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Mendis mesmerises UAE

AFP, Lahore
Unorthodox spinner A j a n t h a Mendis took a career-best 5-22 to help Sri Lanka overcome a fighting United Arab Emirates by 142 runs in the final Group A match of the Asia Cup at the Gaddafi Stadium here onThursday.
Mendis triggered a collapse in the UAE batting ranks as the qualifiers lost eight wickets for 41 runs to slump from a threatening 107-2 to be bowled out for 148 in 36.3 overs chasing Sri Lanka's 290-9.
For the UAE left-handed opener Amjad Ali topscored with a brilliant 79-ball 77 but once the Lahore-bom batsman fell, wickets tumbled like nine pins with Mendis running through the middle and lower order with his beguiling action.
Amjad hit 13 boundaries and added 70 for the second wicket with Indika Batuwitarachchi who made just 14.
Mendis, playing in only his fifth
one-day, had a previous best of 3-39 against the West Indies at Port-of-Spain earlier this year.
Sri Lanka, who also beat Bangladesh by 131 runs on Wednesday, topped Group A and qualified for the next stage of Super Four. Bangladesh, who beat the UAE by 96 runs on Tuesday also qualified for the next phase.
Earlier Sri Lanka rode on half-centuries from Mahela Udawatte and Mahela Jayawardene against a disciplined UAE bowling.
Udawatte hit 67 while skipper Jayawardene made 61 during their 114-run second wicket stand after Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat in the day-night match.
But once the duo left, the UAE bowlers took four wickets in the space of 75 runs before Kaushal Weeraratne (40) and Nuwan Kulasekara (38) added 53 invaluable runs for the eighth wicket to give impetus to the innings.
Pakistan and India also qualified for the Super League. India take on Bangladesh in the first
match of the Super League phase on Saturday.
All four teams play each other once in the Super League stage to decide the July 6 finalists.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard in the Asia Cup Group A match between Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Thursday: SRI LANKA
Sangakkara lbwb Shah 0 Udawatte cTauqirbAlhashmi 67 Jayawardene run out 61
Kapugedera c Amjad b Tauqir 11 Silva c Batuwitarachchi bTauqir 6 Dilshanc Amjad bAlhashmi 24
Weeraratne c Batuwitarachchi b Saqib 40 Thusharac Amjad b Shah 10 KulasekeracKhurrumbShah 38 Fernando not out 15
Mendis not out 0
Extras: (b-l,lb-6,w-11) 18
Total: (For 9 wkts in 50 overs) 290 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-114, 3-131, 4-142, 5-180, 6-189, 7-209, 8-262, 9-286
Bowler O M R W
Shah 10 1 49 3
Alhashmi 5 0 39 2
Aman 2 0 22 0
Saqib 7 0 45 1
Tauqir 10 0 47 2
Khurrum 10 0 55 0
Arshad 6 0 26 0
UAE
Amjad cWeeraratne b Dilshan 77
Arshad run out 6
Batuwitarachchic Sangakkara bThushara 14
Saqib lbw bMendis 19
Khurrum c Sangakkara bThushara 2
Tauqir lbw b Fernando 9
Fernandes st Sangakkara bMendis 5
Shukricjayawardene bMendis 1
Shah notout 6
Alhashmi lbw b Mendis 0
AmanlbwbMendis 0
Extras: (b-1, lb-l,nb-2,w-5) 9
Total: (All out in 36.3 overs) 148 Fall of wickets: 1-25,2-95, 3-107,4-114, 5-133, 6-139, 7-141, 8-142, 9-148
Bowler O M R W
Kulasekera 5 2 25 0
Weeraratne 4 1 23 0
Fernando 7 0 40 1
Mendis 6.3 1 22 5
Dilshan 7 2 14 1
Thushara 7 0 22 2
Result: Sri Lanka won by 142 runs. Man-of-the-match: Ajantha Mendis.
Toss: Sri Lanka.
Umpires: Simon Taufel and lar
Gould.