Lasith Malinga guides Sri Lanka to victory – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 bounced back strongly in the five-match One-Day International series, as they defeated the hosts, Pakistan, in the second game by 25 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 played his part in the win by grabbing three important wickets. The right-arm pacer was declared Man of the Match for his heroics.
Encouraging Sri Lankan bowlers to perform at the best, Malinga said, “I'm very proud of this win. We have a good bowling attack and we need to perform to our ability. We got the early wickets and managed to win the match.”
Malinga claimed the wickets of Muhammad Hafeez and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 in the first over of Pakistan’s innings. It was his earlier spell that set the tone for the rest of the match. The right-arm slinger came back in death overs and dismissed
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sarfraz-Ahmed-c88818, which pretty much sealed Pakistan’s fate.
Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691, was relieved by the victory. The right-handed basher had polite words to speak about his team with a special emphasis on his bowling roster.
Acknowledging his teams efforts in the match, Dilshan said, “We needed this win. Everyone played very good cricket. I got a start but threw my wicket. We needed to get a start and we got that today. We planned for 240 but we were
short about 20 runs. The bowlers did a great job, especially with the dew.”
Earlier in the day, the Lankan skipper won the toss and decided to bat first. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, who scaled 50 runs, played
his part in ramming Lankans to 235 for the loss of seven wickets.
Defending a modest total, Lankan bowlers made early inroads. Half of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 put up a valiant effort but failed to see his side through to the other side,
as the Men in Green were all dismissed for 210 in 46.3 overs. The youngster fell nine runs short of what could have been a magnificent hundred.
With the series levelled, it is all to play for in the third ODI, which will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday, November 18, 2011.
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