Best performances - Batsmen
Umar Akmal
77(72) 7x4 - 2x6
Control %82%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 20 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
Misbah-ul-Haq
72(93) 9x4 - 1x6
Control %89%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 21 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
15/03Result
3rd Match (D/N), Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 15 2012
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
189/4 (39.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
15/03Result
3rd Match (D/N), Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 15 2012
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
189/4 (39.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
Partnerships
Sri Lanka - Innings
Pakistan - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSri Lanka overworked and imbalanced
They came to the Asia Cup after five games in 10 days in Australia and had their first practice the day of their first game. But it was the loss of their two allrounders that proved too big a blow for Sri Lanka to adjust to
Jayawardene blames top order for loss
Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has blamed the failure of the top order for the defeat against Pakistan that has left them on the brink of elimination from the Asia Cup
Maharoof's juggling act and Younis' quick reflexes
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the Asia Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Mirpur
Misbah, Akmal complete clinical win
Pakistan put one foot in the final of the Asia Cup with a six-wicket win over a tired Sri Lankan outfit, which didn't have enough steam needed to defend a modest 188
Pakistan's middle order comes good at last
No matter how many batsmen Pakistan play, middle-order collapses seem to haunt them, much to Misbah-ul-Haq's chagrin. Finally, with Pakistan playing only six batsmen, Misbah and Umar Akmal gave the team a spine
