Mahela Jayawardene delighted to have qualified for the final – Cricket News Update
Having qualified for the final of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, the Sri Lankan skipper, is over the moon with his side’s showing and hopes for an improved performance in the field during the Sunday’s all-important fixture.
The winner of today’s semi-final between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 at Colombo will take on the hosts in the final on October 7th
at the same venue.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 won a crucial toss in the semi-final against Pakistan and elected to bat first on a pitch which was likely to deteriorate in the second innings. The home side struggled to find momentum throughout the innings, managing to score just 139 runs in
their allotted 20 overs.
The score however, proved to be enough for the Jayawardene’s men, who troubled the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 batsmen on a track where the ball was not coming on to the bat at all, winning by 16 runs.
The Lankan skipper was named as the Player of the Match because of his fighting knock of 42 which came off 36 balls with the help of seven boundaries.
While expressing his views during the post-match presentation ceremony, the great batsman said that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559, the left-arm spinner, was brought into the side due to his past performances against the Green Shirts.
"It means a great deal, thanks to the fans. It was a tough call keeping out the birthday boy Dananjaya and we knew that Pakistan were weak against left-arm spin. We weren't sure how the wicket would behave. We felt we were 15 short and 140 was a par score.
We made mistakes in the field but it didn't cost us," said Jayawardene.
On the other side of the coin, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raza-Hasan-c84407, the two youngsters, proved their mettle in the tournament and have a bright future ahead of them.
The Pakistan skipper expressed, "Every person gave 100%. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamshed-c66276 and Raza have been the positives for us in this tournament. We were much in the game but the middle order collapsed. I thank the fans who came here to support us.”
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