Sri Lanka's Janith Liyanage hammers his 7th ODI half-century: Stats
What's the story
Sri Lanka's Janith Liyanage scored a fine half-century against Pakistan in the 2nd ODI of the three-match series on Friday. The match being held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, saw the Lankans score 288/8 in 50 overs. The middle order batter was part of two vital partnerships for the visitors and helped them recover. Here are further details and stats.
Knock
Liyanage shines for the Lankans
Liyanage came to the middle when Sri Lanka were 98/4 with the dismissal of Charith Asalanka. He was part of a 61-run partnership with Sadeera Samarawickrama (42). Thereafter, a 73-run stand was added between Liyanage and Kamindu Mendis. Liyanage played a solid knock in the middle and looked settled as the Lankans moved along nicely. Mohammad Wasim Jr dismissed Liyanage in the 44th over.
Stats
Liyanage surpasses 900 ODI runs
Liyanage's knock of 54 from 63 balls has 2 fours and a six. He struck at 85.71. With this effort, Liyanage has raced to 906 runs from 30 ODI matches at 47.68. He hammered his 7th fifty (100s: 1). As per ESPNcricinfo, versus Pakistan, he owns 82 runs from 2 matches at 41.