tossed up on middle and leg, turned away behind square and they set off for the single, Mahela at short fine gathers it cleanly and throws down the stumps at the striker's end to find Butt just inches short of his ground
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test at Lahore, Mar 01 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd Test, Lahore, March 01 - 05, 2009, Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan
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A disappointing end to Pakistan's day there. The openers had got their team off to an ideal start but some excellent fielding by the Sri Lankan captain ensured the visitors' brief stint with the ball today didn't go fruitless. The pitch is still an excellent one for batting though, and the in-form Younis, who's in next, will look to take full advantage. Pakistan still need a further 297 to avoid the follow-on but if the pitch plays the way it did today, they'll bank on getting there without too much difficulty. That's all for now though, join us tomorrow to see who wins the battle of the bats in the first innings. Until then, it's goodbye from Siddhartha Talya on the commentary and Binoy George from the scoring desk. Adios!
As a result of the firing in Lahore where several Sri Lankan players were injured, the match, and therefore the tour, has been called off. You can track developments in our breaking news blog
23.4
W
Murali to Manzoor, OUT
Salman Butt run out (Jayawardene) 48 (74b 8x4 0x6 98m) SR: 64.86
23.3
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Murali to Manzoor, no run
quicker ball bowled on a good length on middle, defended back to the bowler
23.2
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Murali to Manzoor, no run
low full toss on middle and leg, driven straight to mid-on
23.1
2
Murali to Manzoor, 2 runs
short outside off, makes room and cuts it away wide of deep cover for a couple
The last over of the day coming up
end of over 23Maiden
PAK: 108/0CRR: 4.69
Salman Butt48 (74b 8x4)
Khurram Manzoor57 (67b 11x4)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 1-1-0-0
Muthiah Muralidaran 4-0-21-0
22.6
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Dilshan to Salman Butt, no run
full outside off stump, driven straight to short cover
22.5
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Dilshan to Salman Butt, no run
short and wide, struck straight to cover
22.4
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Dilshan to Salman Butt, no run
on middle and off, blocked onto the pitch
22.3
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Dilshan to Salman Butt, no run
throws it up again, on the off stump, pushed back to the bowler
22.2
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Dilshan to Salman Butt, no run
tossed up on middle and off, defended back to the bowler
22.1
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Dilshan to Salman Butt, no run
flighted outside off, gets forward and drives that to cover
Dilshan brought into the attack now
end of over 222 runs
PAK: 108/0CRR: 4.90
Khurram Manzoor57 (67b 11x4)
Salman Butt48 (68b 8x4)
Muthiah Muralidaran 4-0-21-0
Ajantha Mendis 8-2-21-0
21.6
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Murali to Manzoor, no run
flighted outside leg stump, defended to short leg
21.5
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Murali to Manzoor, no run
short on middle and leg, whipped away to short fine
21.4
1
Murali to Salman Butt, 1 run
flighted outside off, driven to a deepish mid-off for a quick single
21.3
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Murali to Salman Butt, no run
flighted outside off and spinning away, left alone to the keeper
21.2
1
Murali to Manzoor, 1 run
short on middle and off, turned away towards square leg for a single
Coming round the wicket now
21.1
•
Murali to Manzoor, no run
tossed up outside off, defended with a lunge
Saad: "I think Pakistan finally has some decent options for the opener's spot for the first time since the mass exodus to the ICL now that Khurram Manzoor and Nasir Jamshed have surfaced with good form and techinque."
end of over 214 runs
PAK: 106/0CRR: 5.04
Salman Butt47 (66b 8x4)
Khurram Manzoor56 (63b 11x4)
Ajantha Mendis 8-2-21-0
Muthiah Muralidaran 3-0-19-0
20.6
4
Mendis to Salman Butt, FOUR runs
straying down the leg side, gets a faint tickle as he tries to turn it away fine, the ball rolls down the fine-leg boundary
They're playing for stumps now
20.5
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Mendis to Salman Butt, no run
full on middle and leg, uses his wrists to drive it to mid-on
20.4
•
Mendis to Salman Butt, no run
flighted on the off stump, pushes it off the front foot to mid-off
20.3
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Mendis to Salman Butt, no run
short of a good length on the off stump, defended to short cover
20.2
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Mendis to Salman Butt, no run
tossed up on the off stump, gets on the front foot and defends to mid-off
20.1
•
Mendis to Salman Butt, no run
full on the pads, driven straight to midwicket
Nadeem: "Thank god Khuram is finally playing his natural game - he's been too slow before this."
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