Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st ODI at Dambulla, , Jul 30 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary

that's the end of that, Malinga gets the perfect yorker on middle and leg, Gul misses, the stumps are shattered, Sri Lanka are 1-0 up in this series

Aamer jabs a fullish delivery to backward point and is run out, Jayawardene has done the job for Sri Lanka, the bowlers were struggling to break the partnership, but Jayawardene throws down the stumps at the bowler's end with a direct hit, Aamer forgets to drag his bat into the crease and that error means he doesn't make his ground, he has to go

keeps it full and on middle, Aamer defends with the full face of the bat

length ball on off, Gul strikes it towards sweeper cover like a top-order batsman

pitched up, well outside off, driven firmly to point, that's a dot ball

similar ball from Thushara, wider outside off this time, another free run for Pakistan

length ball ball outside off, left alone by Aamer, umpire deems it a 'wide', Sangakkara is unhappy with the decision

pitched up by Thushara, outside off, left alone by Aamer

very short and wide, Aamer plays that fine past the keeper to get another boundary

short and well outside off, Aamer stands tall and looks to cut it past point but can't beat the man

length ball on middle and leg, Gul swings it around to midwicket, Jayasuriya has to run around to cut it off

short and wide, dabbed to third man by Thushara

back of length, on the leg stump, turned to fine leg for a single

another bouncer, Gul goes for the pull and misses, is hit on the body and runs away to fine leg

short and very wide outside off, Malinga will have to bowl that again

more frustration for Sri Lanka, slower ball on a length, heading for offstump, Gul gets an outside edge past the keeper and too fine for the third man, that's the 50 partnership

Gul plays the sort of shot that got led to Afridi's dismissal, a bouncer outside off, Gul cheekily upper cuts it over short third man and that's the third boundary of the over, and that's a no-ball as it's the second high bouncer of the over

Malinga replies with the quick bouncer, it's outside off and Gul is not bothered by that one

another boundary for Gul, this time to the cover boundary, fullish ball outside off, Gul crashes it through the covers

full toss on the pads, Gul flicks it to the square leg boundary, runs starting to flow now for Pakistan