by The Professor » Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:52 pm
PAKISTAN WIN ODI BY A HUGE 203 RUNS
Zaheer Abbas's huge score of 226 helped his Pakistan side to a record breaking total of 416. Abbas was aided and abetted by Anwar (84) and ul-Haq (52) but in the latter stages it was all left up to him as the middle order were all dismissed by the spin of Malinga for under 20.
Sri Lanka were facing a run of 8.6 from the off and soon crumbled to 36-3. This brought together Saneth Jayasuriya and Angelo Matthews who put on 89 together in just 10 overs - from there anything seemed possible. There were some key spells that derailed Pakistan. First Mushtaq got both Matthews (22) and Ranatunge (0) in the 18th over followed by Jayasuriya gone for a 46 ball 67 in the next. A similar double wicket over saw Imran Khan take the relatively set Vaas and his replacement Malnga but by then it was all over.
"It has been said of the unseen army of the dead, on their everlasting march, that when they are passing a rural cricket ground the Englishman falls out of the ranks for a moment to look over the gate and smile."