http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 v Sri Lanka Live update - ICC World Cup 2011
UPDATE: Pakistan (277 for 7) beat Sri Lanka (266 for 9) by 11 runs.
Younis Khan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, as they have steered their team to 209 runs for the loss of three wickets in their 40 overs at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
From there on, Pakistan can take complete advantage of their batting power-play, as they have a solid base and big hitters to come. Hitters such as Abdul Razzaq, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 will be waiting for their opportunity to take charge in the death overs.
In the middle overs, the visitors lost a couple of wickets in quick succession. Mohammad Hafeez’s dismal run-out and Kamran Akmal’s dismissal left their team wobbling at 105 for 3 after 21 overs.
The Pakistani innings needed a revival. Misbah and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 responded to the situation in a resilient manner, adding 108 runs to bail Pakistan out of jail.
Younis has reached his highest individual score in World Cups, racking up 72 off 76 deliveries. His innings has been a great personification of picking up gaps and rotating the strike. In his knock, he has hardly played any rash shots and has still despatched four deliveries to the fence.
Misbah has taken a leaf out his senior partner’s book and has scored his runs in ones and twos. In his 48-run innings, he has gathered a sole boundary.
On this flat track, the Sri Lankan bowlers have put up a decent bowling effort. They have varied their line and length regularly in order to trouble the batsmen.
The spinners have troubled the visiting willowers by mixing up their lengths and have often dumbfounded them with their drift and spin.
Rangana Herath has been the star performer for his team, grabbing 1 for 38 in his eight overs. His arm-ball has been difficult for the opposition strikers to pick, though he picked up the wicket of Kamran Akmal with an away going delivery.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157 has bowled eight tidy overs, conceding only 30 runs. It is a good effort on a wicket that is assisting the batters to spring their assault.
Sri Lankan bowlers have a plan in the final overs as they are missing their premier death bowler Lasith Malinga in their ranks. So the responsibility of bowling at the death rests on Thisara Perera's shoulders.
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