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| Asia Cup, 2008 (Pakistan) |
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI |
Run Rate : 4.76
Last Wicket : Rao Iftikhar c N Kulasekara & b M Muralitharan 7(5) - 236/9, 48.4 Ovs
Previous Overs : 1 . W . 1 2 | 1 W . 1 1 4 | 4 1 2 W . . | . 1 . . 1 . |
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| Well, Sri Lanka now move up the points tally to stay beside the Indians. On the other hand, Pakistan has moved down to a shaky position where they will have to rely on their fate which would be as important as their performance. Pakistan were slow to get out of their blocks early and the biggest problem with them this evening was their set batsmen never converted their starts into big one to help their side get any close. Misbah in the end provided some rich entertainment but all those fireworks went down in a losing cause. In the end, Sri Lanka registered a comprehensive win. The Pakistanis will have to play out of their skins to stay in contention. If that happens, this tournament can only get more exciting. Do join us tomorrow for another Super four game. Till then from all of us here in the comm box, Adios... |
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| Sangakkara is the Man of the Match for his brilliant ton which enabled his side post a big total. He also effected a stumping in the second half. |
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| Sri Lanka win by 64 runs |
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| 49.6 Kulasekara to Tanvir, no run, amazing delivery from Kulasekara to end the game, yorker on the stumps again, Tanvir digs it out, end of the game, Sri Lanka wins comprehensively! |
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| 49.5 Kulasekara to Riaz, 1 run, brilliant yorker on the stumps, Riaz looks to dig it out, inside edge onto the pads and sets off for a quick single |
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| 49.4 Kulasekara to Riaz, no run, bouncer and Riaz tries to pull it over the top, no contact made at all |
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| 49.3 Kulasekara to Riaz, no run, speared into the right hander, Riaz closes the face of the bat to work it away, inside edge onto the pads |
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| 49.2 Kulasekara to Tanvir, 1 run, driven wide of cover for a single |
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| 49.1 Kulasekara to Tanvir, no run, yorker length outside off and Tanvir tries to slice it away, misses |
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| Kulasekara to bowl the final over... |
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| Just a formality to go through the last 6 balls now |
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| Improbable 67 off the last 6 balls now... |
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| 48.6 Muralitharan to Riaz, no run, defended straight back to the bowler this time |
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| 48.5 Muralitharan to Riaz, no run, pushed a touch quicker through the air, Riaz gets forward to defend, misses |
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| Wahab Riaz, right handed bat, comes to the crease |
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| Muralitharan to Iftikhar, out Caught by Kulasekara at short fine leg!! Floated up on the middle and leg, Iftikhar kneels down and looks to slog sweep it over square leg, top edge finds the fielder at the edge of the ring, first wicket for Muralitharan this evening... Iftikhar c Kulasekara b Muralitharan 7(5) [4s-1] |
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| 48.3 Muralitharan to Iftikhar, 2 runs, flighted on the off, Iftikhar looks to work it across the line, leading edges it to cover for a single, closed the blade too early on that occasion |
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| 48.2 Muralitharan to Tanvir, 1 run, swept to mid wicket for a single only, straight to the fielder in the deep |
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| Comes round the wicket now... |
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| 48.1 Muralitharan to Tanvir, FOUR!!, lobbed up on the off, Tanvir gets a big stride forward and slog sweeps it to deep mid wicket, one bounce over the ropes |
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| Muttiah Muralitharan is back for his final over |
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| 74 off the last 2 overs, 37 an over. |
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| 47.6 Kulasekara to Iftikhar, FOUR!!, low full toss on the toes, clipped wristily between midwicket and long on for four, beautiful wrist work to pierce the gap! |
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| 47.5 Kulasekara to Tanvir, 1 run, mistimed hoick goes to long on for a single |
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| 47.4 Kulasekara to Iftikhar, 1 run, speared into the right hander, Iftikhar closes the face of the bat and turns it to short mid wicket, sets off for a quick single and gets it comfortably in the end, gets off the mark with that run |
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| 47.3 Kulasekara to Iftikhar, no run, lovely delivery hitting the corridor of uncertainty, skids through, Iftikhar tries to drive through the line and misses |
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| Rao Iftikhar, right handed bat, comes to the crease |
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| Kulasekara to Sarfraz, out Bowled!! Hits the good length spot and comes back into the right hander sharply, Sarfraz backs away to glide it very fine, misses and the stumps are disturbed again, this time it's Sarfraz who departs... another one bites the dust! Sarfraz b Kulasekara 19(31) |
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| 47.1 Kulasekara to Tanvir, 1 run, on the toes and clipped to mid wicket for a single |
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| 46.6 Mendis to Sarfraz, 2 runs, Sarfraz backs away and punches it to deep extra cover for a couple, good placement! |
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| 46.5 Mendis to Tanvir, 1 run, dabbed towards cover point for a single, gets off the mark with that run |
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| 46.4 Mendis to Tanvir, no run, angled across and defended with a big stride forward |
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| Sohail Tanvir, left handed bat, comes to the crease |
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| Mendis to Misbah Ul-Haq, out Bowled!! Mendis tosses it up on the stumps, nips back into the right hander sharply, Misbah Ul-Haq tries to slog sweep and misses, the middle stump is disturbed, great attempt comes to an end finally, Mendis picks up another wicket, one away from a fifer now! Misbah Ul-Haq b Mendis 76(70) [4s-3 6s-4] |
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| 46.2 Mendis to Misbah Ul-Haq, no run, reverse sweeps it to cover, straight to the fielder on that occasion |
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| 46.1 Mendis to Sarfraz, 1 run, short outside the off stump, Sarfraz makes room outside the leg stump and cuts it square of the wicket for a single |
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| 45.6 Kulasekara to Sarfraz, 1 run, looks to slog it across the line, mistimed to mid wicket for a single |
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| 45.5 Kulasekara to Sarfraz, no run, Sarfraz backs away and Kulasekara follows him with a beautiful bouncer, almost gloved it to the keeper there, close shave! |
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| 45.4 Kulasekara to Misbah Ul-Haq, 1 run, lovely delivery from Kulasekara, right up in the blockhole, no option for Misbah Ul-Haq other than digging it out to mid on for a single |
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| 45.3 Kulasekara to Sarfraz, 1 run, dropped in short, Sarfraz tries to pull, gloves it to square leg for a single only |
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| 45.2 Kulasekara to Misbah Ul-Haq, 1 run, clipped behind square on the leg side for a single only |
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| 45.1 Kulasekara to Sarfraz, 1 run, length delivery outside the off stump, Sarfraz opens the face of the bat and steers it down to third man for a single |
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