Kumar Sangakkara disappointed to get out – Cricket News Update
Sri Lankan veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
The classy batsman again proved his worth to the team with a special knock of a century, which gave his team the ascendency in the deciding game of the series.
Having scored a century on Day 1, the left-hander piled on the misery on his opponents with some flowing shots on Day 2. However, just it seemed that the moment for acceleration had come, Sangakkara perished with Pakistani spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 taking his
wicket.
The left-hander, who fell on team’s score of 304, said that he was disappointed with himself as it allowed their opponents to put the brakes on the scoring rate.
“It was disappointing to get out because at that stage if I had waited for a few more overs, we would have pushed on quite hard perhaps when we got closer to tea," Sangakkara said.
As it happened, the Men In Green bowlers than took charge and dismissed the remaining five batsman for the next 109 runs, which meant that the Lankans concluded their innings on 413.
Despite a sudden collapse, the team remained in the ascendency, picking up two crucial wickets just before the end of the days play, which included of two Pakistani openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889.
It also saw the ball turning quite a lot in the final hour, which made things difficult for the batters. Sangakkara still feels that the Sharjah pitch has a lot to offer to the batsman, provided they remain patient.
With Lankans trailing their opponents 1-0, the veteran hoped that his bowling attack could restrict the batters to somewhere around 250, which will give them a perfect chance to level the series, while also over-turn their winless streak.
"The pitch is still batting friendly," Sangakkara said. "It was a bit slow on the first two days and it will probably be the same on Saturday. It's not the easiest wicket to play on, so it would be good if we can restrict them to less than 250."
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