Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Final
Asia Cup Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh - 2014 (2013/14) · Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka · 8 March 2014
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining). Fawad Alam top-scored with 114* for Pakistan. Lasith Malinga took 5/56.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
- Date
- 8 March 2014
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Lasith Malinga
- Captains
- Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BNJ Oxenford and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 260 for 5. Fawad Alam top-scored with 114 not out off 134 balls, and Misbah-ul-Haq made 65. Lasith Malinga took 5 for 56 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the fourth wicket between Misbah-ul-Haq and Fawad Alam, 47% of the total.
Chasing 261, Sri Lanka made 261 for 5. Lahiru Thirimanne top-scored with 101 off 108 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 75. Saeed Ajmal took 3 for 26 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 156-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Lahiru Thirimanne, 60% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 22 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 260 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjeel Khan | c Thisara Perera b Lasith Malinga | 8 | 6 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | c Kumar Sangakkara b Lasith Malinga | 5 | 7 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | c Kumar Sangakkara b Lasith Malinga | 3 | 13 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | c Kusal Perera b Lasith Malinga | 65 | 98 |
| Fawad Alam | not out | 114 | 134 |
| Umar Akmal | c Ashan Priyanjan b Lasith Malinga | 59 | 42 |
| Shahid Afridi | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Mohammad Talha, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan
Extras 6 · Total 260 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 56 | 5 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 9 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 10 | 1 | 66 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 7 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Chaturanga de Silva | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Sharjeel Khan, 0.6 ov), 2-17 (Ahmed Shehzad, 2.6 ov), 3-18 (Mohammad Hafeez, 4.3 ov), 4-140 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 36.4 ov), 5-255 (Umar Akmal, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sharjeel Khan (8) and Ahmed Shehzad (0) | 8 | 6 |
| second | Mohammad Hafeez (3) and Ahmed Shehzad (5) | 9 | 12 |
| third | Misbah-ul-Haq (1) and Mohammad Hafeez (0) | 1 | 9 |
| fourth | Misbah-ul-Haq (64) and Fawad Alam (57) | 122 | 193 |
| fifth | Fawad Alam (52) and Umar Akmal (59) | 115 | 78 |
| sixth | Shahid Afridi (0) and Fawad Alam (5) | 5 | 2 |
SRI LANKA: 261 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Perera | st Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal | 42 | 37 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | b Saeed Ajmal | 101 | 108 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Saeed Ajmal | 0 | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Sharjeel Khan b Mohammad Talha | 75 | 93 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | c Umar Akmal b Junaid Khan | 13 | 18 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 16 | 13 |
| Chaturanga de Silva | not out | 6 | 9 |
Did not bat: Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga
Extras 8 · Total 261 for 5
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Hafeez | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Umar Gul | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Junaid Khan | 9 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 10 | 2 | 26 | 3 |
| Mohammad Talha | 6.2 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-56 (Kusal Perera, 10.1 ov), 2-56 (Kumar Sangakkara, 10.2 ov), 3-212 (Mahela Jayawardene, 37.2 ov), 4-233 (Ashan Priyanjan, 41.4 ov), 5-247 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 44.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kusal Perera (42) and Lahiru Thirimanne (14) | 56 | 61 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (75) and Lahiru Thirimanne (74) | 156 | 163 |
| fourth | Ashan Priyanjan (13) and Lahiru Thirimanne (8) | 21 | 26 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (9) and Lahiru Thirimanne (5) | 14 | 15 |
| sixth | Angelo Mathews (7) and Chaturanga de Silva (6) | 14 | 13 |
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