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Sri Lanka won by 12 runs  
40.1 Jayasuriya to Rashid Latif, two runs, short ball, goes back and
turned to vacant mid wicket region for easy two runs
40.2 Jayasuriya to Rashid Latif, FOUR, on legs, tries to sweep it, top
edge just over Sangakkara head at long leg, one bounce over fence
40.3 Jayasuriya to Rashid Latif, no run, beaten outside off
40.4 Jayasuriya to Rashid Latif, no run, tries to sweep it, hit on the
helmet
40.5 Jayasuriya to Rashid Latif, two runs, fuller length ball on legs,
turned to short fine leg and run a quick single, short fine leg

fielder pick it and hit the stump directly at bowling end, third
umpire was called but Rashid was well in, batsmen run the 2nd run
40.6 Jayasuriya to Rashid Latif, two runs, turned to deep mid wicket


End of over 41 (10 runs) Pakistan 142/6 (RR: 3.46 RRR: 31/9 = 3.44)

ST Jayasuriya 7-0-34-1 - Press Box End
Abdul Razzaq 7* (12b) Rashid Latif 13* (10b 1x4)


41.1 Muralitharan to Abdul Razzaq, OUT: sharp off break tries to defend
it off the back foot with open face of the bat, faint edge in the
hand of Kalu

Pakistan 142/7, Partnership of 13
Abdul Razzaq c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan 7 (13b 0x4 0x6)
Rashid Latif 13* (10b 1x4) M Muralitharan 7.1-1-21-3 (2w)

Shoaib Akhtar is the new batsman

41.2 Muralitharan to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, defends it to cover
41.3 Muralitharan to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, tosses up, comes on the

front foot defend it with bat and pads together to cover
41.4 Muralitharan to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, driven back to bowler
41.5 Muralitharan to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, tosses up, outside off, gets
his front foot forward, cover the line off the off stump, lets it
go through to keeper
41.6 Muralitharan to Shoaib Akhtar, wide: no run, down the legside

41.6 Muralitharan to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, defends it to short point


End of over 42 (1 run) Pakistan 143/7 (RR: 3.40 RRR: 30/8 = 3.75)

M Muralitharan 8-1-22-3 (3w) - Scoreboard End
Rashid Latif 13* (10b 1x4) Shoaib Akhtar 0* (5b)

Lokuarachchi on
42.1 Lokuarachchi to Rashid Latif, no run, steered to short third man
42.2 Lokuarachchi to Rashid Latif, one run, swept uppishly but well
short of long leg
42.3 Lokuarachchi to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, driven to cover
42.4 Lokuarachchi to Shoaib Akhtar, three runs, flipper outside off,
tries to drive it, edges to third man
42.5 Lokuarachchi to Rashid Latif, one run, driven to long on
42.6 Lokuarachchi to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, tosses up, outside off,
plays and misses


End of over 43 (5 runs) Pakistan 148/7 (RR: 3.44 RRR: 25/7 = 3.57)

KS Lokuarachchi 6-0-22-1 - Press Box End
Rashid Latif 15* (13b 1x4) Shoaib Akhtar 3* (8b)

Dharmasena is the new bowler
43.1 Dharmasena to Rashid Latif, one run, driven to long off
43.2 Dharmasena to Shoaib Akhtar, wide: no run, down the legside
43.2 Dharmasena to Shoaib Akhtar, one run, driven down the ground back
to bowler, missfilded by Dharmasean
43.3 Dharmasena to Rashid Latif, no run, fuller ball, digs it out to
cover
43.4 Dharmasena to Rashid Latif, no run, pitches outside leg, tries to
play on the backfoot, hit on pads, bit high appeal for lbw
declined
43.5 Dharmasena to Rashid Latif, one run, turned to long leg
43.6 Dharmasena to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, arm ball, guided to gully


End of over 44 (4 runs) Pakistan 152/7 (RR: 3.45 RRR: 21/6 = 3.50)

HDPK Dharmasena 10-2-32-0 (5w) - Scoreboard End
Rashid Latif 17* (17b 1x4) Shoaib Akhtar 4* (10b)

44.1 Lokuarachchi to Rashid Latif, one run, pushed to mid on
44.2 Lokuarachchi to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, left alone outside off
44.3 Lokuarachchi to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, beaten outside off
44.4 Lokuarachchi to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, flipper outside off, beaten
outside off
44.5 Lokuarachchi to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, tosses up, driven to cover
44.6 Lokuarachchi to Shoaib Akhtar, one run, bit flatter and pitches up,
drive nicely on the front foot to long off


End of over 45 (2 runs) Pakistan 154/7 (RR: 3.42 RRR: 19/5 = 3.80)

KS Lokuarachchi 7-0-24-1 - Press Box End
Shoaib Akhtar 5* (15b) Rashid Latif 18* (18b 1x4)

Murli back onto attack
45.1 Muralitharan to Shoaib Akhtar, OUT: tosses up, comes down the
wicket, tries to heave it over mid off, beaten by spin and Kalu
did well behind the stump whipss off the bails

Pakistan 154/8, Partnership of 12
Shoaib Akhtar st Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan 5 (16b 0x4 0x6)
Rashid Latif 18* (18b 1x4) M Muralitharan 8.1-1-22-4 (3w)

Sami in
45.2 Muralitharan to Mohammad Sami, no run, again tosses up, tries to
drive it leading edge almost return catch back to bolwer
45.3 Muralitharan to Mohammad Sami, no run
45.4 Muralitharan to Mohammad Sami, no run, straighter one, goes back

and defends it to short point

45.5 Muralitharan to Mohammad Sami, no run, defended back to bowler
45.6 Muralitharan to Mohammad Sami, no run, again straighter on outside

leg, tries to defend it on the back foot, hit on pads, appeal for
lbw from Murli, declined


End of over 46 (maiden) Pakistan 154/8 (RR: 3.35 RRR: 19/4 = 4.75)

M Muralitharan 9-2-22-4 (3w) - Scoreboard End
Rashid Latif 18* (18b 1x4) Mohammad Sami 0* (5b)

46.1 Lokuarachchi to Rashid Latif, two runs, pitches on legs, driven
nicely off his legs to deep mid wicket
46.2 Lokuarachchi to Rashid Latif, no run, bit faster ball outside off,
tries to late cut it, beaten outside off
46.3 Lokuarachchi to Rashid Latif, OUT: tosses up, Rashid down on one
knee and heave it to deep mid wicket tries to clear the fence,
misstimed it and good pressure catch taken by Sangakkara at deep
mid wicket

Pakistan 156/9, Partnership of 2
Rashid Latif c Sangakkara b Lokuarachchi 20 (21b 1x4 0x6)
Mohammad Sami 0* (5b) KS Lokuarachchi 7.3-0-26-2

Last man in from Pakistan
46.4 Lokuarachchi to Mohammad Sami, one run, turned to short mid wikcet
46.5 Lokuarachchi to Shabbir Ahmed, one run, full toss on legs, turned
to short mid wicket with soft hands and wants 2nd run rightly sent
back by sami
46.6 Lokuarachchi to Mohammad Sami, one run, tosses up, down on one knee
and neatly swept to deep square leg


End of over 47 (5 runs) Pakistan 159/9 (RR: 3.38 RRR: 14/3 = 4.67)

KS Lokuarachchi 8-0-29-2 - Press Box End
Mohammad Sami 2* (7b) Shabbir Ahmed 1* (1b)

47.1 Muralitharan to Mohammad Sami, no run, tosses up, comes on the
front foot and pads it away
47.2 Muralitharan to Mohammad Sami, no run, straighter one from murli,
goes back and defedns it back to bowler
47.3 Muralitharan to Mohammad Sami, one run, tries to drive it on the
off side, inner edge to long on
47.4 Muralitharan to Shabbir Ahmed, OUT: pads it to Jayawardene at silly
mid on, apeal for catch and umpire given him out

Pakistan 160/10, Partnership of 4
Shabbir Ahmed c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
Mohammad Sami 3* (10b) M Muralitharan 9.4-2-23-5 (3w)

A good win for Sri Lanka as Pakistan did a fair bit of choking and
Muarli was too good for the inexpeienced lower order
Another low scoring game with both sides not really displaying
batting skills as the pitch cant be blamed anymore as its eased up
a lot, most wickets fell in both innings due to poor shorts

Towards the end the pressure was just too much on the batsmen and
they floded tamely
The last man out Shabbir may think himself unlucky to be given out
caught off his pads but Sri Lanka had done all the needed to
Now New Zealand would need to lose to pakistan for Pak to go
through and Sri Lanka will need to win tomorrow to get through to
the final

There has only been one fifty in this tourney so far
The ceremonies are on and the most boundaries for only 2 thats were
hit is shared by three people, Murali, Younis Khan and Youhana
while Murali picks up the best bowler awatd
Murali is also man of the match for 5 for 23
The best bat award to Dilshan
Tomorrow we have the New Zealand v Sri Lanka match and it starts at
04:00GMT
Thats all and we'd like to say good evening all
Please also note there is a ODI a bit later between WI and
Australia right here