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8.6 to Faisal Iqbal, short rising delivery on the stumps, Iqbal goes for the pull and the ball files off the top-edge, Maharoof at deep fine leg nicely settles under it, Malinga strikes! Pakistan three down and in a spot of bother here. 28/3
29.5 to Imran Farhat, gone! short rising delivery, angling across after pitching in line, Farhat needlessly goes after it and falls right into the trap, ball clips the leading edge and flies down to fine leg, Bandara in the deep judges it to perfection 122/4
53.6 to Mohammad Asif, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Asif is beaten for pace and the ball crashes into the woodwork, Maliga gets one more to his name - Pakistan nine down. 172/9
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7.4 to Shoaib Malik, got'm! short of a good length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Malik tamely turns it away straight to Tharanga at short square leg, easy catch held, Maharoof with the all important breakthrough. 25/1
7.5 to Younis Khan, Maharoof strikes again! good length delivery outside the off stump, again nothing special there, Younis Khan prods at it away from his body, ball clips the bottom edge of the bat and goes straight to Sangakkara behind the stumps, two wickets in two ball and Maharoof is on a hat-trick here! 25/2
33.3 to Inzamam-ul-Haq, gone! short of a good length delivery, slanting away from the right-hander, this one kicked off after hitting the deck, Inzi moves across looking to drive, ball clips the outside edge and goes straight to Sangakkara behind the stumps, what a wicket! 127/5
37.4 to Abdul Razzaq, Maharoof strikes again! good length delivery, this one pitched outside the off stump and jagged back in sharply, Razzaq plays away from his body, a lazy looking shot, ball slants in just enough to beat the inside edge, clips the pad and crashes into the stumps, Pakistan six down - Sri Lanka off a good start here. 138/6
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42.2 to Shahid Afridi, bowled'm! classic off-spinner's dismissal, flat and turning back in sharply, Afridi mis-reads the lenght, goes back to cut and gets beaten by a long way, ball turns in just enough to clip the off stump. That's Murali's first wicket of the match, Pakistan seven down! 154/7
46.3 to Umar Gul, turning in from outside the off stump, Gul gets his left leg to the pitch of the delivery and shoulders arms, loud appeal and this time umpire Davis adjudicates in favour of the bowler, Murali third time lucky, Pakistan eight down 160/8
54.4 to Kamran Akmal, all over! tossed up and turning in, Akmal goes for the sweep and gets it on the middle, ball goes straight to Tharanga at short leg who takes invasive action and in the process the ball gets stuck between his hand and the shoulder, that was a painful blow but Tharanga nicely held on to the ball. 176/10
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