this is a wide down the leg side but Kapu gets a touch on it for a couple of runs fine of short fine leg
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st T20I at Colombo, Jul 30 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), July 30, 2015, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka
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end of over 203 runs
SL: 146/7CRR: 7.30
Chamara Kapugedera31 (16b 1x4 3x6)
Binura Fernando8 (12b 1x4)
Imad Wasim 3-0-21-1
Sohail Tanvir 4-0-29-3
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"Really happy for the newcomers," says Lasith Malinga. "Especially Milinda, Kapu. We didn't get off to good start, three overs, three wickets down. Bowling was not too good. I have to bowl much better in these games."
"Credit goes to boy," says Shahid Afridi. "A great team effort. Partnerships. Shehzad outstanding knock. Shoaib Malik took responsibility as a senior player. Umar Akmal great. Team management is doing a great job, and the boys are showing it works. They know how important fielding is in today's game. I want to see a strong bench, and good to see everyone is capable of winning a game for Pakistan."
"Everything worked well for me," says Sohail Tanvir, the Man of the Match. "It swung for me in the first spell. Then slower balls, yorkers. I have been bowling well ion the CPL. Got the wickets when we needed it. Thanks to Shahid Afridi the way he supported me. Also thanks to Waqar and Mushy. I think I proved my selection right. We played well in all three departments, you couldn't have asked for more."
10.26pm So a comprehensive win for Pakistan ensures they will come back from a full tour of Sri Lanka without losing any of the three series. It was an even game until Pakistan got stuck into the first-change Lasith Malinga, and then ran away with the game with the bat. Shehzad, Malik and Akmal scored 46s, Malinga conceded 46, and Pakistan reached 175, a score that Afridi looked at with desire at the toss. Inexperienced batting, incisive bowling, and this was a one-sided defence of the total, except for a little while Siriwardana and Kapugedera caused them a minor threat. In the end, though, the fielding and bowling was too good, making this Pakistan's 24th successful defence of a total more than 150, out of 26. Presentation coming up soon
19.6
2
Imad Wasim to Kapugedera, 2 runs
19.5
1
Imad Wasim to Fernando, 1 run
tosses this up to tease him, gets the top edge on the big heave, but it doesn't carry to the man deep on the leg side
19.4
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Imad Wasim to Fernando, no run
fires in a low full toss. Defended back to him
19.3
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Imad Wasim to Fernando, no run
another dart into the pads. Dot again. Ending this rapidly, is Wasim
19.2
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Imad Wasim to Fernando, no run
fired in outside off, and beats him on the late cut
19.1
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Imad Wasim to Fernando, no run
fired in by Wasim. The dot as this played back to him means sixes off all the balls won't do it
Last over coming up
end of over 1914 runs
SL: 143/7CRR: 7.52 • RRR: 33.00
Chamara Kapugedera29 (15b 1x4 3x6)
Binura Fernando7 (7b 1x4)
Sohail Tanvir 4-0-29-3
Mohammad Irfan 4-0-25-0
18.6
6
Tanvir to Kapugedera, SIX runs
oh that's a beautiful hit. Tanvir bowls length again, angling in. Kapu stays in the crease, opens up the off side, and chips this over extra cover for a handsome six. Just an extension of the arms, really
18.5
1
Tanvir to Fernando, 1 run
full toss, hits the splice, goes for a single to point
18.4
4
Tanvir to Fernando, FOUR runs
lovely shot. Tanvir bowls length, angling in towards off, and he chips it wide of long-off for four. Maybe it's time they reverted to bowling short to Fernando
18.3
2
Tanvir to Fernando, 2 runs
finally he hits a ball and gets off the mark. The slower ball is a low fullie, and he manages to place it wide of long-on
18.2
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Tanvir to Fernando, no run
short of a length, angles in, beats the inside edge as Fernando looks to open the face. Yet to put bat on ball
18.1
1
Tanvir to Kapugedera, 1 run
wide length ball, he has sliced it, but it falls short of deep point
Tanvir to bowl out now. Has taken a wicket in every over he has bowled
end of over 181 run
SL: 129/7CRR: 7.16 • RRR: 23.50
Binura Fernando0 (3b)
Chamara Kapugedera22 (13b 1x4 2x6)
Mohammad Irfan 4-0-25-0
Anwar Ali 4-0-27-2
17.6
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Irfan to Fernando, no run
and he bowls short again, and Fernando is beaten outside off again
The crowd is pouring out now
17.5
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Irfan to Fernando, no run
and he angles one in just short of a length. Fernando backs away and looks to hit it square on the off side. Beaten
17.4
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Irfan to Fernando, no run
heavy ball. Short of a length, at off, Fernando opens the face, and is beaten as the ball holds its line
More than three per ball required now. Giant to giant. Irfan to Fernando
17.3
1
Irfan to Kapugedera, 1 run
another full toss, this time he chooses to take the single. To long-on
17.2
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Irfan to Kapugedera, no run
full toss, thigh high, gets too big on him, gets only a single to extra cover. Oh that too he turns down
17.1
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Irfan to Kapugedera, no run
length ball wide outside off. Kapu doesn't move his feet, and misses out on a gift. Just swings inside its line
Sixteen per over required now, with three to go. Any over with just one boundary is a good one for Pakistan now
Irfan comes back. Round the wicket to Kapu
end of over 179 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 128/7CRR: 7.52 • RRR: 16.00
Chamara Kapugedera21 (10b 1x4 2x6)
Binura Fernando0 (0b)
Anwar Ali 4-0-27-2
Sohail Tanvir 3-0-15-3
16.6
1
Anwar Ali to Kapugedera, 1 run
slower short ball, dragged from outside off for a single to long-on
16.5
6
Anwar Ali to Kapugedera, SIX runs
the first really bad ball of the over. On a length, regulation pace and into the pads. Kapu stands strong, and plays the pick-up over square leg for a six
Usama: "Credit should go very much to Malik, he literally dragged Shahzad and Umar to convert 1s into 2s, although Shahzad had a scratchy innings, he has respectable strike rate."
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