Pakistan salvage some pride with an emphatic win

By pratik
for Cricketain.com

Published: August 10, 2009

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Rahul Bajaj

Colombo: Half centuries by skipper Younis Khan and vice-captain Misbah ul Haq helped Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 132 runs in the fifth and final one dayer to end the series on a high.

Skipper Younis top scored for Pakistan with 76 and Misbah made an unbeaten 73 to steer Pakistan to a competitive 279-8 after they won the toss and elected to bat first.

Pakistan’s teenage pace sensation Mohammad Aamer with help from the experienced Rana Naved then rocked Sri Lanka’s top order to leave them tottering at 74-8. Aamer grabbed 4-28 while Rana Naved picked up 4-44 as Pakistan bowled out Sri Lanka for 147 in just the 35th over to record their second successive win in the series after they won the 4th ODI by 146 runs.

Sri Lanka, however, won the ODI series 3-2 to follow up the 2-0 test series win.

Half-centuries from Younis and Misbah helped Pakistan recover from the first-ball dismissal of Kamran Akmal, who was given out leg-before off Nuwan Kulasekara despite getting an edge on the bat.

Younis then put on 69 for the third wicket with veteran Mohammad Yousuf (43) and 83 for the fourth, with Misbah before being bowled by Dammika Prasad in the 37th over.

Misbah then took it on himself to keep the scoreboard moving after the captain’s dismissal, adding 60 for the seventh wicket with Rana Naved, to carry Pakistan past the 250-run mark.

Kulasekara was the most impressive bowler, with three for 46 from his 10 overs.

In reply, Sri Lanka never got going losing opener Upul Tharanga of the third ball of the innings as he edged a delivery by Mohammad Aamer to Umar Akmal to second slip.

Wickets kept tumbling regularly after that to reduce the hosts to 74-8, the only notable contribution in the top order coming from Mahela Jayawardene, who made 31 before being caught behind off Aamer.

Thilina Kandamby (42 not out) and Malinga Bandara (31) delayed the end by adding 71 for the eighth wicket, before Shahid Afridi claimed the last two wickets.

The rivals, who contested in the finals of the Twenty20 World Cup which Pakistan won, will now compete in a one-off Twenty20 international on Wednesday in the last match of the tour.

Brief Scores:

Pakistan 279 for 8 (Younis 76, Misbah 73*, Kulasekara 3-46) beat

Sri Lanka 147 (Kandamby 42*, Aamer 4-28, Naved 4-44) by 132 runs

Man of the Match: Naved-Ul-Hasan (Pakistan)

Man of the Series: Thilan Thushara (Sri Lanka)

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