Sri Lanka bat in first Pakistan ODI

DUBAI : Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan won the toss and decided to bat in the first day-night international against Pakistan at Dubai stadium here on Friday.Sri Lanka preferred leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna over the more experienced off-spinner Syraj Randiv, while they also gave debut to 26-year-old allrounder Kosala Kulasekara.As expected, Pakistan included Shahid Afridi but left out Shoaib Malik. Afridi was recalled for the series after he last month went back on his decision to retire decision.Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Abdul RazzaqSri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kosala Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dilhara FernandoUmpires: Marais Erasmus (RSA) and Ahsan Raza (PAK)TV umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG)Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

November 11, 2011

at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.

SL 131 / 9 in 40.2 overs
Current Run rate: 3.24
Sri Lanka - 1st Innings

PAK                                                                                                                       SL

Sri Lanka - 1st Innings

Batting		Runs	B	4's	6's	S/R
Upul Tharanga	c Aizaz Cheema b Mohammad Hafeez	25	56	2	0	44.64
Tillakaratne Dilshan	b Aizaz Cheema	4	8	1	0	50
Kumar Sangakkara	c Sarfraz Ahmed b Abdul Razzaq	5	24	1	0	20.83
Dinesh Chandimal	lbw b Shahid Afridi	28	31	1	2	90.32
Mahela Jayawardena	c Abdul Razzaq b Saeed Ajmal	24	57	0	0	42.11
Angelo Mathews	run out (Abdul Razzaq)	10	31	0	0	32.26
Kosala Kulasekara	c Umar Gul b Mohammad Hafeez	0	6	0	0	0
Seekkuge Prasanna	st Sarfraz Ahmed b Shahid Afridi	5	14	0	0	35.71
Lasith Malinga	Batting	11	13	0	1	84.62
Suranga Lakmal	st Sarfraz Ahmed b Saeed Ajmal	0	2	0	0	0
Dilhara Fernando	Batting	0	1	0	0	0
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 13, nb 1, pen )	19
Total	(40.2 overs , 9 wickets )	131   ( 3.26 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1 - 12 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1.5), 2 - 36 (Kumar Sangakkara, 10.5), 3 - 66 (Upul Tharanga, 18), 4 - 77 (Dinesh Chandimal, 19.5), 5 - 104 (Angelo Mathews, 29.5), 6 - 107 (Kosala Kulasekara, 32.4), 7 - 120 (Mahela Jayawardena, 37.1), 8 - 122 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 38.5), 9 - 129 (Suranga Lakmal, 39.5)

Pakistan - Bowling

Bowling	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	E/R
Umar Gul	5	2	11	0	1	1	2.2
Aizaz Cheema	5	1	18	1	0	1	3.6
Abdul Razzaq	5	0	25	1	0	2	5
Mohammad Hafeez	10	0	24	2	0	0	2.4
Shahid Afridi	9.2	0	27	3	0	3	2.89
Saeed Ajmal	6	0	21	2	0	1	3.5

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