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Jayasuriya tops 7,000 as Lanka pile up 272/9

SHARJAH, Friday (AFP) - Sanath Jayasuriya became the third Sri Lankan to pass 7,000 one-day runs as his team made 272-9 from 50 overs against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy here on Friday.

The left-hander, who was wrongly credited with the landmark on Tuesday because of a statistical oversight when still 29 runs short, ensured he was not left red-faced again by making 36.

The 246-match veteran joins his former World Cup-winning colleagues, Aravinda De Silva (8,430 runs) and Arjuna Ranatunga (7,456), as the three Sri Lankans in the coveted club.

Jaysuriya, who elected to bat after winning the toss, put on 95 for the first wicket with Avishka Gunawardena.

Gunawardena hit seven boundaries in his 57, while Mahela Jayawardena built on the bright start with a superb 84 off 83 balls.

Jayawardena smashed six fours, besides a towering six off Waqar Younis, before he holed out at mid-wicket off Shoaib Akhtar in the 48th over.

Akhtar, working up the pace that has made him one of the fastest bowlers in the world, finished with three wickets, including one off the final delivery of the innings.

The last league match of the tournament holds only academic interest as both Sri Lanka and Pakistan have ensured their place in Sunday's final at Zimbabwe's expense.

Both teams rested star players from the match, Pakistan leaving out veterans Wasim Akram and Saeed Anwar and Sri Lanka going in without Muthiah Muraliharan and fast bowler Dilhara Fernando.

Fernando, who underwent bone scans on Thursday after recurring pain in the back, is unlikely to be available for the final.

A fourth-wicket stand of 66 between Jayawardena and Russel Arnold lifted Sri Lanka to 224-3 in the 42nd over, when Pakistani captain Waqar Younis hit back with two wickets in three balls.

He trapped Arnold leg-before and then bowled new batsman Kumar Sangakkara with a swinging yorker.

Sri Lanka made 64 runs in the last 10 overs, leaving Pakistan a victory target of 5.5 runs an over.

SRI LANKA 

S. Jayasuriya c Akhtar b Afridi		 36 
A. Gunawardena c Inzamam b Akhtar	 57 
M. Atapattu c Latif b Razzaq		 24 
M. Jayawardena c Afridi b Akhtar	 84 
R. Arnold lbw b Waqar			 19 
K. Sangakkara b Waqar			  0 
R. Kaluwitharana lbw b Mahmood		  7 
C. Vaas c Latif b Akhtar		 10 
K. Dharmasena run out			  3 
C. Buddhika not out			  1 
Extras: (lb12, w16, nb3)		 31 
TOTAL (9 wkts inns closed, 50 overs)	272 

FALL OF WICKETS:
1-95, 2-103, 3-158, 4-224, 5-224,
6-250, 7-258, 8-271, 9-272. 
Bowling: Waqar 10-0-51-2, Akhtar 10-1-45-3,
Mahmood 9-0-51-1, Afridi 10-0-46-1, 
Razzaq 8-0-53-1, Malik 3-0-14-0.
 

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