England vs
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AN Cook*, MM Ali, JM Anderson, GS Ballance, IR Bell, JC Buttler†, ST Finn, HF Gurney, AD Hales, CJ Jordan, EJG Morgan, JE Root, BA Stokes, JC Tredwell, CR Woakes
India Squad
MS Dhoni*†, V Kohli, R Ashwin, STR Binny, S Dhawan, RA Jadeja, DS Kulkarni, B Kumar, Mohammed Shami, AM Rahane, SK Raina, AT Rayudu, SV Samson†, KV Sharma, MM Sharma, M Vijay, UT Yadav
PAK VS SRILANKA
some memorable moments
A series that at one stage seemed competitive has all of a sudden
begun to feel like a one-sided one. Pakistan have been terrific with the
bat all series before reclaiming their prowess with the ball, while Sri
Lanka have allowed all areas of their game to slip. An eight-wicket
drubbing to follow a 113-run loss does not bode well for the visitors in
the final match.
On Christmas Day, Sri Lanka were ailed by largely the same issues that have troubled them in the previous matches. The attack lacked confidence and penetration as Lasith Malinga went wicketless for the second time in the series and Nuwan Kulasekara was uncharacteristically wayward. Rangana Herath’s poise and experience has also been greatly missed, as has his indomitable spirit that has seen him script limited-overs comebacks before. Herath’s replacement, Ajantha Mendis, is yet to get a game.
The batting has threatened in patches, but unlike Pakistan who have found a centurion in each match and made century stands a defining feature of their innings, Sri Lanka have not managed even one triple-figure partnership. The visitors’ only win was a result of several modest contributions stacked together, but ODI history suggests piecemeal efforts only rarely result in victories. Sri Lanka need a top-order man to anchor each innings, as Mohammad Hafeez has done so prolifically for Pakistan.
Strangely for Pakistan, they have played safe, intelligent, formulaic cricket with the bat that Sri Lanka have not been able to challenge. Their attack has retained the flair that is the source of its menace. Saeed Ajmal claimed his best haul in the series in the last match, while both Umar Gul and Junaid Khan continue to bowl effective spells. If Pakistan can complete a 4-1 rout in Abu Dhabi, they will arrive in the Tests on a cloud of confidence, and will also have deflated the Sri Lanka batsmen who cross over into the longest format.
The 5th ODI match between Pakistan vs Sri Lanka is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 27th December at 11:00 GMT, 15:00 local in Abu Dhabi and 16:00 PKT in Pakistan.
You can catch ball by ball coverage with commentary and live scores along with batting, bowling and fielding statistics for the 5th ODI match of PAK vs SL here on Cricket.com.pk – You can also read Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match updates and match report after the match is over.
On Christmas Day, Sri Lanka were ailed by largely the same issues that have troubled them in the previous matches. The attack lacked confidence and penetration as Lasith Malinga went wicketless for the second time in the series and Nuwan Kulasekara was uncharacteristically wayward. Rangana Herath’s poise and experience has also been greatly missed, as has his indomitable spirit that has seen him script limited-overs comebacks before. Herath’s replacement, Ajantha Mendis, is yet to get a game.
The batting has threatened in patches, but unlike Pakistan who have found a centurion in each match and made century stands a defining feature of their innings, Sri Lanka have not managed even one triple-figure partnership. The visitors’ only win was a result of several modest contributions stacked together, but ODI history suggests piecemeal efforts only rarely result in victories. Sri Lanka need a top-order man to anchor each innings, as Mohammad Hafeez has done so prolifically for Pakistan.
Strangely for Pakistan, they have played safe, intelligent, formulaic cricket with the bat that Sri Lanka have not been able to challenge. Their attack has retained the flair that is the source of its menace. Saeed Ajmal claimed his best haul in the series in the last match, while both Umar Gul and Junaid Khan continue to bowl effective spells. If Pakistan can complete a 4-1 rout in Abu Dhabi, they will arrive in the Tests on a cloud of confidence, and will also have deflated the Sri Lanka batsmen who cross over into the longest format.
The 5th ODI match between Pakistan vs Sri Lanka is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 27th December at 11:00 GMT, 15:00 local in Abu Dhabi and 16:00 PKT in Pakistan.
You can catch ball by ball coverage with commentary and live scores along with batting, bowling and fielding statistics for the 5th ODI match of PAK vs SL here on Cricket.com.pk – You can also read Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match updates and match report after the match is over.
Current time 13:07 local, 07:37 GMT ODI Career
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs
Fawad Alam (lhb) 31 59 2 0 52.54 8 (12b) 6 (11b)
Mat Runs HS Ave
32 914 114* 48.10
Bowlers O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s This spell
Thisara Perera (rmf) 6.2 1 28 4 4.42 22 2 1 6.2-1-28-4
Seekkuge Prasanna (lb) 4.0 1 8 1 2.00 20 1 0 4-1-8-1
Mat Wkts BBI Econ
79 103 6/44 5.47
14 14 3/32 4.76
Last bat Saeed Ajmal c Jayawardene b Perera 6 (15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 40.00
Fall of wicket 88/9 (28.2 ov); Partnership: 11 runs, 4.0 overs, RR: 2.75 (Saeed Ajmal 6, Fawad Alam 4)
Umpire reviews remaining Pakistan 0 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful); Sri Lanka 1 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs
Fawad Alam (lhb) 31 59 2 0 52.54 8 (12b) 6 (11b)
Mat Runs HS Ave
32 914 114* 48.10
Bowlers O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s This spell
Thisara Perera (rmf) 6.2 1 28 4 4.42 22 2 1 6.2-1-28-4
Seekkuge Prasanna (lb) 4.0 1 8 1 2.00 20 1 0 4-1-8-1
Mat Wkts BBI Econ
79 103 6/44 5.47
14 14 3/32 4.76
Last bat Saeed Ajmal c Jayawardene b Perera 6 (15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 40.00
Fall of wicket 88/9 (28.2 ov); Partnership: 11 runs, 4.0 overs, RR: 2.75 (Saeed Ajmal 6, Fawad Alam 4)
Umpire reviews remaining Pakistan 0 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful); Sri Lanka 1 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
