The first One day international cricket match in Asia Cup-2014 started today in Bangladesh at 1.30 PM (IST).

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected bat first, Pakistan doing fielding. Kusal Perera and L. Thirimanne came to opening batsmen. The opening batsmen from Sri Lanka are left hand batsmen, then Pakistan captain choose Umar Gul and Mohammad Hafeez bowl first, these are expert bowlers for left hand batsmen.

After 3 rd over Sri Lanka scored 13 runs net run rate-3.25, this is tough match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Sri Lanka shot first boundary in 5th over, run rate after 6th over- 3

K. Perera out in the 8th over, he scored 27 runs from one end. Umar Gul took the Perera wicket, he enjoyed himself and all are with tension match can turns in any movement.

Kumara Sangakkara came to bat second wicket, he played 365 ODIs, he shot first boundary in Umar Gul bowling, next Sri Lankan batsmen can’t fear from bowling of Pakistan, they batted and scored like slow and study wins the race, K. Perera hit 4’s and the ball fall in no man’s land.

At the 9th over Sri Lanka scored only 33 runs. In the first power play Sri Lanka Scored only 41/1 in this 7 boundaries are include.

Bowlers are Umar Gul, Mahammad Hafeez, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan, and Shahid Afridi.
Pakistan captain Misbha-Ul-Hqa wants to take wicket and changed bowlers regularly but no use, the 2 Sri Linka batsmen batting very happy, they took singles very quickly; singles are life blood to huge scores. 


14th over score is 63/1, 15th over 67/1, 17th over 2 boundaries hit by Sangakkara.

 Umar Gul took Sangakkara wicket in 32 over, it is big loss of Sri Lanka, Sangakkara out at 67, in 32 over, Sri Lanka lost 2nd wicket.

After 32 overs completed Sri Lanka scored 190/2.

L. Thirimanne scored 93 in 100 balls, Mahela Jayawardene scored 2, and he came after 2nd wicket of Sangakkara out.


L. Thirimanne hit his 2nd ODI Hundred in this match in 100 runs from 107 balls now he is the pillar of Sri Lankan team.


 in 34 overs Sri Lanka Scored 200 runs

After 36 overs Sri Lanka scored 196/2 it is the best score, Cricket experts are told they scored nearly 325 in 50 overs. Reading my blog for next live scores of Asia Cup 1st ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Thank you. (above all Images Screen Shots, credited to Star Sports)
 
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