length ball, hit down the ground for one, and Sri Lanka win comfortably in the end
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 15th Match, Group F at London, Jun 12 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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
Gul pulls, and pulls well, clears deep backward square
fulltoss, drilled to deep midwicket, Aaamer is late to start for the second, and we have an easy run-out
another top edge, another swing across the line, and another easy catch for Sangakkara, what a way to delay the inevitable
28 off 4, call in the wides
yorker, inside edge onto the pads, gets one
29 off 5, still mathematically possible
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
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
another slower delivery, they are not picking him at all, beats him again with this shorter one
looks for the scoop shot, Malinga bowls a wide yorker, just one to short fine
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
another slower ball, and Tanvir plays all over it, this one dips sharply
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
fulltoss, drilled down to long-on, just the one
that was wristily and powerfully hit, but straight to long-on for one
full, almost a yorker, played to point for one
slower delivery, angled across Alam, he swings big time, and misses
that's a good hit, a low fulltoss, he clears his leg, and lofts it over midwicket
fulltoss, driven down the ground
Kulasekera to bowl now
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
back of a length, slower ball, played for one to short third man
Tanvir new man in