Asia Cup 2010 - Sri Lanka v Pakistan, first ODI

With many similarities between the teams in Asia in 2010, Asia Cup is just the case. However, the tournament underway with a match between World T20 semi Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Dambulla Rangiri Stadium. This was the first of six rounds, the top two teams from round-robin phase, where all four teams qualified for the semifinals. Both teams had a strong line-up and Sri Lanka won the first strike in this sale opening.

ShoaibAkhtar opened the bowling for Pakistan by Mohammad Asif. The "Rawalpindi Express" (as Akhtar is known) on the Pakistani side after suspension. Upul Tharanga and Dilshan Tillekeratne, the couple settled opening for Sri Lanka, opened once again with the eyelid. They gave the Islanders an early right post 31 for the first gate. However, Shoaib Akhtar took his first gate of the match when he dismissed Tharanga for 11, Sri Lanka was 31 / 1 Five runs later, Dilshan was also back inHall for 18 Mahel Jayawardena Kumar Sangakkara came and sent the two tracks 83 for the third wicket.

Sangakkara (42) fell with the results of 119 early 26th over. Jayawardena (54) raised a half-century from 64 balls before he was the fourth wicket for Pakistan. A mini-collapse in mid-innings, when Sri Lanka lost three doors for 18 runs to the left edge of the fight by 168 / 7 Mohammed Aamer picked up its doors in late innings to help limit the population of242 / 9 from their 50 overs. Shoaib Akhtar was the best pitcher in Pakistan with 3 / 41 from 50 overs - a return to success on the international scene. All six bowlers of Pakistan has managed at least to take a wicket.

Pakistan has started with two newcomers in higher order, and the inexperience showed clearly. The expert Salman Butt was the first in vain without a run on the board. Beginners Umar Hasan Amin Shahzaid, scoring 11:07 respectively as Pakistan crumbled to 32 / 4 ShahidUmar Akmal and Afridi took two took the score to 105 before Akmal (30) fell on the way out to run. Shahid Afridi continued to dominate the Sri Lankan attack, but the doors fell regularly at the other end.

When Muralitharan had Afridi (76 off 109 balls) caught in the gate of the 41st over, Pakistan needed 38 runs from 55 balls with three doors in his hand. Abdul Razzaq tried to take Pakistan out of the line, not 26, but he was held by the partners. Pakistan was all for 226 after47 overs. Lasith Malinga was best bowler Sri Lanka with 5 / 34 from 10 overs. However, Afridi was the player of the game, although around on the losing end of this period.

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