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| Pakistan clinch comfortable win |
| Shahid Afridi starred with the ball as Pakistan completed a 33-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 Super Eight match in Johannesburg.
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| SOUTH AFRICA
, 18-September-2007
3:50:33 AM |
| Afridi (3-18) picked up the wickets of Mahela Jayawardene (28) and Chamara Silva (38), while Mohammad Asif chipped in with two important wickets.
A partnership of 101 between Shoaib Malik (57) and Younus Khan (51) helped Pakistan to finish on 189-6.
Lasith Malinga (3-43) and Dilhara Fernando (2-17) shone for Sri Lanka.
The victory was entirely deserved as Pakistan's talented line-up produced a performance worthy of a place in the last four of this exciting tournament.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene had won the toss and opted to bowl first on a wicket which has seen its share of runs since the very start of the tournament.
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik:
"When I was walking out to the wicket I was thinking, Let's forget about the three wickets and display positive cricket.
"Sanath Jayasuriya is a superb batsman, if you get him early it's good for any team."
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene:
"Losing a couple of early wickets did not help our cause, but Pakistan played good cricket, all credit to them.
"It's not a lost cause for us yet, it's the first game we have lost (in the tournament).
"It's up to us to show character and come back strongly."
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