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4th ODI - Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
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Match facts
Sunday, November 20
Start time 1500 (1100 GMT)
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| Tillakaratne Dilshan's 64 in the third ODI was only his second half-century in 15 innings |
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Matches: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah
Series/Tournaments: Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates
Teams: Pakistan | Sri Lanka
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Big Picture
The
batting Powerplay played its role in adding to the excitement of the
World Cup, often tripping up a batting side coasting towards a large
score or jumpstarting a flagging chase. The rules have been tweaked
since and though the Powerplay is now taken earlier, it continues to add
an element of unpredictability to the game, and was pivotal to the
results of the previous two one-dayers between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Sri
Lanka were reasonably well placed in their chase on Friday when they
opted for the Powerplay. Cue 19 runs in five overs, the wickets of both
their set batsmen and an arduous challenge that proved too much for the
tail. It was similarly poisonous for Pakistan in the second ODI - 26
runs, three wickets and a chase that was virtually over. In what is a
must-win game for Sri Lanka - Pakistan lead the five-match series 2-1 -
how both teams handle the batting Powerplay could be crucial.
Teams
are yet to properly re-calibrate their approach during the later set of
fielding restrictions. Previously they targeted about 50 runs in that
five-over spell, while now they need to tone down their ambitions, given
that a big chunk of the innings still remains after that Powerplay.
Mahela Jayawardene has already predicted how the two new balls will lead
to lower totals, suggesting that 250 could be the new par score.
A
par score of 250 seems like a throwback to the 1990s, a feeling that is
only emphasised by Sunday's game being played in Sharjah. This signals
the return of top-tier one-day cricket to the venue that was the hotbed
of ODIs during 90s. Sharjah Cricket Ground is the runaway leader in
terms of number of one-days hosted, but it's been eight years since two
major teams contested a 50-over match there.
Form guide
Pakistan: WLWWW (most recent first)
Sri Lanka: LWLWL
Watch out for …
Imran Farhat's place
has been under scrutiny for much of his international career but he has
finally begun to put together a string of performances that could
satisfy the critics. Three half-centuries in five ODI-innings is a
start, but he still needs to improve his conversion-rate.
It's been an up-and-down year for
Upul Tharanga.
There was the high of scoring loads of runs during Sri Lanka's run to
the World Cup final, followed by the low of a three-month drug ban.
Tharanga may not attract the headlines as much as the current Sri Lanka
captain and his two predecessors, but he has quietly accumulated 12
one-day centuries, the third-highest by a Sri Lanka batsman.
Team news
Most
of Pakistan's XI picks itself. The only question is over which fast
bowler will partner Umar Gul with the new balls. Aizaz Cheema got a
look-in for the first two games before being replaced by Sohail Tanvir.
After Tanvir's lacklustre effort on Friday, Junaid Khan could well be in
line for a place.
Pakistan (possible): 1
Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Imran Farhat, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 5
Umar Akmal, 6 Abdul Razzaq, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 9
Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Sohail Tanvir/Junaid Khan.
Dilhara
Fernando didn't have the best of games on Friday. With Lasith Malinga
and Thisara Perera also being right-arm quicks, Sri Lanka may be tempted
to add variety to the attack through the change of angle Chanaka
Welegedara provides.
Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Upul
Tharanga, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4
Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Mahela Jayawardene, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Jeevan
Mendis, 8 Thisara Perera, 9 Lasith Malinga, 10 Seekkuge Prasanna, 11
Dilhara Fernando/Chanaka Welegedara.
Stats and trivia
- Of
the major Test nations, only Sri Lanka don't have any batsman with an
ODI average above 40.00. Kumar Sangakkara, with 37.77, has the highest
one-day average for a Sri Lankan
- Pakistan's biggest ODI victory over Sri Lanka, and second biggest overall, came in Sharjah, when they won by 217 runs in 2002
Quotes
"It
wasn't easy early on in the previous match. The ball wasn't coming onto
the bat, but spending more time in the middle just gave us a bit more
confidence."
Mohammad Hafeez had a reputation
for making attractive 30s before giving it away. Friday's patient 83
showed showed how much progress he has made
"We have to
get used to it. I don't think 300 and 350 runs are [now needed for]
winning. Now 250 runs can be [enough for] a winnable target, with two
new balls."
Tillakaratne Dilshan on the impact on using a new ball from each end[Preview Source:Cricinfo.com]
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score
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