Pakistan batsman Younis Khan plays a shot against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday. He scored 72. AP
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Pakistan are batting on 226/4 in 44 overs with Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal at the crease against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday. Live Score
Early in the innings Sri Lanka got the better of Ahmed Shehzad, who was in good nick and could have helped his team put on a good total. A Thissara Perera ball took the edge of this bat to land in keeper Kumar Sangakkar’s gloves. There was no foot movement there, no wonder he got out the way he did. He fell on 13 as Sri lanka slumped to 28/1.
Post Shehzad’s fall, the other opener Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal got on with a partnership. The two had put on 48 runs for the second wicket before a needless run, saw Hafeez walk back on 32 with a run out written against his initials. Pakistan were 76/2 at the stage.
Then Akmal and Hafeez ensured that Pakistan, scoring at a brisk pace, cross the 100 runs mark. But, no sooner had they touched the figure and Akmal fell in Herath’s over. He played a sweep of his ball but missed and before he could balance himself back into the crease, skipper Kumar Sangakkara did the rest from behind the stumps to push Pakistan to 105/3 in 20.2 overs. He scored 39.
Then Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq got on with a fine partnership. The two put on 108 runs for the fourth wicket pounding the Sri Lanka attack. Finally, Herath playing in the place of Ajantha Mendis got rid of the man the Lankan’s wanted to get out.
Younis Khan went for the sweep off Herath, but a top-edge that looped up was taken by Mahela Jayawardene in the short fine leg region. He fell for 72 and Sri Lanka slumped to 213/4 in the 41st over.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat.
Teams -
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara(w/c), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Silva, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thissara Perera, Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal(w), Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi(c), Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul
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