it a glorious day for home supporters, as Pakistan took a 1-0 edge with a satisfactory 67-run triumph in the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Monday (September 30).
Following the first match was wiped out due to steadfast rain, Pakistan would have been satisfied with their clinical presentation. Babar Azam extended to organize high scores and finished with his 11th ODI hundred. In Meantime, Usman Shinwari, who hadn’t represented the ODI side since March, noticed swing and hit the stumps to pluck up a five-for.
the home side batsmen also were able to adjust to the sluggish nature of the pitch. Azam took his innings to an aerial level by halving gaps at will. Iftikhar Ahmed, who regularly bats at no.4 for the Punjab side in List A, also displayed his abilities with an attacking hand lower down the order.
the series moves to the final ODI at the same venue, the hosts nevertheless have a few problems. Sarfaraz Ahmed, captain of Pakistan, hasn’t been amongst the runs in the ODI’s. The wicketkeeper didn’t specifically have a great time in England, concluding with only one fifty and managed only eight runs while batting in the death overs in the second ODI against Sri Lanka.
The visitors, in the meantime, seemed to be pretty flat on the ground. There was a sequence of misfields, with the captain, Thirimanne himself creating a few misfields. To make stuff worse, the batting line-up broke as Sri Lanka slipped to a pathetic 28 for 5 while hunting a sizeable 306.
Nevertheless, there is normally a silver insulation in defeat, and that appeared in the formation of the 177-run stand between S Jayasuriya and D Shanaka take the visitors to a total of some decency. Sri Lanka will look to level the series 1-1 on Wednesday.
