ODI # 2718
Asia Cup, 2008, 6th Match, Group A
Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (day/night)
26 June 2008 (50-over match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 142 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2, United Arab Emirates 0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: IJ Gould (Eng) and SJA Taufel (Aus)
TV umpire: AM Saheba (India)
Match referee: MJ Procter (SA)
Reserve umpire: Iqbal Butt
ODI debuts: Alawi Shukri, Aman Ali, N Fernandes (United Arab Emirates).
List A debuts: Alawi Shukri, N Fernandes (United Arab Emirates).
Player of the match: BAW Mendis

Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
+KC Sangakkara        lbw                b Zahid Shah           0       6  0 0
ML Udawatte           c Mohammad Tauqir  b Fahad Alhashmi      67      74  6 0
*DPMD Jayawardene     run out (Aman Ali)                       61      43  9 0
CK Kapugedera         c Amjad Ali        b Mohammad Tauqir     11       7  2 0
LPC Silva             c Batuwitarachchi  b Mohammad Tauqir      6       9  0 0
TM Dilshan            c Amjad Ali        b Fahad Alhashmi      24      30  1 0
K Weeraratne          c Batuwitarachchi  b Saqib Ali           40      54  2 0
T Thushara            c Amjad Ali        b Zahid Shah          10      15  1 0
KMDN Kulasekara       c Khurram Khan     b Zahid Shah          37      51  0 0
BAW Mendis            not out                                  15      11  1 0
CRD Fernando          not out                                   0       0  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 7, w 11)                        19
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs)                   290

FoW: 1-0 (Sangakkara, 0.6 ov), 2-114 (Jayawardene, 14.4 ov),
     3-131 (Kapugedera, 16.5 ov), 4-142 (Silva, 18.6 ov),
     5-180 (Udawatte, 27.3 ov), 6-189 (Dilshan, 29.5 ov),
     7-209 (Thushara, 33.5 ov), 8-262 (Weeraratne, 45.2 ov),
     9-286 (Kulasekara, 49.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Zahid Shah                  10      1     49      3
Fahad Alhashmi               5      0     39      2 (6w)
Aman Ali                     2      0     22      0 (2w)
Saqib Ali                    7      0     44      1 (1w)
Mohammad Tauqir             10      0     47      2 (1w)
Khurram Khan                10      0     55      0 (1w)
Arshad Ali                   6      0     26      0

United Arab Emirates innings (target: 291 runs from 50 overs)   R   M   B  4 6
+Amjad Ali            c Weeraratne       b Dilshan             77      79 12 0
Arshad Ali            run out (Kapugedera)                      6      10  0 0
IPP Batuwitarachchi   c Sangakkara       b Thushara            14      46  0 0
*Saqib Ali            lbw                b Mendis              19      32  1 0
Khurram Khan          c Sangakkara       b Thushara             2       7  0 0
Mohammad Tauqir       lbw                b Fernando             9      15  2 0
N Fernandes           st Sangakkara      b Mendis               5      13  0 0
Alawi Shukri          c Jayawardene      b Mendis               1       3  0 0
Zahid Shah            not out                                   6      11  1 0
Fahad Alhashmi        lbw                b Mendis               0       3  0 0
Aman Ali              lbw                b Mendis               0       2  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 1, w 5, nb 2)                    9
Total                 (all out, 36.3 overs)                   148

FoW: 1-25 (Arshad Ali, 2.4 ov), 2-95 (Batuwitarachchi, 18.6 ov),
     3-107 (Amjad Ali, 23.6 ov), 4-114 (Khurram Khan, 26.1 ov),
     5-133 (Mohammad Tauqir, 29.4 ov), 6-139 (Saqib Ali, 32.2 ov),
     7-141 (Alawi Shukri, 32.6 ov), 8-142 (Fernandes, 34.4 ov),
     9-148 (Fahad Alhashmi, 36.1 ov), 10-148 (Aman Ali, 36.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Kulasekara                   5      2     25      0 (2w)
Weeraratne                   4      1     23      0
Fernando                     7      0     40      1 (2nb)
Mendis                       6.3    1     22      5 (1w)
Dilshan                      7      2     14      1 (1w)
Thushara                     7      0     22      2 (1w)

• Sri Lanka innings
• Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (53 balls), Extras 10
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (ML Udawatte 22, DPMD Jayawardene 20, Ex 10)
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 76/1 in 10.0 overs (ML Udawatte 25, DPMD Jayawardene 41)
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 39 balls (7 x 4)
• Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (86 balls), Extras 11
• 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 80 balls (ML Udawatte 41, DPMD Jayawardene 50, Ex 11)
• Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
• ML Udawatte: 50 off 48 balls (5 x 4)
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 142/4 in 19.0 overs (ML Udawatte 51)
• Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 20.5 overs (136 balls), Extras 13
• Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 31.4 overs (201 balls), Extras 14
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 203/6 in 32.0 overs (K Weeraratne 12, T Thushara 8)
• Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 42.4 overs (267 balls), Extras 17
• 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (K Weeraratne 23, KMDN Kulasekara 24, Ex 3)

• United Arab Emirates innings
• Innings Break: United Arab Emirates - 0/0
• United Arab Emirates: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (51 balls), Extras 4
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• Amjad Ali: 50 off 39 balls (10 x 4)
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (Amjad Ali 40, IPP Batuwitarachchi 9, Ex 4)
• Drinks: United Arab Emirates - 88/1 in 17.0 overs (Amjad Ali 64, IPP Batuwitarachchi 12)
• United Arab Emirates: 100 runs in 20.5 overs (130 balls), Extras 6
• Power Play 3: Overs 24.1 - 29.0
• Drinks: United Arab Emirates - 139/5 in 32.0 overs (Saqib Ali 19, N Fernandes 3)

Tournament Index

Team Pages: Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates.

Ground Page: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Sri Lanka Player Pages: KC Sangakkara, ML Udawatte, DPMD Jayawardene, CK Kapugedera, LPC Silva, TM Dilshan, K Weeraratne, T Thushara, KMDN Kulasekara, BAW Mendis, CRD Fernando.

United Arab Emirates Player Pages: Amjad Ali, Arshad Ali, IPP Batuwitarachchi, Saqib Ali, Khurram Khan, Mohammad Tauqir, N Fernandes, Alawi Shukri, Zahid Shah, Fahad Alhashmi, Aman Ali.

Match Officials' Pages: IJ Gould, SJA Taufel, AM Saheba, MJ Procter.