Five wicket haul by Mendis helped Sri Lanka thrash minnows UAE by 142 runs. Earlier, Sangakkara was out for zero in the first over. Udawatte and skipper Jayawardane put on 114 for the 2nd wicket and stabilized the innings.
Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 6
Group: A
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Date: June 26, 2008
Teams: Sri Lanka and UAE
Captains: DPMD Jayawardane and Saqid Ali
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 142 runs
Points: Sri Lanka 2; UAE 0
Man of the Match: BAW Mendis off Sri Lanka
Score:
Sri Lanka 290 for 9 in 50 overs (KC Sangakkara 0, ML Udawatte 67, DPMD Jayawardene 61, CK Kapugedera 11, LPC Silva 6, TM Dilshan 24, K Weeraratne 40, T Thushara 10, KMDN Kulasekara 37, BAW Mendis 15 not out, CRD Fernando 0 not out, Extras--19 (b 1, lb 7, w 11), Zahid Shah 10-1-49-3, Fahad Alhashmi 5-0-39-2, Aman Ali 2-0-22-0, Saqib Ali 7-0-44-1, Mohammad Tauqir 10-0-47-2, Khurram Khan 10-0-55-0, Arshad Ali 6-0-26-0) beat United Arab Emirates 148 all out in 36.3 overs (Amjad Ali 77, Arshad Ali 6, IPP Batuwitarachchi 14, Saqib Ali 19, Khurram Khan 2, Mohammad Tauqir 9, N Fernandes 5, Alawi Shukri 1, Zahid Shah 6 not out, Fahad Alhashmi 0, Aman Ali 0, Extras--9 (b 1, lb 1, w 5, nb 2), KMDN Kulasekara 5-2-25-0, K Weeraratne 4-1-23-0, CRD Fernando 7-0-40-1, BAW Mendis 6.3-1-22-5, TM Dilshan 7-2-14-1, T Thushara 7-0-22-2)
