Sri Lanka bowl Pakistan out for 110, win by eight wickets to reach tri-series final
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wickets in Lahore after bowling them out for 110, reaching the ODI tri-series final and eliminating England. Dilshan Madushanka took a career-best 5-34.
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The story, neutrally told
Centre · 1Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wickets in Lahore on Tuesday 27 October to reach the final of the one-day international tri-series in Pakistan. CNAN “Sri Lanka reached the final of the one-day international Tri-series in Pakistan with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over the hosts in Lahore on Tuesday.” Read at CNA ↗ Centre · 1Pakistan were bowled out for 110 in 25.3 overs at Gaddafi Stadium in the fifth match of the series after Sri Lanka chose to field. Gulf NewsN “Pakistan were dismissed for 110 in just 25.3 overs.”“after Sri Lanka elected to field” Read at Gulf News ↗ Centre · 1Left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka took a career-best 5-34 and was named player of the match; he said Sri Lanka "had a plan and followed it". CNAN “claiming a career-best 5-34 to earn the player-of-the-match award”“We had a plan and followed it.” Read at CNA ↗
Centre · 1Babar Azam top-scored for Pakistan with 29 off 33 balls. Gulf NewsN “The 31-year-old scored 29 off 33 balls at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore” Read at Gulf News ↗ Centre · 1Gulf News noted that Babar has 118 runs from four innings in the series, with 17 fours and no sixes; his earlier scores were 45 against Sri Lanka and 34 and 10 against England. England's Joe Root has also not hit a six. Gulf NewsN “he has only scored 118 runs across four innings in the ongoing series, hitting 17 fours but failing to clear the boundary for a six.”“England’s Joe Root has also yet to hit one” Read at Gulf News ↗ Centre · 1Gulf News reports Pakistan had already secured a place in the final by winning their first three matches: by 37 runs over Sri Lanka, by 87 runs over England, and by one wicket over England in a close contest on Sunday. The final is on 31 October. Gulf NewsN “Pakistan, however, had already secured their place in the final after winning their first three matches.”“ahead of the final on October 31” Read at Gulf News ↗
Centre · 1The result eliminated England, who lost their first three matches, with a game to spare; their last match, against Sri Lanka on Thursday, is a dead rubber. CNAN “The result ensured England, who lost their first three matches, were knocked out of the tournament with a game to spare.”“England's final match of the series against Sri Lanka on Thursday will now be a dead rubber.” Read at CNA ↗ Centre · 1CNA recounts that England failed to defend 429 against Sri Lanka even though captain Harry Brook scored the fastest double century in ODI history, and lost to Pakistan by one wicket after Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf added a record 89 for the last wicket. CNAN “England failed to defend 429 against Sri Lanka despite captain Harry Brook scoring the fastest double century in ODI history”“Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf shared a record 89-run last-wicket partnership” Read at CNA ↗
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Centre2 outlets
- Framing
- Gulf News uses the collapse to focus on Babar Azam's lack of sixes and form ahead of the final. CNA reports the match result: Sri Lanka's qualification and England's elimination.
- Emphasis
- Gulf News: Babar's statistics and the 31 October final. CNA: Madushanka's bowling, England's collapse and the dead rubber.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Gulf News does not give the margin of defeat or say Sri Lanka reached the final. CNA does not mention Babar Azam or Pakistan's earlier qualification.
- Charged language
- “batting collapse”“unravelled in dramatic fashion”
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What every side reports
- Pakistan were bowled out for 110 by Sri Lanka in Lahore on 27 October.
- Dilshan Madushanka was the leading Sri Lankan bowler.
- Pakistan beat England by one wicket in a close match before this game.
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Centre2 articles
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Babar Azam yet to hit a six in Pakistan's tri-series despite scoring 118 runs
Critical Player-focused piece on Babar Azam's struggles, using the defeat as backdrop and calling his form a concern.
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CNAN ·
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to reach final, England eliminated
Neutral Match report on Sri Lanka's win and England's elimination, with Madushanka's quote and England's earlier losses.
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- 27 Oct 11:14 First Gulf NewsN Babar Azam yet to hit a six in Pakistan's tri-series despite scoring 118 runs
- 27 Oct 14:36 +3h 23m CNAN Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to reach final, England eliminated
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