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| Pakistan in Sri Lanka, 2009 |
| Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test |
| Run Rate : 2.63 |
| Last Wicket : Abdur Rauf c M Jayawardene & b R Herath 13(54) - 117/10, 44.3 Ovs |
| Previous Overs : 1 1 2 . . 1 | . . . . . . | . B1 . . 1 . | . . W |
| That's it from me, Srivathsa for now. Until the second Test which starts at the PSS in Colombo on the 12th of July, I sign off wishing everyone well.. Goodbye.. |
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| Interesting facts: This is only the fourth Test Sri Lanka have won without Murali since his debut. Also SL have never won a home Test series against Pakistan so far. |
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| Herath: So happy with the way that I bowled. No jet lag as I had a whole day's rest when SL were batting. I had to perform well whenever given an opportunity. I've played with him (Sangakkara) for 3-4 years..he asked me to bowl normally...I got him out (Yousuf) 2 times before..I knew I could get him get again. |
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| Sangakkara: It has been a great week, I was back home for the birth of my twins, you cant top that feeling. The wicket has been fantastic for Test cricket, would like to commend everyone, Mahela had to baby sit me through out the match. It is nice that bringing Herath from England has worked out. Would like to work on our batting for the second Test, work on where our off stump is and also the channels we need to bowl on. |
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| Younis Khan: We did not think we will lose the game, main thing is that we did not have partnerships. All credit to Sanga and their boys, they put us under a lot of pressure. Batting first or second does not matter on this wicket. The series is still wide open. |
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| Rangana Herath is the Man of the Match for his career best figures of 4/15. |
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| Sri Lanka on the other hand played superbly on the last day to pull of a miraculous victory. Dilshan was simply magnificent behind the stumps as he kept like a specialist keeper. Infact his run-out of Yousuf in the first innings limited the Pakistani lead to 50 runs. Pakistan will be shell shocked with this defeat and a lot of soul searching has to be done from their side if they are to comeback into the series. SL though would be pleased that they can welcome back Murali for the second Test. |
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| Salman Butt played an atrocious shot to start the slide and from then on Sri Lanka never looked back. That shot reminds one that was played by Damien Martyn against SA at Sydney in 94. Aus lost that Test by 5 runs and Martyn was banished from the Aussie side for the next 5-6 years. Wonder what will happen to Butt after that shot. Herath and Thushara were virtually unplayable as they made the ball talk. The last 8 wickets fell for 45 runs today. |
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| When play started today many expected that the match will finish before lunch time, that is what exactly happened, but shockingly if you are a Pakistani fan, it was Sri Lanka who emerge victorious. It all started to go horribly wrong for Pakistan after Herath took 2 wickets in the second over of the day. |
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| Herath to Rauf, out Caught by Mahela!! All over! tossed up on the stumps, Rauf goes for the big slog, gets the outside edge, Mahela grabs it at first slip, Herath and SL go wild, what a victory as Sanga joins Sanath and Mahela in winning their first Test as captain.Rauf c Mahela b Herath 13(54) |
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| 44.2 Herath to Rauf, no run, down the leg side, Rauf pads it away |
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| 44.1 Herath to Rauf, no run, Rauf gets forward and blocks it well |
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| 43.6 Mendis to Ajmal, no run, the googles on the stumps, Ajmal defends it |
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| 43.5 Mendis to Rauf, 1 run, drives it to long off by getting to the pitch of the ball |
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| 43.4 Mendis to Rauf, no run, the straighter one, Rauf plunges forward and blocks |
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| 43.3 Mendis to Rauf, no run, Rauf gets forward and defends it |
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| 43.2 Mendis to Ajmal, byes, 1 run, down the leg side and Dilshan cant glove it, goes very fine |
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| 43.1 Mendis to Ajmal, no run, Ajmal plays all around an offie, is beaten |
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| 42.6 Herath to Rauf, no run, now the flatter delivery on the stumps, Rauf defends it well |
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| 42.5 Herath to Rauf, no run, in the channel outside off, Rauf lifts his bat and lets it go |
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| 42.4 Herath to Rauf, no run, teasing and tormenting Rauf with another spinning delivery, Rauf is beaten on the forward push |
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| 42.3 Herath to Rauf, no run, spinning away from Rauf, he lets it go |
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| 42.2 Herath to Rauf, no run |
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| 42.1 Herath to Rauf, no run, magnificent bowling! spin and turn outside off, Rauf is beaten all ends up |
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| 41.6 Mendis to Rauf, 1 run, Rauf steers it down to third man, retains the strike with that run |
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| 41.5 Mendis to Rauf, no run, again the wrong un, Rauf is struck on the pad, going down the leg side |
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| 41.4 Mendis to Rauf, no run, the offie on the stumps, Rauf defends it |
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| 41.3 Mendis to Rauf, 2 runs, the googles on the middle and leg, Rauf gets a leading edge as he looks to clip it away, goes just past cover |
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| 41.2 Mendis to Ajmal, 1 run, Ajmal wrists it away to mid wicket |
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| 41.1 Mendis to Rauf, 1 run, turns it to short mid wicket, takes a quick single |
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| 40.6 Herath to Ajmal, no run, again Ajmal plunges forward and blocks it well |
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| 40.5 Herath to Ajmal, no run, delivery looped up on the stumps, Ajmal stretches and defends |
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| 40.4 Herath to Ajmal, no run, drives it to short cover, thinks about a single, decides against it |
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| 40.3 Herath to Ajmal, no run, Ajmal gets forward and eases it to mid off |
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| Saeed Ajmal, right handed bat, comes to the crease |
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| Herath to Aamer, out Caught by Dilshan!! Another one bites the dust! it was tossed up, Aamer plays for the turn, there is none, healthy outside edge, Dilshan takes a good catch, Herath is the man again as SL just a wicket away from a stunning comeback victory. Aamer c Dilshan b Herath 6(16) |
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| 40.1 Herath to Aamer, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Aamer defends it well |
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| 39.6 Mendis to Rauf, leg byes, 2 runs, What happened there! the googly from the back of the hand, Rauf is beaten all ends up, so too was Dilshan, close to the off pole, goes very fine |
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| 39.5 Mendis to Rauf, no run, the slider on the stumps, Rauf shows the full face of the bat and defends it |
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| 39.4 Mendis to Aamer, 1 run, Aamer punches it to sweeper cover |
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| 39.3 Mendis to Aamer, no run, slides onto Aamer outside off, Aamer late cuts it down to short third |
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| 39.2 Mendis to Aamer, no run, short on the stumps, Aamer goes on the backfoot and punches it |
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