Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Highlights, Scorecard and Report from Hambantota

Sri Lanka levelled the one-day international series with Pakistan after a 77-run victory in Hambantota.


Sri Lanka made 310-9 in their 50 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.



They bowled out Pakistan for 233 in 43.5 overs in their reply.


Captain Angelo Mathews top-scored for the hosts with 93 while Thisara Perera blasted a rapid 65 in the closing overs.



The hosts scored 58 in the powerplay but lost the experienced pair of Tillakaratne Dilshan (13) and Kumar Sangakkara (11) en-route.


Upul Tharanga became a second victim for Wahab Riaz in the 11th over before Mahela Jayawardene and Mathews put on 122 for the fourth wicket.



Jayawardene hit eight boundaries in a 74-ball 67 before Mohammad Hafeez pegged his off-stump back.


Hafeez took two more wickets in consecutive overs before denying Mathews a century, as he took the catch at mid-wicket off the bowling of Riaz.



Mathews and Perera put on 87 for the seventh wicket in 9.5 overs, and Perera smashed four sixes in his 36-ball assault before being run out off the penultimate delivery.



Riaz bowled Lasith Malinga with the final ball of the innings to finish with 4-65.



Malinga removed Sharjeel Khan (nine) in the second over of Pakistan's reply, but they had reached 114 after 18 overs as Mohammad Hafeez blasted 11 boundaries.


He was trapped lbw by leggie Seekkuge Prasanna, after making 62 from only 49 balls, and then wickets fell steadily.


Ahmed Shehzad (56) and Misbah-ul-Haq (36) failed to provide the match-winning score after getting set while Sohaib Maqsood (nine) couldn't replicate his heroics from the opening match.



They needed 89 off the final 10 overs, less than when they won a last-over thriller on the same ground on Saturday, but Shahid Afridi failed to spark as Perera completed a fine day by taking three wickets in seven balls.


Malinga wrapped up the triumph by yorking Junaid Khan.



The series finishes in Dambulla on Saturday.


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