Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 10th Match ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 10th Match ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - ICC Cricket World Cup tournament of the 10th ODI match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo in 26th February 2011.

Shahid Afridi celebrates after taking a wicket © ICC

Half-centuries from Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan before Bowlers and Shahid Afridi's four-for helped to Pakistan tense 11-run victory over Sri Lanka in a tight-game of the tenth match of a World Cup.

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Pakistan's 11-run win was their joint third smallest victory by terms of runs against Sri Lanka in One-day international, It is their joint second narrowest win in World Cup and this is the Pakistan third time win by 11-runs in World Cups. Shahid Afridi's 4 for 34 was his sixth best bowling performance for Pakistan in One-day international, It the second best bowling figures by an Pakistan bowler against Sri Lanka in World Cup after Abdul Qadir's 5 for 44 and his second best bowling figures in World Cups. 108 : Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq set up the joint fourth highest fourth-wicket partnership for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in One-day international, jointly 108-run stand held by between Salman Butt and Shoaib Malik at Karachi in 2009 and Pakistan's fourth highest fourth-wicket stand in World Cups. Pakistan's 277 was their fourth highest score against Sri Lanka in World Cups. Sri Lanka's 266 was their second highest score against Pakistan in World Cups.

Pakistan scored decent total of 277-7 in 50 overs with top scorer by Misbah-ul-Haq cracked a unbeaten 83 off 91-balls including 6-fours.

Younis Khan struck 72 off 76-balls including three boundaries, Kamran Akmal scored 39 off 48-balls included 5-fours.

Mohammad Hafeez hit 32 off 31-balls including 4-fours & a six and Shahid Afridi 16.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Rangana Herath, Thisara Perera both took 2-wickets and one for Muttiah Muralitharan - Angelo Mathews.

Sri Lanka scored 266-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Chamara Silva struck 57 off 78-balls including 5-fours.

Kumar Sangakkara 49 off 61-ball - who fell one-run short of his half-century - including 2-fours & a six, Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 41 off 55-balls included 5-fours.

Upul Tharanga hit 33 off 43-balls including 6-fours, Nuwan Kulasekara 24 and Angelo Mathews 18.

Pakistan best bowler by Shahid Afridi 4-34, Shoaib Akhtar took 2-wickets, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal and Abdur Rehman each took one-wickets.

Shahid Afridi named Player of the match for his brilliant spin bowling attack to claimed a 4-wickets for 34-runs in 10-overs.

                   

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