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Pakistan (Team): Younis Khan (C), Umar Gul, S Ajmal, Salman Butt,A Razzaq, Ahmed Shehzad, F Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, Kamran Akmal(w), Misbah, Shahid Afridi, Shahzaib Hasan, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Aamer
Sri Lanka (Team): KC Sangakkara(C), T Thushara, I Udana, M Muralitharan, SI de Saram(w), TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya, J Mubarak, Mahela Jayawardene, Kulasekara, Maharoof, Malinga, AD Mathews, Ajanta Mendis, LPC Silva
The Day of Judgment for the Twenty20 World Cup 2009 has come. To Best performing teams Sri Lanka and Pakistan will take against each other here at lords for the final match of the T20 World Cup, 2009 England. Sri Lankan are expected to be favorites while assuming Pakistan not favorite could be wrong. Both teams have done well in the whole tournament and all cricket fans would be looking for tight contest between both teams.
Pakistan is well balanced team and inclusion of Razzaq has strengthened their winning chance. Pakistan team includes Afridi who has done recently absolutely fantastic for Pakistan and has won for them with single handed. Shahid Afridi is known for his fast strike rate and that could be worry for Sri Lankans. Pakistan also has one of the best captain - batsman Younis Khan who can workout on situation and can play sensibly.
From Sri Lankan side Tilakratne Dilshan is in great form. Sanath Jayasurya is known for his quick fire batting. Middle Order batsman Jayawardne, Kumar Sanagakkara can play for a long time. Maharoof can generate quick runs in the end overs. In the bowling department, they own world's two finest spinner names Muthia Muralidharan and Ajantha Mendis. Both spinners have done pretty much good in the middle overs and have limited in the giving runs. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has got new star Mathew who done well against South Africa where, there was no mercy for South Africans.
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at 06:00 on June 21st, 2009
Sri Lanka is Unbeaten till now.
SL won the toss and decided to play
Kumar has won the toss and Sri Lanka will bat. "We just want to enjoy the day and see where we get to," he says
at 06:57 on June 21st, 2009
Dilshan gone 0,5 overs. SL 0 for one in the first over
End of over 10 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 54/4 (RR: 5.40)
KC Sangakkara 21* (23b 2x4) Shoaib Malik 1-0-8-0 LPC Silva 14* (16b 2x4) Shahid Afridi 2-0-7-0
End of over 13 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 70/6 (RR: 5.38)
Shahid Afridi 4-0-20-1 KC Sangakkara 34* (33b 4x4) Umar Gul 1-0-2-1
12.6
Shahid Afridi to Udana, OUT, bowled him! Brilliant delivery drifting back sharply, beating his drive and the wrong'un skittles him. Outstanding from Afridi!
I Udana b Shahid Afridi 1 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00
at 07:32 on June 21st, 2009
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No. 2 gone
Sri Lanka innings (20 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
TM Dilshan c Shahzaib Hasan b Mohammad Aamer 0 5 0 0 0.00
0.5 goddim! He's out! Dilshan departs for a duck as he goes for that flicky pull-cum-scoop but mistimes it for once, and short fine-leg scurries to his left to take a fine catch 0/1
ST Jayasuriya b Abdul Razzaq 17 10 2 1 170.00
3.5 bowled him! And Razzaq slips and is on the floor! On the off stump, Jayasuriya went for another shovel-pull but dragged it on to the delight of Pakistan. They have three! 26/3
J Mubarak c Shahzaib Hasan b Abdul Razzaq 0 2 0 0 0.00
1.3 got him! Pakistan have two! He came skipping down the wicket and tried to whip it through midwicket but the bounce did for him, and he got a leading edge to mid-off who steadied himself to take an easy catch 2/2
KC Sangakkara*† not out 64 52 7 0 123.07
DPMD Jayawardene c Misbah-ul-Haq b Abdul Razzaq 1 4 0 0 25.00
5.3 gone! Fourth wicket falls as Jayawardene attempts a cute back-cut but guides it straight into the gleeful hands of slip, who swallows it to his right with ease. Pakistan on fire! 32/4
LPC Silva c Saeed Ajmal b Umar Gul 14 19 2 0 73.68
11.3 got him! Gul makes the breakthrough, whacking it in short and Silva tried to pull but completely mistimed it, the ball looping meekly to midwicket 67/5
I Udana b Shahid Afridi 1 5 0 0 20.00
12.6 bowled him! Brilliant delivery drifting back sharply, beating his drive and the wrong'un skittles him. Outstanding from Afridi! 70/6
AD Mathews not out 35 24 3 1 145.83
Extras (lb 3, w 2, nb 1) 6
Total (6 wickets; 19.6 overs) 138 (6.90 runs per over)
at 06:50 on June 21st, 2009
Sri Lanka 26/3 (3.5/20 ov)
ST Jayasuriya b Abdul Razzaq 17 (10b 2x4 1x6) SR: 170.00
Fall of wicket: 26/3 (3.5 ov); Partnership: 24 runs, 2.2 overs, RR: 10.28 (Jayasuriya 16, Sangakkara 8)
Sri Lanka 32/4 (5.3/20 ov)
DPMD Jayawardene c Misbah-ul-Haq b Abdul Razzaq 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
Fall of wicket: 32/4 (5.3 ov); Partnership: 6 runs, 1.4 overs, RR: 3.60 (Jayawardene 1, Sangakkara 5)
11.3
Umar Gul to Silva, OUT, got him! Gul makes the breakthrough, whacking it in short and Silva tried to pull but completely mistimed it, the ball looping meekly to midwicket
LPC Silva c Saeed Ajmal b Umar Gul 14 (19b 2x4 0x6) SR: 73.68
at 07:24 on June 21st, 2009
End of over 17 (15 runs) Sri Lanka 103/6 (RR: 6.05) KC Sangakkara 55* (47b 6x4) Umar Gul 3-0-21-1 AD Mathews 9* (11b) Saeed Ajmal 3-0-18-0
End of over 19 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 121/6 (RR: 6.36)
AD Mathews 20* (19b 2x4) Umar Gul 4-0-29-1 KC Sangakkara 62* (51b 7x4) Saeed Ajmal 4-0-28-0
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talha777 (not verified)at 00:27 on June 22nd, 2009
PAKISTAN ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS INDIA GOT LUCKY IN 2007 PAKISTAN ARE GONNA WIN CHAMPIONS TROPHY BCOZ THERE CHAMPIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!