Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates, 2nd Match - Asia Cup 25 Feb 2016, Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates, 2nd Match - Asia Cup 25 Feb 2016.Swapnil Patil is still hopeful and is playing some brilliant shots in the middle. This time he smashes Chameera to back-to-back boundaries at deep midwicket. He is on 35 from 31 balls.
14 overs: UAE batsmen have failed here miserably. They should have at least given a fight here to Lankans after bowling them out for just 129. They are 66/6 after 14 overs.
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9.40 p.m.: UAE are 49/6 after 11 overs
Out! UAE are falling like pack of cards. Saqlain Haider the latest batsman out trying to go for Full Monty but only managed to top edge one and Chandimal takes an easiest of catches. Herath with his second.
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Six! Swapnil Patil takes the attack to Herath and smashes him over long off for a biggie. UAE need more of those.
Out! Rangana Herath comes into the attack and it took just five balls to get his first wicket. Shaiman Anwar edges one to Chandimal after making 13. UAE have lost half of their side for just 39 runs.
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Six! Swapnil Patil moves across the stumps and smashes Angelo Mathews for six over the fine leg. That will take same pressure off. UAE are 36/4 after 7 overs
9.11 p.m.: Shaiman Anwar with two boundaries in an over. He knows that UAE needs to counter-attack here to get back in the game.
Out! This is going from bad to worse for UAE. Sri Lanka on top here. Kulasekara picks up second wicket in an over. Mohammad Usman gives a simple catch at first slip. UAE are 16/4
Out! UAE batsmen are throwing away wickets for fun. This time Muhammad Kaleem holds out at mid off after making just 7. Kulasekara picks up his first wicket. # TEAMS:
UAE XI: S Anwar, A Javed, A Raza, R Mustafa, S Patil, M Naveed, Mohammad Shahzad, S Haider, Q Ahmed, M Kaleem, M Usman
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UAE win the toss. Will field. Different pitch with a bit of grass cover, but not a green-top like yesterday. #AsiaCup #SLvUAE
— Shamik Chakrabarty (@shamik100) February 25, 2016
# TOSS: UAE win the toss and will bowl first. That’s two days in a row where the team that won the toss has opted to bowl first.
# Aakash Chopra is not making much headway in getting to the stadium. Dhaka and traffic go together we’ve heard.DROPPED! Siriwardana puts down a simple chance at slip
Out! Another one bites the dust - this time of the last ball of the over.c was beaten all ends up and is clean bowled by Malinga. UAE 7 for 2 after 1st over
Out! Dream start for Lasith Malinga and Sri Lanka. Rohan Mustafa is LBW off over first ball of the innings.
8.45 p.m.: Players are out in the middle. SL bowlers have a work cut out here.
Sri Lanka innings:
OUT! Kulasekara falls to Shahzad as UAE restrict Sri Lanka to 19/8 in 20 overs.OUT! Mohammad Shahzad picks up Kapugedra for 10. Dot ball followed by two singles and a boundary.
End of over 19: Sri Lanka 123/6.OUT! Mohammad Naveed gets his second wicket. Jayasuriya gone for 10. Sri Lanka are now struggling at 113/6 in 17.3 overs.
OUT! Here goes another one. Rohan Mustafa dismisses Angelo Mathews for 8. SL 105/5 in 16.1 overs.
OUT! Dasun Shanaka dismissed by Naveed for 5. This has been a stunning comeback from UAE
