Sadly, Sri Lanka manged to defeat Pakistan in the second ODI of the series. This would be a relief for them after the disaster that occurred in the first ODI when they were bowled out for 132 in 40.3 overs. Anyways, this win has leveled the series 1-1. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. Pakistan's fielding was sloppy as Tharanga was dropped twice, once by Imran Farhat in the covers and then by the Wicket-Keeper Sarfraz Ahmed. Then Tharanga went on to make a game changing 77 off 120 balls. Until the 36th over everything under Pakistan's control but when the Batting Powerplay was taken, Jayawardene and Tharanga hit the Pakistani bowlers strongly and made some quick runs which got then to a good total of 235. 
Sri Lanka started their bowling attack on a high note when Malinga dismissed Mohammad Hafeez and Younis Khan in the first over! Imran Farhat soon followed when Perera got one to swing back into his pads for a lbw. Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal played well and looked to bring Pakistan back in the game. But all hope was lost when Fernando lbw Misbah. Sri Lanka moved closer to victory when Abdul Razzak got run out. This run out was a very strange one as Umar Akmal tapped the ball to long on for a double. The surprising thing was that Abdul Razzaq just jogged along when he had to run fast to get in his crease. It was like he wanted to get run out. I am not accusing him of match fixing but I do think it is sad that our players play like this. Umar Akmal made a good 91 but when he got out, it was all over. 
So Sri Lanka won the match by 25 runs and leveled the series 1-1. Malinga was declared the Man Of The Match. The third ODI will be played on Friday, 18/11/11 at 4:00 PM (Pakistani Time)
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