Pak Siri Lanka 2nd ODI Match

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Abu Dhabi:Pakistan rode on Babar Azam's century and splendid knocking down some pins by its seamers forthright to indent a persuading 83-run triumph against Sri Lanka in the first day worldwide on Friday.

Pakistan's accomplished batsman Shoaib Malik trusts adolescents ought to be allowed to convey a triumphant energy into the second day-night worldwide against Sri Lank in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Malik's swashbuckling 61-ball 81 and an arrival to shape 103 by Babar lifted Pakistan to 292-6 in the first day in Dubai on Friday before they kept Sri Lanka to 209-8 for a 83-run win.

The match was Pakistan's first since winning the main eight country Champions Trophy in England in June this year.

Document picture of Sarfraz Ahmed and Upul Tharanga. AFPFile picture of Sarfraz Ahmed and Upul Tharanga. AFP

Malik said youths are growing quick.

"It's critical to give youths reliable possibilities and by doing that we create them and the group does well," said Malik, announced man-of-the-coordinate on Friday.

Malik said Pakistan has a strong playing assault.

"We have great quick bowlers and the way they took wickets in the center overs amid the Champions trophy it helped us beat top groups and here too they knocked down some pins well and got us wickets we required," said Malik.

Quick rising paceman Hasan Ali – pronounced player of the Champions trophy with 13 wickets – completed with 3-36 while left-armer Rumman Raees took 3-49 to crash Sri Lanka.

Pakistan will hold a similar mix notwithstanding opener Ahmed Shehzad neglecting to score on Friday.

Sri Lankan mentor Nic Pothas is requesting his players snap a losing dash of eight back to back recreations.

"We have not been great in this configuration for some time now," said Pothas, a previous South African wicket-manager. "We need to discover answers and discover them speedy."

Pothas needs his batsmen to convey.

"From a batting perspective, the money of your batting is runs. On the off chance that you don't continue making them, the shop will shut down sooner or later. We need to request that the players assume some liability."

"The best six players oversaw 96 between them. One hitter got 53 and you are not going to get too much," said Pothas of Lahiru Thirimanne who scored 50 years.

The rest of the matches will be played in Abu Dhabi (18 October) and Sharjah (20 and 23 October).

The two groups will likewise play three Twenty20 internationals, two in Abu Dhabi (26 AND 27 October) while the latter is planned for Lahore on 29 October.

Sri Lankan players had indicated reservations over going to Lahore for security fears and a ultimate choice is normal not long from now.

Pakistan Cricket Board has been attempting to bring universal cricket back in the midst of enhanced security in the nation.

Pakistan have been compelled to play its home recreations in United Arab Emirates since 2009 psychological militants' assaults on the Sri Lankan group transport suspended universal cricket in the nation.

With inpiuts from Agencies

Distributed Date: Oct 16, 2017 05:28 pm | Updated Date: Oct 16, 2017 05:40 pm

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