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- Sri Lanka crush Pakistan to reach Finals of T20 World Cup 2012
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Post Match Presentation Semi-Final T20 World Cup 2012
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights Semi-Final T20 World Cup 2012
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Scorecard Semi-Final T20 World Cup 2012
- T20 World Cup Semi-Final: Sri Lanka elects to bat against Pakistan #PakvsSL
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Streaming T20 World Cup 2012
| Sri Lanka crush Pakistan to reach Finals of T20 World Cup 2012 Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT
Scorecard | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights After managing a modest 139 for four on a slow Premadasa track, Sri Lankan duo of Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis stifled the Pakistan batsmen in the final overs to restrict them to 123 for seven. Pakistan needed 32 runs off last three overs which is considered to be quite achievable by Twenty20 standards but Mendis and Malinga held their nerves giving only five and four runs respectively of the 18th and 19th over. Nuwan Kulasekara, who bowled the 20th over, didn’t have any pressure on him as he gave only seven runs to sent the capacity crowd into a tizzy.
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath used the conditions to perfection as he recorded the best figures of three for 25 in four overs. Malinga gave only 19 runs in his four overs while Mendis was also impressive with figures two for 27. Chasing a target of 140 was a tricky one on the slow Premadasa track as batsmen often got confused whether to attack or rotate the strike. Imran Nazir was in his element as he tried to hit each and every ball out of the sight but failed to connect most of them before he dragged one off Mendis onto his stumps. Nazir made 20 with the help of three fours. Then it was Angelo Mathews who got Sri Lanka back into the game trapping in-form Nasir Jamshed leg before and then deceived Kamran Akmal with a slower one. From 57 for three, Pakistan soon became 64 for four, as Herath bowled Shoaib Malik with a classical left-armer’s delivery. He flighted one to invite Malik for a drive and the ball turned a shade after pitching to knock the batsman’s off-stump. Having got a reprieve at 24, Hafeez who till now was happy to play the waiting game, chanced his arms. First he pulled Mathews for a boundary and then reverse swept Herath. He followed it up with a straight six. But Hafeez finally departed for 42 when he was stumped trying to give Herath the charge. Shahid Afridi’s woeful time with the bat continued as Herath cleaned up in the next ball to register his third wicket. Pakistan were tottering at 91 for six at that stage and from there victory became out of question. Earlier, electing to bat, some scratchy batting by opener Tillekaratne Dilshan hampered Sri Lanka’s chances of putting up a big total as they managed only 139 for four in their stipulated 20 overs. While skipper Mahela Jayawardene had provided the right start with a 36-ball-42, Dilshan struggled throughout the middle overs as he managed only 35 off 42 balls. The Lankans managed 16 runs of the final over when Thisara Perera hit a couple of fours while Angelo Mathews also managed a thickish edge. Shahid Afridi, Mohammed Hafeez, Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal got a wicket each but more importantly didn’t go for too many runs. The decision to promote left-hander Jeevan Mendis above Mathews and Perrera was baffling as the former played a lot of dot balls that added to the pressure on Dilshan. Jayawardene’s batting was a treat to watch. He perished trying to play the sweep shot one too many but till he was executing it with ease in the first 10 overs, there was no better sight. A shrewd thinker, Jayawardene saw that off-spinner Ajmal, with his doosras, leg-spinner Afridi and slow left-arm orthodox Raza Hassan were all spinning the ball away from him. In the circumstances, he found the reverse sweep as the safest option and he played it with consummate ease. He started with a slog sweep of Hassan and then got a couple of boundaries off Ajmal — first one was a lap shot over short fine leg and then a reverse sweep. (PTI)  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Post Match Presentation Semi-Final T20 World Cup 2012 Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:14 AM PDT
Mahela: ‘It means a lot for us, the crowd has been wonderful for us, they have been like a 12th man for us right through. It was a tough call to leave out Akila, we felt that they had a lot of right and left handers and played to our strength. We were probably 15 runs short, we have not played a lot on this surface. The bowlers backed us well and the fielding was outstanding. I am not really fussed about our oponents on Sunday, we need to win against the best to win the cup.’ Mahela is the MoM Hafeez: ‘I am really proud about the way the team played, everybody gave 100% on the field. There were some positives, Nasir and Hasan played really well. I will not blame the pitch, it was the same for both teams, but they played well and deserved to win. It was a good game of cricket, I thank everyone who came here to support our team. We wanted to do something for them, but it did not suffice’  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights Semi-Final T20 World Cup 2012 Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:45 AM PDT
Pakistan will face-off Sri Lanka in the first semi-final of the tournament. Pakistan team will be high on confidence after a superb win over Australia but playing against the host Sri Lanka will be a different game. Pakistan have met Sri Lanka in the finals of 2009 world cup where they became victorious but can they do it again? This match will be a battle of between the top quality spin departments of both sides. The most intriguing of the battles will be between two mystery spinners — Ajantha Mendis and Saeed Ajmal. The only concern for Pakistan is the form of Shahid Afridi. Can he perform in the big match? or should he be dropped?  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Scorecard Semi-Final T20 World Cup 2012 Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:12 AM PDT
ICC World Twenty20 2012 Sri Lanka vs Pakistan – 1st Semi-Final Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 04 Oct 2012 Toss -Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Result – Sri Lanka beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs Sri Lanka Inn
Fall of wickets (Sri Lanka): 1-63 (Jayawardene, 10.2 ov), 2-84 (Sangakkara, 12.5 ov), 3-117 (Dilshan, 17.5 ov), 4-118 (BMAJ Mendis, 18.0 ov)
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Fall of wickets (Pakistan): 1-31 (Imran Nazir, 5.6 ov), 2-55 (Nasir Jamshed, 9.1 ov), 3-57 (Kamran Akmal, 9.4 ov), 4-64 (Shoaib Malik, 10.6 ov), 5-91 (Mohammad Hafeez, 14.1 ov), 6-91 (Shahid Afridi, 14.2 ov), 7-113 (Sohail Tanvir, 17.4 ov)
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Mahela Jayawardene(c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara(w), Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 World Cup Semi-Final: Sri Lanka elects to bat against Pakistan #PakvsSL Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:07 AM PDT
Toss: Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat Mahela: ‘We’re going to bat first. The wicket is dry. We saw the ladies play as well. I think we are quite used to play in this stadium. I want the guys to enjoy themselves. Rangana replaces Akila.’ Hafeez: ‘We wanted to bat first to be honest but we have to play some good cricket and restrict the Sri Lankans. Everyone is positive and we want to continue that as a team. Razzaq is not playing. Tanvir is in.’ Teams Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Mahela Jayawardene(c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara(w), Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Streaming T20 World Cup 2012 Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:58 PM PDT
After fighting hard in the super eights the two asian teams Pakistan and Sri Lanka have made it to the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2012. Pakistan have been performing well with the spin attack but can that will work against the home side Sri Lanka? Sri Lanka too have played super cricket in super eights winning all their matches. Both teams have proved themselves and the game will get tougher now. Pakistan have been crowned T20 champions once and Sri Lanka haven’t won any title since 1996 world cup. It will be interesting match to watch as the battle for the world cup gets more intense now. India vs South Africa Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup will be broadcasted on Star Cricket, Sky Sports HD and below are the links to watch the game live online. 1. TheCricTV – http://thecrictv.com 2. TheCricket-TV – http://thecricket-tv.info 3. TheCricket-TV – http://thecrickett-tv.blogspot.com/  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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