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Home , Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali (cricketer), Binura Fernando, Mohammad Hafeez, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shoaib Malik

RONDA ROUSEY P31 TAKES BRAZIL SPORTS 2432 Sunday, August 2, 2015

Second ’s cricketers pose for photographers after their victory

PAK PULL OFFwith a 22-ball 45 thatTHRILLER included the one-dayers 3-2. Earlier, aggressive 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 17 balls in a match-winning international match, gave lifted to 172-7 after played key roles as Pakistan knock that contained four sixes Sri Lanka a flying start with skipper 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. victory in the second unbeaten on 24, helped Anwar He bowled Jayasuriya, a 23-year-old in add 58 for the eighth wicket with a slower and then left-hander unrelated to Sri Colombo yesterday. as the tourists recorded a forced Mukhtar Ahmed to top- Lanka’s former 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 and But it was Kapugedera challenging 172-7 President Maithripala were out and who boosted the total with an with four balls to Sirisena. senior batsman unbeaten 48 off 25 balls that spare with Imad Pakistan, who won was . 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 . 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 plays a shot as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Perera looks on

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