Considering that cricket bats have normally been packed away at this time of year, it is hardly surprising that the T20 Canada tournament is proving tough for batsmen, but Shoaib Malik and Fawad Alam combined in thrilling style to steal this match away from Sri Lanka with a ball to spare
In first inning Pakistan was able to restrict Srilanka on a low score, claiming 9 wickets in the match. Weeraratne scored 20 (13) not out, Jehan Mubarak played a fine knock of 39 runs, and Chamara Kapugedera scored fighting 27 runs, rest all players came and went off. Umar Gul bagged 4 wickets in the spell of 3 overs giving only 13 runs at an average of 4.33.