and it's all over, Pakistan complete a comprehensive victory, a back of a length ball on off stump, Malinga leaves his bat hanging as he tries to defend off the back foot, gets an outside edge to first slip
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 4th ODI at Colombo, , Aug 07 2009 - Match Result
RESULT
4th ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), August 07, 2009, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka
Younis Khan and Umar Akmal's 176-run partnership is PAK's highest for the 5th wicket in ODIs, breaking the record of 162 between Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf
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Scorecard summary
Pakistan • 321/5(50 overs)
102* (72)
2/44 (10)
89 (111)
2/74 (10)
Sri Lanka • 175/10(36.1 overs)
80 (89)
5/30 (8.1)
39 (33)
2/24 (7)
Pakistan finally bring their A-game in this series, and it gives them a handsome 146-run victory. Umar Akmal was the undoubted star, making a spectacular century after walking in with the team struggling at 130 for 4, that too in just his third game. Younis will also be really pleased with his half-century.
Sri Lanka threw in the towel after Kapugedera fell, thanks to that stunning outfield catch by Rana. Anjum took over and cleaned up the tail. Here's the presentation.
Sangakkara: "The problem was we gave them 320. I don't think complacency was the problem. We've got to make sure we bowl a lot better to our fields. Umar finished things off well. Tharanga has shown a lot of intent, nice to see him find his groove."
Unfortunately we've lost pictures of the presentation.
Umar Akmal is the Man of the Match.
Thanks for your company. We'll see you again on Sunday for the 5th ODI, at the same venue, same time. Till then, it's goodbye!
36.1
W
Iftikhar to Malinga, OUT
Lasith Malinga c Misbah-ul-Haq b Iftikhar Anjum 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 0
end of over 364 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 175/9CRR: 4.86 • RRR: 10.50
Ajantha Mendis0 (4b)
Lasith Malinga0 (0b)
Shahid Afridi 9-0-40-2
Iftikhar Anjum 8-0-30-4
35.6
•
Afridi to Mendis, no run
this one grips and turns, beats the edge
35.5
•
Afridi to Mendis, no run
nearly catches the edge as he shapes to drive
35.4
•
Afridi to Mendis, no run
just slides down the leg side and clips his pads
35.3
•
Afridi to Mendis, no run
lands outside off and no turn, allows it to go through to the keeper
35.2
W
Afridi to Angelo Mathews, OUT
they're nine down, he sashays down the track to blast it out of the stadium but fails to read the flight or the turn, one of the easiest stumpings for Kamran
Angelo Mathews st †Kamran Akmal b Shahid Afridi 8 (10b 1x4 0x6 23m) SR: 80
35.1
4
Afridi to Angelo Mathews, FOUR runs
streaky, he lashes hard at a delivery spinning away from him, the outside edge beats the keeper and runs down to third man
end of over 353 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 171/8CRR: 4.88 • RRR: 10.06
Angelo Mathews4 (8b)
Iftikhar Anjum 8-0-30-4
Shahid Afridi 8-0-36-1
34.6
W
Iftikhar to Thushara, OUT
timber! Rao bowls a lovely inswinger almost on the blockhole, Thushara is beaten for pace and the ball clips his pads and heads straight to the leg stump, difficult for any tail ender to pick
Thilan Thushara b Iftikhar Anjum 0 (6b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 0
34.5
1
Iftikhar to Angelo Mathews, 1 run
shuffles and works it away to the on side
34.4
2
Iftikhar to Angelo Mathews, 2 runs
picks it from outside off and hoicks him across the line and beats square leg
34.3
•
Iftikhar to Angelo Mathews, no run
full and swinging away, he drives straight to mid-off
34.2
•
Iftikhar to Angelo Mathews, no run
gets it to move away from the right hander and lands it on a full length, attempts a square drive and misses
34.1
•
Iftikhar to Angelo Mathews, no run
keeps it full on middle and off, gets well forward and defends
SL have opted for the third Powerplay
end of over 341 run • 1 wicket
SL: 168/7CRR: 4.94 • RRR: 9.62
Thilan Thushara0 (5b)
Angelo Mathews1 (3b)
Shahid Afridi 8-0-36-1
Iftikhar Anjum 7-0-27-3
33.6
•
Afridi to Thushara, no run
gets forward and defends with a dead bat
33.5
•
Afridi to Thushara, no run
hits his pads just outside the line of off stump, Afridi appeals
33.4
•
Afridi to Thushara, no run
loops it outside off and beats the batsman
33.3
•
Afridi to Thushara, no run
lands outside off and defends back to the bowler
33.3
1w
Afridi to Thushara, 1 wide
33.2
•
Afridi to Thushara, no run
stays back, waits for the turn and cuts to point
33.1
W
Afridi to Bandara, OUT
Pakistan edge closer to victory, Afridi lands it outside off and Bandara wasn't quite sure what to do with it, he gets a thick leading edge to first slip
Malinga Bandara c Misbah-ul-Haq b Shahid Afridi 0 (5b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 0
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
PAK
102 runs (72)
5 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
on side drive on front foot
41 runs
1 four4 sixes
Control
88%
PAK
89 runs (111)
4 fours0 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
37 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
85%
Match details
| R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |
| Toss | Pakistan, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2009 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Sri Lanka led the 5-match series 3-1 |
| Match number | ODI no. 2868 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15 |
| Match days | 7 August 2009 - daynight (50-over match) |
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