Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Match at Fatullah, Feb 25 2014 - Match Highlights

RESULT

1st Match (D/N), Fatullah, February 25, 2014, Asia Cup

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296/6

(48.5/50 ov, T:297) 284

Sri Lanka won by 12 runs

Player Of The Match

, SL

5/52

'Malinga made the difference' - Mathews

'Malinga made the difference' - Mathews

'We should have won' - Misbah

'We should have won' - Misbah

Agarkar: Vintage Pakistan performance

Agarkar: Vintage Pakistan performance

Match Coverage

Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Wisden's review of the first Asia Cup ODI, Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Malinga stars in Sri Lanka win against Pakistan

Lasith Malinga's five-wicket haul helped Sri Lanka claim an exciting 12-run victory against Pakistan in the opening match of the Asia Cup in Fatullah, Bangladesh, on Tuesday.

Malinga stars in Sri Lanka win against Pakistan

'Batsmen should have finished better' - Misbah

After yet another defeat chasing a 250-plus total, Misbah-ul-Haq said Pakistan could have won easily had he and Umar Akmal remained at the crease till the end

'Batsmen should have finished better' - Misbah

'We thought we were 25-30 runs short' - Mathews

Considering the impetus provided by Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara's 161-run partnership, Angelo Mathews felt Sri Lanka should have scored at least 325

'We thought we were 25-30 runs short' - Mathews

Malinga beats Murali to 250 ODI wickets

Stats highlights from Sri Lanka's thrilling win against Pakistan in the first match of the Asia Cup

Malinga beats Murali to 250 ODI wickets

Instant answers to T20 questions

Pakistan Innings

Player Name		R	B
Sharjeel Khan	caught	26	23
Ahmed Shehzad	bowled	28	37
Mohammad Hafeez	lbw	18	19
Sohaib Maqsood	caught	17	27
Misbah-ul-Haq	caught	73	84
Umar Akmal	caught	74	72
Shahid Afridi	caught	4	7
Bilawal Bhatti	bowled	18	13
Umar Gul	caught	2	6
Saeed Ajmal	lbw	10	4
Junaid Khan	not out	1	1
Extras	(lb 3, w 10)
Total	284(10 wkts; 48.5 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	28	Sharjeel Khan	Ahmed Shehzad
2nd	49	Mohammad Hafeez	Ahmed Shehzad
3rd	6	Mohammad Hafeez	Sohaib Maqsood
4th	38	Misbah-ul-Haq	Sohaib Maqsood
5th	121	Misbah-ul-Haq	Umar Akmal
6th	10	Shahid Afridi	Misbah-ul-Haq
7th	2	Misbah-ul-Haq	Bilawal Bhatti
8th	8	Umar Gul	Bilawal Bhatti
9th	19	Saeed Ajmal	Bilawal Bhatti
10th	3	Junaid Khan	Bilawal Bhatti

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Asia Cup

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	4	4	0	17	0.773
PAK	4	3	1	13	0.349
IND	4	2	2	9	0.450
AFG	4	1	3	4	-1.278
BAN	4	0	4	0	-0.259