After a one-sided first ODi the second match was a test for both the teams, a fighting hundred made by Babar Azam and a half century made by Shahdab gave Pakistan a respectable total, despite of the collapsing of the middle order.
Tharanga and tail-ender vandersay delayed Pakistan from the victory and it was too late, that they just lost from 32 runs. All the Pakistani bowlers get into the act and got the all Srilanka’s players out on 187.
Tharanga became the first captain and first Srilankan from not getting out on 112 and stay on the pitch.
Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Summary Match Summary
Toss and Pitch
Pakistan won the toss, Sarfraz and the other players decided to bat first on a slow pitch and make a respectable target for the guest team.
1st Innings
In the first innings the same Pakistani team entered the ground with confidence, looking on their first performance in the first ODi. Sarfraz went with his plan first making a respectable target then by defending it with a versatile bowling attack.
The openers were unable to give the team a good opening and both Shehzad and Fakhar came back on the total of 27-2. The middle order got out by the tremendous bowling of the Srilanka’s bowler; Hafeez, Malik, sarfraz and Imad all of them got out on the total of 101-6 in 27.3 over’s.
Babar stayed in the ground despite his partners getting out on the other end and then he found a decent partner Shahdab who played with maturity and scored 52 runs. Babar’s love with the deserts of emirates begun and he made his 5th consecutive century in UAE.
The collapse at 101-6 was going well however this pair of Babar Azam and Shahdab helps the total to reach some respectable point and offered something to bowl for their bowlers, with a record breaking 7th wicket partnership of 109 against Srilanka, taking the total to 219-9.
Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Summary Match Summary
2nd Innings
Srilanka had to chase 220 at the rate of 4.38 runs per over, at the place where the average first inning total is 254.
Dickwella get out in the beginning, helping the Pakistani to put pressure on Srilanka. Hasan Ali was again in his top form bouncing out Kusal Mendis for yet another miserable score.
The Pakistan’s spinner trio of Hafeez, Malik and Shahdab got the Srilankan mid order batsman out with ease. Tharanga struggled from the start and kept going, because of the Miss Field by the fielders.
There was a time when Pakistan got 5 wickets for just 24 runs in 37 balls, around the 29th over, Srilanka were left reeling at 97-7.
Hafeez ended his 10th over by getting thisara Perera out on 24 runs. Then it looked like the Sri lanka will lost, but the captain and vandersay showed a beautiful game by going into the game deep.
The dew drops helped in chasing and the game was becoming more interesting. The pair added very useful 76 runs just before roman got vandersay out on a bouncer. Lakmal got run out when he was trying to take a 2nd runs just when his partner got his hundred.
The last wicket was a run out by Roman raees and Pakistan won by 32 runs, going on the top in the series by 2-0. Tharanga went not out and Shahdab took 3 wickets for 47 runs.
Bonus Stats
Babar Azam the run machine once again topped the record book, becoming the fastest to make 7 ODi centuries in just 33 innings, breaking the record of Hashim Amla, who achieved this by doing in 44 innings.
His 1659 runs in 33 innings are just second to Amla’s 1715 in the same number of innings. The talented opener has scored 7 tons in September last year.
He now has an average of 5.20 second only to Ryan ten Doeschate 67.0 for players with over 1000 runs.
Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Summary Match Summary