After displaying a medical method in its run-chase, Sri Lanka’s nerves confirmed in the direction of the tip in a two-wicket win over Pakistan on the R. Premadasa Stadium right here on Thursday, which booked its date with India within the remaining of the Asia Cup.
The host misplaced 5 wickets for 36 runs and was compelled to scramble over the road, into the enamel of an exciting remaining over, bowled by Zaman Khan.
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Defending seven runs, the debutant conceded simply two runs off the primary 4 balls earlier than the ball took the sting of Charith Asalanka’s blade and went for a boundary. With two wanted off the final supply, Zaman fatally strayed on the pads and Asalanka flicked it for a pair amidst the deafening roar of a capability crowd.
Before the chaos, Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama’s 100-run partnership for the third wicket was a lesson in organising a chase.
Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka is embraced by Dunith Wellalage and Matheesha Pathirana as they have a good time their two-wicket win over Pakistan.
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Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka is embraced by Dunith Wellalage and Matheesha Pathirana as they have a good time their two-wicket win over Pakistan.
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The duo ran exhausting to select up those and twos when the spinners operated in tandem and picked the odd boundary after they missed their lengths to make sure the asking charge by no means bought out of hand.
The injection of intent got here from openers Kusal Perera and Pathum Nissanka, who fetched a flurry of boundaries with the intention to maintain abreast of the DLS par rating in a rain-hit sport.
SCORECARD
Earlier, after electing to bat following a two-hour 15-minute delay within the begin of play attributable to rain, Pakistan discovered itself floundering at 130 for 5 within the twenty eighth over when the heavens opened once more.
On both facet of a 30-minute rain-break, Pakistan’s innings was a story of two halves. Mohammad Rizwan (86 n.o., 73b, 6×4, 2×6) and Iftikhar Ahmed’s (47, 40b, 4×4, 2×6) 108-run partnership helped Pakistan ransack 122 off 86 after the interruption.
The pitch appeared to have eased up below the covers as Rizwan and Iftikhar reduce unfastened within the first over of pacer Pramod Madushan’s second spell, laying into him with a six every. Rizwan confirmed Dunith Wellalage no respect within the following over, sweeping his flighted deliveries for a six and a 4. Matheesha Pathirana was pushed and pulled for 2 boundaries in a single over. Maheesh Theekshana, who injured his hamstring whereas attempting to save lots of a boundary, limped via the final three overs of his spell and went for 12 runs off his final. When Madushan’s slower deliveries turned too predictable on the loss of life, Iftikhar tonked him for a six down the bottom to finish a 74-ball century stand with Rizwan, which, nonetheless, wasn’t sufficient on the finish.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com