Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 Wickets - wins ODI series 3-1

Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal (left) and Gul (centre) sent back Sri Lanka for just 225 - Hafeez and Sohaib (right) sealed the victory for Pakistan [Photos AFP]

This was the day that Pakistan was waiting for - to beat the Sri Lanka cricket team in the 5-ODI machetes series in UAE last night. Having beaten the Islanders from the Indian Ocean twice before, Pakistan finally sealed the series with yet another impressive win and captured the series 3-1 at Abu Dhabi.

Sri Lanka was back in the pavilion for 225 (Priyanjan 74, Sangakkara 51) in l48.5 overs. It was Priyanjan first half century right on his debue appearance, while Sangakkara hit his 83rd. Pakistan's Ajmal sent back four for 39 and Umer Gul three for 37.

In fact Umer Gul claimed first three victims of the match which destabilised the Islanders - his first wicket came off his fourth ball.

Coming to bat, Hafeez made the difference yet again after his 140 in the third ODI - this time he hit impressive 113 and took Pakistan to victory for the loss of Sharjeel (13) and Shehzad (44). At the close of the match Hafeez was at 113 and his supporting batsman Sohaib at 46. 

Hafeez was rightly chosen to be the player of the match.

Pakistan plays 5th ODI against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi Dec 27, 2013 (15:00 local | 11:00 GMT | 16:00 PKT).

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South Africa beats Pakistan in 4th ODI - wins series 3-1

Quinton de Kock's maiden century ensured South Africa's victory

Pakistan's batting line once again crumbled in the crucial 4th ODI at Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi Friday when it was beaten by the South Africa by 28 runs.

South Africa's Dale Steyn took a heavy toll of the leading Pakistani batsmen and perfected his career best record for 5-25.

Batting first, South Africa's Quinton de Kock smashed his maiden century. Left-handed opening batsman de Kock hit 112 to anchor South Africa to series-best total of 266-5.

From Pakistan's side, debutant Sohaib Maqsood kept Pakistan in the hunt with 56 off 54 balls before Steyn’s burst saw Pakistan losing its last five wickets for just 10 runs.

The last match of the series will be played at Sharjah on Monday - a match which is now being dubbed as a dead rubber.

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Pakistan v South Africa: Crucial 4th ODI - Abu Dhabi | Watch Free Live Streaming - 8 Nov

Pakistan meets South Africa the crucial fourth ODI at Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi Friday afternoon today in a must-win match, before the series wraps up in Sharjah on November 11.

While the South Africans have a strong batting line, specially after the return of Hashim Amla, Pakistan suffers from its chronic problem of irresponsible batsmen who crumble like pack of cards whenever a challenge is faced. 

The third ODI was terrible example of poor batting line of Pakistan. Chasing a target of 260, Pakistani top order batsmen could score only 116 for seven. It was only the two bowlers, Wahab Riaz and Sohail Tanvir, who added valuable 61 runs and taking the score to a face saving 191 - but what more can you expect from bowlers. The bowled well but batsmen always failed them.

"It's the same old story," Misbah said. "I think we need to think about our batting if we want to save the series. Our batsmen get starts but are not able to convert them into big scores, and we all have to think that 20s and 30s are not going to win matches for us."

Although Misbah is holding on good and playing well, he seems to have chosen a weak team - as he always does. Afridi is bowling well but his batting is agaion as unpredicatable as ever - coming back to pavilion with a long face.


Unless Pakistan's batting line performs, it is more than likely that the opposing camp will be able to dominate the series. Like Saeed Ajmal, they will have to be beware of Imran Tahir, whose 4-53 dismantled their ace batsmen.

Squads:
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq*, Abdur Rehman, Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal†, Umar Amin, Wahab Riaz

South Africa: AB de Villiers*†, HM Amla, H Davids, Q de Kock†, JP Duminy, F du Plessis, Imran Tahir, R McLaren, DA Miller, M Morkel, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, VD Philander, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe

Umpires Ahsan Raza and SJ Davis

The match is scheduled for November 6 at  Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 15:00 local time (11:00 GMT)

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Australia vs India: 4th ODI - Ranchi | Watch Free Live Streaming - 23 October

The last over superb win by Australia in the third ODI at Mohali was a treat to watch. This superb victory gave Australia a winning edge of 2-1 in the ODI series presently under way against hosts India.

This may be a coincidence that Australia have scored over 300 in each game, but not a single batsman has managed a century. On the other hand, Indian batsmen have managed a few. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni have all notched up blistering tons.

While the vistors would like to keep the winning pressure on, India would be under pressure to bounce back when they take on Australia, hoping to tide over their death bowling miseries.

Also Indians have to be careful about how do the play as weather at Ranchi is as uncertain as always. Rain is forecast for most of the afternoon with clear spells here and there, but overall, it could end up being a washout. 

Squads

India: MS Dhoni*†, R Ashwin, S Dhawan, RA Jadeja, V Kohli, B Kumar, A Mishra, Mohammed Shami, SK Raina, AT Rayudu, I Sharma, RG Sharma, JD Unadkat, R Vinay Kumar, Yuvraj Singh 

Australia: GJ Bailey*, NM Coulter-Nile, XJ Doherty, JP Faulkner, CJ Ferguson, AJ Finch, BJ Haddin†, MC Henriques, PJ Hughes, MG Johnson, CJ McKay, GJ Maxwell, AC Voges, SR Watson

Umpires RA Kettleborough and VA Kulkarni

The match is scheduled for 23 October at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi at 13:30 local time (08:00 GMT)

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Pakistan wins 4th ODI against West Indies by 6 Wickets

The visiting Pakistan cricket team which chose to field against West Indies in the 4th ODI at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia won the match by 6 wickets! congrats !

West Indies played a wonderful match with Samuel's unbeaten 106 not out to set a target of 262 (261/7 in 49 overs) for Pakistan to chase at a run rate of 5.32 runs per over.

Coming to bat, Pakistan was restricted to 30 overs match due to rain and made 189/4 at the run rate of 6.30 per over to win the match by 6 wickets (and with 6 balls remaining). Misbah was 53 not out at the end of the play with Umer Akmal at 29.

MN Samuels (West Indies) was declared as the Player of the match.

The win at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia puts Pakistan in a dominating position which leads the 5-match series 2-1. Now it is up to the hosts to try to equalise the series 2-2 in the last and final ODI at Gros Islet on Jul 24, 2013, lest the visitors clinch the series 3-1.

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West Indies vs Pakistan: 4th ODI - St Lucia | Watch Live Free Streaming - 21 July 2013

After the hair raising finish of 3rd ODI that ended in a tie, the fourth and decisive ODI between the visiting Pakistan cricket team and the hosts West Indies begin at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia Sunday today.

Pakistan batting first gave a target of 230 to the hosts - but at the very end, West Indies at best could reach 229, one short of victory and ending the third ODI in a tie. This makes the five ODI series status hinge in a 1-1 balance. Thus we have two more matches for both ends to strive for victory if one side wins today.

it may be added that Pakistan and West Indies have been involved in three tied one-dayers, the first two coming in Lahore and third at Guyana on Friday.

Pakistan side is being led by Misbah-ul-Haq who is currently the leading world run-scorer in 2013 with 692 runs at 53.23.

The likely opposing squads are as under:

West Indies
DJ Bravo*, TL Best, DM Bravo, J Charles†, CH Gayle, JO Holder, SP Narine, KA Pollard, KAJ Roach, DJG Sammy, MN Samuels, LMP Simmons, DS Smith

Pakistan
Misbah-ul-Haq*, Abdur Rehman, Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Ali, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Rizwan†, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal†, Umar Amin, Wahab Riaz

Umpires SJ Davis (Australia) and PJ Nero

The match is scheduled on Sunday, 21 July 09:00 local time (13:00 GMT) at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia.

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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: ICC Champions Trophy | Watch Live Free Streaming - 9 June

The 4th ODI of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy is being played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka from Group A at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Sunday morning today.

New Zealand with a sky high morale after a 2-1 series win over England, New Zealand would look to carry their good form into the Champions Trophy when they clash with Sri Lanka in a Group A match today.

But the Sri Lanka are no less charged either. They have an overwhelming record of winning 10 of their last 11 ODI matches and six in a row against the Kiwis.

However, the Kiwis are also perhaps the best acclimatised side after hosts England having spent some good amount of time here. They know the conditions well which will help them sort out their team combination quickly.

Although Sri Lanka have a plethora of good bowlers, specially spinners, however like Pakistan their big worry is their batting. Neither the top-order nor the middle order batsmen are in good form. Mahela Jaywardene and Kumar Sangakkara never looked in good touch during the recent IPL. Therefore, it is more likely that Sri Lanka will be relying on their spinners to dismantle as many Kiwi batsmen as early as possible to compensate for their humble batting line.

The likely opposing teams for the match are:
New Zealand squad
BB McCullum*, DAJ Bracewell, IG Butler, GD Elliott, JEC Franklin, MJ Guptill, MJ McClenaghan, NL McCullum, KD Mills, C Munro, L Ronchi†, TG Southee, LRPL Taylor, DL Vettori, KS Williamson

Sri Lanka squad
AD Mathews*, LD Chandimal, LHD Dilhara, TM Dilshan, RMS Eranga, HMRKB Herath, DPMD Jayawardene, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, BMAJ Mendis, MDKJ Perera, NLTC Perera, KC Sangakkara†, SMSM Senanayake, HDRL Thirimanne

Umpires BNJ Oxenford and RJ Tucker

The 4th ODI is scheduled on Sunday, 9 June (09:30 GMT) | at  Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

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