power Play 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2009 News
Aamer's career hampered by stress fractures - Nazar
Mudassar Nazar, the former Pakistan batsman, has revealed that three stress fractures to the back nearly derailed Mohammad Aamer's career even before it started
Time to set the record straight
The last time New Zealand visited Sri Lanka, both Tests were drawn. This is an opportunity to learn from that experience and put things right
Murali was interested in my doosra - Ajmal
Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal has said he exchanged tips with Muttiah Muralitharan on bowling the doosra during the tour of Sri Lanka which just concluded
Poor shot selection cost us - Intikhab
The Pakistan coach has blamed his batsmen for the Test and ODI series defeats in Sri Lanka
We played mature cricket to win - Afridi
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