Jayawardene century takes Sri Lanka to victory

Aug 03, 2009

Put in by Sri Lanka in this do-or-die match, Pakistan were off to a horror start, losing Nasir Jamshed in the second over•Associated Press

He was well supported by captain Younis Khan•Associated Press

Dilhara Fernando took the wicket of Shoaib Malik as the Sri Lankan seamers helped their team get back into the match•AFP

Umar Akmal was looking aggressive•AFP

Umar Akmal fell for a 65-ball 66•AFP

Mahela Jayawardene and Upul Tharanga gave Sri Lanka the perfect start, adding 202 for the opening wicket•AFP

He brought up his 12th ODI hundred•AFP

Kamran Akmal though, was looking in good touch•AFP

The two put on 71 for the second wicket to help Pakistan recover from the early jolt•Associated Press

Younis Khan was run out five balls later after some poor calling•AFP

He got to his half-century off 59 balls as Pakistan looked for a late charge •AFP

Abdul Razzaq chipped in with 30•AFP

Tharanga scored a steady 76 to give strong support to the more aggressive Jayawardene•AFP

Though Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal picked up two wickets in the innings..•AFP

But Angelo Mathews dismissed Kamran Akmal, just short of his fifty•AFP

Fawad Alam was looking to rebuild before Angelo Mathews took a smart catch off his own bowling to send him back •Associated Press

Shahid Afridi was involved in a 29-ball 41-run stand for the sixth wicket•AFP

As did Naved-ul-Hasan as they took Pakistan to an imposing 288•AFP

Jayawardene played an attacking innings to put the Pakistan bowlers on the defensive•AFP

... it was too little too late as Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten 37 to finish the game for Sri Lanka•AFP