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Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi

SL v PAK, Asia Cup 2008: Sangakkara, Mendis shine in Sri Lankan win

June 29, 2008

Kumar Sangakkara hit a fighting hundred and spinner Ajanta Mendis took four wickets to power Sri Lanka to a 64-run win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup Super League clash on Sunday.
The left-hander scored 112 to lift Sri Lanka to 302-7 after Pakistani paceman Sohail Tanveer notched up career-best figures of 5-48. Mendis, who took 4-47, then unleashed his quality spin to restrict Pakistan to 238-9 in 50 overs on a slow National Stadium pitch.
For Pakistan, Misbah-ul Haq enjoyed a late flurry, smashing four sixes and three fours during his 70-ball 76 but by then the asking rate of 15 an over was beyond Pakistan's reach. Skipper Shoaib Malik also hit a subdued 52 off 79 balls with three boundaries but the Pakistani batsmen could not cope with the accurate Sri Lankan bowling.
Sri Lanka, who qualified for the Super League stage with two carry over points, boosted their chances of reaching the July 6 final with the victory. They now have four points and take on Bangladesh on Monday. The defeat left Pakistan all but out of the event. They now have to win both their matches against India (Wednesday) and Bangladesh (Friday) and hope India also lose to Sri Lanka to have a chance of qualifying for the final.

SL v PAK, Asia Cup 2008: Sri Lanka 302 for 7 (50.0 overs) beat Pakistan 238 for 9 (50.0 overs) by 64 runs

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi

Score Card

Pakistan won the toss and decided to field

Sri Lanka Innings

302 for 7 (50.0 overs)

Pakistan Innings

238 for 9 (50.0 overs)

Sri Lanka Innings - Close

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Jayasuriya	lbw	b Tanvir	8	14	1	0
Sangakkara		b Tanvir	112	110	10	1
M Jayawardene	c Misbah-ul-Haq	b Tanvir	29	40	5	0
Kapugedera	c Younus	b Amjad	43	58	2	2
Silva	c Ahmed	b Tanvir	46	48	5	0
Thushara	c Riaz	b Tanvir	28	20	2	1
Dilshan		b Riaz	8	7	1	0
Vaas	not out		4	3	0	0
Kulasekara	not out		1	2	0	0
Extras		2nb 11w 10lb	23
Total		for 7	302	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Tanvir	10.0	1	48	5
Riaz	9.0	0	52	1
Anjum	8.0	0	60	0
Afridi	10.0	0	54	0
Malik	5.0	0	34	0
Amjad	8.0	1	44	1

Fall of wicket
22	Jayasuriya
62	M Jayawardene
150	Kapugedera
243	Silva
271	Sangakkara
288	Thushara
298	Dilshan

Pakistan Innings - Close

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Butt		b Vaas	0	1	0	0
Malik	st Sangakkara	b Mendis	52	79	3	0
Younus	c Muralitharan	b Kulasekara	47	60	7	0
Yousuf	lbw	b Mendis	19	29	2	0
Misbah-ul-Haq		b Mendis	76	70	3	4
Afridi	c sub	b Jayasuriya	0	1	0	0
Amjad	lbw	b Mendis	5	10	0	0
Ahmed		b Kulasekara	19	31	0	0
Tanvir	not out		9	9	1	0
Anjum	c Kulasekara	b Muralitharan	7	5	1	0
Riaz	not out		1	5	0	0
Extras		2w 1lb	3
Total		for 9	238	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Vaas	10.0	1	44	1
Kulasekara	9.0	1	35	2
Thushara	7.0	0	44	0
Muralitharan	10.0	0	46	1
Mendis	10.0	0	47	4
Jayasuriya	4.0	0	21	1

Fall of wicket
0	Butt
72	Younus
108	Yousuf
133	Malik
135	Afridi
153	Amjad
219	Misbah-ul-Haq
223	Ahmed
236	Anjum

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Umpires: I J Gould, A L Hill
Pakistan: Butt, Malik, Younus, Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Amjad, Afridi, Tanvir, Ahmed, Riaz, Anjum
Sri Lanka: Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Kapugedera, Silva, Dilshan, Vaas, Mendis, Kulasekara, Muralitharan, Thushara