- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.1 gone this time!! Deceived by the slower ball. Short on the leg stump and Jayasuriya had prepared himself for another aggressive shot, failed to spot the slower ball and went through with an attempted pull, mistimed it straight to Saeed Ajmal at mid-on who made no mistake. 76/132.3 run out, hesitation by Sangakkara and it costs him his wicket, pushed into the off side towards point, he sets off immediately and Dilshan responds but sends him back after he is halfway down the wicket, Afridi begins celebrating even before he takes down the stumps. 180/242.4 goes for the pull again, and the fielder makes no mistake! Short on the leg stump, tries to pull it away over the deep-square-leg boundary, gets the top-edge again and Khurram Manzoor standing int he deep runs a good distance to his left to take a well judged catch 237/347.1 Mahela goes! Bowled full outside off stump, makes room but edges it to the keeper as he reaches for it from well outside leg stump 284/447.3 another wicket! Kicked off the pitch, hit the wicket hard on middle, Kapugedera tries to fend it away on the leg side, gets the top edge and Akmal takes a good catch diving forward 284/5Extras19 (lb 5, nb 1, w 13)TOTAL309/5 (50 Overs, RR: 6.18)Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 15.1 ov), 2-180 (Kumar Sangakkara, 32.3 ov), 3-237 (Thilina Kandamby, 42.4 ov), 4-284 (Mahela Jayawardene, 47.1 ov), 5-284 (Chamara Kapugedera, 47.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Umar Gul 9 2 45 3 5.00 32 7 0 0 0 Sohail Khan 10 1 52 1 5.20 30 5 0 0 0 Iftikhar Anjum 5 0 53 0 10.60 10 6 1 1 1 Saeed Ajmal 9 0 51 0 5.66 22 2 0 1 0 Shahid Afridi 10 0 60 0 6.00 16 2 0 2 0 Shoaib Malik 7 0 43 0 6.14 14 1 0 1 0
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Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 what a catch! He's plucked that out of thin air. Short outside off and he pulls it away powerfully but straight to short midwicket where Maharoof dives to his right to take a blinder. 17/41.6 Younis goes! Pitched on a good length on middle and leg, Younis came forward to drive that towards mid-on, missed it and the ball raps him on the pads. Thushara goes up immediately and his appeal is upheld this time. The only question there was the height; replays indicate it may have clipped the top of leg stump. Fair call 4/12.5 edged and gone first ball! Pakistan in trouble here! Good length on the off stump and moving away from the left hander, Butt prods at it from the crease, gets a thick outside edge that's snapped up comfortably at first slip by Kandamby 5/25.6 plumb in front! Good length on the off stump and jagged back in, kept really low and Akmal failed to get his bat down in time, was struck in line with middle and Asad Rauf had absolutely no hesitation. 17/319.1 edged and gone! Pakistan are being demolished here! Lands full outside off and leaving the right hander, Malik drives at it from the crease, gets a thick outside edge that is snapped up on the second attempt by Jayawardene at first slip 68/87.6 gone! Pakistan are sliding here! Short of a length just fractionally outside off, a hint of away movement just as Misbah tried to prod at it off the back foot, gets a thin edge straight to Sangakkara 18/58.4 bowled him. Afridi lets it go, but the ball swings in and crashes into the off stump. Afridi seems dumbfounded after an uncharacteristic shot from him results in his downfall. The crowds have started leaving in Lahore. 22/618.6 gone!! Failed to pick the straight one there, much fuller, pitched on a good length on middle and leg and held its line, Gul came forward to defend and played it with bat hidden behind his pads, and the umpire had no doubt whatsoever 68/720.5 flighted on middle and off and spun in a touch, Iftikhar didn't get a big stride forward, tried to hit it through the line, missed it completely to be struck in line with middle 72/922.5 gone!! It's all over!! Murali gets his 500th victim, and he's only three away from the world record. Flighted on the off stump, really slow through the air, Sohail gets down on his knee to heave it over midwicket, misses it completely to find his off stump pegged back 75/10Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL75 all out (22.5 Overs, RR: 3.28)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Younis Khan, 1.6 ov), 2-5 (Salman Butt, 2.5 ov), 3-17 (Kamran Akmal, 5.6 ov), 4-17 (Khurram Manzoor, 6.2 ov), 5-18 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 7.6 ov), 6-22 (Shahid Afridi, 8.4 ov), 7-68 (Umar Gul, 18.6 ov), 8-68 (Shoaib Malik, 19.1 ov), 9-72 (Iftikhar Anjum, 20.5 ov), 10-75 (Sohail Khan, 22.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KMDN Kulasekara 7 2 17 3 2.42 36 2 0 3 0 T Thushara 7 1 33 3 4.71 32 4 1 2 0 BAW Mendis 3 0 10 1 3.33 11 0 0 1 0 MF Maharoof 4 1 12 1 3.00 19 2 0 0 0 M Muralidaran 1.5 0 2 2 1.09 9 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.30 start, First Session 11.30-15.00 Interval 15.00-15.45, Second Session 15.45-19.15
Match days
24 January 2009 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (TM Dilshan 22, ST Jayasuriya 27, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 51/0 in 14.0 overs (TM Dilshan 22, ST Jayasuriya 27)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 18.2 overs (112 balls), Extras 9
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (TM Dilshan 25, KC Sangakkara 25, Ex 0)
- TM Dilshan: 50 off 70 balls (2 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 28.4 overs (174 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 171/1 in 31.0 overs (TM Dilshan 63, KC Sangakkara 48)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 56 balls (2 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 101 balls (TM Dilshan 44, KC Sangakkara 50, Ex 6)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 36.4 overs (224 balls), Extras 15
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (TM Dilshan 22, SHT Kandamby 28, Ex 1)
- TM Dilshan: 100 off 119 balls (4 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 43.6 overs (270 balls), Extras 17
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 49.2 overs (302 balls), Extras 18
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 309/5 in 50.0 overs (TM Dilshan 137, MF Maharoof 8)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (87 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Pakistan - 55/6 in 16.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 9, Umar Gul 25)
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