Pakistan Beat Sri Lanka in 1st 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 1st T 20 international match was to be played on Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 11th Dec 2013.

Pakistan won the toss and opts to bowl first; this is how Pakistan team and 11 was looking like in this 1st 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 1st 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 145 runs in 20 over’s at the loss of 5 wickets and with top scores of Angelo M who made 50 runs in 34 balls with 5 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 147 runs in 100 balls and Lahiru T who made 23 runs in 16 balls with 1 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 144 runs in 100 balls.

Pakistan was needed to score 146 runs in 20 over’s to win this match.

Pakistan batted well but was able to chase the score of 146 runs in 19.1 over’s at the loss of 7 wickets and won the game by 3 wickets in hand and top scores by S Afridi who made 39 runs in 20 balls with 2 4’s and 3 six at the strike rate of 195 runs in 100 balls.

Pakistan won the match by 3 wickets in hand and now this 3 Match T 20 international series stands at 1-0 in favor of Pakistan and with 2 more games to play in the series.

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