Surprisingly, Pakistan won the 4th ODI against Sri Lanka in Sharjah to seal the series 3-1, with some help of the brilliant all-rounder, Shahid Afridi. Pakistan's captain Misbah-Ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat first.
It was a sad story for Pakistan when they were 6-97 in the 28th over! But thankfully Afridi batted sensibly and made a well played 75 of just 65 balls. This was his first half-century in almost a year!
The Sri Lankans bowled well and bowled out the Pakistanis for a humble total of 200. Fernando was the best out of the lot as he took three wickets and he was supported by the spinners J Mendis and Prasanna, who bamboozled the batsmen with their googlies.
The Pakistanis started their attack on a high note when Cheema dismissed Tharanga in the 4th over and Dilshan in the 7th one. Hafeez bowled nicely and finally Chandimal tried sweeping him and got bowled! But after that Sangakkara and Jayawardene batted well and formed a good partnership. The Pakistani bowlers bowled well and did not allow any easy runs but these batsmen did not throw their wicket away. Until the 37th over it looked like Sri Lanka was going to win easily but then Afridi worked his magic and got his wicket. After that the game changed. Ajmal dismissed Mathews while Afridi got the wickets of Mendis, Jayawardene and Prasanna in quick succession. Then finally he got the wicket of Perera to complete his five wicket haul and to win the match. Well done Boom Boom.
Afridi was declared man of the match while Pakistan won the series 3-1. There is still one more ODI which will be played on Wednesday 4:00 PM (pakistani time)
It was a sad story for Pakistan when they were 6-97 in the 28th over! But thankfully Afridi batted sensibly and made a well played 75 of just 65 balls. This was his first half-century in almost a year!
The Sri Lankans bowled well and bowled out the Pakistanis for a humble total of 200. Fernando was the best out of the lot as he took three wickets and he was supported by the spinners J Mendis and Prasanna, who bamboozled the batsmen with their googlies. 
The Pakistanis started their attack on a high note when Cheema dismissed Tharanga in the 4th over and Dilshan in the 7th one. Hafeez bowled nicely and finally Chandimal tried sweeping him and got bowled! But after that Sangakkara and Jayawardene batted well and formed a good partnership. The Pakistani bowlers bowled well and did not allow any easy runs but these batsmen did not throw their wicket away. Until the 37th over it looked like Sri Lanka was going to win easily but then Afridi worked his magic and got his wicket. After that the game changed. Ajmal dismissed Mathews while Afridi got the wickets of Mendis, Jayawardene and Prasanna in quick succession. Then finally he got the wicket of Perera to complete his five wicket haul and to win the match. Well done Boom Boom.Afridi was declared man of the match while Pakistan won the series 3-1. There is still one more ODI which will be played on Wednesday 4:00 PM (pakistani time)
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