00:00Well, a truly restricted overmatch, this first international Sri Lanka versus Pakistan in Kandy.
00:09The match was restricted from 45 overs each to 25 and then a further restriction down to 23 due to a damp pitch and rain.
00:22Pakistan won the cross this morning and invited Sri Lanka to bat.
00:26And a restricted overmatch, this first international Sri Lanka versus Pakistan in Kandy.
00:34The match was restricted from 45 overs each to 25 and then a further restriction down to 23 due to a damp pitch and rain.
00:46Pakistan won the cross this morning and invited Sri Lanka to bat.
00:50And all Sri Lanka could have matched for the 124 in 23 overs.
00:57Pakistan achieved this in 22 overs.
01:01So, one could say that this was probably not cricket.
01:06But 10,000 people here did enjoy the spectacle.
01:11Now, of the Sri Lankan innings, the young man, Keith Tiranusenga, who is the new young player, came in, opened the batting and scored a lovely 41.
01:21Of the Pakistan bowling, I think the most effective was Abdul Qadda, who had three for 23 in his five overs.
01:33Of then the hit to the Pakistan batting, Mudasa Nazar and Mohsen Khan put on a very good partnership with 66.
01:40And Mohsen Khan, in the end, was out for 59 and became a man of the match.
01:47So, Pakistan won this match quite comfortably, getting 125 to the loss of two wickets, facing Sri Lanka's total of 124 to 6.
02:00So, Pakistan won ahead of this four-match series.
