Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI at Sharjah, Dec 18 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary

the tension's over and Pakistan have won! Junaid fired this one full on the off stump, Prasanna made room looking to scoop it over the off side but it dipped and landed safely on Sharjeel's palms at mid-off

he fires a length ball on the body and swings but can only place it slightly wide of short fine leg, Prasanna decides not to take the single

he can only jam out a full ball towards cover for a single

and we have a run out off the first ball! Junaid fires a length ball and Prasanna swings and mistimes it to deep midwicket, Malinga sets off for the second to get off strike but his partner is not interested seeing Bhatti's accurate throw to Akmal, Malinga turns around but it's too late

on the pads and he tickles it to the on side, only a run

and the 12th man Anwar Ali takes it on the second attempt! Senanayake made room and scooped it over cover, didn't time it well, Anwar ran forward from sweeper cover, had it covered and the ball popped out, he had the presence of mind to stick his right hand out, turn around and take the catch, phew!

and Akmal fumbles! Oh dear! It was a high full toss, Senenayake made room and swung and failed to make contact, Akmal failed to gather it and it the ball raced to the fine leg boundary

there are lots of cries for yorkers but Tanvir sticks to length, makes room and swings but misses, clears the stumps

bowls a good length outside off, makes room and places it wide of point, relief for pakistan as it's only two

Out of the stadium! Fetch that! This was bowled too full and was a slower ball too, stood at the crease and launched miles and miles over wide long-on

6 + 4! The fuller length fails Bhatti, outside off and another 'hit me' ball, Prasanna backs away and scoops it over point nobody patrolling the deep

a six to spice things up further! This was banged in short, Prasanna backed away and connected the hook well, cleared long leg

that's a good comeback by Bhatti to bowl a sharpo bouncer, followed Prasanna who backed away to slog that

fuller outside the off stump and thrashed straight to cover, some relied for Pakistan

this was fuller in length outside the off stump and he went for the slash and missed

good start to the over again! Bhatti errs by bowling length, sat up nicely for Senanayake to belt it over midwicket, finds the big gap there, getting closer are we?

slashes and misses, a bit too close to cut and the frustration gets to Tanvir who yells out a swear word - not at the batsman, just at the situation

makes room and chips it in the air down to the vacant spaces at deep square leg

a misfield leaks a boundary and Ajmal the culprit! Senanayake made room and deliberately angled it towards third man, Ajmal had it covered at short third man and made a complete mess of it

steers it towards third man and pinches a single

streaky! Length ball again from round the wicket, he is cramped for room and gets an inside edge that beats the keeper

and suddenly the 50 stand is up in just 29 balls! A length ball outside the off stump and Prasanna makes room and scoops it over mid-off