bowled on a good length on leg stump, tries to slog it towards midwicket, misses it completely and hears the death rattle!
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Only T20I at Colombo, , Aug 12 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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Only T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), August 12, 2009, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka
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Pakistan have wrapped this up convincingly. Sri Lanka started well but then lost their openers in a space of three deliveries. Sangakkara and Jayawardene restored stability and got the chase back on track but once the Sri Lankan captain fell, the visitors wasted little time in shutting the opposition out. Pakistan were led superbly by Afridi, who scored a half-century, dismissed Kapugedara and ran out Mathews. He remains the favourite to be named Man of the Match. Pakistan end this tour on a high, and after the defeat in the Tests and the first three ODIs, they've notched up three consecutive wins which is some consolation. We'll get you the presentation details in just a bit.
Rameez Raja is showering praise on this big crowd for their support. The atmosphere, quite obviously, has rubbed off on him.
Sangakkara: "We tried, but you've got to go there and do it. We conceded around 20 runs too many, and our fielding wasn't up to mark. We got a couple of partnerships going but couldn't continue. We would have fancied chasing 150-odd but the last time India played here, they chased 170 and won. It's great to see such great crowds for a game. We need to up out standards and work hard against New Zealand."
Afridi: "I told them we are the champions and we played like champions. I like captaining, the guys are all playing positive cricket. The body language is very important especially in the shorter version, and being an aggressive captain I told the boys to play aggressive cricket. The bowlers did an excellent job."
He's also the Man of the Match.
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18.1
W
Naved-ul-Hasan to Thushara, OUT
Thilan Thushara b Naved-ul-Hasan 3 (6b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 50
end of over 182 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 120/9CRR: 6.66 • RRR: 26.50
Lasith Malinga0 (1b)
Thilan Thushara3 (5b)
Saeed Ajmal 4-0-18-3
Naved-ul-Hasan 3-0-19-2
Impressive spell from Ajmal, got the crucial wicket of Sangakkara which put Pakistan in control
17.6
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Ajmal to Malinga, no run
drifts it in towards off stump, is met by a solid defense from the No.11 batsman
17.5
1
Ajmal to Thushara, 1 run
quicker through the air on middle and off, swipes it down to deep midwicket for one run
17.4
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Ajmal to Thushara, no run
flights it outside off, turns away sharply, Thushara tries to heave it over midwicket, misses
Malinga is the last man
17.3
W
Ajmal to Murali, OUT
Murali falls, tossed up on the off stump, makes room and lofts it straight to Umar Akmal positioned perfectly at long-on, takes it easily, Ajmal gets his third
Muthiah Muralidaran c Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 1 (4b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 25
17.2
1
Ajmal to Thushara, 1 run
flighted outside off, slog-swept just wide of deep midwicket for a single
17.1
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Ajmal to Thushara, no run
tossed up outside off, spun away as he tried to sweep it square, missed
55 needed off 18. Almost over for Sri Lanka now. Pakistan just need to complete the formalities
end of over 173 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 118/8CRR: 6.94 • RRR: 18.33
Thilan Thushara1 (1b)
Muthiah Muralidaran1 (3b)
Naved-ul-Hasan 3-0-19-2
Saeed Ajmal 3-0-16-2
16.6
1
Naved-ul-Hasan to Thushara, 1 run
full and wide, steers it down to third man from the crease for a single
Thushara walks in
16.5
W
Naved-ul-Hasan to Kulasekara, OUT
timber! The offcutter bowled slow, Kulasekara has a wild swing at it, is complete done in by the change in pace, misses and the ball crashes into middle and leg
Nuwan Kulasekara b Naved-ul-Hasan 1 (3b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 33.33
16.4
1
Naved-ul-Hasan to Murali, 1 run
low full toss outside off, bunts it down to wide long-off for a single
16.3
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Naved-ul-Hasan to Murali, no run
in the blockhole on middle and getting it to move in as well, dug out back to the bowler
16.2
1
Naved-ul-Hasan to Kulasekara, 1 run
slower one on a good length outside off, pushed short of midwicket for a single
16.1
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Naved-ul-Hasan to Kulasekara, no run
dropped, full toss on middle, driven hard back to Naved who spills it, was late to react, tried to juggle it but couldn't hold on
Naved back into the attack
end of over 166 runs • 2 wickets
SL: 115/7CRR: 7.18 • RRR: 14.50
Muthiah Muralidaran0 (1b)
Nuwan Kulasekara0 (0b)
Saeed Ajmal 3-0-16-2
Shahid Afridi 4-0-21-1
15.6
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Ajmal to Murali, no run
quicker through the air, fullish on middle and off, defended into the leg side
Murali comes in amid a heap of trouble What can Sri Lanka salvage from here?
15.5
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Ajmal to Kandamby, OUT
It's only a matter of time now, they've lost two in two. Tossed it up outside off, Kandamby chases it, tries to slice it over point but is unable to do so as Nazir times his jump well to pluck it
Thilina Kandamby c Imran Nazir b Saeed Ajmal 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 66.66
15.4
W
Ajmal to Angelo Mathews, OUT
run-out, low full toss on middle, driven straight to Afridi at midwicket who fires in an accurate throw to the non-striker's end, scores a direct-hit and Angelo is short, Pakistan are on top, Sri Lanka are sliding
Angelo Mathews run out (Shahid Afridi) 9 (9b 1x4 0x6 11m) SR: 100
15.3
4
Ajmal to Angelo Mathews, FOUR runs
gets it off the middle this time, tossed up outside off, charges down the track and smacks it over the bowler's head wide of long-off for a boundary
15.2
1
Ajmal to Kandamby, 1 run
short of a length, cut away firmly to deep point for a single
15.1
1
Ajmal to Angelo Mathews, 1 run
on middle and leg, drifting in, pushed away into the deep on the leg side for a single
end of over 157 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 109/5CRR: 7.26 • RRR: 12.80
Angelo Mathews4 (6b)
Thilina Kandamby1 (1b)
Shahid Afridi 4-0-21-1
Saeed Ajmal 2-0-10-1
14.6
1
Afridi to Angelo Mathews, 1 run
full toss on the off stump, driven down to long-off for a single, just seven off the over and a wicket as well
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