Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 4th ODI at Colombo, Jun 16 2012, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka

RESULT
4th ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), June 16, 2012, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka
(45/50 ov, T:244) 199

Sri Lanka won by 44 runs

Player Of The Match
4/42
thisara-perera
Sri Lanka Innings
Pakistan Innings
Match Flow
Info
Sri Lanka  (50 ovs maximum)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Younis Khan b Umar Gul4891050.00
lbw b Mohammad Hafeez2447742051.06
c Azhar Ali b Saeed Ajmal971301737374.61
b Mohammad Hafeez1830282060.00
b Sohail Tanvir4050724080.00
c Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal89151088.88
not out 1011330090.90
run out (Shahid Afridi)1391211144.44
b Sohail Tanvir3570060.00
not out 011000.00
Extras(b 5, lb 10, w 11)26
TOTAL50 Ov (RR: 4.86, 215 Mins)243/8
Did not bat:
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Upul Tharanga, 2.2 ov), 2-64 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 16.1 ov), 3-90 (Dinesh Chandimal, 25.3 ov), 4-200 (Mahela Jayawardene, 43.4 ov), 5-204 (Kumar Sangakkara, 44.2 ov), 6-214 (Thisara Perera, 46.1 ov), 7-237 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 48.3 ov), 8-243 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 49.5 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
815116.37294330
2.2 to WU Tharanga, a sharp slip catch by Younis. Loose shot from Tharanga. Short of a length, outside off, holding the line a bit if anything, and Tharanga drives at it without any foot movement. It's a healthy edge to the left of second slip, and YK is alert there. 9/1
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43.4 to DPMD Jayawardene, you can try all the fancy-shmancy slower balls, but I don't know many batsmen who can hit these. Yorker, angling in, headed for the base of the stumps, beats the open face, and uproots the leg pole. 200/4
49.5 to KMDN Kulasekara, Timber. Short of a length. Kula stays back and swings, aiming for midwicket. Is beaten, and is bowled. This dismissal not only gets Pakistan a dot, it also keeps Mathews off strike for the last ball. 243/8
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44.2 to KC Sangakkara, Azhar has pulled off a blinder. Or has he? They are checking the replays. Pulled towards deep midwicket as Ajmal follows him. Cramped for room, he doesn't make a good connection. Azhar rushes in from deep midwicket, and dives forward to catch a low catch. After many replays and zoom-ins, the umpires are satisfied he got the finger underneath it. Sanga is not too pleased with the decision. Or perhaps he is just upset he missed out on a ton. 204/5
46.1 to NLTC Perera, Pakistan hold another catch. Perera tries the slog again. Clears the front leg, and swings. Not quite full enough for him, and hence the top edge into the deep on the leg side. 214/6
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16.1 to TM Dilshan, Hafeez's golden arm strikes first ball. Premeditated sweep first ball. Dilshan misses the ball completely. On a length, just outside off, turning in slightly, hits him in front of middle and off. That's dead plumb. 64/2
25.3 to LD Chandimal, Two dots and gone. Chandi feels like he needs to do something extraordinary. Looks to make room and cut a length ball, and Hafeez hits the off stump. Chandimal really does show the pressure if you can block his singles. 90/3
Pakistan  (T: 244 runs from 50 ovs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Kulasekara b Malinga052000.00
not out 811262174164.28
lbw b Weerakoon2534542073.52
c Kulasekara b Malinga57771114074.02
c †Sangakkara b Kulasekara047000.00
c †Sangakkara b Perera15110020.00
c Chandimal b Perera011000.00
c Jayawardene b Perera011000.00
run out (Perera)021000.00
c †Sangakkara b Mathews014000.00
c Thirimanne b Perera1214151085.71
Extras(lb 9, w 14)23
TOTAL45 Ov (RR: 4.42, 217 Mins)199
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Mohammad Hafeez, 0.5 ov), 2-53 (Asad Shafiq, 13.4 ov), 3-166 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 37.3 ov), 4-169 (Umar Akmal, 38.4 ov), 5-176 (Younis Khan, 40.2 ov), 6-176 (Shahid Afridi, 40.3 ov), 7-176 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 40.4 ov), 8-176 (Sohail Tanvir, 40.6 ov), 9-179 (Umar Gul, 41.2 ov), 10-199 (Saeed Ajmal, 44.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
703024.28263020
0.5 to Mohammad Hafeez, Another duck for Hafeez. Professor has become a duck farmer. Digs this in short. Malinga is a man with a plan. The fine leg is much squarer than regulation, a long leg, and Hafeez goes for the pull in front of his face. And it goes straight down long leg's throat where Kulasekara makes no mistake, as Bob Willis would put it. 0/1
37.3 to Misbah-ul-Haq, against the run of play, Misbah has holed out. This is not over by a long way. What an effort from Kulasekara at mid-off. His two catches today, put against Gul's fielding, could be the difference tonight. Length ball from Malinga, Misbah camps back, opens up the stance slightly, and smashes it down the ground. It goes uppishly, to the right of mid-off, where Kulasekara completes a solid catch. This is timed perfectly, mind you. Superb anticipation from Kula. 166/3
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38.4 to Umar Akmal, Kulasekara is everywhere. Smashing catches, and then a wicket. Loose from Akmal. Rattled by those bouncers from Malinga? Perhaps. This is a length ball outside off, Akmal doesn;t get close to it and drives. The ball holds its line, and takes a healthy edge through to Sanga. 169/4
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41.2 to Umar Gul, now it's the other half of the Josephian Mafia. Short of a length, outside off, not doing much, Gul pushes at it, edges, and Sanga dives low to his right to complete the catch. End of a horrible night for Gul. 179/9
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13.4 to Asad Shafiq, Weerakoon takes 10 balls to claim his first international wicket. Shafiq will be disappointed he has missed a straight ball especially given Weerakoon hasn't turned any delivery so far. Pitched on a length, just outside off, Shafiq plays for the turn, and his inside edge is beaten by a long way. Hits him on the roll, in front of middle and leg. Given after a long appeal. Weera is thrilled. You have to give him credit. this ball actually slid in a little too. 53/2
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40.2 to Younis Khan, Gone. That man Perera again. Younis shuffles across the crease, Perera doesn;t lose his line, bowls short of a length, just outside off. YK tries to run it down, gets an edge, is caught by Snaga, and he walks off. This one just about held its line. 176/5
40.3 to Shahid Afridi, and this is an Afridi special. It goes with the Afridi territory. Short of a length, just outside off, and he goes hard at the first ball he plays. Doesn't quite come on to the bat as well as he expects it to, and ends up lobbing it straight to short cover. Perera on a hat-trick. 176/6
40.4 to Sarfaraz Ahmed, Perera has the hat-trick. The roof has come off the Premedasa stands. Jayawardene comes in at wide slip for the hat-trick ball. Perera bowls short of a length, just outside off, and Sarf pushes at it away from the body. The edge goes low to the left of Mahela, but the captain doesn't let his star allrounder down. 176/7
44.6 to Saeed Ajmal, and Sri Lanka are still diving and urgent. Bowled cross-seam, stops at him, and Ajmal lobs this towards mid-off. Thirimanne dives in front, and takes a low catch to finish this off. 199/10
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MATCH FLOW
  • Sri Lanka innings
  • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 1 wicket)
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 11
  • Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 10 runs, 1 wicket)
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (TM Dilshan 23, KC Sangakkara 23, Ex 7)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 64/1 in 16.0 overs (TM Dilshan 24, KC Sangakkara 24)
  • Rain: Sri Lanka - 91/3 in 25.4 overs (KC Sangakkara 31, DPMD Jayawardene 1)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 28.6 overs (174 balls), Extras 14
  • Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 49 runs, 0 wicket)
  • KC Sangakkara: 50 off 99 balls (3 x 4)
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (KC Sangakkara 31, DPMD Jayawardene 17, Ex 2)
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 37.6 overs (228 balls), Extras 16
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 174/3 in 40.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 75, DPMD Jayawardene 37)
  • 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 100 balls (KC Sangakkara 57, DPMD Jayawardene 40, Ex 3)
  • Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 43.1 overs (259 balls), Extras 20
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 243/8 in 50.0 overs (AD Mathews 10, SL Malinga 0)
  • Pakistan innings
  • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 29 runs, 1 wicket)
  • Pakistan: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 8
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (Azhar Ali 18, Asad Shafiq 24, Ex 8)
  • Powerplay 2: Overs 16.1 - 21.0 (Bowling side - 20 runs, 0 wicket)
  • Drinks: Pakistan - 61/2 in 17.0 overs (Azhar Ali 24, Misbah-ul-Haq 4)
  • Pakistan: 100 runs in 24.6 overs (150 balls), Extras 12
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (Azhar Ali 18, Misbah-ul-Haq 28, Ex 4)
  • Azhar Ali: 50 off 95 balls (3 x 4)
  • Drinks: Pakistan - 138/2 in 33.0 overs (Azhar Ali 52, Misbah-ul-Haq 44)
  • Pakistan: 150 runs in 34.3 overs (207 balls), Extras 17
  • Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 24 runs, 2 wickets)
  • Misbah-ul-Haq: 50 off 68 balls (3 x 4)
  • 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 129 balls (Azhar Ali 42, Misbah-ul-Haq 50, Ex 9)
  • NLTC Perera took a hat-trick with the wickets of Younis Khan; Shahid Afridi and Sarfraz Ahmed
MATCH DETAILS
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
TossSri Lanka, elected to bat first
Series
Season2012
Player Of The Match
Series resultSri Lanka led the 5-match series 2-1
Match numberODI no. 3275
Hours of play (local time)14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days16 June 2012 - daynight (50-over match)
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