Sri Lanka consolidate winning run

Jun 12, 2009

Tillakaratne Dilshan was his usual aggressive self as he hammered 46•Getty Images

Dilshan continued his fine form, displaying a wide array of strokes•AFP

Shahid Afridi dismantled the opening stand with his wily legspin, and dismissed Dilshan to peg back Sri Lanka•Associated Press

Umar Gul captured a couple of wickets at the death to help keep Sri Lanka down to 150•Associated Press

Shoaib Malik then miscued a catch to mid-on•Getty Images

Misbah-ul-Haq lent him good support in a fourth-wicket partnership of 66•AFP

Sri Lanka's chances of making it to the semi-finals received a big boost with the 19-run win•AFP

Sanath Jayasuriya supported him well in an opening stand of 81 in just nine overs•AFP

The Pakistan seamers, especially Sohail Tanvir, struggled with some wayward bowling•Getty Images

Kumar Sangakkara chipped in with 15......•Getty Images

Pakistani fans had plenty to cheer as their team had a genuine chance of beating the in-form side of the tournament•AFP

When Kamran Akmal was run out by Angelo Mathews, Pakistan were struggling at 35 for 3•Associated Press

However, Muttiah Muralitharan took two wickets, including Afridi for a first-ball duck, to put Sri Lanka on top•AFP

But the introduction of spin yielded immediate results, Jayasuriya scooping a catch to Younis Khan•AFP

...but both he and Mahela Jayawardene fell to Saeed Ajmal •Getty Images

But Pakistan started poorly, losing Salman Butt for a duck•AFP

Younis Khan fought hard with a half-century to lead the recovery•Getty Images

Lasith Malinga - who finished with 3 for 17 - then got rid of Younis to seal Pakistan's fate•AFP