Afridi stars in Pakistan's good win
Dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi took Pakistan to 26-run win over Sri Lanka in the in the fourth One-Day International at the Sharjah stadium here on Sunday.
The 31-year-old scored a 65-ball 75 studded with four boundaries and three sixes to lift his team from a precarious 120 for seven to 200 in 49.3 overs as the Sri Lankan bowlers put Pakistan in trouble after the latter opted to bat. Then he took five for 35 runs as Sri Lanka was dismissed for 174.
Scoreboard
Pakistan: M. Hafeez c Chandimal b Prasanna 27, I. Farhat c Sangakkara b Fernando 10, Younis c Mendis b Fernando 18, Misbah (run out) 16, Shoaib lbw b Mendis 2, U. Akmal lbw b Mendis 2, S. Afridi c Sangakkara b Perera 75, S. Ahmed lbw b Prasanna 10, S. Ajmal lbw b Fernando 20, U. Gul b Malinga 7, A. Cheema (not out) 3, Extras (lb-2, w-8): 10; Total (in 49.3 overs): 200.
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-57, 3-62, 4-69, 5-71, 6-97, 7-120, 8-181, 9-191.
Sri Lanka bowling: Malinga 9.3-0-38-1, Perera 10-1-36-1, Fernando 10-3-26-3, Mendis 9-0-40-2, Prasanna 10-1-55-2, Dilshan 1-0-3-0.
Sri Lanka: U. Tharanga c Younis b Cheema 16, T. Dilshan c Sarfraz b Cheema 11, K. Sangakkara b Afridi 58, L. Chandimal b Hafeez 11, M. Jayawardene c Hafeez b Afridi 55, A. Mathews c Sarfraz b Ajmal 0, A. Mendis lbw b Afridi 2, N. Perera c U. Akmal b Afridi 7, S. Prasanna c & b Afridi 0, L. Malinga lbw b Ajmal 4, D. Fernando (not out) 0; Extras (lb-3, w-6, nb-1): 10; Total (in 45.2 overs): 174.
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-37, 3-53, 4-155, 5-156, 6-161, 7-168, 8-168, 9-174.
Pakistan bowling: Gul 6-0-19-0, Cheema 8-0-48-2, Hafeez 8-1-23-2, Malik 5-1-17-0, Ajmal 9-1-29-2, Afridi 9.2-0-35-5.
Newspaper:The Hindu, 21st Nov