Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 15th Match, Group F at London, , Jun 12 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
15th Match, Group F, Lord's, June 12, 2009, ICC World Twenty20
(20 ov, T:151) 131/9

Sri Lanka won by 19 runs

Player Of The Match
46 (39)
tillakaratne-dilshan
New
PAK
Full commentary
end of over 2010 runs • 2 wickets
PAK: 131/9CRR: 6.55 
Umar Gul9 (4b 1x6)
Saeed Ajmal0 (0b)
Nuwan Kulasekara 4-0-30-1
Lasith Malinga 4-0-17-3

Dilshan, the Man of the Match: I just trained hard [on the Dilshan scoop] very hard in the IPL. I have the confidence I can connect it every time. On that note, okay bye

Younis, who scored a fighting fifty: It's all about the start, we gave away so many no-balls and wides early. And again with the bat we didn't start well

Sangakkara: Great effort to defend a small total. Great effort from Dilshan, but we needed more partnerships, and we should have got a bigger total.

Pakistan will look back and rue how they started with the ball, and then wasted a superb comeback from Afridi with the ball. Malinga and Murali proved too much, although Mendis didn't look very good today. The key stat of the day: Pakistan gave away 20 extras, and lost by 19 runs

19.6
1
Kulasekara to Umar Gul, 1 run

length ball, hit down the ground for one, and Sri Lanka win comfortably in the end

19.5
6
Kulasekara to Umar Gul, SIX runs

Gul pulls, and pulls well, clears deep backward square

19.4
1W
Kulasekara to Umar Gul, 1 run, OUT

fulltoss, drilled to deep midwicket, Aaamer is late to start for the second, and we have an easy run-out

Mohammad Amir run out (Mathews/Kulasekara) 0 (0b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
19.3
W
Kulasekara to Fawad Alam, OUT

another top edge, another swing across the line, and another easy catch for Sangakkara, what a way to delay the inevitable

Fawad Alam c †Sangakkara b Kulasekara 12 (11b 1x4 0x6 17m) SR: 109.09

28 off 4, call in the wides

19.2
1
Kulasekara to Umar Gul, 1 run

yorker, inside edge onto the pads, gets one

29 off 5, still mathematically possible

19.1
1
Kulasekara to Fawad Alam, 1 run

that's a fulltoss hit hard down the ground, but long-on gets around it

Thirty required off the last over as Gul walks in

end of over 193 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 121/7CRR: 6.36 RRR: 30.00
Fawad Alam11 (9b 1x4)
Lasith Malinga 4-0-17-3
Nuwan Kulasekara 3-0-20-0
18.6
W
Malinga to Tanvir, OUT

finishes with a wicket, another slower delivery - I'm tired of picking the slower ones - and Tanvir slogs at it, gets a huge top edge, Malinga calls for it, gets under it, and catches it on the rebound

Sohail Tanvir c & b Malinga 3 (7b 0x4 0x6 10m) SR: 42.85
18.5
Malinga to Tanvir, no run

another slower delivery, they are not picking him at all, beats him again with this shorter one

18.4
1
Malinga to Fawad Alam, 1 run

looks for the scoop shot, Malinga bowls a wide yorker, just one to short fine

18.3
1b
Malinga to Tanvir, 1 bye

this time he goes for the shorter slower one, Tanvir plays and misses again, but this one bounces twice through to Sangakkara and they get a bye

18.2
Malinga to Tanvir, no run

another slower ball, and Tanvir plays all over it, this one dips sharply

18.1
1
Malinga to Fawad Alam, 1 run

slower ball again, back of a length, thick outside edge, one down to third man

Malinga to bowl his last over, 33 required in two overs

end of over 188 runs
PAK: 118/6CRR: 6.55 RRR: 16.50
Fawad Alam9 (7b 1x4)
Sohail Tanvir3 (3b)
Nuwan Kulasekara 3-0-20-0
Lasith Malinga 3-0-15-2
17.6
1
Kulasekara to Fawad Alam, 1 run

fulltoss, drilled down to long-on, just the one

17.5
1
Kulasekara to Tanvir, 1 run

that was wristily and powerfully hit, but straight to long-on for one

17.4
1
Kulasekara to Fawad Alam, 1 run

full, almost a yorker, played to point for one

17.3
Kulasekara to Fawad Alam, no run

slower delivery, angled across Alam, he swings big time, and misses

17.2
4
Kulasekara to Fawad Alam, FOUR runs

that's a good hit, a low fulltoss, he clears his leg, and lofts it over midwicket

17.1
1
Kulasekara to Tanvir, 1 run

fulltoss, driven down the ground

Kulasekera to bowl now

end of over 177 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 110/6CRR: 6.47 RRR: 13.66
Sohail Tanvir1 (1b)
Fawad Alam3 (3b)
Lasith Malinga 3-0-15-2
Muthiah Muralidaran 4-0-28-2
16.6
1
Malinga to Tanvir, 1 run

a superb yorker this time, just the one

going back to that collision, Sanga had started calling fairly early. But in the end, luckily, they went shoulder to shoulder, and the heads were safe

16.5
1
Malinga to Fawad Alam, 1 run

back of a length, slower ball, played for one to short third man

Tanvir new man in

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