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Sri Lanka v Pakistan ODI Series 2012 – 5th ODI
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Mon 18 Jun 2012, 10:00am BST, 02:30pm local
Sri Lanka win by 2 wickets
| Pakistan | 247-7 (50 ovs) |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 248-8 (49.4 ovs) |
commentary
Over 50. 15 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Sami. Sri Lanka: 248/8(rr 4.96)
FOUR! Sami to Mathews. Length ball, off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs. It has come down to a nail biting finish! Angelo Mathews managed to steer his to team to victory as he snatched it away from Pakistan in the final overs of the game. Pakistan leaked runs in the field which put pressure on the bowlers. They also missed a few run-outs which could have changed the outcome of this game. Sri Lanka proved to be the stronger team at the end of the day and they will hope to take this momentum with them into the Tests.
Sami to Mathews. Full toss, off stump on the back foot working, top edge to deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
SIX! Sami to Mathews. Length ball, off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Sami to Mathews. Full toss, middle stump no foot movement pushing, well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Akmal.
Wide Sami to Mathews. Length ball, down leg side backing away flick, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Over 49. 6 runs. Bowler: Sohail Tanvir. Sri Lanka: 233/8(rr 4.76)
Tanvir to Mathews. Full toss, off stump backing away driving, well timed to cover for 1 run, fielded by Niazi.
Tanvir to Kulasekara. Length ball, off stump no foot movement working, well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Farhat.
Tanvir to Mathews. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to backward square leg for no runs.
Tanvir to Kulasekara. Yorker, off stump backing away driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Farhat.
Tanvir to Mathews. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Hafeez.
Tanvir to Kulasekara. Slower length ball, off stump backing away pushing, well timed in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Hafeez.
Over 48. 10 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Sami. Sri Lanka: 227/8(rr 4.73)
Sami to Kulasekara. Length ball, off stump backing away pushing, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Sami to Mathews. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away Steer, well timed to third man for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Sami to Kulasekara. Seaming away length ball, off stump no foot movement pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Hafeez.
FOUR! Sami to Kulasekara. Out-swinging full toss, off stump no foot movement pushing, outside edge past third man for 4 runs.
Sami to Mathews. Full toss, off stump no foot movement pushing, well timed to cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Niazi.
Sami to Mathews. Length ball, off stump backing away driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Hafeez.
Over 47. 6 runs. Bowler: Sohail Tanvir. Sri Lanka: 217/8(rr 4.62)
Tanvir to Mathews. Length ball, off stump no foot movement driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Akmal.
Tanvir to Kulasekara. Seaming in short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, well timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Gul.
Tanvir to Mathews. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Hafeez.
Tanvir to Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Akmal.
OUT! Caught. Tanvir to Mendis. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, fielded by Shafiq. Mendis threw the kitchen sink at this one but he was cramped for room in the end. The ball looped up towards cover and Shafiq took a simple catch. The umpires went upstairs to check if it was a no ball but the replays showed us that it was a legal delivery.
Tanvir to Mathews. Yorker, outside off stump backing away pushing, well timed to backward point for 1 run, run save by Hafeez.
Over 46. 3 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Sami. Sri Lanka: 211/7(rr 4.59)
Sami to Mendis. Full toss, off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Afridi.
Sami to Mathews. Length ball, to leg on the front foot pushing, well timed to long on for 1 run.
Sami to Mendis. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Niazi.
Sami to Mendis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Sami to Mendis. Length ball, off stump backing away driving, well timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Tanvir.
Sami to Mathews. Length ball, off stump backing away driving, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Shafiq.
Over 45. 11 runs. Bowler: Umar Gul. Sri Lanka: 208/7(rr 4.62)
FOUR! Gul to Mendis. Length ball, to leg on the front foot glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
Gul to Mendis. Short, off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Gul to Mathews. Full toss, off stump backing away pushing, well timed to extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Niazi.
Gul to Mendis. Yorker, off stump no foot movement pushing, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Niazi.
FOUR! Gul to Mendis. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Gul to Mathews. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Akmal.
Over 44. 8 runs. Bowler: Sohail Tanvir. Sri Lanka: 197/7(rr 4.48)
SIX! Tanvir to Mendis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Tanvir to Mendis. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Niazi.
Tanvir to Mendis. Yorker, off stump no foot movement pushing, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Niazi.
Wide Tanvir to Mendis. Slower ball back of a length, to leg on the front foot flick, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Tanvir to Mendis. Short, outside off stump ducked, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Tanvir to Mathews. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pushing, to square leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Ali.
Tanvir to Mathews. Yorker, off stump no foot movement pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Tanvir.
Over 43. 11 runs. Bowler: Umar Gul. Sri Lanka: 189/7(rr 4.40)
Gul to Mathews. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Akmal. Mathews punched this delivery down to mid-off for one run to bring up his 10th ODI 50 and his third against Pakistan.
Gul to Mathews. Full toss, off stump no foot movement pushing, well timed to long off for 2 runs, direct hit by Akmal.
FOUR! Gul to Mathews. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot flick, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Gul to Mendis. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to mid off for 1 run, run save by Farhat.
Gul to Mathews. Length ball, middle stump backing away driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Akmal.
Gul to Mathews. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, top edge to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Sami, fielded by Shafiq.
Over 42. 2 runs. Bowler: Sohail Tanvir. Sri Lanka: 178/7(rr 4.24)
Tanvir to Mendis. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement cutting, mis-timed to backward point for no runs, shy attempt by Afridi.
Tanvir to Mendis. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, well timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Sami.
Tanvir to Mendis. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Akmal.
Tanvir to Mathews. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Hafeez.
Tanvir to Mendis. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shafiq.
Tanvir to Mendis. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Over 41. 4 runs. Bowler: Shahid Afridi. Sri Lanka: 176/7(rr 4.29)
Afridi to Mendis. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Farhat.
OUT! Run Out. Afridi to Mathews. Quicker ball yorker, middle stump no foot movement pushing, to mid wicket, fielded by Sami, by Ahmed. Sri Lanka set off for another risky run and they pay the price. Thirimanne was slow off the mark and he was well short of his ground when the bails were removed.
Afridi to Thirimanne. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Shafiq.
Afridi to Mathews. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot working, well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Farhat.
Afridi to Mathews. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Afridi.
Afridi to Mathews. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Hafeez.
Wide Afridi to Mathews. Quicker length ball, down leg side on the front foot, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Sri Lanka v Pakistan ODI Series 2012 – 5th ODI
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Mon 18 Jun 2012, 10:00am BST, 02:30pm local
Sri Lanka win by 2 wickets
| Pakistan | 247-7 (50 ovs) |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 248-8 (49.4 ovs) |
match report
Angelo Mathews was Sri Lanka's hero as they squeaked a two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the final ODI in Colombo to seal a 3-1 series win.
After Imran Farhat and Umar Akmal had both registered half-centuries to help Pakistan reach 247 for seven, the hosts were in trouble on 175 for seven in the 41st over.
But all-rounder Mathews kept his side in the hunt and his sensational 80 not out off 76 balls almost single-handedly dragged Sri Lanka over the line with two balls to spare.
It was tough luck on Pakistan, who set a challenging total after winning the toss.
Farhat, who replaced the 'rested' Younus Khan, gave the visitors a steady platform, striking nine fours in his 63-ball 56.
Pakistan were badly let down by their top order, most of whom made steady contributions but none could go on to convert it into a big score, with Azhar Ali making 30, Asad Shafiq 38 and captain Misbah-ul-Haq 32.
The innings was in danger of falling away but Akmal ensured Pakistan reached a competitive total with a well-controlled knock of 55 not out.
Jeevan Mendis returned figures of two for 30 and although Mathews was wicketless in his 10 overs, he did only concede 41 runs.
Sohail Tanvir then bowled openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan to leave Sri Lanka wobbling on 19 for two in reply.
Although Kumar Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal put on 78 for the third wicket, the latter was stumped off Shahid Afridi, who then took a return catch from Mahela Jayawardene off the very next ball.
Once Chandimal had departed for 54, Sri Lanka appeared to be struggling.
But Mathews kept the score ticking over and despite losing both Thisara Perera and Lahiru Thirimanne to run outs, he kept his nerve.
With 15 runs required from the final over, Pakistan were still favourites but Mathews thumped Mohammad Sami for six over long-on off the second ball and punched a four through point two balls later to spark scenes of jubilation for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka v Pakistan ODI Series 2012 – 5th ODI
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Mon 18 Jun 2012, 10:00am BST, 02:30pm local
Sri Lanka win by 2 wickets
Pakistan innings
| runs | balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Farhat | c LD Chandimal b T Perera | 56 | 63 | 9 | 0 |
| M Hafeez | b N Kulasekara | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| A Ali | c L Thirimanne b J Mendis | 30 | 49 | 3 | 0 |
| A Shafiq | run out (L Thirimanne) | 38 | 46 | 4 | 0 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | c T Perera b J Mendis | 32 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| U Akmal | not out | 55 | 61 | 5 | 2 |
| S Afridi | c M Jayawardene b N Kulasekara | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| S Tanvir | c UW Tharanga b SL Malinga | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| U Gul | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 3w | 8 | |||
| Total | (50 ovs) | 247 | for 7 | ||
did not bat: S Ahmed, M Sami
fow: 1-22 (M Hafeez, 5.6 ov), 2-82 (I Farhat, 18.1 ov), 3-113 (A Ali, 25.1 ov), 4-146 (A Shafiq, 32.5 ov), 5-207 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 42.6 ov), 6-229 (S Afridi, 46.4 ov), 7-244 (S Tanvir, 49.4 ov)
| ovs | mdns | runs | wkts | econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL Malinga | 10.0 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 5.20 |
| N Kulasekara | 10.0 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 5.30 |
| AD Mathews | 10.0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4.10 |
| TM Dilshan | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 |
| T Perera | 8.0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 6.75 |
| J Mendis | 9.0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 3.33 |
Sri Lanka innings
| runs | balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UW Tharanga | b S Tanvir | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| TM Dilshan | b S Tanvir | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| KC Sangakkara | st S Ahmed b S Afridi | 40 | 68 | 3 | 0 |
| LD Chandimal | c M Sami b M Hafeez | 54 | 74 | 4 | 0 |
| M Jayawardene | c & b S Afridi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Mathews | not out | 80 | 76 | 4 | 2 |
| T Perera | run out (I Farhat) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| L Thirimanne | run out (M Sami) | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| J Mendis | c A Shafiq b S Tanvir | 19 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| N Kulasekara | not out | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Extras | 10lb, 12w | 22 | |||
| Total | (49.4 ovs) | 248 | for 8 | ||
did not bat: SL Malinga
fow: 1-18 (TM Dilshan, 3.6 ov), 2-19 (UW Tharanga, 5.6 ov), 3-97 (KC Sangakkara, 24.5 ov), 4-97 (M Jayawardene, 24.6 ov), 5-135 (LD Chandimal, 33.2 ov), 6-138 (T Perera, 34.2 ov), 7-175 (L Thirimanne, 40.5 ov), 8-212 (J Mendis, 46.2 ov)
| ovs | mdns | runs | wkts | econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U Gul | 10.0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 4.30 |
| S Tanvir | 10.0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 4.20 |
| M Hafeez | 10.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 |
| M Sami | 9.4 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 7.76 |
| S Afridi | 10.0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 4.80 |
match details
toss: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
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