Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test at Pallekele, 08 Jul, 2012
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Over 7.4NLTC Perera to Mohammad Hafeez, BOWLED HIM, and finally here is the first success for Sri Lanka. Perera draws Hafeez forward in defence and gets the ball to nip back to go through the gate and clip the middle stump bails.
Over 15.6NLTC Perera to Taufeeq Umar, OUT LBW, Taufeer comes only half forward to drive a full length ball which nips back to defeat his shot and hit the pad low, and he is plumb infront of middle and leg for an lbw!
Over 9.5NLTC Perera to Azhar Ali, CAUGHT, Azhar goes after a slightly widish pitched up delivery with a flamboyant drive and gets a thick edge which is snapped up by Samaraweera at gully. Good sharp catch!
Over 12.6KMDN Kulasekara to Younus Khan, CAUGHT, and here is the big wicket! Younis goes back and pokes at an away going delivery to get a thin edge which is caught low by the Keeper.
Over 68.4HMRKB Herath to Asad Shafiq, CAUGHT, Shafiq gets forward in defence and this delivery spins away viciously with lots of bounce and takes the glove off Shafiq to the keeper!!
Over 62.3HMRKB Herath to Adnan Akmal, CLEAN BOWLED, Adnan bends down for a slog sweep and ends up getting cleaned up by a flatter and straightish full delivery around middle!
Over 57.4AD Mathews to Mohammad Sami, CAUGHT, Sami is bounced out! Angelo bangs this short and lures Sami into the pull and the tail-ender can only top edge it in the air weakly to get caught at mid wicket.
Over 67.5KMDN Kulasekara to Umar Gul, CLEAN BOWLED, Umar Gul shuffles across and looks to whip the inswinger in the air over mid wicket but misses the ball completely to have his middle stump disturbed!
Over 72.5HMRKB Herath to Saeed Ajmal, OUT LBW, Ajmal bends down for a slog sweep and gets hit on the backthigh plumb infront of off to an arm ball and the Umpire gives it out LBW. Sri Lanka have to bat for 15 overs today or about 1 hour and 5 minutes before Stumps.
Over 12.6KMDN Kulasekara to Younus Khan, CAUGHT, and here is the big wicket! Younis goes back and pokes at an away going delivery to get a thin edge which is caught low by the Keeper.
Over 67.5KMDN Kulasekara to Umar Gul, CLEAN BOWLED, Umar Gul shuffles across and looks to whip the inswinger in the air over mid wicket but misses the ball completely to have his middle stump disturbed!
Over 7.4NLTC Perera to Mohammad Hafeez, BOWLED HIM, and finally here is the first success for Sri Lanka. Perera draws Hafeez forward in defence and gets the ball to nip back to go through the gate and clip the middle stump bails.
Over 9.5NLTC Perera to Azhar Ali, CAUGHT, Azhar goes after a slightly widish pitched up delivery with a flamboyant drive and gets a thick edge which is snapped up by Samaraweera at gully. Good sharp catch!
Over 15.6NLTC Perera to Taufeeq Umar, OUT LBW, Taufeer comes only half forward to drive a full length ball which nips back to defeat his shot and hit the pad low, and he is plumb infront of middle and leg for an lbw!
Over 49.4NLTC Perera to Misbah-ul-Haq, CAUGHT, Misbah walks down the track and pokes at a short of length delivery outside off which moves away just enough to take an edge to the keeper!
Over 57.4AD Mathews to Mohammad Sami, CAUGHT, Sami is bounced out! Angelo bangs this short and lures Sami into the pull and the tail-ender can only top edge it in the air weakly to get caught at mid wicket.
Over 62.3HMRKB Herath to Adnan Akmal, CLEAN BOWLED, Adnan bends down for a slog sweep and ends up getting cleaned up by a flatter and straightish full delivery around middle!
Over 68.4HMRKB Herath to Asad Shafiq, CAUGHT, Shafiq gets forward in defence and this delivery spins away viciously with lots of bounce and takes the glove off Shafiq to the keeper!!
Over 72.5HMRKB Herath to Saeed Ajmal, OUT LBW, Ajmal bends down for a slog sweep and gets hit on the backthigh plumb infront of off to an arm ball and the Umpire gives it out LBW. Sri Lanka have to bat for 15 overs today or about 1 hour and 5 minutes before Stumps.
Over 69.2Saeed Ajmal to NT Paranavitana, BOWLED HIM, and Paranavitana falls with few minutes to go before Tea! He went back for a cut shot but is cramped up for room and can only chop it onto the stumps with an inside edge.
Over 7.3Junaid Khan to LD Chandimal, OUT LBW, Chandimal is half cock to this inswinger in a flick shot and gets hit below the knee roll infront of middle and Umpire Davies raises his finger! Chandimal fell across his stumps while trying to flick it or on drive it.
Over 7.6Junaid Khan to KC Sangakkara, CLEAN BOWLED, Junaid this time doesn't need the Umpire at all! He bowls a lovely inswinger that goes right through the forward defence of Sangakkara to rattle the off stump!!
Over 14.4Mohammad Sami to DPMD Jayawardene, OUT LBW, Sami slips in a lightening quick inswinging yorker which smashes the toe of Mahela infront of middle and that's out lbw!! That will be the end of Day 1 at Pallekele with Sri Lanka trailing behind by 182 runs.
Over 61.4Saeed Ajmal to TT Samaraweera, OUT LBW, and finally the breakthrough for Pakistan, Ajmal from round the sticks gets the ball to pitch around middle and straighten to hit the pad and Umpire gives that OUT LBW.
Over 66.2Junaid Khan to AD Mathews, CAUGHT, Mathews goes back and plays a flashy cut away from his body and edges it straight into the safe hands of Asad Shafiq at gully.
Over 80.1Umar Gul to HAPW Jayawardene, OUT LBW, and straightaway there is a wicket with the second new ball! Prasanna shuffles forward and is struck on the pad plumb infront of off by a good length inswinger and Taufel gives him OUT LBW. Second New Ball has been taken by Pakistan.
Over 100.2Junaid Khan to NLTC Perera, CLEAN BOWLED, Perera gets cleaned up through the gate in a forward defence and with that Junaid Khan takes a second consecutive five-wicket haul! Sri Lanka lead by 111 runs.
Over 98.1Junaid Khan to KMDN Kulasekara, CAUGHT BEHIND, Kulasekara comes forward to drive on the up and Junaid from round the sticks gets the ball to swing away just enough to force an edge to the keeper.
Over 80.1Umar Gul to HAPW Jayawardene, OUT LBW, and straightaway there is a wicket with the second new ball! Prasanna shuffles forward and is struck on the pad plumb infront of off by a good length inswinger and Taufel gives him OUT LBW. Second New Ball has been taken by Pakistan.
Over 7.3Junaid Khan to LD Chandimal, OUT LBW, Chandimal is half cock to this inswinger in a flick shot and gets hit below the knee roll infront of middle and Umpire Davies raises his finger! Chandimal fell across his stumps while trying to flick it or on drive it.
Over 7.6Junaid Khan to KC Sangakkara, CLEAN BOWLED, Junaid this time doesn't need the Umpire at all! He bowls a lovely inswinger that goes right through the forward defence of Sangakkara to rattle the off stump!!
Over 66.2Junaid Khan to AD Mathews, CAUGHT, Mathews goes back and plays a flashy cut away from his body and edges it straight into the safe hands of Asad Shafiq at gully.
Over 98.1Junaid Khan to KMDN Kulasekara, CAUGHT BEHIND, Kulasekara comes forward to drive on the up and Junaid from round the sticks gets the ball to swing away just enough to force an edge to the keeper.
Over 100.2Junaid Khan to NLTC Perera, CLEAN BOWLED, Perera gets cleaned up through the gate in a forward defence and with that Junaid Khan takes a second consecutive five-wicket haul! Sri Lanka lead by 111 runs.
Over 14.4Mohammad Sami to DPMD Jayawardene, OUT LBW, Sami slips in a lightening quick inswinging yorker which smashes the toe of Mahela infront of middle and that's out lbw!! That will be the end of Day 1 at Pallekele with Sri Lanka trailing behind by 182 runs.
Over 61.4Saeed Ajmal to TT Samaraweera, OUT LBW, and finally the breakthrough for Pakistan, Ajmal from round the sticks gets the ball to pitch around middle and straighten to hit the pad and Umpire gives that OUT LBW.
Over 69.2Saeed Ajmal to NT Paranavitana, BOWLED HIM, and Paranavitana falls with few minutes to go before Tea! He went back for a cut shot but is cramped up for room and can only chop it onto the stumps with an inside edge.
Over 99.6Saeed Ajmal to HMRKB Herath, OUT LBW, Herath hardly comes forward in defence and is hit on the pad plumb infront of middle for an lbw.
Over 35.3CRD Fernando to Mohammad Hafeez, CAUGHT, this is a sucker delivery, full and wide outside off and Hafeez chases that with a big drive but only to get a thick edge which is snapped up by Paranavitana, the lone slip fielder.
Over 2.2KMDN Kulasekara to Taufeeq Umar,OUT LBW, big blow for Pakistan, Taufeeq looks to shuffle across in a flick and gets hit on the pad infront of middle. Umpire Taufel gives it out lbw and its a bad decision with the ball pitching outside leg!!
Over 91.3CRD Fernando to Azhar Ali, CAUGHT, Azhar goes for a cut without moving his feet and ends up feather edging it to the keeper. That looked like a tired shot!
Over 52.3HMRKB Herath to Younus Khan, CAUGHT, Younis uses his feet and then looks to defend the arm ball. In the process, he gets an inside edge onto the pad which is caught one handed by a forward diving Paranavitana at silly point. Slow motion replays reveal that the ball had kissed the thumb of the bottom hand of Younis.
Over 56.1HMRKB Herath to Misbah-ul-Haq, CAUGHT, Misbah looks to play a cover drive and it turns out to be a near yorker which takes a thick edge and is caught nicely by Mahela at slip. That was a sharp catch from the Skipper!
Over 93.3CRD Fernando to Mohammad Sami, OUT LBW, and with that Dilhara gets his 100th Test wicket. This really was a poor decision from Umpire Steve Davis! It was an inswinging yorker which struck the toe of Sami around leg and clearly was going to miss the leg stump with the angle!
Over 94.6HMRKB Herath to Umar Gul, OUT LBW, Herath fires in a perfect arm ball and Gul is late in bringing his bat down in the line of the off stump and gets struck on the pad plumb infront of off for an lbw!
Over 100.3HMRKB Herath to Saeed Ajmal, OUT LBW, its another armer from Herath and Ajmal is struck on the pad with the bat outside the line and Umpire Taufel gives him out.
Over 2.2KMDN Kulasekara to Taufeeq Umar,OUT LBW, big blow for Pakistan, Taufeeq looks to shuffle across in a flick and gets hit on the pad infront of middle. Umpire Taufel gives it out lbw and its a bad decision with the ball pitching outside leg!!
Over 52.3HMRKB Herath to Younus Khan, CAUGHT, Younis uses his feet and then looks to defend the arm ball. In the process, he gets an inside edge onto the pad which is caught one handed by a forward diving Paranavitana at silly point. Slow motion replays reveal that the ball had kissed the thumb of the bottom hand of Younis.
Over 56.1HMRKB Herath to Misbah-ul-Haq, CAUGHT, Misbah looks to play a cover drive and it turns out to be a near yorker which takes a thick edge and is caught nicely by Mahela at slip. That was a sharp catch from the Skipper!
Over 94.6HMRKB Herath to Umar Gul, OUT LBW, Herath fires in a perfect arm ball and Gul is late in bringing his bat down in the line of the off stump and gets struck on the pad plumb infront of off for an lbw!
Over 100.3HMRKB Herath to Saeed Ajmal, OUT LBW, its another armer from Herath and Ajmal is struck on the pad with the bat outside the line and Umpire Taufel gives him out.
Over 35.3CRD Fernando to Mohammad Hafeez, CAUGHT, this is a sucker delivery, full and wide outside off and Hafeez chases that with a big drive but only to get a thick edge which is snapped up by Paranavitana, the lone slip fielder.
Over 91.3CRD Fernando to Azhar Ali, CAUGHT, Azhar goes for a cut without moving his feet and ends up feather edging it to the keeper. That looked like a tired shot!
Over 93.3CRD Fernando to Mohammad Sami, OUT LBW, and with that Dilhara gets his 100th Test wicket. This really was a poor decision from Umpire Steve Davis! It was an inswinging yorker which struck the toe of Sami around leg and clearly was going to miss the leg stump with the angle!
Over 10.2Junaid Khan to NT Paranavitana, CAUGHT, and once again the left hander edges Junaid on the frontfoot and this time it is towards second slip where Younis dives forward and takes a brilliant low catch.
Over 37.2Saeed Ajmal to LD Chandimal, CAUGHT, Chandimal falls and falls to a great catch at mid off from Asad Shafiq! Chandimal jumped down the track and smashed it flat towards mid off where Shafiq dived forward to take a low catch! And the players will head for Tea on the final day. Sri Lanka need 138 more runs to win from 33.4 overs with 8 wickets in hand.
Over 47.4Saeed Ajmal to DPMD Jayawardene, CAUGHT, Mahela predetermines a paddle sweep but can only lob it weakly to short fine leg where the fielder Hafeez moves to his right sharply in anticipation take an easy catch.
Over 55.1Saeed Ajmal to TT Samaraweera, CLEAN BOWLED, Samara hardly stretches forward in a flick and is foxed by a doosra which turns away past his bat to hit the off and middle stumps!
Over 10.2Junaid Khan to NT Paranavitana, CAUGHT, and once again the left hander edges Junaid on the frontfoot and this time it is towards second slip where Younis dives forward and takes a brilliant low catch.
Over 37.2Saeed Ajmal to LD Chandimal, CAUGHT, Chandimal falls and falls to a great catch at mid off from Asad Shafiq! Chandimal jumped down the track and smashed it flat towards mid off where Shafiq dived forward to take a low catch! And the players will head for Tea on the final day. Sri Lanka need 138 more runs to win from 33.4 overs with 8 wickets in hand.
Over 47.4Saeed Ajmal to DPMD Jayawardene, CAUGHT, Mahela predetermines a paddle sweep but can only lob it weakly to short fine leg where the fielder Hafeez moves to his right sharply in anticipation take an easy catch.
Over 55.1Saeed Ajmal to TT Samaraweera, CLEAN BOWLED, Samara hardly stretches forward in a flick and is foxed by a doosra which turns away past his bat to hit the off and middle stumps!