Hasan’s 5-for restricts SL to modest total

ABU DHABI: Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s Niroshan Dickwella during the third ODI at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Wednesday.—AFP

ABU DHABI: Energetic seamer Hasan Ali became the quickest player to reach 50 one-day international wickets for Pakistan as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 208 in the third One-day International at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old took a career best 5-34 and was ably assisted by leg-spinner Shadab Khan (2-37) as Sri Lanka, who won the toss and batted, lost their last nine wickets for only 106 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

Sri Lanka skipper Upul Tharanga (61) and Niroshan Dickwella (18) put on 59 for the first wicket, but from 102-1 in the 26th over their innings was derailed by Pakistan’s bowlers.

Shadab, man-of-the-match for his 52 not out and 3-47 in the second game on Monday, had Dinesh Chandimal (19) leg-before and Tharanga caught in the deep.

Tharanga, who hit a brilliant 112 not out in the previous match, hit five boundaries during his 80-ball knock.

Hasan, who had given Pakistan the early breakthrough with Dickwella’s wicket, removed Chamara Kapugedera (18), Milinda Siriwardana (two) and Jeffrey Vandersay (nought) to complete 50 wickets in his 24th ODI.

ABU DHABI: Imam-ul-Haq celebrates after reaching his century during the third one-day international against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Pakistan won the match by seven wickets and took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-game series. This was Pakistan’s seventh consecutive victory in one-day cricket.—AP

The previous record was held by legendary paceman Waqar Younis, who took 27 ODIs to reach the mark.

Hasan’s previous best bowling figures were 5-38 against the West Indies in Guyana earlier this year.

Lahiru Thirimanne (28) and Thisara Perera (38) took Sri Lanka past the 200 mark.

Pakistan lead the five-match series 2-0 after winning the first match by 83 runs in Dubai and a 32-run victory in Abu Dhabi.

Scoreboard

SRI LANKA:

N. Dickwella b Hasan 18

W.U. Tharanga c Fakhar b Shadab 61

L.D. Chandimal lbw b Shadab 19

C.K. Kapugedera c and b Hasan 18

H.D.R.L. Thirimanne c Sarfraz b Hafeez 28

T.A.M. Siriwardana c Fakhar b Junaid 2

J.D.F. Vandersay c Sarfraz b Hasan 0

N.L.T.C. Perera run out 38

A. Dananjaya c Sarfraz b Hasan 1

P.L.S. Gamage c Sarfraz b Hasan 10

P.V.D. Chameera not out 0

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-3, W-9) 13

TOTAL (all out, 48.2 overs) 208

FALL OF WKTS: 1-59, 2-102, 3-112, 4-137, 5-140, 6-141, 8-163, 9-205.

BOWLING: Junaid Khan 8-0-32-1; Rumman Raees Khan 7.2-0-52-0 (6w); Mohammad Hafeez 8-0-39-1 (1w); Hasan Ali 10-0-34-5 (1w); Fahim Ashraf 5-0-10-0; Shadab Khan 10-0-37-2 (1w).

PAKISTAN: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Fahim Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees Khan, Junaid Khan.

UMPIRES: Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) and S. Ravi (India).

TV UMPIRE: R.A. Kettleborough (England).

MATCH REFEREE: A.J. Pycroft (Zimbabwe).

Published in Dawn, October 19th, 2017

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