Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Test at Galle, 22 Jun, 2012

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Sri Lanka 472/10 (153.2)  &  137/5 (41)
Pakistan 100/10 (54.3)  &  300/10 (114)
Sri Lanka won by 209 runs
Man of the Match: KC Sangakkara
  • Adnan Akmal 40 * (106)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1KMDN Kulasekara to Mohammad Hafeez, no runs, goes back and defends it to mid off.

Over 0.2KMDN Kulasekara to Mohammad Hafeez, beaten, no runs, goes back and is beaten by the late away movement around off.

Over 0.3KMDN Kulasekara to Mohammad Hafeez, no runs, goes back and leaves a widish away going delivery outside off.

Over 0.4KMDN Kulasekara to Mohammad Hafeez, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off.

Over 0.5KMDN Kulasekara to Mohammad Hafeez, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off.

Over 0.6KMDN Kulasekara to Mohammad Hafeez, no runs, gets forward and leaves it with the swing outside off.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1Nuwan Pradeep to Taufeeq Umar, no runs, goes back and leaves a length ball outside off.

Over 1.2Nuwan Pradeep to Taufeeq Umar, no runs, goes back and leaves a length ball outside off.

Over 1.3Nuwan Pradeep to Taufeeq Umar, no runs, gets forward and pushes it to the bowler.

Over 1.4Nuwan Pradeep to Taufeeq Umar, Boundary, goes back and dabs it down off a bottom edge towards third slip and the ball bounces over the top of the fielder and runs away to the boundary.

Over 1.5Nuwan Pradeep to Taufeeq Umar, 1 run, goes back and edges it just wide of the diving second slip on the bounce and gets a single.

Over 1.6Nuwan Pradeep to Mohammad Hafeez, Boundary, goes back and steers it in the gap through gully for a boundary.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1KMDN Kulasekara to Taufeeq Umar, no runs, gets forward and leaves it with the swing outside off.

Over 2.2KMDN Kulasekara to Taufeeq Umar, no runs, gets forward and defends it down the track.

Over 2.3KMDN Kulasekara to Taufeeq Umar, no runs, gets forward and defends the inswinger to mid on.

Over 2.4KMDN Kulasekara to Taufeeq Umar, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off.

Over 2.5KMDN Kulasekara to Taufeeq Umar, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off.

Over 2.6KMDN Kulasekara to Taufeeq Umar, no runs, goes back and defends it to mid on.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1Nuwan Pradeep to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs, gets a thick edge to his flashy cut and the ball flies fine of gully for a couple.

Over 3.2Nuwan Pradeep to Mohammad Hafeez, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off.

Over 3.3Nuwan Pradeep to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 lb, gets hit on the pad by an inswinger down the legside and picks up a leg bye from squareleg.

Over 3.4Nuwan Pradeep to Taufeeq Umar, beaten, no runs, goes back and nearly edges that behind to the keeper.

Over 3.5Nuwan Pradeep to Taufeeq Umar, Boundary, gets forward and drives it away on the up through extra covers for a boundary.

Over 3.6Nuwan Pradeep to Taufeeq Umar, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1KMDN Kulasekara to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, goes back and tucks it through mid wicket for one.

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Over 4.2KMDN Kulasekara to Taufeeq Umar, OUT LBW, Taufeeq pays a big price of nervously padding up to a length ball which nips back around middle. The Umpire gives it out lbw but the ball had marginally pitched outside leg. Poor decision I feel as the ball hit the pad pretty high.

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Over 4.3KMDN Kulasekara to Azhar Ali, CAUGHT, Azhar falls for a first ball duck, he moves back and feels for a delivery that left him off the seam and can only manage a thin edge to the keeper! Kulasekara is on a hat-trick with that!!

Over 4.4KMDN Kulasekara to Younus Khan, no runs, gets forward and pushes the inswinger to covers to survive the hat-trick.

Over 4.5KMDN Kulasekara to Younus Khan, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off.

Over 4.6KMDN Kulasekara to Younus Khan, 1 run, gets forward and inside edges his push onto the pad but manages a single from covers off the rebound.

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