Due to great seam and spin attack Pakistan managed to tackle Sri Lanka with 21 runs win here at Dubai stadium.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. The opening stand between Mohammad Hafeez and Imran Farhat gave them a great start as they managed to scored 151 runs stand between them.
It was Mohammad Hafeez who took 26 deliveries to score his first ten runs and then went after the bowling in the 18th over and went out for 101 ball 83 runs in the 30th over of Prasanna.
Soon after in the 32nd over of Sri Lankan captain Dilshan get break Thorough of Imran Farhat's wicket who scored quick 70 odd runs with 6 boundaries and alone six.
Soon after third wicket felt down when Abdul Razzaq who was promotedthrew his wicket and scored just six runs in his 16 balls innings.
Pakistan took their batting power play in the 36th over and just managed to score 22 Runs with the wickets of Umar Akmal and Misbah-Ul-Haq.
Umar Akmal walked too far across past a Malinga yorker to lose leg stump.
But it was Younis Khan who score 52 ball 42 runs which managed to cross Pakistan 250 runs mark.
Sri Lanka semmed to be great strat when Tharanga went for a boundary very first delivery, but it wasn't too long when Umar Gul struck very next ball.
Sri Lanka were set on course for a win by Dilshan who added 106 runs for the second wicket with Kumar Sangakkara.
Dilshan refused a single when Shahid Afridi's direct hit made a long back way to Kumara Sangakkara, who scored brief 45 runs.
Captain Tillakaratne Dilshan topscored with 64 but it was Angelo Mathews whose aggressive 40-ball 32 kept Sri Lanka in the hunt before Gul took the last two wickets in a thrilling finish.
Sri Lanka were in a tight corner at 186-6 in the 41st over before Mathews and Jeevan Mendis (19) added 32 for the seventh wicket in quick time to threaten Pakistan but in the end Pakistan carried the day. During this Mahela Jayawardene completed his 10,000 runs.
Umar Gul (3-48) bowled well in the final overs to make sure good work by spinners Saeed Ajmal (3-42) and Shahid Afridi (2-42) do not go waste as they dismissed Sri Lanka for 236 in the penultimate over at Dubai stadium.
Final Scorecard :
Pakistan : Batting 257/8 50 Overs
M Hafeez 83, I Farhat 70, A Razzaq 6, Y Khan 42, U Akmal 7, Misbah-ul-Haq 7, S Afridi 15, S Ahmed 3, S Tanvir 10*, U Gul 0*, S Ajmal DNB.
Sri Lanka : Bowling
L Malinga 57/2, T Perera 45/1, Fernando 59/0, T Dilshan 38/1, S Prasanna 39/2, A Mendis 15/0.
Sri Lanka : Batting 236 All Out 45.5 Overs
U Tharanga 4, T Dilshan 64, K Sangakkara 45, D Chandimal 31, M Jayawardene 17, A Mathews 32*, L Malinga 0, A Mendis 19, T Perera 4, S Prasanna 5, D Fernando 0.
Pakistan : Bowling
U gul 48/3, S Tanvir 52/0, A Razzaq 18/0, M Hafeez 29/1, S Afridi 42/2, S Ajmal 42/3.
Man Of The Match : Mohammad Hafeez for his all-round performance
It was Mohammad Hafeez who took 26 deliveries to score his first ten runs and then went after the bowling in the 18th over and went out for 101 ball 83 runs in the 30th over of Prasanna.
Soon after third wicket felt down when Abdul Razzaq who was promotedthrew his wicket and scored just six runs in his 16 balls innings.
Pakistan took their batting power play in the 36th over and just managed to score 22 Runs with the wickets of Umar Akmal and Misbah-Ul-Haq.
Umar Akmal walked too far across past a Malinga yorker to lose leg stump.
But it was Younis Khan who score 52 ball 42 runs which managed to cross Pakistan 250 runs mark.
Dilshan refused a single when Shahid Afridi's direct hit made a long back way to Kumara Sangakkara, who scored brief 45 runs.
Captain Tillakaratne Dilshan topscored with 64 but it was Angelo Mathews whose aggressive 40-ball 32 kept Sri Lanka in the hunt before Gul took the last two wickets in a thrilling finish.
Sri Lanka were in a tight corner at 186-6 in the 41st over before Mathews and Jeevan Mendis (19) added 32 for the seventh wicket in quick time to threaten Pakistan but in the end Pakistan carried the day. During this Mahela Jayawardene completed his 10,000 runs.
Umar Gul (3-48) bowled well in the final overs to make sure good work by spinners Saeed Ajmal (3-42) and Shahid Afridi (2-42) do not go waste as they dismissed Sri Lanka for 236 in the penultimate over at Dubai stadium.
Pakistan : Batting 257/8 50 Overs
M Hafeez 83, I Farhat 70, A Razzaq 6, Y Khan 42, U Akmal 7, Misbah-ul-Haq 7, S Afridi 15, S Ahmed 3, S Tanvir 10*, U Gul 0*, S Ajmal DNB.
Sri Lanka : Bowling
L Malinga 57/2, T Perera 45/1, Fernando 59/0, T Dilshan 38/1, S Prasanna 39/2, A Mendis 15/0.
Sri Lanka : Batting 236 All Out 45.5 Overs
U Tharanga 4, T Dilshan 64, K Sangakkara 45, D Chandimal 31, M Jayawardene 17, A Mathews 32*, L Malinga 0, A Mendis 19, T Perera 4, S Prasanna 5, D Fernando 0.
Pakistan : Bowling
U gul 48/3, S Tanvir 52/0, A Razzaq 18/0, M Hafeez 29/1, S Afridi 42/2, S Ajmal 42/3.
Man Of The Match : Mohammad Hafeez for his all-round performance
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