balls and Sohil Tanvir grabbed three wickets
as Pakistan beat top-ranked Sri Lanka by 29
runs in the first Twenty20 international in
Colombo on Thursday.
Pakistan piled up 175-5 after electing to bat
and then restricted the reigning World Twenty20
champions to 146-7 in the day night match
at the Premadasa stadium
Akmal hit three boundaries and as many sixes
during an entertaining fourth wickets stand of 81
from just 45 deliveries with Shoaib Maik,who
remained unbeaten on a 31-ball 46.
Ahmed Shehzad was the other notable contributor
with 46 off 38 balls,but Sri Lanka lost the way
when Pakistan plundered 70 runs in the final
six overs to set up the challenging target,
Pakistan lost opener Mukhtar Ahmed in
the second over,but Shehzad and Mohammad
Hafeez revived the innings with a 42-run
partnership for the second wickets.
Debutant left-arm seamer Binura Fernando
concede 17 runs in the 16th over which included
two consecutive sixes by Akmal,
The hosts were dealt early bows as Kusal
Perera fell off the third ball of the innings
and Tillakaratne Dilshan was dismissed
in the next over to make it 13-2.
Debutant Dhananjaya de Siva looked promising
during his knock of 31 and another youngster
Milinda Siriwardana made 35, before Chamara
Kapugedera justified his recall with three sixes
in his unbeaten 31 off 16 bails,AFP
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