Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in 2nd T 20 of series,2013-14

Sri Lanka and Pakistan was scheduled to play a 3 Match T 20 International Series in United Arab Emirates in 2013-14. Both teams have great players and all rounder’s and match winners and it would be interesting to see them battle in this series and who will be crowned as the winner after the series as both are ranked at 4th and 5th. The 2nd T 20 international match was to be played on Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 12th Dec 2013.

Pakistan won the toss and opts to bowl first; this is how Pakistan team and 11 was looking like in this 2nd T 20 international match: Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez (c), Sohail Tanvir, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Amin, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (wk), Bilawal Bhatti, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Usman Khan

And Sri Lanka team and 11 was looking like this in this 2nd T 20 international Match: Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (c), Sachithra Senanayake, Kusal Perera

Sri Lanka batted very well and was able to post total of 211 runs in 20 over’s at the loss of 3 wickets and with top scores of Kusal P who made 84 runs in 59 balls with 5 4’s and 4 six at the strike rate of 142 runs in 100 balls and T Dilshan who made 48 runs in 33 balls with 8 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 145 runs in 100 balls.

Pakistan was needed to score 212 runs in 20 over’s to win this match.

Pakistan batted well but was unable to chase the score of 212 runs and was able to score 187 in 19.2 over’s at the loss of 10 wickets and lost the game by 24 runs and top scores by M hafeez who made 50 runs in 25 balls with 5 4’s and 3 six at the strike rate of 200 runs in 100 balls.

Sri Lanka won the match by 24 runs in hand and now this 3 Match T 20 international series stands at 1-1 with 1 more game to play in the series.

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