Lanka
dance in the dew as Jayasuriya and Sangakkara seal victory
Lahore 1996 re-visited
LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Sanath Jayasuriya took
five for 17 to lead Sri Lanka to an emphatic 119-run win the triangular
tournament final on Saturday and keep Pakistan waiting for their
first one-day title at home.
In
a stunning reversal of form, Sri Lanka, having lost their previous
two league games to the hosts, successfully defended a total of
287 despite difficult conditions caused by heavy dew under lights.
Pakistan
lost their last nine wickets for 83, being bowled out for 168 in
38 overs after starting well and reaching 85-1.
Veteran Jayasuriya made up for the absence of Muttiah Muralitharan
by having a great day with the ball as he took five for 17 after
being introduced into the attack in the 24th over.
He
was ably supported by leg spinner Upul Chandana who finished with
three for 56. Both made the ball turn appreciably and skid to cause
havoc in the Pakistan line-up.
It
was Sri Lanka's third major win at the Gaddafi stadium having won
the 1996 World Cup final and the Asian Test Championship final in
2002. But it was something of a surprise coming after the final
league match on Thursday when Pakistan had successfully chased a
target of 293.
They
started the chase well again on Saturday as openers Salman Butt
(40) and Yasir Hameed (18) put on 40 in nine overs before Dilhara
Fernando took out Yasir's leg stump with his first ball.
Butt
and Shoaib Malik (37 from 55 balls) than put on 45 in steady fashion
before Butt was bowled by Chandana. Then came the key moment when
seasoned left arm pacer Chaminda Vaas got the prized wicket of Inzamam-ul-Haq
in the 20th over to leave Pakistan on 91-3.1 Vaas, who went for
23 runs in his first spell of four overs, trapped the big man lbw
for four with a sharp indipper.
Jayasuriya
had the experienced Yousuf Youhana stumped by Kumar Sangakkara for
seven and Abdul Razzaq caught at slip by Dilshan. Chandana finally
got rid of the obdurate Malik who was also stumped and the rest
of the order offered only temporary resistance. Jayasuriya shows'em
how
LAHORE,
Pakistan, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Sanath Jayasuriya took five for 17
to lead Sri Lanka to an emphatic 119-run win the triangular tournament
final on Saturday and keep Pakistan waiting for their first one-day
title at home.
In
a stunning reversal of form, Sri Lanka, having lost their previous
two league games to the hosts, successfully defended a total of
287 despite difficult conditions caused by heavy dew under lights.
Pakistan
lost their last nine wickets for 83, being bowled out for 168 in
38 overs after starting well and reaching 85-1. Veteran Jayasuriya
made up for the absence of Muttiah Muralitharan by having a great
day with the ball as he took five for 17 after being introduced
into the attack in the 24th over.
He
was ably supported by leg spinner Upul Chandana who finished with
three for 56. Both made the ball turn appreciably and skid to cause
havoc in the Pakistan line-up. It was Sri Lanka's third major win
at the Gaddafi stadium having won the 1996 World Cup final and the
Asian Test Championship final in 2002.
But
it was something of a surprise coming after the final league match
on Thursday when Pakistan had successfully chased a target of 293.
They started the chase well again on Saturday as openers Salman
Butt (40) and Yasir Hameed (18) put on 40 in nine overs before Dilhara
Fernando took out Yasir's leg stump with his first ball.
Butt
and Shoaib Malik (37 from 55 balls) than put on 45 in steady fashion
before Butt was bowled by Chandana. Then came the key moment when
seasoned left arm pacer Chaminda Vaas got the prized wicket of Inzamam-ul-Haq
in the 20th over to leave Pakistan on 91-3.1 Vaas, who went for
23 runs in his first spell of four overs, trapped the big man lbw
for four with a sharp indipper.
Jayasuriya
had the experienced Yousuf Youhana stumped by Kumar Sangakkara for
seven and Abdul Razzaq caught at slip by Dilshan. Chandana finally
got rid of the obdurate Malik who was also stumped and the rest
of the order offered only temporary resistance. |