Sri Lanka won Asia Cup Final

A consistent Ceylon dethroned Asian country from the Asian cricket's domination with a powerful all-around show at the Sher-e-Bangla National bowl in Mirpur last night.  Malinga and ton up Lahiru Thirimanne recurrent their gap match heroics within the final in barely an equivalent fashions whereas stylish Mahela Jayewardene reserved his best for the large occasion because the Lankans regained the Asia Cup title when 2008 with a five–wicket ending.

Since their 12-run ending against an equivalent opponents within the gap match at Fatullah, Ceylon ne'er looked back to accomplish the work on AN unconquered note on thanks to their fifth regional title. Success continuing for the Islanders in Asian country they started their journey since 2 months past.

When Asian country place up a competitive total of 260, ill  from Malinga's early blasts, a nerve-wrecking end was anticipated by everyone however Thirimanne and Jayawardene nonchalantly defused the versatile Asian country attack throughout their 156–run third wicket partnership to just about create it a straightforward sail for them, cancelling out Fawad Alam's good unconquered maiden hundred.

Like the match against Asian nation and Asian country, no surprise came from 2012 Asia Cup champions Asian country as Ceylon finished the work clinically.

Jayawardene finally poorly swiped Mohammed Talha to be caught at cowl by Sharjeel Khan to bring AN finish to his 75-run knock departure his team got to score forty nine runs from seventy six balls and Thirimanne, United Nations agency hit AN hundred within the gap match against Asian country, scored one hundred and one off 108 balls with thirteen sweetly-timed boundaries.

Mohammad Hafeez born Jayawardene at deep midwicket shortly when the batter completed his period of time, initial in thirteen innings, however Ceylon had within the in the meantime consolidated their position. And once captain Angelo Mathews hit the winning runs, twenty two balls were still to be bowled.

In reply to the fighting total, Ceylon created a solid begin however charming spinner Saeed Ajmal affected double in AN over to place pressure on the Lankans. Ajmal utterly fooled Kusal Perera with an attractive delivery, then at bay run-machine Kumar Sangakkara by a doosra with the terribly next ball.

Thirimanne and Jayawardene, United Nations agency had solely thirty six runs underneath his belt from the four round-robin league matches during this competition, appropriated Ajmal's initiatives.

Earlier, it had been a Malinga show within the initial four over’s as Islamic Republic of Asian country created a fateful begin when deciding to bat as they lost the primary 3 wickets for less than eighteen runs; all taken by the right-arm pace man United Nations agency later picked up 2 additional within the death over’s to complete his second consecutive five-wicket haul against Pakistan.

Fawad Alam but instigated AN epic recovery for his aspect beside his captain Misbahul Haq associating 122-run for the 4th wicket stand. Woman luck but smiled on each as Fawad was born double and Misbah was granted a life by the umpire.

Fawad, United Nations agency completed his hundred with a six, created 114 not out from 134 balls whereas Misbah compete a 65-run innings that saw 2 eminent sixes -- each over midwicket, off Sachithra Senanayake and Thisara Perera -- and 3 boundaries and Umar Akmal's 42-ball fifty nine helped them finally place up a fighting total.

For the primary time within the tournament, Ceylon appeared somewhat vulnerable at the death, yielding ten9 runs from the last 10 over’s, forty nine of that came from the last four as Malinga wasn't at his best therein spell, however his initial spell of 4-0-14-3 had just about written the fate of Asian country on the wall.