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RONDA ROUSEY P31 TAKES BRAZIL SPORTS 2432 Sunday, August 2, 2015 Second Twenty20 Pakistan’s cricketers pose for photographers after their victory PAK PULL OFFwith a 22-ball 45 thatTHRILLER included the one-dayers 3-2. Earlier, aggressive batting four sixes and a boundary, Fernando, a lean 20-year- by debutant Shehan Jayasuriya Colombo before Anwar smashed 46 off old playing only his second and the recalled Kapugedera hahid Afridi and Anwar Ali 17 balls in a match-winning international match, gave lifted Sri Lanka to 172-7 after played key roles as Pakistan knock that contained four sixes Sri Lanka a flying start with skipper Lasith Malinga won the Sended a successful tour of Sri and three fours. a double strike in his second toss and elected to bat in the Lanka with a thrilling one- Imad, who remained over. day-night match. wicket victory in the second unbeaten on 24, helped Anwar He bowled Ahmed Shehzad Jayasuriya, a 23-year-old Twenty20 international in add 58 for the eighth wicket with a slower delivery and then left-hander unrelated to Sri Colombo yesterday. as the tourists recorded a forced Mukhtar Ahmed to top- Lanka’s former captain Sanath Pakistan recovered heart-stopping win in front of edge a bouncer to Chamara Jayasuriya, smashed three fours from 40-5 in the a sell-out crowd of 35,000 at Kapugedera at mid-wicket. and two sixes in his 32-ball 40 eighth over to the Premadasa stadium that Pakistan’s top order caved before he was fifth out. surpass Sri Lanka’s briefly included Sri Lanka in as Mohammad Hafeez and But it was Kapugedera challenging 172-7 President Maithripala Umar Akmal were run out and who boosted the total with an with four balls to Sirisena. senior batsman Shoaib Malik unbeaten 48 off 25 balls that spare with Imad Pakistan, who won was stumped. contained four sixes and two Wasim striking the first T20 match by Afridi began the amazing boundaries. the winning six off 29 runs on Thursday, turnaround with a sixth- Kapugedera put on 55 for left-arm seamer completed a remarkable wicket stand of 61 with the sixth wicket with Milinda Binura Fernando. treble on the six-week Mohammad Rizwan (17) as Siriwardana (23) as the hosts Skipper Afridi tour, having earlier won the inexperienced Sri Lankan plundered 59 runs in the final led the way the Test series 2-1 and attaack wilted under pressure. five overs. (AFP) Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi plays a shot as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Perera looks on Hon.Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Responsible Editor Mahmood AI Mahmood | Managing Editor Soman Baby | Managing Director P. Unnikrishnan | Adviser Med Jones Advt : Strategic Publicity & Advertising Co.W.L.L | Tel: 17270710, Fax17256470, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 17579911, Fax17250150, Email: [email protected] Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing | Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877/Fax17250150, Email:[email protected] | Website: www.dt.bh.