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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Kolkata,14 March<\/strong>\u0964 Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim came up with a four-wicket haul as Pakistan produced a clinical display to humble Sri Lanka by 15 runs in a World Twenty20 warm-up match here on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Replying to Pakistan&#39;s 157\/5, Sri Lanka could only reach 142\/9 before around 15,000 spectators at the Eden Gardens.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mohammed Hafeez led the charge for Pakistan with an unconquered 49-ball 70, that was inclusive of nine fours and a six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Sri Lankan innings began with a jolt, as Tilakratne Dilshan got out in the very second over without bothering the scorer. The other opener Dinesh Chandimal (30; 21 b, 5x4) went on the offensive with some delectable shots, and added 37 for the second wicket with Lahiru Thirimanne (45; 37b, 4x4, 2x6).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Wasim then got into the act, getting rid of Chandimal in the sixth over, with Hafeez taking the offering at mid-wicket. Sri Lanka were then 39\/2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chamara Kapugedera and Thirimanne tried to retrieve the situation with another 37-run partnerhip, that came to an end with the former becoming Wasim&#39;s second victim.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Thirimanne was looking solid, as he plundered 14 runs off a lacklustre Shahid Afridi in the seventh over, and then lofted him out of the ground in the 12th, but was also lucky to be the beneficiary of a dropped catch by Hafeez at deep mid-wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, he failed to take advantage of the reprieve, and was out a little later at the same score of 39, giving another wicket to the 27-year-old Wasim. The Wales-born, who carries a dual passport, did more havoc to the top order by seeing the back of Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews (10), with the Lankan score reading 101\/5 in the 13th over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The skipper&#39;s dismissal opened the floodgates, as Sri Lanka lost three more wickets by adding only 19 runs. The match was virtually over. And the remaining overs were a mere formality.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka had earlier lost to New Zealand by 74 runs in their first warm-up game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, the Pakistan innings was built around three partnerships, with Hafeez being involved in two of them. Openers Sharjeel Khan and Ahmed Shehzad provided the perfect launch with a 39-run stand before Sharzeel was devoured by Sachitra Senanayeke with an incoming ball in the sixth over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It was a revenge of sorts for Senanayeke, who was clobbered by the Pakistani batsman for a four and six of consecutive balls in his previous over. Shehzad (18) departed a little later, following which Hafeez and Sarfraz Ahmed (13) put on 39 for the third wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pakistan were 63\/2 at the halfway stage of the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rangana Herath plotted Sarfraz&rsquo;s dismissal in the 13th over, with Dinesh Chandimal doing a smart bit of stumping.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hafeez then showed some blitz batting in the company or Umar Akmal (13), with the pair adding 53 runs of 34 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Akmal departed in the penultimate over, which gave Thisara Perera a double wicket, as Afridi lasted only three balls and could not even open his account.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Brief scores:<\/strong> Pakistan 157\/5 in 20 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 70 n.o.; Thisara Perera 2\/21) vs Sri Lanka 142\/9 in 20 overs (Lahiru Thirimanne 45; Imad Wasim 4\/45)<\/p>\r\n",
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