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JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18: Big-hitting Sanath Jayasuriya suffered a taste of his own medicine, brutalised by Pakistan’s batsman as Sri Lanka lost by 33 runs in the World Twenty20 Super Eights match on Monday (also partly reported in Tuesday’s edition).
Jayasuriya, the tournament’s top scorer to date after two half centuries, wrote his name into the record books once again by conceding the inaugural competition’s worst bowling figures of 0-64.
The main damage was suffered at the hands of rookie Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik who top-scored with 57 out of a total of 189 for six, with support from Younis Khan (51) in a stand worth 101 from only 58 balls.
Sri Lanka then never recovered from the loss of three early wickets, despite a 56-run partnership between Chamara Silva and Mahela Jayawardene who made 28 before holing out on the boundary, caught by Mohammed Hafeez off Shahid Afridi.
When Silva perished to the same bowler for 38 off 27 balls, an always daunting run chase drifted out of Sri Lanka’s reach and they finished on 156 for nine at the end of their 20 overs.
Afridi finished with figures of four for 18, which included the wicket of Gayan Wijekoon who was out for a duck.
There were also two wickets for Mohammad Asif who accounted for Upul Tharanga in only the second ball of the innings, caught by Umar Gul.
Wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara was then bowled by Asif after looking dangerous with a rapid 18 off 10 balls, which included two fours and a six.
The prize wicket of Jayasuriya was sandwiched in between, bowled by Sohail Tanvir for only five.It capped a miserable evening for the 38-year-old who was clearly targeted by the Pakistanis after they had also suffered an early wobble on the batsman-friendly pitch.
Scoreboard
PAKISTAN:
Salman Butt b Fernando 12
Imran Nazir c Mubarak b Vaas 7
Mohammad Hafeez b Fernando 10
Younis Khan c Dilshan b Malinga 51
Shoaib Malik c Dilshan b Malinga 57
Shahid Afridi b Malinga 17
Kamran Akmal not out 10
Misbah-ul-Haq not out 16
EXTRAS (LB-3, W-4, NB-2) 9
TOTAL (for six wkts, 20 overs) 189
FALL OF WKTS: 1-22, 2-22, 3-33, 4-134, 5-152, 6-170.
DID NOT BAT: Shahid Tanvir, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif.
BOWLING: Vaas 4-0-23-1; Fernando 4-1-17-2 (1nb); Malinga 4-0-43-3 (1nb, 2w); Jayasuriya 4-0-64-0; Wijekoon 4-0-39-0.
SRI LANKA:
W.U. Tharanga c Umar Gul b Asif 0
S.T. Jayasuriya b Sohail Tanvir 5
K.C. Sangakkara b Asif 18
D.P.M. Jayawardene c Hafeez b Afridi 28
L.P.C. Silva b Afridi 38
T.M. Dilshan c Younis b Hafeez 38
J. Mubarak c Afridi b Umar Gul 0
G. Wijekoon c Hafeez b Afridi 0
W.P.U.J.C. Vaas not out 12
S.L. Malinga c Younis b Umar Gul 1
C.R.D. Fernando not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-5, W-9, NB-2) 16
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 20 overs) 156
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-5, 3-35, 4-88, 5-111, 6-112, 7-115, 8-150, 9-155.
BOWLING: Mohammad Asif 4-0-47-2 (2nb, 1w); Sohail Tanvir 4-0-26-1 (4w); Mohammad Hafeez 4-0-46-1 (2w); Shahid Afridi 4-0-18-3 (1w); Umar Gul 4-0-14-2 (1w).
RESULT: Pakistan won by 33 runs.
UMPIRES: N.J. Llong (England) and D.J. Harper (Australia).
TV UMPIRE: M.R. Benson (England).
MATCH REFEREE: B.C. Broad (England).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Younis Khan.—AFP
