News Sports Cricket Live reporting: Asia Cup: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to win the Asia Cup

Live reporting: Asia Cup: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to win the Asia Cup

Mirpur (Bangladesh): After a brilliant century scored by Lahiru Thirimanne and a 75 run knock by Jayawardene, Sri Lanka cruised to win the Asia Cup title by 5 wickets. Lahiru Thirimanne scored his second century


40.0: SL 224/3

39.6: Talha to Thirimanne, no run

39.5: Talha to Thirimanne, FOUR!

39.4: Talha to Priyanjan, 1 run

39.3: Talha to Priyanjan, no run

39.2: Talha to Priyanjan, no run

39.1: Talha to Thirimanne, 1 run

39.0: SL 218/3

38.6: Ajmal to Priyanjan, no run

38.5: Ajmal to Priyanjan, no run

38.4: Ajmal to Priyanjan, no run

38.3: Ajmal to Thirimanne, 1 run

38.2: Ajmal to Thirimanne, no run

38.1: Ajmal to Thirimanne, no run

38.0: SL 217/3

37.6: Talha to Priyanjan, no run

37.5: Talha to Priyanjan, FOUR!

37.4: Talha to Priyanjan, no run

37.3: Talha to Thirimanne, 1 run

Ashan Priyanjan is the new batsman in

Sri Lanka 212/3

37.2: Talha to Jayawardene, the ball went high up in the air and its caught! OUT! He goes for 75 off 93 balls. Big breakthrough for Sri Lanka.

37.1: Talha to Jayawardene, no run

37.0: SL 212/2

36.6: Ajmal to Thirimanne, no run

36.5: Ajmal to Thirimanne, no run

36.4: Ajmal to Jayawardene, 1 run

36.3: Ajmal to Jayawardene, he sweeps for FOUR!

36.2: Ajmal to Jayawardene, no run

36.1: Ajmal to Thirimanne, 1 run

36.0: 206/2

35.6: Talha to Jayawardene, no run

35.5: Talha to Jayawardene, another FOUR!

35.4: Talha to Jayawardene, makes the room and finds the gap  through off side. FOUR! 200 up for Sri Lanka

35.4: Talha to Thirimanne, 2 NO BALL and its a free hit! That was a big no-ball.

35.3: Talha to Jayawardene, 1 run

35.2: Talha to Thirimanne, 1 run

35.1: Talha to Jayawardene, 1 run

Mohammad Talha has the ball now

35.0: SL 193/2

34.6: Ajmal to Thirimanne, no run

34.5: Ajmal to Thirimanne, no run

34.4: Ajmal to Jayawardene, 1 run

34.3: Ajmal to Jayawardene, no run

34.2: Ajmal to Jayawardene, no run

34.1: Ajmal to Jayawardene, played it fine for 2 runs

Saeed Ajmal replaces Afridi

34.0: SL 190/2

33.6: Umar Gul to Thirimanne, no run

33.5: Umar Gul to Thirimanne, no run

33.4: Umar Gul to Jayawardene, 1 run

33.3: Umar Gul to Jayawardene, no run

33.3: Umar Gul to Jayawardene, WIDE

33.2: Umar Gul to Jayawardene, high up in the air and Hafeez dropped that near the boundary. Another FOUR!

33.1: Umar Gul to Jayawardene, he cuts for FOUR! He gets to his 71st ODI half century.

33.0: SL 180/2

32.6: Afridi to Thirimanne, a boundary to end the over. FOUR!

32.5: Afridi to Jayawardene, 1 run

32.4: Afridi to Jayawardene, no run

32.3: Afridi to Jayawardene, no run

32.2: Afridi to Thirimanne, 1 run

32.1: Afridi to Thirimanne, no run

Drinks break!!

32.0: SL 174/2

31.6: Umar Gul to Thirimanne, 1 run

31.5: Umar Gul to Thirimanne, no run

31.4: Umar Gul to Thirimanne, no run

31.3: Umar Gul to Thirimanne, FOUR!

31.2: Umar Gul to Thirimanne, no run

31.1: Umar Gul to Jayawardene, 1 run

31.0: SL 168/2

30.6: Afridi to Thirimanne, no run

30.5: Afridi to Jayawardene, 1 run. that's a bye.

30.4: Afridi to Thirimanne, 1 run

30.3: Afridi to Thirimanne, 2 runs

30.2: Afridi to Thirimanne, no run

30.1: Afridi to Thirimanne, no run

Shahid Afridi comes back to bowl