Imad's nail-biting finish leads Pakistan to snatch victory from Lankans
Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 4 balls remaining)
(Web Desk) – Pakistan won the 2nd T20 International by 1 wicket at R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday. Batsmen Shahid Afridi(47) and Anwar Ali(46) made significant contributions to Pakistan s win as Imad Wasim(24) hit the winning runs.
Pakistan has won the T20 series 2-0. Anwar Ali has been declared as Man of the Match.
Earlier on Sri Lanka had set Pakistan a total of 173 to chase in the stipulated 20 overs. Lower order batsman Kapugadera top scored with 48 runs.
Pakistani Squad:
Shahid Afridi(c), Sarfraz Ahmed(wk), Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan,Mohammad Rizwan, Mukhtar Ahmed, Nauman Anwar, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Yasir Shah, Zia-ul-Haq
Sri Lankan Squad:
SL Malinga(c), DM de Silva, PC de Silva, TM Dilshan, B Fernando, DSNFG Jayasuriya, CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara, AD Mathews, MDKJ Perera(wk), NLTC Perera, MD Shanaka, TAM Siriwardana, JDF Vandersay, KDK Vithanage
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20 overs: 174-9
19.3: SIX! Pakistan wins. Imad Wasim strikes winning runs. Pakistan has won the match.
19.0 overs: 167-9
18.6: OUT! And this time its a run out again. Sohail Tanvir departs, in comes Irfan.
18.0 overs: 153-7
17.4: FOUR! Anwar Ali strikes big!
17.3: SIX! He does it again.
17.0 overs: 141-7
16.6: FOUR! What an over. 21 runs off it.
16.5: SIX!
16.2: SIX!!
16.0 overs: 120-7
15.1: FOUR! Imad Wasim hits the ball through mid-wicket.
15.0 overs: 113-7
14.1: OUT! Jayasuriya gets Afridi out! His cameo comes to an end. Meanwhile Afridi be like:
Oops
— Adrifi (@Adrifi_Pls) February 15, 2015
14.0 overs: 107-6
13.3 OUT! Rizwan yorks himself, gets bowled.
13.1 FOUR! Hundred runs up for Pakistan.
13.0 overs: 99-5
Economical over by Malinga.
12.0 overs: 88-5
11.4: SIX! Its Afridi again!
11.2: SIX! Afridi hits the shorter ball, bowler Vandersay just looks on.
11.0 overs: 73-5
10.2: SIX! Afridi hits Malinga over the ropes at square leg.
10.0 overs: 61-5
9.4: SIX! BOOM BOOM GOES BIG! Its a six!
9.3: FOUR! First boundary by the skipper.
Hearbeat right now: #Afridi #PakvsSL pic.twitter.com/nooOumP0Op
— (@iBilalSuri) August 1, 2015
9.0 overs: 48-5
Afridi walks to the crease.
Chill out guise, I got dis.
— Adrifi (@Adrifi_Pls) February 15, 2015
8.0 overs: 44-5
7.2: OUT! Malik advances down the ground to the spinner, misses the ball and gets stumped.
Pakistani wicket falling like a house of cards, tweep tweets the following:
do they have to catch their flight in an hour #PakvsSL
— Asif Sattar (@Nakin786) August 1, 2015
7.0 overs: 40-4
6.4: OUT! Umar Akmal is back in the pavillion.
6.0 overs: 34-3
5.3: OUT! Run out enforced by the fielder, Hafeez is the victim.
5.0 overs: 32-2
4.4: 5 wides from the bowler Fernando. Steep bouncer, Malik ducks just in time.
4.0 overs: 19-2
3.0 overs: 17-2
2.5: OUT! Mukhtar Ahmed gets out, Fernando is the bowler.
2.2: OUT! Fernando bowls Ahmed Shehzad out.
Bowler celebrates in Afridi style. Tweep tweets the following:
Truth #PakvsSL pic.twitter.com/8lVRcfCGMs
— (@_AhmedNiaz) August 1, 2015
2.0 overs: 11-0
1.0 overs: 7-0
--END OF SRI LANKAN INNINGS--
20 overs: 172-7
19.6: OUT! Run-out by the keeper on the last ball of the innings.
19 overs: 159-6
18 overs: 145-5
17.6: SIX! Kapugadera makes room and hits the ball over wide-ish long on.
17.1: FOUR! Siriwardana slices one over point for a boundary.
17 overs: 129-5
16.5: SIX! Kapugadera hits Tanvir for a massive six over long on.
Brace yourself 170+ target is coming. #PakvsSL #SLvsPAK
— Adorable (@ranahamza05) August 1, 2015
16 overs: 118-5
Irfan keeps it tight, 5 runs from the over.
15 overs: 113-5
14.1: FOUR! Kapugadera hits Afridi over fine leg for a boundary.
14 overs: 105-5
Economical over by Imad Wasim.
Meanwhile the ground staff in Colombo be like:
Only is Asia #PakvsSL pic.twitter.com/uMeletXVTR
— It sSaffy (@Thaffy1) August 1, 2015
13 overs: 97-5
12.6: SIX! Siriwardana hits Sohail Tanvir over long-on.
12 overs: 88-4
11.5: SIX! Jayasuriya hits Malik over the ropes
11 overs: 79-4
10.4: SIX! Jayasuriya hits over long long for a maximum.
10.2: FOUR! Jayasuriya punches it over the leg side for a boundary.
10 overs: 65-4
8.4: OUT! Stumped by the keeper as Perera advanced against Malik. Wickets falling like house of cards.
9.0 overs: 62-3
8.4: OUT! de Silva is bamboozeled as Afridi bowls an arm ball. de Silva gone after making 14 runs
Boom boom strike it!! #PakvsSL pic.twitter.com/GuhO0QrSG6
— IfYouKnowWhatIMean! (@DearTabisshtaha) August 1, 2015
8.0 overs: 60-2
Remember good old days. De Silva & Jayasuria are in the middle of international stage. Hope they will honor great old names. #PakvsSL
— Humaira Mahar (@HumairaMahar) August 1, 2015
7.0 overs: 54-2
Afridi comes to the attack. Bowls a tight over.
6.0 overs: 48-2
Very good over by Mohammad Irfan. Only 6 runs from the over
5.0 overs: 42-2
4.3: FOUR! He hits Anwar Ali agains for a boundary, this time over third man region.
4.1 : FOUR! Jayasuriya hits the bowler, Anwar Ali for over square cover.
4.0 overs: 32-2
3.6: OUT! Shoaib Malik beats the batsman Perera in flight, shatters his stumps.
A successful bowling change! Malik gets Perera s wicket. Sri Lanka are 2 down #PakvsSL
— WaheedAslam (@thecutlerfan) August 1, 2015
3.0 overs: 26-1
2.4: OUT! Hafeez takes the catch. Same man, same place. Dilshan goes after making 10 runs.
2.2: DROPPED! Hafeez fumbles a catch, Dilshan gets a reprieve.
Hafeez: i was not ready Dilshan: ye lo 2sra #PakvsSL
— Noor (@PyarNahiNaswaar) August 1, 2015
2.0 overs:
1.4: FOUR! Perera again! This time through the covers.
1.3: FOUR! Perera hits Sohail Tanvir for a boundary over fine leg.
1.0 overs:
0.3: FOUR! Dilshan hits Anwar Ali for boundary.
0.0 overs:
Sri Lankan opening pair has taken to the field. Openers Tilkaratne Dilshan and Kusal Perera take guard
