Sri Lanka vs U.A.E., 6th Match, Group A at Lahore, , Jun 26 2008 - Match Result

Indika Batuwitarachchi and Amjad Ali's 70-run partnership is UAE's highest for the 2nd wicket in ODIs, breaking the record of 33 between Poonawala and Mazhar Hussain

Alhashmi has broken the record for most ducks (2) in ODIs for UAE, going past Indika Batuwitarachchi's 1

Sri Lanka prevail over spirited UAE

Amjad Ali's stroke-filled 77 offered UAE some hope as they chased an improbable target of 290

26-Jun-2008•The Bulletin by Nagraj Gollapudi

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Scorecard summary

Sri Lanka • 290/9(50 overs)

67 (74)

3/49 (10)

61 (43)

2/47 (10)

United Arab Emirates • 148/10(36.3 overs)

77 (79)

5/22 (6.3)

19 (32)

2/22 (7)

Amjad Ali looked to have started the chase off in earnest, but after the fall of his wicket, UAE just petered away

Saqib, UAE captain says " There are lot of positives to take back "

Ajantha Mendis gets the Man of the match and says"He is pretty excited to be bowling to the premier batsmen"

Mahela says " There are a lot of positives but there are a few areas to be developed too"

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Thats it then for the night

36.3

Mendis to Aman Ali, OUT

on the off stump, Aman Ali looks to defend it and misses it and is rapped on the pads . Mendis gets his five wicket haul

Aman Ali lbw b Mendis 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

36.2

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Mendis to Aman Ali, no run

outside the off stump, defends on the frontfoot

36.1

Mendis to Alhashmi, OUT

on the off stump, looks to defend it but misses it and is plumb in front

Fahad Alhashmi lbw b Mendis 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

end of over 366 runs

UAE: 148/8CRR: 4.11 • RRR: 10.21

Zahid Shah6 (11b 1x4)

Fahad Alhashmi0 (2b)

Kaushalya Weeraratne 4-1-23-0

Ajantha Mendis 6-1-22-3

35.6

Weeraratne to Zahid Shah, FOUR runs

outside the off stump, gets an outside edge to third man for a boundary

35.5

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Weeraratne to Zahid Shah, no run

outside the off stump, defends on the frontfoot

35.4

Weeraratne to Zahid Shah, 2 runs

full outside off, drives to extra cover

35.3

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Weeraratne to Zahid Shah, no run

once again beats the outside edge

35.2

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Weeraratne to Zahid Shah, no run

beats the outside edge again

35.1

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Weeraratne to Zahid Shah, no run

full outside off, drives it to cover

end of over 35Wicket maiden

UAE: 142/8CRR: 4.05 • RRR: 9.93

Fahad Alhashmi0 (2b)

Zahid Shah0 (5b)

Ajantha Mendis 6-1-22-3

Dilhara Fernando 7-0-40-1

34.6

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Mendis to Alhashmi, no run

on the middle stump, looks to push it away but misses and is rapped high on the pads

34.5

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Mendis to Alhashmi, no run

on the leg stump, pushes it to leg slip

34.4

Mendis to Fernandes, OUT

outside the off stump and spinning away a touch, Nizel looks to defend it and is beaten. Sangakkara does the rest as he whips the bails off and sends him back on his way

Nizel Fernandes st †Sangakkara b Mendis 5 (13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 38.46

34.3

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Mendis to Fernandes, no run

fuller on the off stump, drives it back to the bowler

34.2

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Mendis to Fernandes, no run

on the off stump, defends to midwicket

34.1

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Mendis to Fernandes, no run

outside the off stump and left alone

end of over 341 run

UAE: 142/7CRR: 4.17 • RRR: 9.31

Zahid Shah0 (5b)

Nizel Fernandes5 (9b)

Dilhara Fernando 7-0-40-1

Ajantha Mendis 5-0-22-2

33.6

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