Jayawardene laments lack of runs on the board – Cricket News Update
Following his side’s 6-wicket loss against Pakistan in the 1st ODI match at Pallekele last night, Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, lamented the failure of his side to post a decent score.
The hosts were dismantled by the Men in Green bowlers, who put in an exceptional effort to limit the hosts to a lowly score of 135. The game was interrupted several times owing to rain but the early damage done by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Sami-c77289 paved way for
a convincing win for the tourists.
Gul’s initial burst, where he removed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831, had put a considerable dent to the host’s charge, while Sami also provided able back up in his comeback ODI game, removing the experience Kumar
Sangakkara and the dangerous http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 – reducing the batting team to 41 for 5 in the first 15 overs.
On resumption from rain, the Lankans put in a valiant fight mainly through http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hettige-Don-Rumesh-Lahiru-Thirimanne-c63124, who ended up on an unbeaten 42, but his endeavours remained a little too late as the hosts had to settle for a lowly score of 135 after the game was shortened to
a 42-over affair.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 came
in to accelerate at the end – playing a quick fire 36 to guide his side to victory with 47 balls to spare.
Mahela admitted that their opponents were the better side, and rued the lack of runs from his side after 5 of the top six fell on single digit score.
“It was important we put up a decent score," Mahela Jayawardene said at the post-match conference. "190-200 would have been a decent score. But credit to Pakistan, they came strong at us. We faced two new balls in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 as well, but they have got a quality
attack, and we need to make sure we are careful."
The second game will be played at the same venue on June 9.
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