Pakistan v Sri Lanka – 5th One Day International – Pakistan 57/2 in 15.1 overs – Match Update
Pakistan have made 57 runs in 15.1 overs for the loss of two wickets at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imtiaz-Sheikh-c64290 Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in the series finale of the five-match One Day International (ODI) tournament in a bid to chase a target of 219 runs.
Pakistan have lost both their openers and now it is up to the veteran middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 (2) to steer the team closer to victory in order to secure a 4-1 win.
Pakistan, who have already won the series after winning the fourth match on Sunday, are now looking to improve their International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) ranking in the 50-over game as they will take the fifth place in the rankings if they manage to pull another victory against the Lankans.
Meanwhile, the Lankans are playing for pride as they desperately need something to take back home from the series and with the pressure mounting on under fire skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 it is imperative for the Lankans to subdue Pakistan in the final match of the series.
Earlier, in the day after winning the toss, Sri Lanka chose to bat first aiming to score freely and put pressure on Pakistan as the Men in Green have never been confident chasers in the game of cricket.
However, Pakistan bowlers bowled magnificently as they did not allow the Sri Lankan bowlers to dominate at any time in the game which ultimately prevented them from scoring a mammoth total on the board early in the match.
From the Lankans, veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 also contributed a resounding innings of 61 runs, helping Sri Lanka post a respectable total of 218 runs on the board.
From Pakistan, the inclusion of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in complete disarray.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 now have an easy task ahead and if they keep their nerve they are most likely going to grab another win in the Arabian peninsula.
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