Colombo: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by two wickets in the final match of the five match series played at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, thus wining the series by 3-1.
The Sri Lankan batsmen, especially Mathews, put a tremendous show to chase a a target of 248 runs in the last over. Angelo Mathews who scored 76 runs remained the leading run scorer from Sri Lankan side followed by Dinesh Chandimal 55 and Sangakkara 40. The other batsmen failed to cross 20’s.
Pakistani bowlers although tried their best but failed to stop Lankan side from achieving the target. Tanvir who took three wickets remained the leading wicket-taker accompanied by Hafeez and Afridi who shared one wicket each. Three Lankan batsmen were run-out.
Earlier Imran Farhat and Umar Akmal, who scored 56 and 55 runs respectively, played an important role in helping Pakistani team to set a reasonable target of 248 run.
Man of the Match:
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
“Of course I am happy of my innings today. I didn’t have opportunities before, so I wanted to make it count today.”
Man of the Series:
Thisara Perera
Misbah-ul-Haq:
“The way Mathews played he took the game away from us,” says Misbah-ul-Haq. “We were 15-20 short. They bowled well at the end. Again, the fielding let us down. They really gave us tough time, especially Angelo. Mendis played very well too. We have to forget this and improve our performance in the Tests.”
Mahela Jayawardene:
“It was a great game,” says Mahela Jayawardene. “The whole series was fantastic. We had to dig deep at times, and today was no different. Big call to play Mendis today. Bowled beautifully, fielded magnificently, we knew he could bat too. We just need to focus on little things like we did in the one-dayers.”
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