Mathews has done it. Tonight he is the iron man. Short of a length, on off, and he punches this over point. Mathews has won them the series, and he is running all over the place with the bat held in the air
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 5th ODI at Colombo, Jun 18 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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5th ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), June 18, 2012, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka
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Mahela goes off to collect the trophy. With Sri Lanka jubilant, and Pakistan disappointed, we take your leave, hoping for an equally tight Test series. Cheers
"It was a great game," says Mahela Jayawardene. "The whole series was fantastic. We had to dig deep at times, and today was no different. Big call to play Mendis today. Bowled beautifully, fielded magnificently, we knew he could bat too. We just need to focus on little things like we did in the one-dayers."
Thisara Perera is the man of the Series
"The way Mathews played he took the game away from us," says Misbah-ul-Haq. "We were 15-20 short. They bowled well at the end. Again, the fielding let us down. They really gave us tough time, especially Angelo. Mendis played very well too. We have to forget this and improve our performance in the Tests."
Finally we have identified the Man of the Match. Step forward Angelo Mathews. He says, "I haven't had the opportunity to bat since the first game, but I was ready. I am glad I did it today in front of an amazing crowd."
Tony Greig presides over the presentation. This is a long process, is the presentation. He should be paid a bonus for this
Oh the crowd is all over the field. That's from the good old days. And like the good old days, both the sides have been slow with their overs. I am expecting hefty fines. I think the crowd invasion has delayed the presentation
Welcome back. What a thriller this has been. And what difference calmness and mental strength make in this game. Sri Lanka were stronger, they believed they would win if they saw this match through to its end. On the other hand, Pakistan panicked the other day, and didn't even take it to the end. Man of the moment is Angelo Mathews. He likes to take matches into the last over. Sometime he loses out, sometimes he wins, but you can rest assured he keeps them alive. You can like him, you can dislike him, but he backs himself to do it. Tonight he was the last man standing
Sri Lanka's narrowest win over Pakistan. Shows how the balance of mental strength is shifting. It's been four minutes since they won, but you can't wipe that smile off Mathews's face. Mahela and Sanga rush onto the field too. Hugs all around. Sri Lankan flags all around. Misbah and Pakistan are crestfallen: two catches dropped, numerous run-outs missed, numerous misfields, 22 extras. Spare a thought for Sami: should have had Sanga when he was bowling a good first spell, brought them back with a catch and a run-out, but ends up with the most expensive figures by a Pakistani in Sri Lanka. Osman Samiudding summed it up last week in The National: "If Pakistanis were Greeks, they would have already written a tragedy based on the life and times of Mohammad Sami."
49.4
4
Sami to Angelo Mathews, FOUR runs
Another conference. Hafeez and Tanvir join Misbah and Sami
49.3
2
Sami to Angelo Mathews, 2 runs
short of a length, short-arm jabbed wide of deep midwicket, and he comes back for two. Mathews is panting, bent on his bat, but he has put SL in the driver's seat. Another poor throw. Well wide
49.2
6
Sami to Angelo Mathews, SIX runs
Mathews it is. Mathews has turned it around. Sami bowls an ordinary delivery. Length ball, outside off, Mathews gets under it, and lofts it over long-on. Bowled cross seam, and gives him the length to get under
Twelve off five now. Still between Sami and Mathews
49.1
2
Sami to Angelo Mathews, 2 runs
Another run-out missed. Low full toss, follows him as he backs away, hit to long-on, takes the risky second, Akmal goes for the striker's end, but the throw is wide. There was a run-out available at each end, but he goes for the longer throw and misses, allowing Mathews make it
49.1
1w
Sami to Angelo Mathews, 1 wide
Cat and mouse. Sami sees him back away, follows him, and Mathews gets inside the line. Wide down the leg side
Sami v Mathews. I had a feeling it would come down to this. Sami will not bowl many slower bowls here. Either full and straight, or fast bouncers
end of over 496 runs
SL: 233/8CRR: 4.75 • RRR: 15.00
Angelo Mathews66 (72b 3x4 1x6)
Nuwan Kulasekara10 (7b 1x4)
Sohail Tanvir 10-0-42-3
Mohammad Sami 9-0-60-0
Top over from Tanvir, even though Mathews retains strike
48.6
1
Tanvir to Angelo Mathews, 1 run
full toss, Mathews loses his shape, gets a single to extra cover
48.5
1
Tanvir to Kulasekara, 1 run
Farhat is good again. Half-volley, thrashed towards long-on, Farhat collects it on the half-volley on the second bounce. Keeps them down to one
48.4
1lb
Tanvir to Angelo Mathews, 1 leg bye
short of a length, Mathews gets inside the line, misses, takes the leg-bye
48.3
1
Tanvir to Kulasekara, 1 run
near yorker, short by a few inches, dug out to long-on for another single
48.2
1
Tanvir to Angelo Mathews, 1 run
length ball, that was the ball to go after, but Mathews mis-hits it to long-off for another single
48.1
1
Tanvir to Kulasekara, 1 run
picks the slower ball, drills it down to long-off, Akmal is good at long-off
Tanvir to bowl the 49th over. Close matches are usually won and lost in penultimate overs. And Pakistan have a good man to bowl it. Tanvir to bowl round the stumps
end of over 4810 runs
SL: 227/8CRR: 4.72 • RRR: 10.50
Nuwan Kulasekara7 (4b 1x4)
Angelo Mathews64 (69b 3x4 1x6)
Mohammad Sami 9-0-60-0
Sohail Tanvir 9-0-37-3
47.6
1
Sami to Kulasekara, 1 run
misses the yorker by a few inches, Kula drives well, gets a single to sweeper-cover
Nine off the over so far
47.5
1
Sami to Angelo Mathews, 1 run
short of a length, Mathews backs away, opens the face in front of stumps, makes good connection, but can't beat short third man
47.4
1
Sami to Kulasekara, 1 run
short of a length, on off, punched down to long-off for one
Misbah pats Sami's back
47.3
4
Sami to Kulasekara, FOUR runs
unfortunate for Sami. swinging delivery, fast too, but a foll toss. He has done in Kula in for the pace, but he gets an outside edge that goes fine for four
47.2
1
Sami to Angelo Mathews, 1 run
Misbah can't find the stumps again. Near yorker, hit to extra cover, and he was gone if he had hit
Third man is up
47.1
2
Sami to Angelo Mathews, 2 runs
full, on off, 135ks, driven wide of long-off, and they come back for two. weak throw from Hafeez
Last three overs now. Is Mathews iron man or nearly man? He has shown shades of both in the past. What has Sami got for us? He'll love a wicket to silence his detractors
end of over 476 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 217/8CRR: 4.61 • RRR: 10.33
Angelo Mathews60 (66b 3x4 1x6)
Nuwan Kulasekara1 (1b)
Sohail Tanvir 9-0-37-3
Mohammad Sami 8-0-50-0
46.6
1
Tanvir to Angelo Mathews, 1 run
full, angling in, driven inside-out to long-off for one
46.5
1
Tanvir to Kulasekara, 1 run
short, into the body, pulled to square leg for one
Kulasekara is not a bad No. 10. Here he is. Field edges closer
46.4
1
Tanvir to Angelo Mathews, 1 run
short of a length, angling in, drops and runs, gets a single
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