Cricket: Pakistan win Trophy opener.

TROUBLED Pakistan brushed aside their off-field problems to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in their opening ICC ICC

See: International Chamber of Commerce Champions Trophy match in Jaipur.

Missing pace bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif - who were sent home yesterday after testing positive for banned steroid nandrolone nandrolone /nan·dro·lone/ (nan´dro-lon) an anabolic steroid with lesser androgenic effects; used as n. decanoate and n. - and also banned captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, all-rounder Abdul Razzaq took centre stage.

The former Middlesex player claimed four for 50 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 253 and then hit a crucial unbeaten 38 off 24 balls just as the run chase reached its climax - winning the match with a straight six off Dilhara Fernando with 11 balls to spare.

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Title Annotation:	Sport
Publication:	Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Date:	Oct 18, 2006
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