Pakistan vs http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 – Asia Cup – 3rd Match Update
Sri Lanka 188 (45.4 ov) v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 189/4 (39.5 ov) - Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 61 balls remaining)
Pakistan won their second match in the ongoing Asia Cup after beating Sri Lanka by six wickets on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747.
With this win, Pakistan has most certainly secured a place in the final of the match and Sunday’s clash against world champions http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 now holds little significance unless an act of God helps Bangladesh beat India tomorrow (Friday) and later Bangladesh go on to beat Sri Lanka with a bonus point and then India beats Pakistan on Sunday with a huge margin.
However, while Bangladesh fans might be hoping for such a miraculous outcome of the tournament, odds are entirely against them.
Meanwhile, for Pakistan this victory has come at a perfect time when skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
Requiring a tally of 189 runs to win, Misbah played a key role in his side’s successful run chase as he belted an unbeaten innings of 72 runs which included a six as the mild-mannered batsman silenced his critics, who had been calling for his ouster.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Sri Lanka, chose to bat first, knowing very well the vulnerability in Pakistan’s batting line-up as the Men in Green have been made to sweat while batting second.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961 ruined Sri Lanka’s plans as the pacer wrecked havoc on the batting side right from the word go and dismantled the Lankans by grabbing four important wickets in nine overs. The pacer was later named as the Player of the Match.
The damage done by Cheema was too much for the Lankans to overcome as they continued to lose wickets frequently and faltered after amassing a meagre tally of 188 runs on the board.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s ace spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859, did not stay far from action as he nabbed three Sri Lankan scalps in 8.4 overs.
During Pakistan’s run chase, apart from Misbah, it was the young http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 who stole the show with his brilliant knock of 77 runs as Pakistan reached the required tally in 39.5 overs.
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