Sri Lanka v Pakistan - 4th ODI - Sri Lanka bolster 243 - Live Score and Update
Sri Lanka 243/8 (50 ov) - Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
In the fourth match of the five-match One Day International (ODI) series between Pakistan and hosts Sri Lanka, the Lankans after winning the toss, chose to bat first and managed to amass a decent total of 243 runs for the loss of eight wickets at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on Saturday, June 16.
With the series hanging in balance, this game is crucial for both sides as it would put them ahead of each other by going one up.
The hosts did not have a commendable start to their innings as they lost their first wicket with only nine runs on the board as hard-hitting batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 after he had scored only four runs.
This was a perfect start for the Men in Green, however, they failed to maintain the momentum as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 ripped apart the Pakistan bowling defences by hammering the bowlers without a hint of remorse.
The two batsmen looked in impeccable form as they seemed determined to stay on the wicket for as long as possible to help the team post a staggering total.
Nevertheless, the dangerously intimidating partnership met its doom on the wicket of Dilshan, who departed after playing an innings of 24 runs, leaving his team on a tally of 64.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 had bolstered a tally of 90 runs on the scoreboard.
Things went south for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 on the wicket, and with Kumar on the other side, the combination was deadly.
The Pakistanis did not know what hit them, but it was the Kumar- Jayawardene Tsunami that had arrived as it left the Men in Green battered and without a clue.
The duo took the score to 200 runs, after which http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665 from Pakistan had had enough and bowled-out Jayawardene, who walked off the field after smashing a belligerent innings of 40 runs.
Four runs later, Sangakkara also hit the showers after bolstering an amazing knock of 97 runs as he was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859.
Later, the Pakistan bowlers made a comeback and prevented Sri Lanka’s lower-order from punishing them any further as Sri Lanka ended their innings on an impressive total.
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