Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Semi-Final at Colombo, 04 Oct, 2012

Toss: Sri Lanka, who choose to bat first
Sri Lanka 139/4 (20)
Pakistan 123/7 (20)
Sri Lanka won by 16 runs
Man of the Match: DPMD Jayawardene
  • Umar Gul 2 * (6)
  • Umar Akmal 29 * (22)

Over 5.1 BAW Mendisto Mohammad Hafeez, no runs

Goes back and pushes it to covers after making room.

Over 5.2 BAW Mendisto Mohammad Hafeez, no runs

Bends down for a sweep and is hit on the back thighpad outside leg.

Over 5.3 BAW Mendisto Mohammad Hafeez, no runs

Steps out and plays a smashing drive but can't get it past the diving Dilshan at covers!

Over 5.4 BAW Mendisto Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run

Makes room and drags the flighted delivery off the inside edge through squareleg and takes a risky single.

Over 5.5 BAW Mendisto Imran Nazir, Boundary!

Bends down and sweeps it delicately past the diving Malinga at short fine leg for a boundary.

Dangerman gone for Sri Lanka, they are in control of the situation now. Pakistan should look to hit boundaries every now and then to release the pressure.

Over 5.6 BAW Mendisto Imran Nazir, Bowled Him!

Nazir is half forward in defence and the googly slides down off the bat and pad and rolls back onto the stumps!

Over 7.1 BAW Mendisto Nasir Jamshed, no runs

Drags his frontfoot cover drive back to the bowler.

Over 7.2 BAW Mendisto Nasir Jamshed, 1 run

Flicks the length ball through mid wicket for one.

Over 7.3 BAW Mendisto Mohammad Hafeez, beaten, no runs

Goes back for a late cut and is beaten by a bouncing carrom ball.

Over 7.4 BAW Mendisto Mohammad Hafeez, 3 runs

Bends down to meet the flighted delivery on the full and sweeps it in the air to wide long on. A misfield from Malinga leaks a third run.

Over 7.5 BAW Mendisto Nasir Jamshed, 1 run

Goes back and mistimes a cut through cover point but gets a single.

Over 7.6 BAW Mendisto Mohammad Hafeez, Boundary!

Lovely shot from Skipper for a one bounce boundary! He made room and went through with a classy inside out drive over extra covers, flat in the air and in the gap.

Over 13.1 BAW Mendisto Umar Akmal, beaten, no runs

Goes back for a late cut and is beaten by the turn and bounce off a carrom ball.

Over 13.2 BAW Mendisto Umar Akmal, Boundary!

This is slightly shorter, the carrom ball, and Umar keeps his cool and cuts it neatly in the gap through backward point for a boundary!

Over 13.3 BAW Mendisto Umar Akmal, 1 run

Goes back and works it through backward squareleg for one.

Over 13.4 BAW Mendisto Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run

Goes back and taps it towards long off for one.

Over 13.5 BAW Mendisto Umar Akmal, 2 runs

Steps out and drives the low full toss past the diving extra covers for a couple.

Over 13.6 BAW Mendisto Umar Akmal, no runs

Comes forward and defends the flat delivery infront of middle.

Over 17.1 BAW Mendisto Umar Akmal, 2 runs

Goes back and works it softly through wide mid wicket and steals a second run.

Over 17.2 BAW Mendisto Umar Akmal, 2 runs

Slices his big shot over backward point and gets away with a couple.

Over 17.3 BAW Mendisto Umar Akmal, 1 run

Makes room going back and punches it to long off for one.

Over 17.4 BAW Mendisto Sohail Tanvir, Stumped Out!

Steps out for an almighty slog over long on for a six but instead the clever Mendis bowls a googly which turns away and Sanga collects it to stump out Sohail Tanvir!

Over 17.5 BAW Mendisto Umar Gul, no runs

What a time to leave the ball in this match! Gul came forward and left the flighted delivery outside off.

Over 17.6 BAW Mendisto Umar Gul, no runs

Gets forward and blocks the flighted delivery back to the bowler.

All upto Umar Akmal now with 27 from 12 balls. Lasith Malinga will bowl out I suppose? May be not? Well it is Malinga to make it easier for the man who who will bowl the 20th over.


A test for Umar Akmal now!