Everybody has to take the responsibility, urges a disappointed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 – Cricket News Update
Disappointed by his side’s unbelievable batting slump (eight wickets falling for 33 runs in seven overs against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758) Misbah-ul-Haq has players to take responsibility.
Chasing a respectable total of 243 for 8, set by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 playing at 67 and Msbah-ul-Haq unbeaten
at 57.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802 at mid-off. The skipper left the side in a comfortable situation, needing 78 run from 75 deliveries at an average of a run a ball.
However, the middle and lower order of Pakistan meekly capitulated to the Thisara Perera-led Sri Lankan attack. Nuwan Kulasekara removed struggling http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 for a fourth-ball duck before Perera scythed through Pakistan’s middle order, accounting for Younis
Khan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 was caught behind by Kumar
Sangakkara off Angelo Matthews while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 became Perera’s fourth and final victim of the day, as the opposition batting unit was dismissed for 199, with five overs to spare.
"It was pretty under control. Nothing was happening. The ball was coming on. We need a six an over, and everything was under control,” said an apparently disappointed Misbah-ul-Haq at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“I don't know what happened after that. Everybody is a professional, and everybody should take responsibility. Six an over, seven wickets in hand, Powerplay overs going on, everybody has to take the responsibility. And we can't drop players like Sangakkara,"
he added further.
Thisara Perera was adjudged the Man of the Match for his match-winning figures of 4 for 42, which also included a stunning hat-trick – seventh by a Sri Lankan in ODI cricket and first against Pakistan. The lanky seamer said that registering a hat-trick is
a dream come true for him.
"A special day for me. My first hat-trick. My dream come true. Thank you Mahela Aiyya (for the catch that brought up the hat-trick). Thank you supporters too," said Perera after the match.
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