LIVE - Sri Lanka vs Pakistan – 1st ODI – Rain stops Pakistan’s charge
Rain has stopped play once again as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 is in massive trouble against Pakistan in the first match of the One Day International (ODI) series at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The home team scored 68 runs for the loss of six wickets in 24 overs
before play was halted.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Sami-c77289.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 dropped a sitter in the third over. However,
the aggressive batsman failed to make the most of the chance and played another rash stroke against Gul, which was easily pouched by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 at mid-on.
The home team’s batsmen struggled to rotate strike and consequently, the Pakistani bowlers were never put under pressure. Wickets have kept tumbling so far and as a result, the Green Shirts are looking favourites to go 1-0 up in the series.
Gul was extremely unimpressive in the first T20 of the tour at Hambantota and was dropped for the second fixture. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s spearhead has showed his class in the first ODI and outclassed the Sri Lankan top-order. The lanky fast bowler has so far
picked up three wickets after giving away 14 runs in his seven overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665, who was not in the original ODI squad but was retained after an impressive performance in the T20 series, also bowled well and is unlucky not to have taken a wicket as yet. However, making a comeback to the national team, Mohammad Sami has
been brilliant as he has already taken two scalps in his five overs.
The pitch and overhead conditions are heavily in favour of the bowlers and if the Islanders can post a score in excess of 130, they may test Pakistan’s batting strength.
Let us hope that the rain stops and we do not lose any overs in the match.
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