| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the do-or-die encounter between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. One spot for the semi-finals is up for grabs and both teams will be aiming to put their best foot forward. It is difficult to pick out a stronger team as both sides have been volatile in this competition. They have seen the highs and lows in a short period of time. The confidence will be sky high in their respective camps after registering an unlikely win in their previous games. |
| However, the pressure of a knockout is different altogether and the Asian sides will be feeling the heat. Such a clash can lead to the emergence of new heroes and that leads to a high level of anticipation. It will majorly be a battle between Sri Lanka's batting and Pakistan's bowling. The skies are overcast but let's hope the weather stays dry. In case it is a washout, Sri Lanka will qualify due to a superior run-rate. Expect a thrilling contest! |
| TOSS - Pakistan win the toss and opt to field. |
| Sarfraz Ahmed says they will bowl first as there's some moisture in the pitch. Mentions Fahim Ashraf comes in and Shadab Khan is not playing. Reckons the straight boundaries are very short that's why they're playing with four seamers. (On their good performance against SA) Says he's expecting the same today so wants to put in a good performance. Ends by saying that the semifinal is at stake so this is a really important game. |
| Angelo Mathews says that they would have liked to bowl first as well. Adds that there is a little bit of grass on the surface and they are playing with four seamers. States that there are a few injury concerns but they have managed to get all of them out on the park except for Kusal Perera, who is replaced by Dhananjaya de Silva. (On the head injury to Thisara Perera in training) Mentions that he is fine. Also informs that he himself is fit as well. Ends by saying that it was a collective perfor |
| Pitch Report - Michael Atherton doing the pitch report says there is a bit more grass on this pitch. Adds that when you compare it with The Oval, there is a bit more for the seamers. Mentions that the pitch drone is lighter in colour in middle of the surface and that is the reason Pakistan have gone in with an extra seamer. States that bowling on the shorter side is the way to go on this track as the squarer boundaries are longer. Informs that cross seam deliveries can lead to indifferent bounce |
| The players are out for their respective National Anthems. After completion, we are set to get rolling. Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka will open the batting for Sri Lanka. Pakistan begin the proceedings with Mohammad Amir. Two slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : M Amir to N Dickwella, Amir starts off with a peach! Some lateral movement on offer straightaway. Bowls a good length delivery outside off, shapes away after pitching. Dickwella is opened up in his stance as he pokes at it but is beaten all ends up. |
| 0.2 : M Amir to N Dickwella, Back of a length delivery outside off, Niroshan hangs back and defends it to covers. |
| 0.3 : M Amir to N Dickwella, A bit fullish this time around off, moves away a touch. Dickwella leans forward and keeps it out. |
| 0.4 : M Amir to N Dickwella, On a length on off, Dickwella stays back and defends it solidly. |
| 0.5 : M Amir to N Dickwella, FOUR! Pure timing! Good way to get off the mark. Fuller length ball outside off, Dickwella with minimal foot movement creams it through cover-point for a boundary. Struck that really well. |
| 0.6 : M Amir to N Dickwella, Amir opts to go a touch short and angles it towards the rib cage of Dickwella this time. He hops back, gets into a bit awkward position but manages to block it to mid-wicket. A decent start from Amir. |
| Junaid Khan to bowl with the second new ball from the other end. Two slips for him as well. |
| 1.1 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, Fullish delivery around off, Gunathilaka looks to play it across but gets a safe leading edge towards covers. |
| 1.2 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, Well bowled! Khan keeps it on a fullish length outside off, straightens a touch after pitching. Gunathilaka looks to push it straight down the ground but gets beaten. |
| 1.3 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, Length delivery on off, Danushka stays back and defends it. |
| 1.4 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, A bit shorter outside off this time, Gunathilaka has a swing through the line but misses. |
| 1.5 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, Length delivery outside off, the opener stays back and blocks it. |
| 1.6 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, Loose from Gunathilaka. Good length ball well outside off, Gunathilaka reaches out to it and goes for a booming drive but only connects thin air. |
| 2.1 : M Amir to N Dickwella, Fuller length and angling into Dickwella. He is a bit early into his stroke and clips it uppishly towards Hafeez at mid-wicket. Thankfully for him, it lands short of him. |
| 2.2 : M Amir to N Dickwella, Full length delivery outside off, Niroshan leans into it and strokes it nicely through extra cover. Hasan Ali chases it and keeps it down to a couple, |
| 2.3 : M Amir to N Dickwella, On a length on off, straightens a touch. Dickwella gets squared up and gets it off the outer half towards cover-point. |
| 2.4 : M Amir to N Dickwella, In the air... but safe! Fuller length ball slanting towards the pads, Dickwella goes for the whip but ends up getting a top edge that spoons over the mid-wicket region and falls down safely. Junaid is a bit late to get to it and that allows the batsmen to run three. |
| 2.5 : M Amir to D Gunathilaka, Good length delivery outside off, holding its line. Danushka lets it go. Better from him, he needs to get his eye in. |
| 2.6 : M Amir to D Gunathilaka, Well played! Fullish around the pads, Gunathilaka clips it with good timing through mid-wicket. Ashraf hunts it down and slides near the fence to save a run for his side. He gets off the mark finally. |
| 3.1 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, FOUR! Punched with authority! Back of a length outside off and width on offer, Gunathilaka crunches it through covers and the ball races to the fence. |
| 3.2 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 3.3 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, FOUR! Length delivery angling into Gunathilaka. He takes the aerial route and heaves it over mid-wicket. No protection in the deep and the ball rolls to the fence. Not that convincing but he will take it. |
| 3.4 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, Back of a length outside off, defended solidly off the back foot to covers. |
| 3.5 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, Fullish delivery on middle, Danushka turns it to mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 3.6 : J Khan to N Dickwella, FOUR! Nice improvisation! On a length on off, Dickwella premeditates and scoops it over the keeper's head for a boundary. Executed it really well to get the desired result! Some momentum for Sri Lanka. |
| 4.1 : M Amir to D Gunathilaka, Dug in short on leg stump, Gunathilaka sits under it. |
| 4.2 : M Amir to D Gunathilaka, Good length delivery jagging in appreciably from outside off, Danushka shuffles a touch and defends it beside the pitch on the leg side. |
| 4.3 : M Amir to D Gunathilaka, Full length delivery outside off, Danushka drills it to the mid off fielder. |
| 4.4 : M Amir to D Gunathilaka, Length delivery on off, Gunathilaka stays back and defends it down the track. |
| 4.5 : M Amir to D Gunathilaka, On a length outside off, pushed off the back foot to mid off. |
| 4.6 : M Amir to D Gunathilaka, Fuller in length and angling in, Gunathilaka clips it through mid-wicket. A single taken and he will retain strike. Decent over from Amir. |
| 5.1 : J Khan to D Gunathilaka, OUT! Soft dismissal! He has thrown it away. A bit more application is what his side would have wanted from him as Dickwella was looking flamboyant at the other end. Good length delivery outside off, a bit of room on offer and it holds its line. Gunathilaka stands tall and looks to punch it over wide mid off. However, he mistimes it and the ball flies towards Shoaib Malik in the same region. The veteran moves to his right and pouches it safely. A good start to his 2 |
| 0.0 : Kusal Mendis comes out to bat. He played a really good knock against India in their previous game. Can he repeat the feat? |
| 5.2 : J Khan to K Mendis, Length delivery on off, defended solidly off the back foot down the track. |
| 5.3 : J Khan to K Mendis, The batsman defends it from within the crease |
| 5.4 : J Khan to K Mendis, Length delivery on middle and leg, Mendis is a bit squared up in his stance as he defends it off the outer half square of the wicket on the off side. |
| 5.5 : J Khan to K Mendis, In the channel outside off, Mendis lets it go. |
| 5.6 : J Khan to K Mendis, Good length delivery angling away from Mendis. He points his bat skywards and lets it through. End of a wicket-maiden for Khan. Testing stuff from him. |
| 6.1 : M Amir to N Dickwella, On a length on off, Dickwella hangs back and defends it to covers. |
| 6.2 : M Amir to N Dickwella, On the shorter side outside off this time, Niroshan looks to cut it but chops it beside him off the bottom edge on the track. The ball rolls towards the slip region and strangely, Mendis takes off. He is rightly sent back by his partner. |
| 6.3 : M Amir to N Dickwella, Fullish delivery around off, Dickwella shuffles and whips it through mid-wicket. Fahim Ashraf chases it down and slides near the fence to save a run for his side. |
| 6.4 : M Amir to K Mendis, Good length delivery just outside off, Mendis is opened up a bit in his stance as he pushes at it tentatively off his back foot. Gets an outside edge past the slip region. A run taken. |
| 6.5 : M Amir to N Dickwella, Bouncer on middle and leg, Niroshan ducks under it. One for the over signaled by the umpire. |
| 6.6 : M Amir to N Dickwella, Straying on the hips, Dickwella turns it to fine leg. That is the bigger side of the ground and the southpaw will pick up a couple of runs. |
| 7.1 : J Khan to K Mendis, FOUR! Beautiful! Fullish delivery on off, Mendis creams it down the track. Khan crouches low to his left to stop it but fails to do so. Mendis earns his first boundary. |
| 7.2 : J Khan to K Mendis, Touch short in length, in line of the stumps, worked to mid-wicket. |
| 7.3 : J Khan to K Mendis, Length delivery angling away from Mendis. He plays it with an open face to cover-point. |
| 7.4 : J Khan to K Mendis, Shortish delivery on middle and leg, Kusal goes for the pull but mistimes it to mid-wicket. Failed to capitalize on that one. |
| 7.5 : J Khan to K Mendis, On a length and angling away from Mendis. He shuffles a touch and whips it to wide mid on. A single taken. |
| 7.6 : J Khan to N Dickwella, Short delivery on off, sits up nicely for Dickwella. He pulls it with authority but finds Imad Wasim at front of square on the leg side. He mimes a throw at the striker's end. Aggression from the Pakistani spinner. |
| Time for spin. Imad Wasim to roll his arm over now. Some sawdust has been brought out to spread around the striker's end, beside the keeper and the batsman on the off side. |
| 8.1 : I Wasim to K Mendis, Drifting into the pads, Menids turns it to the leg side. |
| 8.2 : I Wasim to K Mendis, Coming in with the arm from outside off, Mendis strides forward to block but gets it off the inner half to short fine leg. |
| 8.3 : I Wasim to K Mendis, Fullish and straying on the pads, Kusal clips it through front of square on the leg side for a run. |
| 8.4 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, Tossed up outside off, Dickwella check-drives it to covers. |
| 8.5 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, This time it is a much firmer push towards extra cover and he takes off. Good judgement from the southpaw and he makes his ground safely as the throw comes to the bowler's end. |
| 8.6 : I Wasim to K Mendis, Fullish on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.1 : J Khan to K Mendis, FOUR! That was pleasing to watch! Length delivery around the pads, Mendis waits for it and turns it through front of square on the leg side. He has timed it exquistiely and the ball whistles away to the fence. |
| 9.2 : J Khan to K Mendis, Aggression from Junaid Khan! He comes around the wicket and bowls a fullish delivery outside off, Kusal pushes it back to Khan. He collects it and throws it back towards the stumps at the striker's end. Kusal has to move out of the way. A wry smile from the Sri Lankan. |
| 9.3 : J Khan to K Mendis, FOUR! Good response from Mendis! Gets a short delivery on off, he swivels across and pulls it in a controlled manner through square leg. He has timed it well and finds the fence with ease. |
| Fine leg comes inside the ring. |
| 9.4 : J Khan to K Mendis, Back of a length on middle, Kusal tucks it round the corner for a run. |
| 9.5 : J Khan to N Dickwella, Fuller length delivery around off, Niroshan mistimes his drives to covers. |
| 9.6 : J Khan to N Dickwella, Wide! Dug in short in line of the stumps, Dickwella sits under the bumper. It was too high and the umpire signals it as a wide. |
| J Khan to N Dickwella, An appeal for caught behind denied! Short of a length outside off, jags in sharply. Dickwella hops back and looks to turn it through square leg. However, he misses and the ball brushes his thigh pad to carry to the keeper. A stifled appeal is turned down. Replays confirm that it came off the thigh pad. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signalled. A maximum of 4 fielders will be allowed outside the circle till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : I Wasim to K Mendis, Sliding in on middle and leg, tucked away to backward square leg for an easy single. |
| 10.2 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, Darts it full around off, Dickwella leans forward and across to paddle it fine down the leg side. Big boundary out there so the batsmen scurry back for the second. This is good running. |
| 10.3 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, Full and flat on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 10.4 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, FOUR! Imad Wasim doesn't turn 'em much. The arm ball has more pace on it and Dickwella has done well to use that to his advantage. He opens the face of the bat and guides this flat ball past the keeper and away to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, Flat and short outside off, steered past short third man for a couple of runs. |
| 10.6 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, A touch short just around off, wristed towards wide mid on. Imad runs after the ball himself as the batsmen take a single in the meantime. 10 runs off the over, a good one for Sri Lanka. |
| The debutant, Fahim Ashraf is into the attack. |
| 11.1 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Starts with a low full outside off and angles it away, Dickwella steers it to the left of third man and comes back for the second run. |
| 11.2 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Full into the pads, too straight in line which makes it easy for Niroshan to flick it behind square on the leg side. In the gap properly and that will fetch him two more. |
| 11.3 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Bit ahead of a length and around off, from within his crease the left-hander blocks it out. |
| 11.4 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Angling across on a good length, around off, Niroshan gets an inside edge onto his pads as he looks to defend. |
| 11.5 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, On middle and leg, turned through the leg side for two more. |
| 11.6 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Fuller length delivery moving away outside off, Dickwella pummels the drive and makes excellent connection. Unfortunately for him, he finds Mohammad Hafeez at extra cover who dives to his right to make a decent stop. |
| Hasan Ali comes into the bowling attack. |
| 12.1 : H Ali to K Mendis, FOUR! Welcomes Hasan Ali with a boundary. It's fuller in length and right there to be hit, Mendis obliges and creams the drive through extra cover. Junaid Khan tries chasing it down but fails in his attempt to do so. |
| 12.2 : H Ali to K Mendis, Shaping back in on middle and leg, clipped to backward square leg for a single. |
| 12.3 : H Ali to N Dickwella, Going across on a back of a length, Dickwella cuts it to backward point where Babar Azam makes a horrible mess by letting it through him. A single is taken. |
| 12.4 : H Ali to K Mendis, Drops it down in front of backward point with soft hands and both batsmen are instantly off for the run. Complete it with ease too. Nicely done. |
| 12.5 : H Ali to N Dickwella, Short of a good length, worked away to square leg for a run. |
| 12.6 : H Ali to K Mendis, Superb delivery to end the over. Hurls this on a length outside off, it zips off the surface and whizzes past the outside edge of Kusal Mendis' hanging bat into the keeper's gloves. |
| 13.1 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Landed on a length very close to the off stump, punched to point from within his crease. |
| 13.2 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Length delivery once again, worked away in front of square on the leg side for one. |
| 13.3 : F Ashraf to K Mendis, Full ball aiming the top of off stump, Mendis leans across a bit and flicks it through mid-wicket. Two runs taken. |
| 13.4 : F Ashraf to K Mendis, Full and straight, too straight in fact, Kusal Mendis comfortably clips it past the man at mid-wicket for a run. |
| 13.5 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Length delivery on middle and leg, Dickwella walks down the track, makes room for himself too and cuts it last down towards third man. Amir out there runs to his left and keeps the batsmen to two runs. |
| 13.6 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Short of a length on middle, punched in front of cover-point and once again, both batsmen exhibit some good running between the wickets. Cross over to the other end quickly and complete the run. |
| 14.1 : H Ali to N Dickwella, Seaming away from the left-hander, he hangs back and defends it with soft hands. |
| 14.2 : H Ali to N Dickwella, On middle, flicked down to fine leg. Just a single this time. |
| 14.3 : H Ali to K Mendis, Some good carry for the bowler. Length delivery in the off stump channel, the batsman makes a good leave. |
| 14.4 : H Ali to K Mendis, Oooh.. That was close. Hasan Ali fires it full on off, Mendis looks to plays across the line and gets an inside edge onto his pads. That was a close one, could have gone right through the gap. |
| 14.5 : H Ali to K Mendis, OUT! This time it's gone through! That's an absolutely beautiful delivery. Brilliant. Length delivery on off, nips back in off the deck and this time Kusal Mendis can't get any wood on it. It takes him by surprise and hits the top of middle stump, going straight through the gap between bat and pad. Big wicket for Pakistan, the in-form Mendis departs. |
| Time for Drinks. An absorbing first hour of play and Pakistan have struck at a timely interval to break the threatening second wicket partnership. The game is nicely poised and Sri Lanka will want Dickwella to play a substantial knock today. |
| Dinesh Chandimal comes out to bat. |
| 14.6 : H Ali to D Chandimal, Generates some good bounce yet again. Around off on a length, nips back in sharply and catches Dinesh Chandimal high on the pads. It lobs over on the off side as the batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 15.1 : F Ashraf to D Chandimal, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Fahim Ashraf has picked up a wicket on his ODI debut. Dinesh Chandimal's patchy run continues to haunt him. It's full and outside off, Chandimal plants his front foot forward to thrash the drive through the covers but gets a big inside edge to drag it back onto the stumps. The bails are off and Sri Lanka have now lost two wickets in quick succession. |
| 0.0 : Angelo Mathews walks into the middle next. Sri Lanka are in a spot of bother and his side needs him to play a similar knock like he did against India. |
| 15.2 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Just back of a length, on off, Mathews is cramped for room so he can only manage to rise on his toes a bit and play it back down the track. |
| 15.3 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Another big inside edge, Angelo is lucky that didn't go back on to rattle the timber. Full and fired outside off, Mathews reaches out to drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 15.4 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Hurled on a good length on the fifth stump line, Mathews has nothing to do with it. |
| 15.5 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Back of a length outside off, the Lankan skipper is away as he slaps it through towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 15.6 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Short ball which is pulled along the ground through backward square leg for a single. |
| 16.1 : H Ali to N Dickwella, Short ball dug in, Niroshan is on top of this as he pulls it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 16.2 : H Ali to A Mathews, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 16.3 : H Ali to A Mathews, Another pearler! In the corridor of uncertainty, on a good length, induces Mathews to play at it and just about takes the edge. The Lankan captain is lucky he didn't nick it. Excellent delivery. |
| 16.4 : H Ali to A Mathews, Stays back to this one and blocks it out off the back foot. |
| 16.5 : H Ali to A Mathews, Length delivery outside the line of off stump, punched from within his crease to covers. |
| 16.6 : H Ali to A Mathews, Just 1 off the over, this has been an excellent over from Hasan Ali. Ends it with a fuller length ball which Angelo can only defend. |
| 17.1 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Fractionally short of a length on middle and leg, Dickwella flicks it through backward square leg and quickly calls for the second one. Hares back and completes it in the end. |
| 17.2 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Ooooff... Right through! Lands it in that nagging length around off, forces Dickwella to play at it. The ball goes past the inside edge and into the keeper's gloves. |
| 17.3 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Wide! Down the leg side, wide called by the umpire. |
| F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Wide! This time it's fired way outside off, Dickwella lets it be. |
| F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Short and wide, cut away hard but it's straight to backward point. |
| 17.4 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. |
| 17.5 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Length ball on the stumps, Mathews goes deep inside his crease and wrists it to mid-wicket for a brisk single. The bowler and Dickwella almost collided with each other while running but managed to avoid it in the end. |
| 17.6 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Fullish length delivery from around the wicket, the southpaw crouches a bit and cuts it behind point to retain strike. |
| 18.1 : H Ali to N Dickwella, Bowls it on the hips, tucked down to fine leg. Easy single taken by the batsmen. |
| 0.0 : Hasan Ali has a chat with his skipper. May be regarding the field placements but no changes done. |
| 18.2 : H Ali to A Mathews, Angles it back into the batsman, he works it away through square leg for one run. |
| 18.3 : H Ali to N Dickwella, Full ball just outside off, wrists it back down to the left the bowler. Hasan Ali makes a good diving stop to keep it from going past him. |
| 18.4 : H Ali to N Dickwella, From around the wicket, Dickwella works this length ball angled into him to the left of mid on. He wanted the second but Mathews didn't exactly respond to it. So will have to settle for just the one. |
| 18.5 : H Ali to A Mathews, Outside off on a good length, left alone. |
| 18.6 : H Ali to A Mathews, Short of a length outside off, there's some width on offer which Mathews wants to pounce on. He looks to slash but misses as the ball zipped off the deck. |
| Mohammad Hafeez is brought on to bowl. |
| 19.1 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Starts off from around the wicket and floats it up around off, Dickwella is down the track to play this but is caught on the pads. There's an appeal for a leg before which the umpire turns down. Quite difficult to judge that, really. |
| 19.2 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Fifty for Dickwella! He's had to change gears a bit, which is against his natural instincts. Been a good knock so far. He works this behind square on the leg side and runs across. |
| 4th ODI fifty for Niroshan Dickwella. |
| 19.3 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, From over the wicket, it's the straighter one around off, Mathews is playing for the turn and as a result, gets an edge through the vacant slip cordon. A brace is taken. |
| 19.4 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, Positions himself right behind the line and meets it with a straight blade. |
| 19.5 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, Once again Mathews is playing for the turn. There is none and he gets a leading edge down to short third man while looking to work it on the leg side. Single taken. |
| 19.6 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Around the wicket to the southpaw, Dickwella is once again down the track. Is rapped on the pads on attempting to play and like the first ball of the over, the appeal is shut down. |
| Change of ends for Fahim Ashraf. |
| 20.1 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Length delivery outside off, Mathews pushes it to covers. |
| 20.2 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Straighter this time close to the off stump, Mathews hops back and defends it down the track. |
| 20.3 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Back of a length outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 20.4 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Shortish delivery outside off, Dickwella arches back and ramps it over the keeper's head. Junaid Khan at third man covers good ground to his right, overruns a bit but does well to stop it by bending low. A run taken. |
| 20.5 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Good length delivery outside off, Angelo points his bat skywards to allow it through. |
| 20.6 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Fuller length ball outside off, pushed firmly off the front foot to the off side. |
| 21.1 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Quicker delivery on off, Dickwella camps back and punches it to the off side. |
| 21.2 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, In the air... but safe! Tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Niroshan goes for the sweep but mistimes it towards fine leg. Luckily for him, it falls short of the fielder. A run taken. |
| 21.3 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, Mathews shuffles a touch and works it to the leg side. |
| 21.4 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, Wide! Drifting into the pads, Angelo looks to clip but misses. Ahmed fails to collect it but no harm done. |
| M Hafeez to A Mathews, Bye! Mathews again moves inside the line and looks to nudge it round the corner. Misses and Ahmed again fails to collect it. The ball rolls towards short fine leg. A bye taken. |
| 21.5 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Dickwella uses his feet and drives it to long on for a single. |
| 21.6 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 22.1 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, No ball! Where did that come from? High beamer towards the body, Dickwella manages to play it over square leg for a run. That was risky ball, Ashraf needs to be careful. |
| 0.0 : Free Hit coming up. The field can be changed as the batsmen crossed over, so third man is brought in along with the sweeper. |
| 22.1 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, FOUR! Takes full toll of the Free Hit! Low full toss on leg stump, Mathews whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 22.2 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Back of a length outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 22.3 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Shortish delivery this time, Niroshan rides the bounce and steers it behind point for a single. |
| 22.4 : F Ashraf to A Mathews, Full on off, Angelo wrists it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 22.5 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Bangs it in short again and angling into Dickwella. He makes room and taps it to third man. A single taken. |
| 22.6 : F Ashraf to N Dickwella, Straying on the hips this time, Dickwella turns it round the corner for a run. |
| 23.1 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Tossed up around off, Dickwella goes for a sweep across the line but misses to be hit on the forearm. A stifled appeal for an LBW turned down. |
| 23.2 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Tossed up delivery, defended off the front foot. |
| 23.3 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Fullish on middle, Dickwella prods forward to defend it beside the pitch on the off side. |
| 23.4 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Flatter delivery in line of the stumps, Niroshan pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Good running between the wickets allows the batsmen to come back for two. |
| 23.5 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, A bit short around off, Dickwella cuts it towards Imad Wasim at point who fumbles to concede a single. Sloppy work from him, every run is important. |
| 23.6 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, Fullish delivery, worked to mid-wicket for a single. |
| Imad Wasim comes back for a bowl. |
| 24.1 : I Wasim to A Mathews, Tossed up in line of the stumps, Mathews turns it nicely through mid-wicket. Two runs taken. |
| 24.2 : I Wasim to A Mathews, Flatter delivery outside off, Angelo looks to force it through covers but ends up chopping it to the left side of the bowler. |
| 24.3 : I Wasim to A Mathews, Mathews takes it from outside off and whips it to wide mid on. A single taken. |
| 24.4 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, A touch short outside off, Dickwella dabs it past point for a run. |
| 24.5 : I Wasim to A Mathews, Floated outside off, Mathews defends it with an open face to point. |
| 24.6 : I Wasim to A Mathews, Fullish outside off, Angelo pushes it firmly to the left of Wasim. He dives to make a stop but parries it behind. The fielder behind fails to back up. A run taken. |
| 25.1 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, SIX! Bang! Floated outside off, spinning in. Mathews uses his feet and lifts it over long on. Clean strike that and the ball clears the fence with ease. |
| 0.0 : Direct hit! Imad Wasim scores at the bowler's end. Looks close, Angelo Mathews could be in trouble. |
| 25.2 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, Not out! The desperate dive saves Mathews! Fullish around off, Mathews turns it to mid-wicket and sets off for a run. A bit of hesitation in the running but eventually he decides to go for it. Imad comes across to his left and hit's the bull's eye at the bowler's end as Mathews dives full length to make his crease. It is referred upstairs. The replays show that the skipper his safe. Good effort from him. |
| 25.3 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Leg bye! Straying on the pads, Niroshan misses to get rapped on the pads. The ball rolls to short fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 25.4 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, The batsman works it down the leg side. |
| 25.5 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, Flatter delivery, tucked through square leg for a run. |
| 25.6 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Dickwella comes down the track and looks to play it across but is hit on the pads. |
| 26.1 : I Wasim to A Mathews, A bit short, cut to point. |
| 26.2 : I Wasim to A Mathews, Fullish on middle and leg, nudged to the on side. |
| 26.3 : I Wasim to A Mathews, Shortish outside off, Mathews punches it through point for a run. |
| 26.4 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, The batsman has driven it straight down the ground. |
| 26.5 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, Close shave! Wasim sees Dickwella making room and fires it on leg stump, Dickwella just manages to chop it to short third man. Well bowled. |
| 26.6 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, On the pads, turned to the leg side for a single. |
| 27.1 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. They pick up a single. |
| 27.2 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, Short this time, Mathews whips it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 27.3 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Dickwella makes room and punches this to covers. |
| 27.4 : M Hafeez to N Dickwella, Brilliant work, Azam! Short delivery in line of the stumps, Dickwella pulls it through mid-wicket. Babar Azam in the deep covers good ground to his right and dives full length to make a brilliant stop. The umpires refer it upstairs to check for the boundary but he is fine. Good commitment. |
| 27.5 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, The batsman has driven it through mid on. |
| 27.6 : M Hafeez to A Mathews, Mathews clips the fullish delivery to mid-wicket. |
| 28.1 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, Floated delivery, Dickwella uses his feet and clips it to long on for a single. |
| 28.2 : I Wasim to A Mathews, Mathews turns the flighted delivery to the leg side for a single. |
| 28.3 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, This time Dickwella works it with the spin to mid-wicket. |
| 28.4 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, A touch short outside off, Dickwella taps it to point for a single. |
| 28.5 : I Wasim to A Mathews, Straying on the pads, nudged to short fine leg for a run. |
| 28.6 : I Wasim to N Dickwella, FOUR! Elegant! Full and flat outside off, Dickwella hammers it through covers and the ball races to the fence. |
| Mohammad Amir is back into the attack. |
| 29.1 : M Amir to A Mathews, FOUR! That is hit with disdain! Short of a length delivery in line of the stumps, Mathews uses his feet confidently and hammers it over the cow corner for a boundary. |
| 29.2 : M Amir to A Mathews, On a length and angling away, defended off the back foot to covers. |
| 29.3 : M Amir to A Mathews, Shortish delivery on off, Angelo pulls it in a controlled manner through front of square on the leg side. Ali hares to his left and dives to make a brilliant stop. He turns completely as he tumbles down and maintains his balance. Keeps it down to two. |
| 29.4 : M Amir to A Mathews, Fullish around the pads, Mathews wrists it to fine leg for a single. He is using his crease to good effect. |
| 29.5 : M Amir to N Dickwella, Leg bye! Full and down the leg side, Dickwella goes for the clip but is hit on the pads. The ball rolls past the keeper. A leg bye taken. |
| 29.6 : M Amir to A Mathews, Length delivery slanting across Angelo. He eases it through covers for a single. |
| Junaid Khan is called back into the attack. |
| 30.1 : J Khan to A Mathews, Good length delivery on off, Mathews blocks it with the full face of the bat. |
| 30.2 : J Khan to A Mathews, Shaping away on a good length, Angelo off his back foot punches it down towards mid off for a quick run. |
| 30.3 : J Khan to N Dickwella, Seam up delivery from Junaid, hits the right length and bowls it just outside off. It straightens up a shade and beats the outside edge of Niroshan Dickwella's bat. |
| 30.4 : J Khan to N Dickwella, Similar delivery, it's on a length and just outside off, goes past the edge of Dickwella's hanging bat. |
| 30.5 : J Khan to N Dickwella, Three dot balls to Dickwella, now on the third man, he tries to do something different and get a few runs. Junaid Khan with a short of a good length on the stumps, angling in, Dickwella makes room and walks out a step to push it through the off side. It goes past the edge and into the keeper's gloves. Junaid appeals but Sarfraz shakes his head to indicate that there was no edge. |
| 30.6 : J Khan to N Dickwella, Excellent over, just 1 runs off it, that too at this stage of the game. Dickwella can only work it away to mid-wicket. |
| Drinks! Sri Lanka had lost two quick wickets quickly but the skipper, Mathews is playing a sensible knock and is giving good support to Dickwella who is eyeing a ton. The Lankans are going at a decent rate and the Pakistanis need a few wickets to apply the pressure back. |
| 31.1 : M Amir to A Mathews, Outside off on a good length, played to point for nothing. |
| 31.2 : M Amir to A Mathews, OUT! That's a huge wicket, Mohammad Amir gets the big fish! This is the phase where Angelo Mathews would have started to accelerate, so the perfect time for Amir to dismiss him. Breaks the 78-run stand with that too. Just back of a length on the stumps, the Lankan skipper looks to play this across the line by rising on his toes but ends up dragging it back onto his stumps off his pads. Pakistan celebrate, they know this could be their moment to really get on top. Also |
| Dhananjaya de Silva is the new man in. He was called in as a replacement for the injured Kusal Perera. He will be eager to make his presence felt. |
| 31.3 : M Amir to de Silva, Angling across the batsman on a back of a length, Dhananjaya de Silva has nothing to do with it. |
| 31.4 : M Amir to de Silva, Length delivery on off, de Silva from within his crease blocks it out. |
| 31.5 : M Amir to de Silva, The ball has been square driven by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 31.6 : M Amir to N Dickwella, Good length ball on off, Niroshan blocks it out on the off side. End of a successful over from Mohammad Amir. |
| 32.1 : J Khan to de Silva, Back of a length delivery on off, de Silva meets it with a punch off his back foot to point. |
| 32.2 : J Khan to de Silva, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 32.3 : J Khan to de Silva, OUT! Two wickets in two overs after the drinks break for Pakistan. The man who has just entered the country has been sent back to the dressing room. Junaid Khan with a ripper. Pounds it on a good length on middle and leg, it shapes away ever so slightly and it squares Dhananjaya de Silva up. He hangs his bat out, gets a nick behind as Sarfraz completes the formalities. |
| Asela Gunaratne is the next batsman in. |
| 32.4 : J Khan to A Gunaratne, Length ball around off, defended off the front foot. |
| 32.5 : J Khan to A Gunaratne, Full outside off, Gunaratne comes forward to play the expansive drive but gets an inside edge back onto his pads. |
| 32.6 : J Khan to A Gunaratne, Moving away from outside off, dabbed to point. A wicket maiden from Khan, superb over from him. |
| 33.1 : M Amir to N Dickwella, OUT! Third wicket in the third over. Pakistan have made their way back in this game like it's nobody's business. Mohammad Amir has his tail up and comes steaming in, pitches it on a length in the channel outside off, Dickwella looks to play this across the line and gets an under edge which goes behind. Sarfraz dives to his right and takes a good low catch. The Men in Green firmly in the driver's seat now. |
| 0.0 : Thisara Perera to be the new man in. Will he be able to come up with an answer to his onslaught with the ball from Pakistan? |
| 33.2 : M Amir to T Perera, Full in length and tailing back in, goes off the pads as Thisara Perera misses his flick. A leg bye is taken. |
| 33.3 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Shaping back in on middle and leg, Gunaratne dabs it to point. Imad Wasim there makes a schoolboy error as he lets the ball slip right through his fingers. Allows the batsmen to take two runs. |
| 33.4 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Shortish in length and angles away after pitching, Gunaratne tries to play at it but is beaten all ends up. |
| Asela Gunaratne has been caught behind by the Pakistani skipper but he is himself not confident. The soft signal from the umpires is not out. |
| 33.5 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Dropped! Oh, that could prove to be a big one. Everybody knows how dangerous a player Asela Gunaratne can be, especially in the fag end of the innings. Short of a good length well outside off, Gunaratne cuts and gets a healthy edge. Sarfraz dives full stretch to his right and latches on to the ball, but then seems to have put it down after falling down the ground due to the impact. The Pakistan skipper indicates he isn't sure and so, the umpire checks it upstairs. Re |
| 33.6 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Full ball on the stumps, driven to mid on to end an eventful over from Amir. |
| 34.1 : J Khan to T Perera, Back of a length outside off, punched off the back foot to covers. |
| 34.2 : J Khan to T Perera, On the shorter side and coming back in, Thisara mistimes it towards mid off. |
| 34.3 : J Khan to T Perera, Short and angling in, Thisara Perera awkwardly pulls it over backward square leg and takes one. |
| 34.4 : J Khan to A Gunaratne, Shaping away on a good length, outside off, Asela off the outer edge runs it to the man at first slip, who dives to his right and stops it. |
| 34.5 : J Khan to A Gunaratne, Curling back in on middle and leg, worked away to mid-wicket for a single. There is a shy at the bowler's end but it misses. |
| 34.6 : J Khan to T Perera, OUT! Oh, dear... What are we witnessing here? Sri Lanka have capitulated hopelessly. Good length ball moving away, Thisara Perera looks to play it on the up and ends up getting a thick edge. It flies straight to Babar Azam at wide first slip and he takes a good, sharp catch. Another wicket down for the Islanders. |
| Suranga Lakmal comes out to bat. |
| 35.1 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Comes from around the wicket, it straightens up after pitching outside off, Asela plays it point but won't get any run for it. |
| 35.2 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Full and outside off, it's driven square on the off side for nothing again. |
| 35.3 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, FIVE WIDES! Short and angling down, it's too far out for the keeper to reach it. It races away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| M Amir to A Gunaratne, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 35.4 : M Amir to S Lakmal, Ooofff! That's just missed. Man... That was very close. Fires it right in the blockhole, just outside off, Lakmal looks to bring his bat down in time but cannot. It goes off the bottom part of the bat behind to the keeper. He would have been gone for all money had that ball been aimed at the stump. |
| 35.5 : M Amir to S Lakmal, Full outside off, driven to the right of cover-point for a single. |
| 35.6 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Good length ball outside off, Gunaratne looks to cut but gets a bottom edge behind towards second slip on the bounce. |
| 36.1 : J Khan to S Lakmal, On a length on off, the batsman gets squared a touch as he defends it from within the crease. |
| 36.2 : J Khan to S Lakmal, Shaping across Lakmal, he gets behind the line to block. |
| 36.3 : J Khan to S Lakmal, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 36.4 : J Khan to A Gunaratne, Length ball on middle and leg, flicked in front of square on the leg side for one run. |
| 36.5 : J Khan to S Lakmal, Slower back of a length ball on the body, Lakmal pulls it along the ground through backward square leg. The fielder from fine leg cuts it off moving to his left and the batsmen take two. |
| 36.6 : J Khan to S Lakmal, Short and wide, cut away to deep point. Single to end the over. |
| Hasan Ali is brought back on to bowl. |
| 37.1 : H Ali to S Lakmal, Full and outside off, Lakmal drives it to sweeper cover to get off strike. |
| 37.2 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Moving away after pitching outside off, Gunaratne looks to play it square on the off side but misses. |
| 37.3 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Full on off, walks across and wrists it to the right of mid on. Single taken. |
| 37.4 : H Ali to S Lakmal, Very full outside off, driven straight to extra cover. |
| 37.5 : H Ali to S Lakmal, Picks it off his pads and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 37.6 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Tailing back in on middle and leg, Asela goes across and clips it through square leg. Takes two runs for some reason. |
| Imad Wasim comes back for a bowl. |
| 38.1 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, Shout for a leg before, but turned down. Good decision by the umpire. Full and sliding down, Lakmal looks to play at it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. Even if he hadn't, it would have gone on to miss the leg stump. |
| 38.2 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, Flat and short outside off, kept out off the back foot. |
| 38.3 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 38.4 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, Suranga defends it from within his crease. |
| 38.5 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, Full on the stumps, driven back down the track. |
| 38.6 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. Maiden over from Imad Wasim. |
| 39.1 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Fuller in length and speared outside off, left alone. |
| 39.2 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Similar line and similar length, left alone yet again. |
| 39.3 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Full and swerving back in, driven to mid on by leaning forward. |
| 39.4 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, On a length outside off, dabbed to backward point for a single. |
| 39.5 : H Ali to S Lakmal, Full outside off, Suranga Lakmal stands his ground and drives it hard to mid off. |
| 39.6 : H Ali to S Lakmal, Yorker outside off, not straight enough to get something for the bowler. Lakmal misses as he attempts to dig it out. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signaled by the umpire. Maximum of five fielders are allowed outside the circle till the end of the innings. |
| 40.1 : I Wasim to A Gunaratne, Tossed up on off, Gunaratne uses his feet and turns it to mid on for an easy single. |
| 40.2 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, Coming in with the arm, Lakmal looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 40.3 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, A loud shout for an LBW turned down. Quicker delivery, coming in with the angle. Lakmal misses his clip again to get rapped on the pads. However, the umpire is not interested in the appeal. It was going down leg. |
| 40.4 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, Lakmal is nimble on his feet and drills it past Wasim to long off for a run. |
| 40.5 : I Wasim to A Gunaratne, Down the leg side, Asela looks to nudge it but misses. Sarfraz also fumbles. The umpire initially gives it a wide but changes his decision as the square leg umpire tells that the ball brushed his pads. |
| 40.6 : I Wasim to A Gunaratne, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 41.1 : H Ali to S Lakmal, Dug in short outside off, Lakmal goes for the pull but misses it completely. |
| 41.2 : H Ali to S Lakmal, FOUR! Shot! Full length delivery outside off, Lakmal drills it through extra cover to find the fence. |
| 41.3 : H Ali to S Lakmal, Leg bye! On a length and angling in, Lakmal is hit on the pads as the ball rolls to fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 41.4 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Fullish delivery, pushed off the front foot back to the bowler. |
| 41.5 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Fuller length ball on off, Asela drives it to mid on to rotate strike. |
| 41.6 : H Ali to S Lakmal, FOUR! Well played! On a fuller length outside off, Lakmal lifts it over mid off. No protection in the deep and h picks up a boundary. |
| 42.1 : I Wasim to A Gunaratne, Stays back to the flatter delivery and punches it to the off side. |
| 42.2 : I Wasim to A Gunaratne, A bit short around off, Asela cuts it to point. |
| 42.3 : I Wasim to A Gunaratne, Quick delivery on middle, eased down to long on for a run. |
| 42.4 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, Floated in line of the stumps, Lakmal turns it towards short mid-wicket where Hafeez dives to his left to save a run. |
| 42.5 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, A touch short outside off, punched off the back foot to Azam at covers. |
| 42.6 : I Wasim to S Lakmal, Drifting in towards the pads, Lakmal works it nicely to deep mid-wicket. Two runs taken. |
| Mohammad Amir returns. |
| 43.1 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Straying on the pads, Gunaratne gets a tickle on it to get it past the keeper. Ashraf covers a lot of ground to his right and puts in a desperate dive to keep the ball in play. The replays show that he is fine. Saves a run for his side. |
| 43.2 : M Amir to S Lakmal, Good length delivery on middle, a touch extra bounce on that. Lakmal hops back and keeps it out. |
| 43.3 : M Amir to S Lakmal, Low full toss on middle and leg, Suranga chips it to wide mid on. Well played and he gets two runs for doing so. |
| 43.4 : M Amir to S Lakmal, FOUR! He is striking the ball beautifully! The stand moves to 42 with that. This is a good little cameo from Lakmal. Fuller length ball on off, Lakmal hits it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 43.5 : M Amir to S Lakmal, Short delivery outside off, pulled in a controlled manner to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 43.6 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Shortish delivery outside off, Asela sways away and drops his wrists to let it go. |
| Change of ends for Hasan Ali. |
| 44.1 : H Ali to S Lakmal, Length delivery on off, Lakmal whips it uppishly to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 44.2 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Wide! Back of a length delivery, slanting down. Gunaratne lets it go. |
| H Ali to A Gunaratne, Full length delivery well outside off, Gunaratne goes for the drive but gets an outside edge to third man. A run taken. |
| 44.3 : H Ali to S Lakmal, OUT! Hasan Ali strikes again! Bowls a slower delivery on a length on off, Lakmal is foxed by the lack of pace as he goes through with his pick up shot over mid-wicket. Misses it completely and the ball flicks the bails off. Hasan Ali is pumped and celebrates passionately. The batsman doesn't realize it but the bowler tells him to have a look behind. End of an enterprising knock from Lakmal. Pakistan break a good partnership as well. The pair added 46 runs from 57 balls. |
| Lasith Malinga is next in. |
| 44.4 : H Ali to L Malinga, Full delivery on off, Malinga jams it out. |
| 44.5 : H Ali to L Malinga, Fullish delivery outside off, Malinga makes a bit of room and drives it to deep cover for a run. |
| 44.6 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| Junaid Khan to bowl out. |
| 45.1 : J Khan to L Malinga, Fullish delivery on middle and leg, Malinga backs away and eases it to covers. |
| 45.2 : J Khan to L Malinga, On a length on the pads, Lasith hops back and tucks it with soft hands to mid-wicket. The batsmen complete the run with ease. Sarfraz needs to be proactive with his captaincy. Can't give away easy runs to the tailender. |
| 45.3 : J Khan to A Gunaratne, Dug in short in line of the stumps, Asela comes down the track, gives himself room but lets it go. Well played in the end. |
| 45.4 : J Khan to A Gunaratne, Wide! Slower bouncer around off, Asela sits under it. Wide signaled for height. |
| J Khan to A Gunaratne, Dropped! Gunaratne is leading a charmed life! Low full toss on off, Gunaratne goes for the reverse sweep but doesn't pick the gap. The ball goes straight towards the debutant, Fahim Ashraf at short third man. He leaps but makes a mess of a simple take. He did not need to jump, it was coming straight to him. Gunaratne gets a reprieve again. |
| 45.5 : J Khan to L Malinga, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 45.6 : J Khan to L Malinga, Low full toss on off, Malinga pushes it to mid off for a single and takes the single strangely. |
| 46.1 : H Ali to L Malinga, Length ball on middle, defended solidly off the back foot. |
| 46.2 : H Ali to L Malinga, Back of a length delivery around off, Malinga looks to force it through covers but gets an outside edge to third man. A run taken. |
| 46.3 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Shortish delivery, angling in. Asela backs away and places it uppishly to third man. A single taken. |
| 46.4 : H Ali to L Malinga, Run out chance missed! Malinga backs away to the fullish delivery and pushes it to extra cover. Takes off for the single. Hafeez has one stump to aim at but misses his shy. Lasith was gone for all money. |
| 46.5 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, FOUR! That was a weird shot but effective! On a length outside off, Gunaratne premeditates and looks to scoop it over fine leg. However, he is not in a good position but manages to play it over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 46.6 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 47.1 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Good length delivery angling away from Asela. He comes down the track, makes room and looks to go big down the ground but gets beaten. |
| 47.2 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Shortish delivery in line of the stumps, Gunaratne backs away and upper cuts it to third man for a run. |
| 47.3 : M Amir to L Malinga, Terrific fielding by Hasan Ali. Straying on the pads, Malinga tucks it towards short fine leg. Hasan charges to his right and dives full length to save a certain boundary. A single taken. |
| 47.4 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Ouch! That must have shaken him up! Bouncer on middle and leg, Asela takes his eyes off the ball and is hit on the helmet. The ball rolls to fine leg but no run taken. Aggressive bowling from the seamer. |
| 47.5 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, Back of a length delivery around off, Gunaratne hits it with a horizontal bat over covers. Hasn't timed it that well. Two runs taken. |
| 47.6 : M Amir to A Gunaratne, The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. The umpire has signalled a wide. |
| M Amir to A Gunaratne, Dug in short on off, Asela pulls it down to fine leg for a single and will retain the strike. |
| 48.1 : H Ali to A Gunaratne, OUT! Gunaratne holes out! Good length delivery around off, Asela goes for the heave over mid-wicket. Connects decently but doesn't get the elevation he desired on it. Fakhar Zaman in the deep takes a simple catch. A handy knock from Gunaratne comes to an end. |
| 0.0 : Nuwan Pradeep comes out to bat. |
| 48.2 : H Ali to L Malinga, Back of a length delivery outside off, Malinga looks to force it through covers but mistimes it to the same region. A run taken. |
| 48.3 : H Ali to N Pradeep, That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 48.4 : H Ali to L Malinga, Dug in short outside off, Malinga goes for the pull but gets beaten. |
| 48.5 : H Ali to L Malinga, Full length delivery in line of the stumps, the slower one. Lasith chips it to mid-wicket to pick up a single. |
| 48.6 : H Ali to N Pradeep, Full length delivery on middle and off, Pradeep defends it to the leg side. |
| Fahim Ashraf will bowl the final over of the innings. |
| 49.1 : F Ashraf to L Malinga, Malinga makes room and Ashraf follows him with a low full toss. He manages to stroke it to mid on for a single. |
| 49.2 : F Ashraf to N Pradeep, OUT! SRI LANKA ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 236! Back of a length delivery on off, Pradeep hops back and looks to turn it to the leg side but is early into his stroke. Ends up getting a leading edge that spoons back towards Fahim Ashraf who makes no mistake. |
| A decent comeback by Sri Lanka at the fag end of the innings. After being asked to bat, they got off to a steady start and despite losing a couple of wickets, were cruising along quite well with Mathews and Dickwella, who scored a fifty, playing sensibly. But after the second drinks break, things fell apart for them. Lost 4 wickets in 4 overs and were left in tatters. But a handy partnership between Gunaratne and Lakmal saw that Sri Lanka finished with a decent total on the board at least. |
| Pakistan will have a general feeling of content in them, though they'd feel some runs could have been stopped from leaking towards the end. Mohammad Amir and Junaid Khan did the damage after the drinks break and scalped 2 wickets apiece in that period. The Men in Green did well from the start too by not giving too much and picking up timely wickets in the middle too. This is a stiff target for Pakistan to chase. The wicket is a good one but it won't be easy by any means. Join us in a short while |
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