Blunder performance By An " Unfortunate " Pakistan Against Srilanka In 4th ODI

Mahela Jayawardene added 110 with Kumar Sangakkara

Pakistan Were Defeated By Srilanka In the 4th ODI, as one fall pakistan looked to knock out srilanka but it Overturned a Baddest Nightmare for the Greens.Pakistan have been abysmal chasers in recent years in ODI cricket. Three hours of accumulation offered hope that tonight wouldn't end in another failed pursuit. And then, as if all the accumulation had stretched their patience too taut, the dam broke. From 166 for 2 chasing 244, Pakistan disintegrated to 179 for 9. In less than four overs. Thisara Perera followed up his 6 for 44 in the second ODI with a hat-trick. Pakistan registered six ducks, and their 15th defeat in 18 chases of 240-plus in the last three years.In 75 overs Pakistan 100 for 2 (Ali 37*, Misbah 26*) need another 144 runs to beat Sri Lanka 243 for 8 (Sangakkara 97, Jayawardene 40, Hafeez 2-37, Tanvir 2-43).Like Sri Lanka, Pakistan did not find run-scoring easy in the first half of their chase, but Azhar Ali and Misbah-ul-Haq kept the visitors going, taking their team to 100 four overs earlier than Sri Lanka had. With four seamers and one specialist spinner, Sri Lanka's attack was in absolute contrast to Pakistan's, but it was as disciplined as their opponents' had been earlier.Pakistan's top order continued its wobbly ways when Mohammad Hafeez collected his fifth duck in his last 12 international innings, pulling his fifth delivery from Lasith Malinga to long leg. Nuwan Kulasekara kept Ali and Asad Shafiq under pressure with a probing opening spell of five overs for just 16 runs. Numerous deliveries went straight, some swung away, some swung in, keeping the batsmen guessing. Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera, the medium-pace allrounders, were tight from the other end.Still, like Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan had for Sri Lanka, Ali and Shafiq ensured Pakistan weren't bogged down completely. It was the left-arm spinner Sajeewa Weerakoon, bowling for the first time in international cricket in his second ODI, who got the breakthrough with his 10th delivery, trapping Shafiq in front on 25 with a slider.The combination of Ali and Misbah was never going to blaze away, but it made sure the asking-rate stayed below six, and under control, finding the boundary just when required. Pakistan have been poor chasers of such targets of late, but Ali and Misbah were keeping them alive.50 overs Sri Lanka 243 for 8 (Sangakkara 97, Jayawardene 40, Hafeez 2-37, Tanvir 2-43) v Pakistan.For more than three-fifths of the innings, Pakistan's bowlers were disciplined and their fielding was passable. Then Umar Gul dropped Kumar Sangakkara, when on 35 off 82 deliveries. Then came the batting Powerplay. Sangakkara carted 62 off his last 48 deliveries, and Sri Lanka reached the kind of total Pakistan have struggled to chase in recent times.Till Sangakkara was put down in the 31st over, Sri Lanka had been tied down, first by Pakistan's fast bowlers, and then by their spinners. Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan did add 55 for the second wicket, but they were hard-earned runs, and Dilshan's departure immediately after the first drinks break meant Sri Lanka had to continue with their cautious approach. The absence of scoring opportunities consumed Dinesh Chandimal as well, after which the expected rain came down to force a 70-minute break.Pakistan's spinners continued with the run-squeeze after the rain interruption. Sangakkara tried to break free off Shahid Afridi. Had Gul taken the low catch at long-on, Sri Lanka would have been 106 for 4. He didn't. Sangakkara rubbed it in off his next delivery, dispatching Mohammad Hafeez over midwicket for four.The next three overs were quiet, but Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene took complete charge in the batting Powerplay, which went for 49. Gul, who was feeling some pain in his right index finger, was to suffer the most. He had given just 16 off his first five overs; he disappeared for 26 in two overs in the batting Powerplay. Sangakkara stepped out to launch the first ball of Gul's second spell for a straight six. When Gul overdid the bouncer in the next over, Sangakkara pulled him for six more over fine leg. The next ball was stroked inside-out past extra cover for four.Sangakkara dominated the 110-run fourth-wicket partnership with Jayawardene, who played some innovative strokes. He was quick to lap-sweep and sweep the spinners, and even reverse-pulled Saeed Ajmal for four over point. Pakistan managed to dismiss the duo in the 44th and 45th overs to limit the damage, but most of it had already been inflicted.Eight boundaries came in the five overs of the batting Powerplay, Sri Lanka had managed just three in the first Powerplay of 10 overs. Their ploy of opening with the left-hand Upul Tharanga to counter the left-arm angle of Sohail Tanvir could not be put to use as Tharanga fell in the third over to Gul, edging the fast bowler's first delivery from round the stumps to second slip.Tharanga did not face a single delivery from Tanvir, who troubled Dilshan throughout his opening spell with his awkward angle, tight line and away movement. Gul's angle from round the stumps troubled Sangakkara at the other end, with a few deliveries holding their line to beat the batsmen and keeping him tentative in the crease.Tanvir and Gul's opening spells kept Sri Lanka to 35 for 1 after 10 overs. After having largely reined himself in and looking intent to bat long, Dilshan tried to sweep Hafeez's first delivery and was trapped plumb in front. Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal conceded just 10 runs in the bowling Powerplay from overs 16 to 20, but Sri Lanka ensured they made the batting Powerplay count.