Live - Pakistan v Sri Lanka T20 – Pacer Aizaz Cheema draws first blood for Pakistan – Match Update
Pakistan’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE) on Friday, November 25, 2011.
Cheema clean-bowled Sri Lankan opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WU-Tharanga-c2802, when the Lankans had posted 30 runs on the board. The opener found his way back to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs on the board.
Earlier, after winning the toss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 chose to bat first aiming to score a daunting total on the board in the 20-over game as the side wanted to grab a win in the only T20 match of the series after losing the five-match one-day series by 4-1.
The Sri Lankan openers Tharanga and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 took off to a flying start as the duo looked in commendable touch. However, Pakistan bowlers subdued the Lankans by grabbing an early wicket, effectively preventing the opponents from taking
the game away.
Nonetheless, Pakistan have to bowl with extreme precision to neutralize their opponents because the track at Abu Dhabi is a batsman’s paradise which would allow the batting side to bat their way to dominance in case the bowlers slip-up or fail to counter
the batsmen well in time.
Meanwhile, Pakistan went in the game without the services of all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037 as both have been ruled out due to injuries they sustained during the recently concluded one-day series.
On the other hand, under fire Sri Lankan captain Dilshan is facing grave criticism from all quarters as many are calling for his immediate sacking, following a distasteful performance by the Lankans under his leadership.
Dilshan, who was appointed as the captain of the Sri Lankan team after the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, has shown little
improvement under the captaincy of Dilshan.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 on the other hand, is flying high and is probably having a time of his life because not only is he in an impressive form as a batsman, but also leading his side to victories in all formats of the game.
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