Pakistan put in an inspired display with bat and ball to seal a 33-win over Sri Lanka in their Super Eight ICC World Twenty20 match in Johannesburg.
WORLD TWENTY20, Johannesburg:
Pakistan 189-6 bt Sri Lanka 156-9
PAKISTAN WIN BY 33 RUNS
20th over – Sri Lanka 156-9That’s it – a very comprehensive victory indeed by Pakistan, who brought their A-game to the Wanderers today.
19.3 overs – WICKET – Malinga c Younus b Gul 1 – Sri Lanka 155-9 Malinga tries to pull the ball but it ends up caught by Younus.
18.5 overs – WICKET – Dilshan c Younus b Hafeez 38 – Sri Lanka 150-8 Finally, finally. Dilshan connects with a full toss and almost decapitates the DJ. Another six follows next ball. Hafeez is not thrilled. Younus Khan then drops him on the boundary – so that’s three sixes in the over so far. But as he attempts to hit a fourth he is caught in the deep – Younus holding on this time.
18th over – Sri Lanka 130-7Just two overs left now and Sri Lanka require 60 to win from the final 12 balls. Another tidy over from Gul, while Dilshan is having major problems laying bat on ball.
17th over – Sri Lanka 125-7Sohail Tanvir back into the attack, running through the crease without really bothering with a delivery stride. You can see why people try to compare him with Wasim Akram. He has given away a few extras but looks to be a real find. Sohail finishes with figures of 1-26 from four overs.
16th over – Sri Lanka 119-7Dilshan has brought out the long handle but I do not think that will be enough. Looking at his batting, though, I reckon he could smash a golf ball several hundred yards. Another good over from Gul.
15th over – Sri Lanka 116-7Afridi’s spell finishes. It has been brilliant, with figures of 3-18 from his four overs. All over now, surely.
14.4 overs – WICKET – Wijekoon c Hafeez b Afridi 0 – Sri Lanka 115-7 Another wicket for Afridi. Wijekoon tries to smash the ball out of the park but gets a top edge.
14th over – Sri Lanka 113-6Pakistan very much on top now at Wanderers. Lanka have lost crucial wickets at key moments.
13.3 overs – WICKET – Mubarak c Afridi b Gul 0 – Sri Lanka 112-6 Jehan Mubarak tries to pull the ball but it is on him quickly and he is caught by Afridi coming in from mid-wicket.
12.5 overs – WICKET – Silva b Afridi 38 – Sri Lanka 111-5 Silva hits a couple of fours but then plays around a straight one and is bowled by Afridi, who tends to have a say on the outcome of a match one way or another. Silva was looking the form man for Sri Lanka.
12th over – Sri Lanka 102-4Pakistan are speeding through their overs. It looks for a moment as though Silva might be caught sweeping but the ball goes for six.
11th over – Sri Lanka 90-4Another top over from Afridi, who now has figures of 1-6 from his two overs.
10.1 overs – WICKET – Jayawardene c Hafeez b Afridi 28 – Sri Lanka 88-4 Mohammad Hafeez takes an excellent catch above his head at deep square leg to send the Sri Lankan captain on his way.
10th over – Sri Lanka 88-3The 50 partnership between Jayawardene and Silva comes up in just 31 balls. Hafeez, like Afridi before him, is mixing up his bowling to keep the Sri Lankans guessing. Hafeez’s over goes for just four runs – 16 deliveries since a boundary.
9th over – Sri Lanka 84-3Shahid Afridi into the attack, mixing up his length and pace to good effect. He concedes just four singles.
8th over – Sri Lanka 80-3Seems like a quiet over but Sri Lanka still manage to pick off nine runs. Silva hits the only boundary of the over.
7th over – Sri Lanka 71-3Another messy over from Pakistan sees Sri Lanka move to 50 with Silva hitting a four. He then plays a lovely cut for another boundary and, after a no-ball from Asif, he top edges the free hit for six. Asif is harshly penalised for another no-ball, which Silva hits for four with an outside edge.
6th over – Sri Lanka 49-3Sohail Tanvir drifts down leg again and is clipped for four. He also pings down a couple of wides. Another wideish delivery is run down to third man for a single by new batsman Chamara Silva. Mahela Jayawardene then smashes a very big six
5th over – Sri Lanka 35-5Sri Lanka’s habit of losing wickets is undermining their cause.
4.5 overs – WICKET – Sangakarra b Asif 18 – Sri Lanka 35-3 Sangakarra pulls the first ball of Asif’s over for a boundary. Maybe the pressure is starting to move on to Pakistan as Asif bowls an extremely wide, wide. Should be penalised two runs. Sangakarra gives himself some room and hits a majestic four. Pure class. But next ball Sangakarra tries to make room again and plays on after the ball hits his arm and rolls on to the stumps. He look very, very angry with himself. Asif sends him on his way with some directions as to where he should be going.
4th over – Sri Lanka 24-2Sohail Tanvir starts to drift a little leg side, conceding a wide and, later, clipped for four. Another solid over for Sri Lanka, who are under pressure after their poor start.
3rd over – Sri Lanka 15-2Pakistan are trying to turn the screw with another tight over. Well, almost a tight over before Kumara Sangakkara makes room and cuts the last ball of Asif’s over for six.
2nd over – Sri Lanka 6-2Pakistan have made a great start and Sri Lanka look a little unsettled by Sohail Tanvir’s unorthodox action. Just one run off the over.
1.1 overs – WICKET – Jayasuriya b Sohail 5 – Sri Lanka 5-2 I take it all back. Old strange action Sohail Tanvir bowls it fast and full and Jayasuriya is on his was back to the pavilion, or dugout, or whatever it is they have in this crazy world of Twenty20.
1st over – Sri Lanka 5-1Oh dear – could that be a major incident in the course of the match? Sanath Jayasuriya tries to pull the ball but it is on him quickly and he top edges. Sohail Tanvir comes in from the deep but spills the chance.
0.2 overs – WICKET – Thuranga c Gul b Asif 0 – Sri Lanka 0-1 Pakistan strike early – Upul Thuranga goes for the big one and gets a top edge. He is caught at third man off just the second ball of the innings. Game on.
PAKISTAN INNINGS
20th over – Pakistan 189-6Misbah-ul Haq hits a big six off Jayasuriya’s second ball – should he not have been in before Kamram Akmal. Misbah deposits the final ball of the over for a massive straight six. Great clean hitting. Jayasuriya has gone for 64 runs in his four overs.
19th over – Pakistan 171-6Six balls left and a big over required by Pakistan. The final over will be bowled by Jayasuriya – who has gone for 46 in his previous three overs.
18.4 overs – WICKET – Shahid Afridi b Malinga 17 – Pakistan 170-6 Another over for Malinga, who has come back well after an awful first over earlier in the innings. Afridi shuffles across his stumps and paddles it from outside his off-stump over the man at short fine leg for four. Amazing from Boom Boom. Of course, he is out next ball, a full delivery striking his leg stump.
18th over – Pakistan 164-5The excellent Fernando is back into the attack and he almost deflects a drive on to the stumps at the non-striker’s end, nearly running out Afridi. The boundaries have started to dry up. There are just two runs off the first five deliveries before Kamran Akmal edges the final ball of the over to the ropes.
17th over – Pakistan 158-5Afridi hits a short ball around the corner for four and moves on to 12. What sort of damage can he do in the remaining three overs?
16.4 overs – WICKET – Shoaib Malik c Dilshan b Malinga 57 – Pakistan 152-5 Malinga continues and is bowling a full length. Afridi plays a couple of relatively conservative shots – by his owns standards of course. However, Malik goes for another big shot but gets underneath it and is caught in the deep.
16th over – Pakistan 147-4Malik reaches his 50 with a huge six, his half century coming off just 27 balls. Shahid Afridi is out in the middle now and I’m struggling to keep up.
14.6 overs – WICKET – Younus Khan c Dilshan b Malinga 51 – Pakistan 134-4 After a superb innings Younus falls, caught at deep mid-off trying to drive Malinga for a high, straight six.
14.1 overs – Pakistan 126-3Malinga is back into the attack after a first spell that comprised one over. A leg side wide does not bode well for the slinga! Younus then gets a leading edge to a fuller delivery and collects the run he needs to raise his 50, which comes up from 32 balls.
14th over – Pakistan 121-3Wijekoon continues and he is smashed through mid-wicket for six by Younus, who is clearly having a very good time indeed thank you. Apparently one of Younus’ sixes went 103 metres. The last five overs have gone for 71 runs.
13th over – Pakistan 109-3Another six and no less than 20 runs in total from the over. Pakistan are playing their way back into this match.
12.2 overs – Pakistan 100-3Younus moves to leg, Jayasuriya tries to follow him but the Pakistan batsman clubs a six and follows that up with a beauty of a reverse swept four. The 100 comes from 77 balls.
12th over – Pakistan 89-3Pakistan are running plenty of twos to keep the scoreboard moving. This is intelligent batting but some big hits are required because this is a pretty decent track.
11.1 overs Pakistan 82-3The 50 partnership comes up between Younus Khan and Shoaib Malik. A lot rests on these two players as far as Pakistan are concerned. Malik has 33 from 16 balls.
11th over – Pakistan 81-3Jayasuriya continues but a half-decent over is somewhat ruined when the penultimate ball is clubbed to cow corner for four. Ones and two keep the scoreboard ticking over.
10th over – Pakistan 69-3Gayan Wijekoon into the attack, but the boundaries are starting to flow and Pakistan are trying to work their way towards a half decent total.
9th over – Pakistan 63-3Another good over for Pakistan, who are now after Sanath Jayasuriya. Skipper Shoaib Malik hits a boundary over the bowler’s head and ends the over with a six after some great footwork down the track. At first I thought he had hit it too high but it cleared the ropes with a couple of metres to spare.
8th over – Pakistan 49-3Lasith Malinga into the action. The blonde locks are back and flowing. I’m sure that when I saw him they other day they weren’t there, perhaps he’d had them temporarily braided or something. Malinga slings down a wide and is then whipped through midwicket for a couple by Younus Khan – though Pakistan are still struggling for boundaries. Hold on a minute – Younus Khan finds the rope with another shot through the on-side. It looks as though Pakistan are after Malinga.
7th over – Pakistan 37-3Very much a case of singles for under-pressure Pakistan. That is until Younus Khan plays a delightful straight drives that nets him two runs. Still, Sri Lanka are very much on top. Just four runs off the over.
5.5 overs – WICKET – Hafeez b Fernando 10 – Pakistan 33-3 This Hafeez fella really does like trying to hit the ball into space. Down the track to the first ball of Fernando’s over and misses completely. Fernando then deceives Hafeez with the second slower ball of the over. Hafeez then drops on to one knee to attempt a delicate paddle and top edges into the grill of his helmet. Insert gag about dentists. A fourth dot ball follows and then a yorker sees Hafeez on his way. The over ends with a dot ball. That’ll be a wicket maiden then. Anything Pollock can do, Fernando can do better.
5th over – Pakistan 33-2Mohammad Hafeez comes down the track and misses completely. Looks really ugly. The next ball he smashes Vaas for a one-bounce four. Repeats the dose next ball. I kind of like Hafeez’s stand and deliver approach. A decent over for Pakistan with nine runs coming off it.
4th over – Pakistan 24-2Another good over for Sri Lanka ends – they are very much on top against a team who look nervous.
3.1 overs – WICKET – Salman Butt b Fernando 12 – Pakistan 22-2 First ball of the next over sees Butt move to leg to make room. Too much room. Fernando hits the top of his off stump and that is another failure for the Pakistan top order.
2.6 overs – WICKET – Imran Nazir c Mubarak b Vaas 7 – Pakistan 22-1 Oh dear. Imran Nazir is initially fooled by a slower ball but cannot check his shot in time and lobs up a dolly to
Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (capt), Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Asif, Salman Butt, Umar Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-ul Haq, Younis Khan, Imran Nazir, Sohail Tanvir.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Dilhara Fernando, Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga, Jehan Mubarak, Kumara Sangakkara, Chamara Silva, Upul Tharanga, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Gayan Wijekoon.
2nd over – Pakistan 17-0Oh (Dilhara) Fernando, there is no room in this game for a no-ball. Butt creams the free hit into the air, far too high but nonetheless collects two runs. The ball is swinging but that does not prevent Imran Nazir from clipping the ball off his legs for six later in the over. The dancers move into action.
“Does your statement that “Pakistan make on change” mean “one” or “no” changes? We are very much used to the accuracy of Ben Dirs here at work.”Peter, Preston, in the TMS inbox
Peter, I am from Preston. Lets stick together eh.
1st over – Pakistan 7-0Salman Butt drives Chaminda Vaas through the covers for four – the highlight of a steady first over. The ground is far from full.
1658: The dancers are here again, grinding away close to the boundary rope. They get seriously on my nerves. One of the umpires today is Nigel Llllllllllllong.
1655: The Pakistan openers are very keen, arriving too early and then retreating to sit down on some steps for a couple of minutes. Chill out lads.
1650: Apparently there have been 137 sixes so far in the Twenty20 World Cup, clubbed by 50 different batsmen. Of course, Bangladesh badly let me down in this regard on Sunday, when a few more would have netted me the office sweep.
The biggest hit so far at Wanderers came from Chris Gayle, who leathered the ball 101 yards. Right then, no more stats unless they are massively interesting.
TOSS Sri Lanka win the toss and decide to field first. They are unchanged from the team that beat New Zealand.
Pakistan make one change from the team defeated by India, with seamer Yasir Arafat replaced by spinner Mohammad Hafeez.
“Pakistan are a good side in Twenty20. All we have to do is to take the positives from the last game and do it all over again.”Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene by bbc news
Sri Lanka: 156/9 (20.0 Ovs)
Chaminda Vaas—- 12(13)
Dilhara Fernando* ——- 0(0)
Pakistan: 189/6 (20.0 Ovs)
Mohammad Hafeez* —— 4-0-46-1
Umar Gul —– —– 4-0-14-2
Run Rate: 7.80
Last Wicket: Lasith Malinga c Younis b Gul 1(2) – 9/155 in 19.4 ov.
Previous Overs: . 1 Wd 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 6 6 Wd 6 W 1 Wd 1 1 1 W 1 1
The Pakistanis would be delighted to win this game comprehensively and with these points, they now move up to the 2nd spot in the table just below the Aussies who are ruling the charts. This was an outstanding all round display of good cricket from them with their key batsmen getting amongst the runs and then the bowlers complimented them well.
The spinners bowled well excepting the last over from Hafeez which went for runs. Shahid Afridi came up with a superb bowling performance which ensured that his side restrict the Lankans. Hope you enjoyed this game. Do join us tomorrow for all the LIVE action which starts from 08:00 GMT. Till then from all of us here in the comm box, it is good night and good bye. Adios…
Younis Khan is the Man of the Match for his valuable knock of 51 off just 35 balls.
Pakistan win by 33 runs.
19.6 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, slower delivery on the middle and leg, good length, Vaas goes on the backfoot, waits for it and pulls it away to mid wicket, just a single and that is all over
19.5 Gul to Vaas, no run, a low full toss on the off, Vaas comes on the frontfoot and punches it straight to the fielder at cover
Dilhara Fernando, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Gul to Malinga, out Caught by Younis at long off!! good length delivery outside the off stump, Malinga goes on the backfoot and looks to slog it away, top edge and a good catch by Younis diving forward Malinga c Younis b Gul 1(2)
19.4 Gul to Malinga, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
19.3 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas goes on the backfoot and looks to pull it away, bottom edges it to mid wicket
19.2 Gul to Malinga, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the middle and leg, Malinga stays on the backfoot and pushes it to long on for just a single
19.1 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas drives it to long on, just a single
19.1 Gul to Vaas, WIDE, starts off with a wide down the leg side
So Sri Lanka need more than a six a ball to win this match
18.6 Hafeez to Vaas, 1 run, flattish delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas comes on the frontfoot and drives it to long on for a single
Lasith Malinga, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Hafeez to Dilshan, out Caught by Younis at deep mid wicket!! He goes for the slog sweep again, hits it well and this time to the left of Younis, he runs across, brings in the slide and takes a beautiful catch, makes up for the last one Dilshan c Younis b Hafeez 38(28) [6s-4]
18.5 Hafeez to Dilshan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
18.4 Hafeez to Dilshan, SIX!!, flat and full on the middle and leg, Dilshan kneels down again and goes for the big slog sweep, makes good contact and sends it soaring over deep mid wicket, in fact it goes straight into the hands Younis Khan and he DROPS!! it and tickles it over the ropes!!!
18.4 Hafeez to Dilshan, wide, quicker delivery down the leg side, Dilshan looks to reverse sweep, misses
18.3 Hafeez to Dilshan, SIX!!, flighted delivery on the middle and leg this time, Dilshan kneels down again and slog sweeps it over deep mid wicket, that is as flat as a pool table!!!
18.2 Hafeez to Dilshan, SIX!!, another full toss on the stumps, Dilshan kneels down and slog sweeps it over deep mid wicket, that clears the fence easily!!!
18.1 Hafeez to Vaas, 1 run, a low full toss outside the off stump, Vaas goes on the backfoot and pushes it to sweeper cover
Mohammad Hafeez is back into the attack
17.6 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas goes on the backfoot and pulls it away to short mid wicket for a quick single, a direct hit would have been interesting
17.5 Gul to Dilshan, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the middle and leg, Dilshan comes on the frontfoot and looks to go for the drive, inside edges it to deep square leg
17.4 Gul to Dilshan, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan reaches for it and looks to drive, misses
17.3 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas goes on the backfoot and pulls it away to deep mid wicket, just a single again
17.2 Gul to Dilshan, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Dilshan makes room for himself by going outside the leg stump and slices it to deep backward point for just a single
17.1 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas comes on the frontfoot and drives it to mid wicket, quick single
16.6 Tanvir to Vaas, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Vaas comes on the frontfoot and punches it to cover, a single to retain strike
16.5 Tanvir to Vaas, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the stumps, Vaas goes on the backfoot and pulls it away to deep square leg
16.4 Tanvir to Vaas, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas goes on the backfoot and looks to flick it away, rapped on the pads but a bit too high
16.3 Tanvir to Dilshan, 1 run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan reaches for it and slaps it to sweeper cover, just a single
16.3 Tanvir to Dilshan, wide, way down the leg side on that occasion
16.2 Tanvir to Dilshan, 1 run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan goes on the backfoot, opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man, he is hurrying for the second and gets it, ONE SHORT!! signals the umpire, that was tactical I believe as Dilshan wanted the strike
16.1 Tanvir to Dilshan, no run, left arm round the wicket to the right hander, slower delivery to start off with, good length and outside the off stump, Dilshan looks to scoop it and misses
Sohail Tanvir is back into the attack
15.6 Gul to Dilshan, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan comes on the frontfoot and drives it to cover, straight to the fielder but he gets a quick single
15.5 Gul to Dilshan, no run, good length delivery and just outside off on that occasion, Dilshan backs off and looks to hit it over cover, misses, pressure telling on Dilshan here
15.4 Gul to Dilshan, no run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan goes on the backfoot and looks to cut it away, misses
15.3 Gul to Dilshan, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan shuffles across, kneels down and looks to scoop it to fine leg, misses
15.2 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas goes on the backfoot and mistimes a pull to mid wicket, he is off the mark
15.1 Gul to Dilshan, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan comes on the frontfoot, reaches for it and smashes it to long off, straight to the fielder in the deep
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Pakistan won by 33 runs.
Pakistan put in an inspired display with bat and ball to seal a 33-win over Sri Lanka in their Super Eight ICC World Twenty20 match in Johannesburg.
WORLD TWENTY20, Johannesburg:
Pakistan 189-6 bt Sri Lanka 156-9
PAKISTAN WIN BY 33 RUNS
20th over – Sri Lanka 156-9That’s it – a very comprehensive victory indeed by Pakistan, who brought their A-game to the Wanderers today.
19.3 overs – WICKET – Malinga c Younus b Gul 1 – Sri Lanka 155-9 Malinga tries to pull the ball but it ends up caught by Younus.
18.5 overs – WICKET – Dilshan c Younus b Hafeez 38 – Sri Lanka 150-8 Finally, finally. Dilshan connects with a full toss and almost decapitates the DJ. Another six follows next ball. Hafeez is not thrilled. Younus Khan then drops him on the boundary – so that’s three sixes in the over so far. But as he attempts to hit a fourth he is caught in the deep – Younus holding on this time.
18th over – Sri Lanka 130-7Just two overs left now and Sri Lanka require 60 to win from the final 12 balls. Another tidy over from Gul, while Dilshan is having major problems laying bat on ball.
17th over – Sri Lanka 125-7Sohail Tanvir back into the attack, running through the crease without really bothering with a delivery stride. You can see why people try to compare him with Wasim Akram. He has given away a few extras but looks to be a real find. Sohail finishes with figures of 1-26 from four overs.
16th over – Sri Lanka 119-7Dilshan has brought out the long handle but I do not think that will be enough. Looking at his batting, though, I reckon he could smash a golf ball several hundred yards. Another good over from Gul.
15th over – Sri Lanka 116-7Afridi’s spell finishes. It has been brilliant, with figures of 3-18 from his four overs. All over now, surely.
14.4 overs – WICKET – Wijekoon c Hafeez b Afridi 0 – Sri Lanka 115-7 Another wicket for Afridi. Wijekoon tries to smash the ball out of the park but gets a top edge.
14th over – Sri Lanka 113-6Pakistan very much on top now at Wanderers. Lanka have lost crucial wickets at key moments.
13.3 overs – WICKET – Mubarak c Afridi b Gul 0 – Sri Lanka 112-6 Jehan Mubarak tries to pull the ball but it is on him quickly and he is caught by Afridi coming in from mid-wicket.
12.5 overs – WICKET – Silva b Afridi 38 – Sri Lanka 111-5 Silva hits a couple of fours but then plays around a straight one and is bowled by Afridi, who tends to have a say on the outcome of a match one way or another. Silva was looking the form man for Sri Lanka.
12th over – Sri Lanka 102-4Pakistan are speeding through their overs. It looks for a moment as though Silva might be caught sweeping but the ball goes for six.
11th over – Sri Lanka 90-4Another top over from Afridi, who now has figures of 1-6 from his two overs.
10.1 overs – WICKET – Jayawardene c Hafeez b Afridi 28 – Sri Lanka 88-4 Mohammad Hafeez takes an excellent catch above his head at deep square leg to send the Sri Lankan captain on his way.
10th over – Sri Lanka 88-3The 50 partnership between Jayawardene and Silva comes up in just 31 balls. Hafeez, like Afridi before him, is mixing up his bowling to keep the Sri Lankans guessing. Hafeez’s over goes for just four runs – 16 deliveries since a boundary.
9th over – Sri Lanka 84-3Shahid Afridi into the attack, mixing up his length and pace to good effect. He concedes just four singles.
8th over – Sri Lanka 80-3Seems like a quiet over but Sri Lanka still manage to pick off nine runs. Silva hits the only boundary of the over.
7th over – Sri Lanka 71-3Another messy over from Pakistan sees Sri Lanka move to 50 with Silva hitting a four. He then plays a lovely cut for another boundary and, after a no-ball from Asif, he top edges the free hit for six. Asif is harshly penalised for another no-ball, which Silva hits for four with an outside edge.
6th over – Sri Lanka 49-3Sohail Tanvir drifts down leg again and is clipped for four. He also pings down a couple of wides. Another wideish delivery is run down to third man for a single by new batsman Chamara Silva. Mahela Jayawardene then smashes a very big six
5th over – Sri Lanka 35-5Sri Lanka’s habit of losing wickets is undermining their cause.
4.5 overs – WICKET – Sangakarra b Asif 18 – Sri Lanka 35-3 Sangakarra pulls the first ball of Asif’s over for a boundary. Maybe the pressure is starting to move on to Pakistan as Asif bowls an extremely wide, wide. Should be penalised two runs. Sangakarra gives himself some room and hits a majestic four. Pure class. But next ball Sangakarra tries to make room again and plays on after the ball hits his arm and rolls on to the stumps. He look very, very angry with himself. Asif sends him on his way with some directions as to where he should be going.
4th over – Sri Lanka 24-2Sohail Tanvir starts to drift a little leg side, conceding a wide and, later, clipped for four. Another solid over for Sri Lanka, who are under pressure after their poor start.
3rd over – Sri Lanka 15-2Pakistan are trying to turn the screw with another tight over. Well, almost a tight over before Kumara Sangakkara makes room and cuts the last ball of Asif’s over for six.
2nd over – Sri Lanka 6-2Pakistan have made a great start and Sri Lanka look a little unsettled by Sohail Tanvir’s unorthodox action. Just one run off the over.
1.1 overs – WICKET – Jayasuriya b Sohail 5 – Sri Lanka 5-2 I take it all back. Old strange action Sohail Tanvir bowls it fast and full and Jayasuriya is on his was back to the pavilion, or dugout, or whatever it is they have in this crazy world of Twenty20.
1st over – Sri Lanka 5-1Oh dear – could that be a major incident in the course of the match? Sanath Jayasuriya tries to pull the ball but it is on him quickly and he top edges. Sohail Tanvir comes in from the deep but spills the chance.
0.2 overs – WICKET – Thuranga c Gul b Asif 0 – Sri Lanka 0-1 Pakistan strike early – Upul Thuranga goes for the big one and gets a top edge. He is caught at third man off just the second ball of the innings. Game on.
PAKISTAN INNINGS
20th over – Pakistan 189-6Misbah-ul Haq hits a big six off Jayasuriya’s second ball – should he not have been in before Kamram Akmal. Misbah deposits the final ball of the over for a massive straight six. Great clean hitting. Jayasuriya has gone for 64 runs in his four overs.
19th over – Pakistan 171-6Six balls left and a big over required by Pakistan. The final over will be bowled by Jayasuriya – who has gone for 46 in his previous three overs.
18.4 overs – WICKET – Shahid Afridi b Malinga 17 – Pakistan 170-6 Another over for Malinga, who has come back well after an awful first over earlier in the innings. Afridi shuffles across his stumps and paddles it from outside his off-stump over the man at short fine leg for four. Amazing from Boom Boom. Of course, he is out next ball, a full delivery striking his leg stump.
18th over – Pakistan 164-5The excellent Fernando is back into the attack and he almost deflects a drive on to the stumps at the non-striker’s end, nearly running out Afridi. The boundaries have started to dry up. There are just two runs off the first five deliveries before Kamran Akmal edges the final ball of the over to the ropes.
17th over – Pakistan 158-5Afridi hits a short ball around the corner for four and moves on to 12. What sort of damage can he do in the remaining three overs?
16.4 overs – WICKET – Shoaib Malik c Dilshan b Malinga 57 – Pakistan 152-5 Malinga continues and is bowling a full length. Afridi plays a couple of relatively conservative shots – by his owns standards of course. However, Malik goes for another big shot but gets underneath it and is caught in the deep.
16th over – Pakistan 147-4Malik reaches his 50 with a huge six, his half century coming off just 27 balls. Shahid Afridi is out in the middle now and I’m struggling to keep up.
14.6 overs – WICKET – Younus Khan c Dilshan b Malinga 51 – Pakistan 134-4 After a superb innings Younus falls, caught at deep mid-off trying to drive Malinga for a high, straight six.
14.1 overs – Pakistan 126-3Malinga is back into the attack after a first spell that comprised one over. A leg side wide does not bode well for the slinga! Younus then gets a leading edge to a fuller delivery and collects the run he needs to raise his 50, which comes up from 32 balls.
14th over – Pakistan 121-3Wijekoon continues and he is smashed through mid-wicket for six by Younus, who is clearly having a very good time indeed thank you. Apparently one of Younus’ sixes went 103 metres. The last five overs have gone for 71 runs.
13th over – Pakistan 109-3Another six and no less than 20 runs in total from the over. Pakistan are playing their way back into this match.
12.2 overs – Pakistan 100-3Younus moves to leg, Jayasuriya tries to follow him but the Pakistan batsman clubs a six and follows that up with a beauty of a reverse swept four. The 100 comes from 77 balls.
12th over – Pakistan 89-3Pakistan are running plenty of twos to keep the scoreboard moving. This is intelligent batting but some big hits are required because this is a pretty decent track.
11.1 overs Pakistan 82-3The 50 partnership comes up between Younus Khan and Shoaib Malik. A lot rests on these two players as far as Pakistan are concerned. Malik has 33 from 16 balls.
11th over – Pakistan 81-3Jayasuriya continues but a half-decent over is somewhat ruined when the penultimate ball is clubbed to cow corner for four. Ones and two keep the scoreboard ticking over.
10th over – Pakistan 69-3Gayan Wijekoon into the attack, but the boundaries are starting to flow and Pakistan are trying to work their way towards a half decent total.
9th over – Pakistan 63-3Another good over for Pakistan, who are now after Sanath Jayasuriya. Skipper Shoaib Malik hits a boundary over the bowler’s head and ends the over with a six after some great footwork down the track. At first I thought he had hit it too high but it cleared the ropes with a couple of metres to spare.
8th over – Pakistan 49-3Lasith Malinga into the action. The blonde locks are back and flowing. I’m sure that when I saw him they other day they weren’t there, perhaps he’d had them temporarily braided or something. Malinga slings down a wide and is then whipped through midwicket for a couple by Younus Khan – though Pakistan are still struggling for boundaries. Hold on a minute – Younus Khan finds the rope with another shot through the on-side. It looks as though Pakistan are after Malinga.
7th over – Pakistan 37-3Very much a case of singles for under-pressure Pakistan. That is until Younus Khan plays a delightful straight drives that nets him two runs. Still, Sri Lanka are very much on top. Just four runs off the over.
5.5 overs – WICKET – Hafeez b Fernando 10 – Pakistan 33-3 This Hafeez fella really does like trying to hit the ball into space. Down the track to the first ball of Fernando’s over and misses completely. Fernando then deceives Hafeez with the second slower ball of the over. Hafeez then drops on to one knee to attempt a delicate paddle and top edges into the grill of his helmet. Insert gag about dentists. A fourth dot ball follows and then a yorker sees Hafeez on his way. The over ends with a dot ball. That’ll be a wicket maiden then. Anything Pollock can do, Fernando can do better.
5th over – Pakistan 33-2Mohammad Hafeez comes down the track and misses completely. Looks really ugly. The next ball he smashes Vaas for a one-bounce four. Repeats the dose next ball. I kind of like Hafeez’s stand and deliver approach. A decent over for Pakistan with nine runs coming off it.
4th over – Pakistan 24-2Another good over for Sri Lanka ends – they are very much on top against a team who look nervous.
3.1 overs – WICKET – Salman Butt b Fernando 12 – Pakistan 22-2 First ball of the next over sees Butt move to leg to make room. Too much room. Fernando hits the top of his off stump and that is another failure for the Pakistan top order.
2.6 overs – WICKET – Imran Nazir c Mubarak b Vaas 7 – Pakistan 22-1 Oh dear. Imran Nazir is initially fooled by a slower ball but cannot check his shot in time and lobs up a dolly to
Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (capt), Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Asif, Salman Butt, Umar Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-ul Haq, Younis Khan, Imran Nazir, Sohail Tanvir.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Dilhara Fernando, Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga, Jehan Mubarak, Kumara Sangakkara, Chamara Silva, Upul Tharanga, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Gayan Wijekoon.
2nd over – Pakistan 17-0Oh (Dilhara) Fernando, there is no room in this game for a no-ball. Butt creams the free hit into the air, far too high but nonetheless collects two runs. The ball is swinging but that does not prevent Imran Nazir from clipping the ball off his legs for six later in the over. The dancers move into action.
“Does your statement that “Pakistan make on change” mean “one” or “no” changes? We are very much used to the accuracy of Ben Dirs here at work.”Peter, Preston, in the TMS inbox
Peter, I am from Preston. Lets stick together eh.
1st over – Pakistan 7-0Salman Butt drives Chaminda Vaas through the covers for four – the highlight of a steady first over. The ground is far from full.
1658: The dancers are here again, grinding away close to the boundary rope. They get seriously on my nerves. One of the umpires today is Nigel Llllllllllllong.
1655: The Pakistan openers are very keen, arriving too early and then retreating to sit down on some steps for a couple of minutes. Chill out lads.
1650: Apparently there have been 137 sixes so far in the Twenty20 World Cup, clubbed by 50 different batsmen. Of course, Bangladesh badly let me down in this regard on Sunday, when a few more would have netted me the office sweep.
The biggest hit so far at Wanderers came from Chris Gayle, who leathered the ball 101 yards. Right then, no more stats unless they are massively interesting.
TOSS Sri Lanka win the toss and decide to field first. They are unchanged from the team that beat New Zealand.
Pakistan make one change from the team defeated by India, with seamer Yasir Arafat replaced by spinner Mohammad Hafeez.
“Pakistan are a good side in Twenty20. All we have to do is to take the positives from the last game and do it all over again.”Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene by bbc news
Sri Lanka: 156/9 (20.0 Ovs)
Chaminda Vaas—- 12(13)
Dilhara Fernando* ——- 0(0)
Pakistan: 189/6 (20.0 Ovs)
Mohammad Hafeez* —— 4-0-46-1
Umar Gul —– —– 4-0-14-2
Run Rate: 7.80
Last Wicket: Lasith Malinga c Younis b Gul 1(2) – 9/155 in 19.4 ov.
Previous Overs: . 1 Wd 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 6 6 Wd 6 W 1 Wd 1 1 1 W 1 1
The Pakistanis would be delighted to win this game comprehensively and with these points, they now move up to the 2nd spot in the table just below the Aussies who are ruling the charts. This was an outstanding all round display of good cricket from them with their key batsmen getting amongst the runs and then the bowlers complimented them well.
The spinners bowled well excepting the last over from Hafeez which went for runs. Shahid Afridi came up with a superb bowling performance which ensured that his side restrict the Lankans. Hope you enjoyed this game. Do join us tomorrow for all the LIVE action which starts from 08:00 GMT. Till then from all of us here in the comm box, it is good night and good bye. Adios…
Younis Khan is the Man of the Match for his valuable knock of 51 off just 35 balls.
Pakistan win by 33 runs.
19.6 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, slower delivery on the middle and leg, good length, Vaas goes on the backfoot, waits for it and pulls it away to mid wicket, just a single and that is all over
19.5 Gul to Vaas, no run, a low full toss on the off, Vaas comes on the frontfoot and punches it straight to the fielder at cover
Dilhara Fernando, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Gul to Malinga, out Caught by Younis at long off!! good length delivery outside the off stump, Malinga goes on the backfoot and looks to slog it away, top edge and a good catch by Younis diving forward Malinga c Younis b Gul 1(2)
19.4 Gul to Malinga, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
19.3 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas goes on the backfoot and looks to pull it away, bottom edges it to mid wicket
19.2 Gul to Malinga, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the middle and leg, Malinga stays on the backfoot and pushes it to long on for just a single
19.1 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas drives it to long on, just a single
19.1 Gul to Vaas, WIDE, starts off with a wide down the leg side
So Sri Lanka need more than a six a ball to win this match
18.6 Hafeez to Vaas, 1 run, flattish delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas comes on the frontfoot and drives it to long on for a single
Lasith Malinga, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Hafeez to Dilshan, out Caught by Younis at deep mid wicket!! He goes for the slog sweep again, hits it well and this time to the left of Younis, he runs across, brings in the slide and takes a beautiful catch, makes up for the last one Dilshan c Younis b Hafeez 38(28) [6s-4]
18.5 Hafeez to Dilshan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
18.4 Hafeez to Dilshan, SIX!!, flat and full on the middle and leg, Dilshan kneels down again and goes for the big slog sweep, makes good contact and sends it soaring over deep mid wicket, in fact it goes straight into the hands Younis Khan and he DROPS!! it and tickles it over the ropes!!!
18.4 Hafeez to Dilshan, wide, quicker delivery down the leg side, Dilshan looks to reverse sweep, misses
18.3 Hafeez to Dilshan, SIX!!, flighted delivery on the middle and leg this time, Dilshan kneels down again and slog sweeps it over deep mid wicket, that is as flat as a pool table!!!
18.2 Hafeez to Dilshan, SIX!!, another full toss on the stumps, Dilshan kneels down and slog sweeps it over deep mid wicket, that clears the fence easily!!!
18.1 Hafeez to Vaas, 1 run, a low full toss outside the off stump, Vaas goes on the backfoot and pushes it to sweeper cover
Mohammad Hafeez is back into the attack
17.6 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas goes on the backfoot and pulls it away to short mid wicket for a quick single, a direct hit would have been interesting
17.5 Gul to Dilshan, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the middle and leg, Dilshan comes on the frontfoot and looks to go for the drive, inside edges it to deep square leg
17.4 Gul to Dilshan, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan reaches for it and looks to drive, misses
17.3 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas goes on the backfoot and pulls it away to deep mid wicket, just a single again
17.2 Gul to Dilshan, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Dilshan makes room for himself by going outside the leg stump and slices it to deep backward point for just a single
17.1 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas comes on the frontfoot and drives it to mid wicket, quick single
16.6 Tanvir to Vaas, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Vaas comes on the frontfoot and punches it to cover, a single to retain strike
16.5 Tanvir to Vaas, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the stumps, Vaas goes on the backfoot and pulls it away to deep square leg
16.4 Tanvir to Vaas, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas goes on the backfoot and looks to flick it away, rapped on the pads but a bit too high
16.3 Tanvir to Dilshan, 1 run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan reaches for it and slaps it to sweeper cover, just a single
16.3 Tanvir to Dilshan, wide, way down the leg side on that occasion
16.2 Tanvir to Dilshan, 1 run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan goes on the backfoot, opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man, he is hurrying for the second and gets it, ONE SHORT!! signals the umpire, that was tactical I believe as Dilshan wanted the strike
16.1 Tanvir to Dilshan, no run, left arm round the wicket to the right hander, slower delivery to start off with, good length and outside the off stump, Dilshan looks to scoop it and misses
Sohail Tanvir is back into the attack
15.6 Gul to Dilshan, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan comes on the frontfoot and drives it to cover, straight to the fielder but he gets a quick single
15.5 Gul to Dilshan, no run, good length delivery and just outside off on that occasion, Dilshan backs off and looks to hit it over cover, misses, pressure telling on Dilshan here
15.4 Gul to Dilshan, no run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan goes on the backfoot and looks to cut it away, misses
15.3 Gul to Dilshan, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan shuffles across, kneels down and looks to scoop it to fine leg, misses
15.2 Gul to Vaas, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vaas goes on the backfoot and mistimes a pull to mid wicket, he is off the mark
15.1 Gul to Dilshan, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Dilshan comes on the frontfoot, reaches for it and smashes it to long off, straight to the fielder in the deep
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