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Pak-SL final showdown
SHARJAH. Apr 10: World champions Sri Lanka and Pakistan clash in the Sharjah t Cup final here on
Friday hoping to end a long drought of titles at this popular desert venue, reports AFP.
Pakistan, who in the past considered Sharjah as their second home, winning eight of their 13 finals in 18 tournaments so far. have not won here since April 1994.
Sri Lanka, whose fairy-tale success in last year's World Cup in the Indian sub-continent is part of cricket folklore, have won a Sharjah tournament just once, against the West Indies in October 1995.
Arjuna Ranatunga's World Cup heroes would have been the overwhelming favourites to add another feather to their cap on Friday — they defeated Pakistan twice in the round-robin league — except for a minor hitch.
Sri Lanka have never beaten Pakistan in a final here, losing thrice in 1989, 1990 and 1993.
One man. though, could set the record straight.
Aravinda de Silva, the batting wizard whose magical skills place him among the world's best, has enjoyed a terrific scoring spree during the tournament with 323 runs in four matches.
He is capable to rising to the occasion, like his magnificent domination of last year's World Cup final against Australia where he hit an unbeaten century. took three wickets and held two catches.
"Aravinda is in a class of his own." said Pakistani captain Wasim Akram, himself man-of-the-match in the previous World Cup final in Australia in 1992 against England.
"He is capable of anything, with the bat. ball or in the field. There are few better matchwinners than him."
But Akram, one of the game's leading all-rounders, said his team was confident of winning on Friday. "We play well at the crunch and that's very important in a final." he said.
Pakistan, who won the 1992 World Cup after being a match away from elimination, showed their legendary fighting qualities against Zimbabwe on Wednesday when they recovered from a hopeless 51 for seven to qualify for the final.
"The good thing is that we never give up," said Akram approvingly. "The boys enjoy fighting back. Sri Lanka are a tough side, but 1 am confident we will do well."
Winning the toss will be vital. since victory in five of the six league matches — including Sri Lanka's two wins against Pakistan — went to the team batting first.
Sri Lanka rattled up 243-8 after Akram put them in the first time, and restricted Pakistan to 224-9. In the return game. Sri Lanka compiled 251-7 after winning the toss and bowled out Pakistan for 200.
'The wicket tends to hamper strokeplay in the afternoon session." said Sri Lanka's veteran captain Ranatunga. "Some balls keep low from the cracks that develop."
Both teams are well-equipped to tackle the barren wicket where the ball has tended to dominate the bat.
Pakistan's bowling attack of Akram. Waqar Younis, off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq and leg-spinners Mushtaq Ahmed
and Shahid Afridi is rated by many as the most dangerous in modern cricket.
Sri Lanka, however, are not lagging behind with two capable left-arm seamers Chaminda Vaas and Sajeewa de Silva and two equally devastating spinners in Muttiah Muralitharan
ARJUNA RANATUNGA and Kumara Dharmasena.
Friday's winner will pick up a cheque of 40.000 dollars, while the runners-up will collect 25,000 dollars.