Asia Cup 2010 Sri Lanka

[Justice]

Wow. So many people like Cricket? I didn't even know this Sport till now xD

 

[DesiGuy]

anyone knows, what time is India vs BD match, eastern time?????

 

[Hyde]

Statistical highlights of Asia Cup match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan​

Jun 16, 2010

DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka): Following are the statistical highlights of the opening match of the Asia Cup cricket tournament between Pakistan and Sri Lanka played on Tuesday.

# With seven sixes, Shahid Afridi has taken his sixes' tally to 55 against Sri Lanka - the most by any batsman against Sri Lanka or for that matter any country.

# Afridi has been adjudged the Man of the Match for the 21st time in ODIs - his fifth against Sri Lanka.

# Umar Akmal, with three catches, has registered his best performance as a fielder in Limited-Overs Internationals.

# Akmal became the second Pakistani fielder to take three catches in an innings in the Asia Cup. Imran Khan was the first to register the feat against Sri Lanka at Colombo PSS on March 30, 1986.

# Angelo Matthews (55 not out off 61 balls) has posted his maiden fifty against Pakistan in ODIs, surpassing the 43 at Dambulla on July 30, 2009.

# Matthews' first half-century against Pakistan is his fifth in ODIs.

# For the first time, Matthews has posted back to back fifties - 75 against India at Bulawayo on May 30, 2010 and 55 not out off 61 balls against Pakistan at Dambulla on June 15, 2010.

# Shoaib Akhtar (3/41) has recorded his best bowling performance against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup.

# Mahela Jayawardene (54 off 64 balls) has posted his fourth fifty in the Asia Cup.

# Jayawardene's aforesaid innings is his highest against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, obliterating his 29 at Karachi on June 29, 2008.

# Jayawardene's sixth fifty against Pakistan is his 53rd ODI fifty.

# Lasith Malinga and Matthews were involved in a stand of 28 for the ninth wicket - Sri Lanka's highest against Pakistan in the Asia Cup.

# Afridi is the seventh batsman for Pakistan to amass 6,000 runs in ODIs - 6,066 at an average of 23.51 in 294 matches.

# Afridi's splendid 109 off 76 balls is his highest innings in Sri Lanka, outstripping the 55 not out against Netherlands at Colombo SSC on September 21, 2002.

# Afridi has emulated his highest innings in ODIs. Against India at Toronto on September 19, 1998, he had posted 109 off 94 balls.

# Malinga (5/34) has recorded his best bowling performance in the Asia Cup.

# Malinga became the third Sri Lankan bowler to claim five wickets in an innings in the Asia Cup, joining Ajantha Mendis (twice) and Muttiah Muralitharan.

# Malinga's aforesaid excellent bowling performance is his career-best in ODIs, bettering the four for 28 against New Zealand at Colombo RPS on September 8, 2009.

# Matthews (2/38) has produced his best bowling performance against Pakistan.

# Afridi (109 off 76 balls) has posted his highest innings as captain in ODIs - his maiden hundred. His second hundred against Sri Lanka is his fifth in ODIs.

# Afridi's magnificent 109 is his first century for more than five years. He had last registered a century against India - 102 off 46 balls at Kanpur on April 15, 2005.

# Matthews and Kulasekara were associated in a eighth wicket stand of 42 - Sri Lanka's highest against Pakistan in the Asia Cup.

# Malinga (16) has recorded his career-best innings in ODIs. # Salman Butt has registered his third duck in succession in ODIs - two against Australia at Perth and one against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on June 15.

# Sri Lanka's 16-run win is their third consecutive against Pakistan in the Asia Cup.

# Sri Lanka's aforesaid triumph is their eighth out of 11 contested against Pakistan in the Asia Cup.

# Pakistan's aforesaid defeat is their eighth in a row - two against New Zealand, followed by five against Australia and one against Sri Lanka.

 

[MZUBAIR]

That guy looks tall!! Whats the height? Is he taller than Ishant Sharma?

Yes he is taller then Ishant..............He is 6 ft and 10 In and Ishant is 6 ft 5 in.

He is left-arm medium-fast bowler (Avg speed 140KM)


Mohammad Irfan – Tallest Fast Bowler In History Of Cricket

 

[MZUBAIR]

Afridi disappointed over close-contest defeat

Updated at: 0932 PST, Wednesday, June 16, 2010
DAMBULA: Pakistan cricket team captain Shahdi Afiridi expressed disappointment over close-contest and said Salman Butt has asked to take up the responsibility as vice captain.

Talking with Ateequr Rehman in Geo News program “ Captain’s Corner”, Afiridi said Shoaib Malik should also bear responsibility. He said team’s win could multiply the enjoyment of century but unfortunately it did not happened and his dismissal was the turning point for Pakistan. He expressed satisfaction over Shoaib Akhter’s spell and said team is now focusing on match against India.

 

[uncleponty]

This cup belongs to BD!!!

O.K., Given

 

[uncleponty]

Match fixing suspected in yesterday's match

 

[uncleponty]

Wow. So many people like Cricket? I didn't even know this Sport till now xD

How lucky you are? Good

 

[Moin91]

Bangladesh 59/1 (9.3 ov)

good going BD....

 

[Marxist]

Bangladesh all out 167.Sehwag 4/6 (2.5)

 

[Jazzbot]

india is most likely to win today, given low target set by BD..

 

[foxbat]

^^ With India, you never know. Masters at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

 

[Kinetic]

Yes he is taller then Ishant..............He is 6 ft and 10 In and Ishant is 6 ft 5 in.

He is left-arm medium-fast bowler (Avg speed 140KM)


Mohammad Irfan – Tallest Fast Bowler In History Of Cricket

Thanks for the info.

Is there any match today? Watching lots of football these days.

 

[U-571]

i support bangladesh

viva la bengladesh

 

[welcome]

Match fixing suspected in yesterday's match

yes i also thin but whats new for **********. at last they are whose cricketer who already involved in match fixing.