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Only T20I

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the only T20I

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

Pakistan142/519.3 ov
Sri Lanka14119.3 ov
Pakistan won by 5 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 141, Dinesh Chandimal 56 from 44 balls and Tillakaratne Dilshan 28 from 15 balls. Aizaz Cheema took 4 for 30.

Pakistan reached 142 for 5 in 19.3 overs, Misbah-ul-Haq 48 not out from 38 balls and Asad Shafiq 33 from 33 balls.

Pakistan won by 5 wickets.

Key performers

Sri Lanka innings

141(19.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Upul Tharangab Aizaz Cheemab Aizaz Cheema12132092.31
Tillakaratne Dilshanc Misbah-ul-Haq b Saeed Ajmalc Misbah-ul-Haq b Saeed Ajmal281540186.67
Dinesh Chandimallbw b Aizaz Cheemalbw b Aizaz Cheema564460127.27
Kumar Sangakkara †c & b Mohammad Hafeezc & b Mohammad Hafeez9900100.00
Angelo Mathewsrun out (Misbah-ul-Haq)run out (Misbah-ul-Haq)14200070.00
Chamara Silvarun out (Saeed Ajmal/†Umar Akmal)run out (Saeed Ajmal/†Umar Akmal)480050.00
Thisara Pererac †Umar Akmal b Aizaz Cheemac †Umar Akmal b Aizaz Cheema02000.00
Lasith Malingab Aizaz Cheemab Aizaz Cheema120050.00
Dilruwan Pererac Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gulc Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul130033.33
Ajantha Mendisnot outnot out0*000-
Dilhara Fernandob Umar Gulb Umar Gul01000.00
Extras(lb 3, w 13)(lb 3, w 13)16
Total19.3 Ov (RR 7.23)19.3 Ov (RR 7.23)141
Fall of wickets: 30-1 (WU Tharanga, 3.2 ov), 61-2 (TM Dilshan, 5.3 ov), 87-3 (KC Sangakkara, 9.2 ov), 119-4 (AD Mathews, 15.2 ov), 133-5 (LPC Silva, 17.4 ov), 138-6 (LD Chandimal, 18.2 ov), 139-7 (NLTC Perera, 18.4 ov), 140-8 (SL Malinga, 19 ov), 141-9 (MDK Perera, 19.2 ov), 141-10 (CRD Fernando, 19.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Umar Gul2.301626.40112040
Sohail Tanvir2029014.5033040
Aizaz Cheema403047.5064000
Saeed Ajmal402215.50112000
Shahid Afridi402105.2540010
Mohammad Hafeez302016.6731000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWU Tharanga 12(13) & TM Dilshan 13(7)3020
2ndLD Chandimal 10(5) & TM Dilshan 15(8)3113
3rdLD Chandimal 16(14) & KC Sangakkara 9(9)2623
4thAD Mathews 14(20) & LD Chandimal 16(16)3236
5thLPC Silva 4(8) & LD Chandimal 9(6)1414
6thLD Chandimal 5(3) & NLTC Perera 0(1)54
7thSL Malinga 1(1) & NLTC Perera 0(1)12
8thMDK Perera 1(1) & SL Malinga 0(1)12
9thMDK Perera 0(2) & BAW Mendis 0(0)12
10thCRD Fernando 0(1) & BAW Mendis 0(0)01

Pakistan innings

142/5(19.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Mohammad Hafeezlbw b NLTC Pereralbw b NLTC Perera13141092.86
Imran Farhatc NLTC Perera b BAW Mendisc NLTC Perera b BAW Mendis191540126.67
Asad Shafiqb SL Malingab SL Malinga333330100.00
Umar Akmal †b TM Dilshanb TM Dilshan01000.00
Misbah-ul-Haqnot outnot out48*3831126.32
Shahid Afridic †KC Sangakkara b CRD Fernandoc †KC Sangakkara b CRD Fernando221502146.67
Shoaib Maliknot outnot out2*100200.00
Extras(w 5)(w 5)5
Total19.3 Ov (RR 7.28)19.3 Ov (RR 7.28) · Target 142 from 20 ov142/5
Fall of wickets: 31-1 (Mohammad Hafeez, 4 ov), 36-2 (Imran Farhat, 5.3 ov), 44-3 (Umar Akmal, 6.3 ov), 90-4 (Asad Shafiq, 14.5 ov), 133-5 (Shahid Afridi, 19 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Lasith Malinga3.303219.1473010
Thisara Perera402616.50102020
Dilhara Fernando403619.00124200
Ajantha Mendis302016.6772010
Tillakaratne Dilshan20814.0050000
Dilruwan Perera302006.6760100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMohammad Hafeez 13(14) & Imran Farhat 18(10)3124
2ndImran Farhat 1(5) & Asad Shafiq 4(4)59
3rdAsad Shafiq 8(5) & Umar Akmal 0(1)86
4thMisbah-ul-Haq 23(26) & Asad Shafiq 21(24)4650
5thShahid Afridi 22(15) & Misbah-ul-Haq 18(10)4325
6thMisbah-ul-Haq 7(2) & Shoaib Malik 2(1)9*3

Commentary

End of innings: PAK 142/5 (19.3 ov)
19.32
SL Malinga to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs
19.21
SL Malinga to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run
19.16
SL Malinga to Misbah-ul-Haq, 6 runs
End of over 1914 runs, 1 wktPAK 133/560602W
Misbah-ul-Haq 41(36)CRD Fernando 4-0-36-1
18.6W
CRD Fernando to Shahid Afridi, OUT
Shahid Afridi c †KC Sangakkara b CRD Fernando 22(15) [4s-0 6s-2] · FoW 133/5 (19 ov)
18.52
CRD Fernando to Shahid Afridi, 2 runs
18.40
CRD Fernando to Shahid Afridi, no run
18.36
CRD Fernando to Shahid Afridi, SIX
18.20
CRD Fernando to Shahid Afridi, no run
18.16
CRD Fernando to Shahid Afridi, SIX
End of over 186 runsPAK 119/4Wd120110
Misbah-ul-Haq 41(36)Shahid Afridi 8(9)SL Malinga 3-0-23-1
17.60
SL Malinga to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run
17.51
SL Malinga to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
17.41
SL Malinga to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run
17.30
SL Malinga to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run
17.22
SL Malinga to Misbah-ul-Haq, 2 runs
17.11
SL Malinga to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
17.1Wd
SL Malinga to Shahid Afridi, wide
End of over 1714 runsPAK 113/4441014
Misbah-ul-Haq 38(32)Shahid Afridi 6(7)CRD Fernando 3-0-22-0
16.64
CRD Fernando to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR
16.51
CRD Fernando to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
16.40
CRD Fernando to Shahid Afridi, no run
16.31
CRD Fernando to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run
16.24
CRD Fernando to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR
16.14
CRD Fernando to Misbah-ul-Haq, FOUR
End of over 168 runsPAK 99/4Wd110Wd112
Shahid Afridi 5(5)Misbah-ul-Haq 25(28)NLTC Perera 4-0-26-1
15.62
NLTC Perera to Shahid Afridi, 2 runs
15.51
NLTC Perera to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run
15.41
NLTC Perera to Shahid Afridi, 1 run