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19 March 2024

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI: Mathews, Perera star as Lanka square series

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A responsible half-century from captain Angelo Mathews and some big hitting by Thisara Perera set up a comprehensive 77-run win for Sri Lanka against Pakistan in the second ODI on Tuesday and helped the hosts level the series at 1-1.

Mathews (93) once again fell short of a deserved maiden ODI hundred but all-rounder Perera smashed five boundaries and four sixes in a 36-ball 65 to take Sri Lanka to 310 for nine in their 50 overs after they won the toss and opted to bat.

Pakistan started briskly but lost their way against the spinners in the middle overs and Perera then returned with the ball to take three wickets for 19 runs and mop up the lower order as the tourists were all out for 233 in the 44th over.

In-form Mathews, who also scored 89 in a losing cause in the first ODI at the same venue at Hambantota, and Perera added 87 for the seventh wicket as Sri Lanka added 80 in their last six overs to set Pakistan a steep target.

Mahela Jayawardene (67), who has retired from both tests and twenty20 internationals, propped his team up with a 122-run stand with Mathews for the fourth wicket after Sri Lanka were reduced to 62 for three.

Part-time off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez pegged Sri Lanka back with a three-wicket burst as the hosts were reduced from 184-3 to 194-6 in the space of a few overs.

Mathews consolidated again before falling to left-arm paceman Wahab Riaz, who was the most successful bowler with four for 65, but by then the hosts had closed in on the 300-run mark, which was breached by Perera's pyrotechnics.

Hafeez (62) and opener Ahmed Shehzad (56) added 96 for the second wicket in quick time for Pakistan but both fell to leg spinner Seekkuge Prasanna, who was brought into the Sri Lanka team for the second match.

The required run-rate kept creeping up and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath piled on the pressure by taking out Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq (36) and Sohaib Maqsood (nine) during the batting powerplay.

Big-hitting Shahid Afridi (17) tore into Lasith Malinga in an over, hitting the paceman for three fours, but did not last long as Perera got into the act.

Fawad Alam (30) ran out of partners and became man-of-the-match Perera's third victim before Malinga came back to clean up Junaid Khan for his second wicket and complete the victory.

The third and final match of the series will be played at Dambulla on Saturday.

PAKISTAN INNINGS

Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 77 runs to level the ODI series 1-1 after restricting Pakistan to 233 in 43.5 overs.

After Sri Lanka rattled up a huge total of 310-9, Pakistan got off to a flying start despite losing Sharjeel Khan early.

Shehzad (56) and Hafeez (62) appeared to put them on course with an enterprising 96-run stand for the second wicket.

However, Sri Lanka's spinners put the skids on the scoring with Prasanna, Dilshan and Herath striking at crucial intervals.

Misbah (36) and Maqsood Alam (30) attempted to put the run-chase back on track.

But Herath struck in successive overs to dismiss Misbah and Maqsood while Thisara capped a fine all-round performance by dismissing the dangerous Afridi and Riaz in successive balls to turn the tide in favour of Sri Lanka.

Perera finished with three for 19 after going for 14 in his first over while Herath (10-2-8-2) and Prasanna (10-0-36-2) were the pick of the bowlers.

Malinga castles Junaid with a yorker as Pakistan are bowled out for 233 in 43.5 overs.

Junaid Khan b Malinga 1 (3b 0x4 0x6)

Thisara is on a hat-trick as Alam perishes hitting straight to the cover fielder. Pak 231-9 in 42.3 overs.

Fawad Alam c Mathews b Perera 30 (40b 3x4 0x6)

Thisara strikes another blow as Wahab Riaz slices to the third man fielder. Pak 231-8 in 42.2 overs.

Wahab Riaz c Herath b Perera 5 (6b 0x4 0x6)

Herath bowls another good over. Pak 229-7 in 42 overs.

Thisara gets the prized wicket Afridi who slices straight to the cover fielder. Pak 223-7 in 40.3 overs.

Shahid Afridi c Kulasekara b Perera 17 (10b 3x4 0x6)

Herath bowls a great over conceding just a single in the final over of Batting Powerplay. Pak 222-6 in 40 overs.

Malinga goes for 16 with Afridi smashing three boundaries, two in succession to mid-on. Pak 221-6 in 39 overs.

Pakistan need 106 from 72 balls. Pak 205-6 in 38 overs.

Herath strikes a major blow trapping Maqsood leg before after being hit for a six with Sri Lanka being successful with the decision review. Pak 202-6 in 37.2 overs.

Sohaib Maqsood lbw b Herath 9 (6b 0x4 1x6)

Herath strikes in the first over of Batting Powerplay as Misbah sweeps straight to square leg. Pak 192-5 in 35.5 overs.

Misbah-ul-Haq c Kulasekara b Herath 36 (51b 3x4 0x6)

Fawad continues to find the boundaries edging Mathews to third man. Pak 188-4 in 35 overs.

Alam sweeps Dilshan to midwicket for another boundary. Pak 180-4 in 34 overs.

Alam lofts Prasanna over extra cover for his first boundary. Pak 171-4 in 33 overs.

Misbah swings Priyanjan to fine leg for a welcome boundary. Pak 164-4 in 32 overs.

Misbah slams Priyanjan to long-on for Pakistan's first boundary after 54 balls. Pak 153-4 in 30 overs.

Prasanna gets another breakthrough getting rid of Shehzad whose attempted paddle sweep gets a top edge for Sangakkara to take a superb catch on the leg side. Pak 147-4 in 28.3 overs.

Ahmed Shehzad c Sangakkara b Prasanna 56 (80b 6x4 0x6)

Shehzad completes his half century with a couple. Pak 138-3 in 26 overs.

Pakistan require 179 runs from 25 overs as the game enters the halfway stage. Pak 132-2 in 25 overs.

Herath returns to the attacks and bowls a maiden to Misbah. Pak 124-3 in 23 overs.

Dilshan bowls another great over conceding only a single. Pak 124-3 in 22 overs.

Shehzad sweeps Prasanna to square leg as Pakistan get a boundary after 50 balls. Pak 123-3 in 21 overs.

Dilshan strikes with his first ball with Akmal popping a catch behind to Sangakkara. Pak 115-3 in 19.1 overs.

Umar Akmal c Sangakkara b Dilshan 1 (3b 0x4 0x6)

Prasanna gets the breakthrough with a delivery which kept low and straigtened to trap Hafeez leg before. Pak 114-2 in 18.1 overs.

Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Prasanna 62 (49b 11x4 0x6)

Prasanna bowls another good over conceding just four runs. Pak 104-1 in 15 overs.

Herath bowls a maiden to Shehzad to peg back rampant Pakistan. Pak 100-1 in 14 overs.

Hafeez smashes three consecutive boundaries off Thisara to race to his 21st half century off just 30 balls. Pak 98-1 in 12 overs.

Leg spinner Prasanna bowls a decent first over to bring some sanity to the proceedings as far as the hosts are concerned. Pak 84-1 in 11 overs.

Hafeez gets another couple of boundaries off Malinga to third man and fine leg to give Pakistan a flying start in the Powerplay overs. Pak 80-1 in 10 overs.

Shehzad picks up another boundary off Kulasekera and the fifty partnership with Hafeez has come in just 31 balls. Pak 71-1 in 9 overs.

Shehzad continues to flay the Sri Lankan bowlers lofting Mathews to mid-on for another boundary. Pak 64-1 in 8 overs.

Herath comes into the attack but even he cannot stem the flow of boundaries with Hafeez finding the ropes off consecutive balls. Pak 57-1 in 7 overs.

Pakistan batsmen are dealing in boundaries with Hafeez getting a couple off Malinga on either side of the wicket. Pak 46-1 in 6 overs.

Shehzad gets going with a couple of boundaries off Kulasekera through the covers and flicking to fine leg. Pak 36-1 in 5 overs.

Hafeez opens his account with two consecutive boundaries off Malinga pulling to square leg and chipping to midwicket. Pak 26-1 in 4 overs.

Malinga strikes in his second over with Sharjeel chipping to mid-on. Pak 18-1 in 3.4 overs.

Sharjeel Khan c Herath b Malinga 9 (10b 1x4 0x6)

Sharjeel clips Kulasekera to square leg for his first boundary. Pak 17-0 in 3 overs.

Shehzad is off the mark with a boundary pulling Malinga to midwicket. Pak 7-0 in 2 overs.

Kulasekera begins with a maiden to Shehzad. Pak 0-0 in 1 over.

Sharjeel Khan and Ahmed Shehzad walk out to the middle as Pakistan chase a record target of 311.

SRI LANKA INNINGS

Sri Lanka posted 101 in the last ten over to rattle up a mammoth 310 for 9 in 50 overs after electing to bat first.

Their innings was bolstered by half centuries from Jayawardene (67), Mathews (93) and Thisara Perera (65) who blasted five sixes and four boundaries during his 35-ball knock.

Riaz finished with four for 65 while Hafeez claimed threefor 39.

Malinga is yorked first ball by Riaz who claims four wickets. SL 310-9 in 50 overs.

Lasith Malinga b Wahab Riaz 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Thisara is run out in the penultimate ball of the innings. SL 310-8 in 49.5 overs.

Thisara Perera run out 65 (36b 5x4 4x6)

Thisara completes his half century off 30 balls and then blasts Junaid for his third six. SL 300-7 in 49 overs.

Thisara puts away low full toss from Riaz to midwicket. SL 288-7 in 48 overs.

Mathews flicks Riaz to fine leg for a boundary but falls short of a century again. SL 281-7 in 47.2 overs.

Angelo Mathews c Mohammad Hafeez b Wahab Riaz 93 (115b 8x4 0x6)

Irfan goes for 19 as Thisara smashes a couple of boundaries and a straight six in succession. SL 277-6 in 47 overs.

Thisara blasts Riaz over long on for the first six of the match while Mathews cracks him through the off for a boundary. SL 258-6 in 46 overs.

Mathews and Thisara have added 50 runs off 45 balls.

Mathews hammers consecutive boundaries on either side of the wicket off Junaid. SL 243-6 in 45 overs.

Thisara whips a low full toss from Junaid to backward square leg for Sri Lanka's first boundary after 57 balls.

Thisara hooks Riaz to the long leg fence but Sri Lanka manage on 24 for the loss of two wickets in the Batting powerplay. SL 209-6 in 40 overs.

Mathews clips Irfan to fine leg for Sri Lanka's first boundary in 72 balls and also brings up the 200 of the innings. SL 200-6 in 39 overs.

Hafeez finishes with excellent figures of 10-0-39-3. SL 194-6 in 38 overs.

Hafeez claims his third wicket trapping Priyanjan leg before with Sri Lanka being unsuccessful with the review. SL 194-6 in 37.5 overs.

Ashan Priyanjan lbw b Mohammad Hafeez 3 (7b 0x4 0x6)

Hafeez strikes outfoxing Prasanna who attempts to sweep him only to be trapped leg before. SL 188-5 in 36 overs.

Seekkuge Prasanna lbw b Mohammad Hafeez 1 (6b 0x4 0x6)

Mathews completes his 22nd half century in the first over of Batting powerplay.

Hafeez gets the breakthrough castling Mahela who backed away to cut but failed to make contact. SL 184-4 in 33.5 overs.

Mahela Jayawardene b Mohammad Hafeez 68 (77b 8x4 0x6)

The century partnership between Mahela and Mathews comes off 111 balls. SL 165-3 in 29 overs.

Afridi returns to the attack and Mahela slog sweeps him nearly getting it over the line at midwicket. SL 157-3 in 27 overs.

Mahela completes his 74th half century, Mathews hammers another boundary off Shehzad as Sri Lanka are on top at the halfway stage. SL 147-3 in 25 overs.

Mathews survives being stumped off the first ball from Shehzad who is smashed to the boundary by Mahela. SL 134-3 in 23 overs.

Expensive over by Afridi with Mahela picking up a couple of boundaries with some exquisite stroke play. SL 127-3 in 22 overs.

Mahela is on song now paddling Hafeez to fine leg and then thumping him for another boundary bringing up the 50 partnership with Mathews in just 64 balls. SL 116-3 in 21 overs.

Mahela brings up the 100 of the innings by slamming Afridi inside out over extra cover. SL 105-3 in 20 overs.

Mathews picks up another boundary easing Riaz past the bowler. SL 93-3 in 17 overs.

Irfan concedes a boundary with some poor fielding as Mahela late cuts Riaz. SL 84-3 in 15 overs.

Mathews slams Irfan through the off for his first boundary. SL 80-3 in 14 overs.

Riaz strikes again as Tharanga fishes at a delivery seaming away only to get an outside edge. SL 62-3 in 10.2 overs.

Upul Tharanga c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz 27 (30b 5x4 0x6)

Tharanga picks up a boundary in the final over of Powerplay flicking Junaid to square leg. SL 58-2 in 10 overs.

Riaz strikes with his second delivery miscuing a pull straight to the square leg fielder. SL 51-2 in 8.2 overs.

Kumar Sangakkara c Sohaib Maqsood b Wahab Riaz 11 (16b 2x4 0x6)

Tharanga punches Junaid past backward point for a boundary. SL 51-1 in 8 overs.

Irfan is becoming predictable to the left-hand duo with Tharanga smashing him to third man while Sangakkara virtually uppercuts him to the fence. SL 44-1 in 7 overs.

Tharanga survives after being adjudged caught behind off Junaid with Sri Lanka being successful with the review. SL 34-1 in 6 overs.

Tharanga changes his bat and cracks Junaid through the covers for a delightful boundary.

Tharanga smashes a short ball from Irfan to the midwicket fence. SL 29-1 in 5 overs.

Sangakkara whips Junaid off his toes to square leg for his first boundary. SL 23-1 in 4 overs.

Junaid strikes with Pakistan being successful in overturning a not out verdict after Dilshan swings at a delivery which nipped away. SL 14-1 in 2 overs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan c Umar Akmal b Junaid Khan 13 (10b 3x4 0x6)

Dilshan cracks a couple of boundaries off Junaid flicking past backward square leg and then rocking back pulling to midwicket.

Dilshan hits the first boundary of the match off the second ball from Irfan by pulling and getting a thick inside edge past the keeper. SL 6-0 in 1 over.

Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat first in the second one-day international against Pakistan at Mahinda Rajapakse International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota on Tuesday.

Pakistan lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the rain-hit first game at the same venue by four wickets.

Sri Lanka have made one change bringing in another spinner Seekuge Prasanna in place of batsman Dinesh Chandimal.

Sharjeel Khan replaces Younis Khan who returned home because of a family tragedy.

PLAYING XI

Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Ashan Priyanjan, Thisara Perera, Seekuge Prasanna, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangan Herath, Lasith Malinga

Pakistan: Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Fawad Alam, Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan

FIRST ODI RECAP

Sohaib Maqsood and Fawad Alam struck quick-fire fifties and combined in a record 147-run sixth wicket stand as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets with one ball remaining in the first one-day international at Hambantota on Saturday.

Shahid Afridi (14 not out) hit a boundary off Nuwan Kulasekara as the visitors, chasing 275 in 45 overs in the rain-hit match, reached their Duckworth-Lewis revised target to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews earlier bailed his team out of trouble with his highest one-day international score as the hosts made 275 for seven in their 45 overs after Misbah-ul-Haq had won the toss and put Sri Lanka in under overcast conditions.

YOUNIS RETURNS

Veteran batsman Younis Khan will play no further part in Pakistan’s one-day series in Sri Lanka following the death of his 10-year-old nephew, an official said on Monday.

“Younis will return home on Monday as his nephew Saad Khan died while having a liver transplant in India,” a Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman said.

The 36-year-old Younis made only 3 in Pakistan’s four-wicket win in the first one-day international in Hambantota on Saturday.

Saad’s body will reach Pakistan on Monday and will be flown to the family’s hometown in the country’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the funeral will be held.

Pakistan have already lost ace spinner Saeed Ajmal, who will miss the first two one-day internationals to have his suspect bowling action tested in an Australian biomechanics lab.

The PCB spokesman said no replacement will be sent as lanky paceman Mohammad Irfan is already in Sri Lanka as cover.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka play the second match in Hambantota on Tuesday. The third and final match will be in Dambulla on August 30.

Khan staged a comeback in Pakistan’s one-day squad after being dropped in March last year.

He has so far played 254 one-day internationals, having scored 7,017 runs.