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Only T20I

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 52 runs in the only T20I

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, . Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka12018.1 ov
Pakistan172/520 ov
Pakistan won by 52 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Pakistan made 172 for 5 in 20 overs, Shahid Afridi 50 from 37 balls and Imran Nazir 40 from 28 balls. Thilan Thushara took 2 for 37.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 120, Kumar Sangakkara 38 from 31 balls. Saeed Ajmal took 3 for 18.

Pakistan won by 52 runs.

Key performers

Pakistan innings

172/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Kamran Akmal †b KMDN Kulasekarab KMDN Kulasekara01000.00
Imran Nazirc SL Malinga b T Thusharac SL Malinga b T Thushara402851142.86
Shoaib Malikb SL Malingab SL Malinga141030140.00
Shahid Afridic KMDN Kulasekara b T Thusharac KMDN Kulasekara b T Thushara503742135.14
Umar Akmalc †KC Sangakkara b AD Mathewsc †KC Sangakkara b AD Mathews302040150.00
Abdul Razzaqnot outnot out25*1730147.06
Misbah-ul-Haqnot outnot out5*70071.43
Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 2)(b 4, lb 2, w 2)8
Total20 Ov (RR 8.60)20 Ov (RR 8.60)172/5
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Kamran Akmal, 0.1 ov), 35-2 (Shoaib Malik, 3.5 ov), 59-3 (Imran Nazir, 7.5 ov), 125-4 (Umar Akmal, 15 ov), 139-5 (Shahid Afridi, 16.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Nuwan Kulasekara403719.2584100
Thilan Thushara403729.2587000
Lasith Malinga402817.00133110
Muttiah Muralitharan403007.5053010
Angelo Mathews302518.3331100
Sanath Jayasuriya10909.0021000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stKamran Akmal 0(1) & Imran Nazir 0(0)01
2ndShoaib Malik 14(10) & Imran Nazir 20(12)3522
3rdShahid Afridi 3(8) & Imran Nazir 20(16)2424
4thShahid Afridi 35(23) & Umar Akmal 30(20)6643
5thShahid Afridi 12(6) & Abdul Razzaq 1(2)148
6thAbdul Razzaq 24(15) & Misbah-ul-Haq 5(7)33*22

Sri Lanka innings

120(18.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Mahela Udawattelbw b Naved-ul-Hasanlbw b Naved-ul-Hasan11820137.50
Sanath Jayasuriyac Umar Akmal b Mohammad Amirc Umar Akmal b Mohammad Amir231712135.29
Mahela Jayawardenec Abdul Razzaq b Iftikhar Anjumc Abdul Razzaq b Iftikhar Anjum12130192.31
Kumar Sangakkara †b Saeed Ajmalb Saeed Ajmal383121122.58
Chamara Kapugederac Naved-ul-Hasan b Shahid Afridic Naved-ul-Hasan b Shahid Afridi10150066.67
Angelo Mathewsrun out (Shahid Afridi)run out (Shahid Afridi)9910100.00
Thilina Kandambyc Imran Nazir b Saeed Ajmalc Imran Nazir b Saeed Ajmal230066.67
Nuwan Kulasekarab Naved-ul-Hasanb Naved-ul-Hasan130033.33
Muttiah Muralitharanc Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmalc Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal140025.00
Thilan Thusharab Naved-ul-Hasanb Naved-ul-Hasan360050.00
Lasith Malinganot outnot out0*1000.00
Extras(lb 6, w 3, nb 1)(lb 6, w 3, nb 1)10
Total18.1 Ov (RR 6.61)18.1 Ov (RR 6.61) · Target 173 from 20 ov120
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (ML Udawatte, 3.5 ov), 39-2 (ST Jayasuriya, 4.1 ov), 71-3 (DPMD Jayawardene, 8.4 ov), 100-4 (KC Sangakkara, 13.2 ov), 106-5 (CK Kapugedera, 14.3 ov), 115-6 (AD Mathews, 15.4 ov), 115-7 (SHT Kandamby, 15.5 ov), 117-8 (KMDN Kulasekara, 16.5 ov), 119-9 (M Muralitharan, 17.3 ov), 120-10 (T Thushara, 18.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mohammad Amir302217.33102110
Naved-ul-Hasan3.101936.00101101
Iftikhar Anjum403418.5061200
Saeed Ajmal401834.50132000
Shahid Afridi402115.2570020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stML Udawatte 11(8) & ST Jayasuriya 23(16)3923
2ndDPMD Jayawardene 0(1) & ST Jayasuriya 0(1)02
3rdDPMD Jayawardene 12(12) & KC Sangakkara 19(15)3227
4thKC Sangakkara 19(16) & CK Kapugedera 8(12)2928
5thAD Mathews 2(4) & CK Kapugedera 2(3)67
6thAD Mathews 7(5) & SHT Kandamby 2(2)97
7thSHT Kandamby 0(1) & KMDN Kulasekara 0(0)01
8thM Muralitharan 1(3) & KMDN Kulasekara 1(3)26
9thT Thushara 2(3) & M Muralitharan 0(1)24
10thT Thushara 1(3) & SL Malinga 0(1)14

Commentary

End of innings: SL 120 (18.1 ov)
18.1W
Naved-ul-Hasan to T Thushara, OUT
T Thushara b Naved-ul-Hasan 3(6) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 120/10 (18.1 ov)
End of over 182 runs, 1 wktSL 120/901W010
SL Malinga 0(1)T Thushara 3(5)Saeed Ajmal 4-0-18-3
17.60
Saeed Ajmal to SL Malinga, no run
17.51
Saeed Ajmal to T Thushara, 1 run
17.40
Saeed Ajmal to T Thushara, no run
17.3W
Saeed Ajmal to M Muralitharan, OUT
M Muralitharan c Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 1(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 119/9 (17.3 ov)
17.21
Saeed Ajmal to T Thushara, 1 run
17.10
Saeed Ajmal to T Thushara, no run
End of over 173 runs, 1 wktSL 118/80101W1
T Thushara 1(1)M Muralitharan 1(3)Naved-ul-Hasan 3-0-19-2
16.61
Naved-ul-Hasan to T Thushara, 1 run
16.5W
Naved-ul-Hasan to KMDN Kulasekara, OUT
KMDN Kulasekara b Naved-ul-Hasan 1(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 117/8 (16.5 ov)
16.41
Naved-ul-Hasan to M Muralitharan, 1 run
16.30
Naved-ul-Hasan to M Muralitharan, no run
16.21
Naved-ul-Hasan to KMDN Kulasekara, 1 run
16.10
Naved-ul-Hasan to KMDN Kulasekara, no run
End of over 166 runs, 2 wktsSL 115/7114WW0
M Muralitharan 0(1)KMDN Kulasekara 0(0)Saeed Ajmal 3-0-16-2
15.60
Saeed Ajmal to M Muralitharan, no run
15.5W
Saeed Ajmal to SHT Kandamby, OUT
SHT Kandamby c Imran Nazir b Saeed Ajmal 2(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 115/7 (15.5 ov)
15.4W
Saeed Ajmal to AD Mathews, OUT
AD Mathews run out (Shahid Afridi) 9(9) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 115/6 (15.4 ov)
15.34
Saeed Ajmal to AD Mathews, FOUR
15.21
Saeed Ajmal to SHT Kandamby, 1 run
15.11
Saeed Ajmal to AD Mathews, 1 run
End of over 157 runs, 1 wktSL 109/51Wd1WdW111
AD Mathews 4(6)SHT Kandamby 1(1)Shahid Afridi 4-0-21-1
14.61
Shahid Afridi to AD Mathews, 1 run
14.51
Shahid Afridi to SHT Kandamby, 1 run
14.41
Shahid Afridi to AD Mathews, 1 run
14.3W
Shahid Afridi to CK Kapugedera, OUT
CK Kapugedera c Naved-ul-Hasan b Shahid Afridi 10(15) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 106/5 (14.3 ov)
14.3Wd
Shahid Afridi to CK Kapugedera, wide
14.21
Shahid Afridi to AD Mathews, 1 run