We are happy and thankful to the Sri Lankan government, their board and cricket team. As I write this post I know Srilanka will win the One Day Series by 2-1. Pakistan is on the verge of lossing when they are 74/9 trying to chase a target of 310. But being a cricket lover like millions of Pakistanis, I am happy that “cricket” won in this war against terror! So far the series is (Mashallah) very peaceful. BRAVO SRI LANKANS!

Pakistan lost the 3rd ODI in Lahore on 24th January 2009.
SCOREBOARD:

Sri Lanka Innings

Tillakaratne Dilshan not out 137

Sanath Jayasuriya c Ajmal b Gul 45

Kumar Sangakkara run out 50

Thilina Kandamby c Manzoor b Sohail Khan 32

Mahela Jayawardene c Akmal b Gul 18

Chamara Kapugedera c Akmal b Gul 0

Farveez Maharoof not out 8

Extras: (5lb, 13w, 1nb) 19

TOTAL: (for 5 wickets) 309

Overs: 50. Batting time: 221 minutes.

Fall of wickets: 1-76, 2-180, 3-237, 4-284, 5-284.

Did not bat: Thilan Thushara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekera, Ajantha Mendis.

Bowling: Umar Gul 9-2-45-3, Sohail Khan 10-1-52-1, Rao Iftikhar 5-0-53-0 (1nb, 5w), Saeed Ajmal 9-0-51-0 (1w), Shahid Afridi 10-0-60-0 (2w), Shoaib Malik 7-0-43-0 (5w).

Pakistan Innings
Khurram Manzoor c Maharoof b Kulasekera 3

Younis Khan lbw b Thushara 4

Salman Butt c Kandamby b Kulasekera 0

Kamran Akmal lbw b Thushara 9

Shoaib Malik c Jayawardene b Maharoof 19

Misbah-ul-Haq c Sangakkara b Thushara 0

Shahid Afridi b Kulasekera 0

Umar Gul lbw b Mendis 27

Rao Iftikhar lbw b Muralitharan 0

Sohail Khan b Muralitharan 4

Saeed Ajmal not out 2

Extras: (1lb, 6w) 7

TOTAL: (all out) 75

Overs: 22.5. Batting time: 104 minutes.

Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-5, 3-17, 4-17, 5-18, 6-22, 7-68, 8-68, 9-72.

Bowling: Nuwan Kulasekera 7-2-17-3 (3w), Thilan Thushara 7-1-33-3 (2w), Ajantha Mendis 3-0-10-1 (1w), Farveez Maharoof 4-1-12-1, Muttiah Muralitharan 1.5-0-2-2.

Toss: won by Sri Lanka.

Umpires: Asad Rauf, Pakistan, and Nigel Llong, England.

TV Umpire: Nadeem Ghouri, Pakistan. Match referee: Chris Broad, England.

Result: Sri Lanka won by 234 runs.

Series: Sri Lanka won 2-1.

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