Sri Lanka won by 175 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Wanindu Hasaranga
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Perfect start for Sri Lanka. Most of their batters spent time in the middle and the bowlers too had a good workout. UAE would look at their bowling and their batting in middle overs, they have to sort those two out if they are to compete in this tournament. That's all from us. We have couple more games coming up tomorrow. Do join us for that. Until next time, goodbye and stay safe..
Dasun Shanaka: We have been playing well in the recent past. Playing the WC Qualifiers is pressure but we didn't feel any pressure today. We would have bowled first, there was moisture and our pacers get the ball to swing, taking early wickets is our plan. The openers have been doing well, Dimuth coming back.. he takes the game into the middle overs and allows the batters to bat around. We could have bowled better with the new ball and got a few more wickets. We know what Hasaranga can do.
Muhammad Waseem: We started well but didn't get the early wickets. Also, didn't bowl well in the middle overs. There was moisture early on but they played well, some balls swung but their openers handled it well. I thought we could restrict them to 260-270 but gave away too many towards the end. We got a good start when myself and Aravind were batting, but we lost one wicket and collapsed soon after. Naseer is a great talent and the future for UAE. He has to learn to bat 50 overs and had he done that then he would have scored more.
Wanindu Hasaranga | Player of the Match: I'm really happy. Took my 50th wicket today and this five-for makes me really happy. When we were batting, the wicket was really good. After that, the ball was gripping and that's the benefit we had. I always try to bowl wicket-to-wicket. In these wickets, if you do that, you have 50-50 chance of taking wickets. Our batters batted really well. 355 was a brilliant score. Kusal played very well and so did Sadeera. Dimuth and Pathum started really well. End of the innings, myself and Charith, we ended up with a good score.
15:59 Local Time, 13:59 GMT, 19:29 IST: Chasing 356 was always a tough ask for UAE especially against this Sri Lankan attack which has plenty of variety. There were a few batters who got starts but none could carry on and go past fifty. They were going well after Mustafa departed early but the introduction of Hasaranga put a spanner in their proceedings. The leggie was simply unreadable for some of the UAE batters and had three wickets in quick time. Hameed and Naseer added a 48-run stand but Theekshana broke that and the rest just fell to the guile of Hasaranga. Sri Lanka's ace spinner ended with career-best figures of 6 for 24 and together the spinners picked 8 out of the 10 wickets to fall. UAE are handed their third biggest defeat in ODIs in terms of runs. Stick around for the presentations..
END OF OVER 39
3 Runs
UAE: 180 - 10
1 0 1 1 W W
Muhammad Jawadullah
0 (1)
Zahoor Khan
6 (11)
Wanindu Hasaranga
8-1-24-6
Hasaranga to Jawadullah, out Bowled!! Sri Lanka win by 175 runs. Career-best figures for Hasaranga - 6 for 24. He just needed one ball to pick up the final wicket. Jawadullah had no clue whatsoever. The googly and it was bowled from round the wicket, so the ball drifts in and straightens, Jawadullah has a tentative prod and is beaten comprehensively, the ball crashes into off-stump. Jawadullah b Hasaranga 0(1)
Hasaranga to Jawadullah, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Muhammad Jawadullah, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Hasaranga to Aayan Khan, out Bowled!! Hasaranga has his 5-fer. He pumps the air in delight and then points to the name on the jersey. Flighted outside off and Aayan's eyes lit up on seeing that, he goes for the drive but it is the googly and it turns back in, goes underneath the bat and crashes into the stumps. Sri Lanka are one wicket away.. Aayan Khan b Hasaranga 5(17)
Hasaranga to Aayan Khan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Hasaranga to Zahoor Khan, 1 run, too straight - on middle and leg, Zahoor nudges it past mid-wicket
Hasaranga to Aayan Khan, 1 run, wrong 'un on a shortish length, Aayan flicks it past mid-wicket
Hasaranga to Aayan Khan, no run, tossed up on off, Aayan leans forward and smothers it into the off-side
Hasaranga to Zahoor Khan, 1 run, googly spinning in and Zahoor nudges it backward of square leg
END OF OVER 38
3 Runs
UAE: 177 - 8
0 0 0 1 2 0
Aayan Afzal Khan
4 (14)
Zahoor Khan
4 (9)
Maheesh Theekshana
10-0-43-1
Theekshana to Aayan Khan, no run, quicker and around off, Aayan prods forward and defends to cover
Theekshana to Aayan Khan, 2 runs, tossed up around off, Aayan swings hard and miscues it over mid-off. The fielder was inside the ring and hence it was a safe shot, but Aayan gets only a brace
Theekshana to Zahoor Khan, 1 run, flighted close to off, Zahoor eases it to the right of Theekshana and he fumbles
Theekshana to Zahoor Khan, no run, throws the carrom ball outside off, Zahoor swings wildly and does not connect
Theekshana to Zahoor Khan, no run, drifting in and Zahoor misses the flick, rapped on the pads but it was heading down leg
Theekshana to Zahoor Khan, no run, carrom ball around off, Zahoor eases it towards mid-wicket where Hasaranga makes a diving stop