- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.5 the death rattle will hurt Akmal, he shapes to sweep with the ball pitched outside leg, he's onto the shot too early and the ball spins off the rough and hits the off stump 106/29.5 high full toss and Nazir's late afternoon slog yields nothing! He steps down the pitch and swings across the line but fails to read the full toss and the ball cannons onto his off stump 61/148.5 Younis' fine effort comes to an end, he makes room but fails to put away a full toss over the ropes, the ball splices to Kapugedera at long-on 306/522.4 lazy shot by Yousuf, Mendis flights it outside off and gets the ball to come on straight, Yousuf drives away from the body and edges it to first slip, Jayawardene juggles and takes it in the second attempt 115/325.4 quite straightforward, Bandara flights it on middle and off, Misbah gets a huge stride forward, tries to work it to the on side but leaves a gap between bat and pad, the ball holds its line and strikes him on the base of the pad in front of the stumps, umpire Gamini Silva gives him out 130/4Extras33 (b 4, w 29)TOTAL321/5 (50 Overs, RR: 6.42)Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Imran Nazir, 9.5 ov), 2-106 (Kamran Akmal, 19.5 ov), 3-115 (Mohammad Yousuf, 22.4 ov), 4-130 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 25.4 ov), 5-306 (Younis Khan, 48.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SL Malinga 10 0 79 0 7.90 29 2 2 10 0 T Thushara 10 0 74 2 7.40 28 11 0 3 0 AD Mathews 8 0 48 0 6.00 22 5 0 0 0 HMCM Bandara 10 0 44 2 4.40 24 0 0 0 0 BAW Mendis 10 0 56 1 5.60 22 2 1 0 0 SHT Kandamby 2 0 16 0 8.00 4 0 1 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR32.2 that could be the end of Sri Lanka's chances, another batsman poking outside off only to nick it to the keeper, a fairly innocuous delivery which Tharanga feathers through to Akmal 166/65.5 Pakistan get a very important strike, Rana hits the deck hard and draws Mahela onto the hook, he doesn't control it very well and the top edge swirls to Aamer at fine leg 36/116.1 straight after the drinks break, and a soft dismissal! Rao bowls a harmless half volley outside off and Sangakkara reaches out to drive, gets under the bounce and tamely scoops it to Nazir at cover point, catching practice thank you Sir 101/223.4 clever bowling from Ajmal, he bowls it quicker and holds the length back, Kandamby is forced on the backfoot and the ball comes on a lot quicker than expected, thick outside edge and Younis falls to his left and takes the catch 130/329.5 one of the most stunning outfield catches you will see! But Rana's in pain... Kapugedera chips down the track and tries to take Ajmal downtown over long-off and nearly succeeds, Rana pedals backwards, the ball swirls in the air and he throws himself backwards and takes it one-handed, cops a painful blow to the head and he lies still for a long while, his team-mates rush towards him in concern, he's all well now 157/430.6 another one bites the dust! Rao pitches it on a good length outside off and gets it to move away just a touch, Samaraweera tries to run it down to third man but gets a thick edge to Kamran 159/535.2 they're nine down, he sashays down the track to blast it out of the stadium but fails to read the flight or the turn, one of the easiest stumpings for Kamran 175/933.1 Pakistan edge closer to victory, Afridi lands it outside off and Bandara wasn't quite sure what to do with it, he gets a thick leading edge to first slip 167/734.6 timber! Rao bowls a lovely inswinger almost on the blockhole, Thushara is beaten for pace and the ball clips his pads and heads straight to the leg stump, difficult for any tail ender to pick 171/836.1 and it's all over, Pakistan complete a comprehensive victory, a back of a length ball on off stump, Malinga leaves his bat hanging as he tries to defend off the back foot, gets an outside edge to first slip 175/10Extras4 (lb 1, w 3)TOTAL175 all out (36.1 Overs, RR: 4.83)Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Mahela Jayawardene, 5.5 ov), 2-101 (Kumar Sangakkara, 16.1 ov), 3-130 (Thilina Kandamby, 23.4 ov), 4-157 (Chamara Kapugedera, 29.5 ov), 5-159 (Thilan Samaraweera, 30.6 ov), 6-166 (Upul Tharanga, 32.2 ov), 7-167 (Malinga Bandara, 33.1 ov), 8-171 (Thilan Thushara, 34.6 ov), 9-175 (Angelo Mathews, 35.2 ov), 10-175 (Lasith Malinga, 36.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 5 0 34 0 6.80 16 6 0 1 0 Naved-ul-Hasan 7 0 46 1 6.57 23 6 1 0 0 Iftikhar Anjum 8.1 0 30 5 3.67 32 2 1 0 0 Shahid Afridi 9 0 40 2 4.44 27 3 0 1 0 Saeed Ajmal 7 0 24 2 3.42 24 1 0 1 0
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- Pakistan: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (54 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (Kamran Akmal 24, Imran Nazir 19, Ex 8)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Drinks: Pakistan - 83/1 in 16.0 overs (Kamran Akmal 46, Younis Khan 5)
- Kamran Akmal: 50 off 54 balls (7 x 4)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 18.4 overs (117 balls), Extras 9
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 29.2 overs (181 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: Pakistan - 175/4 in 34.0 overs (Younis Khan 42, Umar Akmal 23)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (Younis Khan 17, Umar Akmal 27, Ex 6)
- Younis Khan: 50 off 77 balls (2 x 4)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 38.1 overs (236 balls), Extras 15
- Umar Akmal: 50 off 46 balls (1 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 102 balls (Younis Khan 40, Umar Akmal 54, Ex 6)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 44.1 overs (272 balls), Extras 19
- Power Play 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 129 balls (Younis Khan 54, Umar Akmal 79, Ex 17)
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 48.2 overs (301 balls), Extras 27
- Umar Akmal: 100 off 70 balls (5 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 321/5 in 50.0 overs (Umar Akmal 102, Shahid Afridi 2)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (53 balls), Extras 1
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (WU Tharanga 21, KC Sangakkara 28, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (96 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 101/1 in 16.0 overs (WU Tharanga 42, KC Sangakkara 39)
- WU Tharanga: 50 off 56 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 28.2 overs (172 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 166/6 in 32.2 overs (AD Mathews 1)
- Power Play 3: Overs 34.1 - 39.0
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