Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 1 Run 2 Wkts | SL: 344/9 | RR: 6.88

  • Matheesha Pathirana1 (3b)
  • Haris Rauf10-0-64-2
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi9-0-66-1

6pm Pakistan's bowlers have done well to claw their way back into the game. They gave up just 61 runs off the last ten overs while taking five wickets. Earlier in the day, Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama pumped centuries to dominate Pakistan. Sri Lanka end with 344 for 9 - their highest WC total against a Full Member. Here's Sadeera: "Really happy about the performance. I didn't get a hundred before and I badly wanted to get one in my career. I think Pathum and Kusal batted well; my plan was to just give the strike to Kusal Mendis. In the first few overs, the wicket was really good, but in the last 15 overs, the wicket was skidding and slower balls were gripping. Pace off is a good option on this wicket." We will be back with you for the start of Pakistan's chase.

49.6
W
Haris Rauf to Wellalage, OUT, Holes out to sweeper cover off the last ball. Shafique settles under this. Rauf has a smile on his face. Rauf misses the yorker, comes out as a full-toss, which is sliced to the outfielder. Two wickets and just one run off the last over, bowled by Rauf

DN Wellalage c Abdullah Shafique b Haris Rauf 10 (18m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 125.00

49.5
1
Haris Rauf to Pathirana, 1 run, slower variation, full and wide of off, Pathirana delays his shot and slices it to point
49.4
0
Haris Rauf to Pathirana, no run, full-toss outside off, Pathirana backs away, swishes and misses
49.3
0
Haris Rauf to Pathirana, no run, another inswinging yorker, right at the base of off stump, Pathirana jams it out

Here is Pathirana

49.2
W
Haris Rauf to Theekshana, OUT, Haris Rauf knocks the off stump out. He cranks it up to 146ks and yorks Theekshana. He backs away, Rauf nails off stump. Theekshana aims to carve it away but can't touch it in the end

M Theekshana b Haris Rauf 0 (6m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Raghav: "Anything below 350, and Pakistan would think they have done a great job restricting this SL side, to what looked like a scary 400 score at the 28 over mark! It's still SL's game I believe! "

49.1
0
Haris Rauf to Theekshana, no run, slower ball, on a back of a length and outside off, 115ks. Theekshana does not pick it. Swing and a miss

BeardGuy: "Wellalage deserves a promotion up the order, like Rachin Ravindra."

END OF OVER:
49 | 8 Runs | SL: 343/7 | RR: 7.00

  • Dunith Wellalage10 (7b)
  • Maheesh Theekshana0 (2b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi9-0-66-1
  • Hasan Ali10-0-71-4
48.6
4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Wellalage, FOUR, smears it over extra cover! That is claaaaaaaassssssss! It's overpitched with Shaheen missing his yorker. Wellalage stamps that front foot down and launches it. Full swing of the bat. Absolutely glorious.
48.5
1lb
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Theekshana, 1 leg bye, takes a blow on the elbow by a short ball on and around off stump. It didn't really have a lot of menace. Theekshana just took his eyes off it

Pakistan have been penalised for slow over-rate. Only four players outside the ring now. One less than the usual count

48.4
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Theekshana, no run, huge appeal after hitting Theekshana's pads with a full ball that definitely pitched outside leg
48.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Wellalage, 1 run, scoops him! This guy! He's fearless. Walks across the off stump, knowing Shaheen is going full, attempts to find the boundary right behind him, but he hasn't made the contact he'd like. The ball went high but not long

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16Imam-ul-HaqAbdullah Shafique
2nd21Babar AzamAbdullah Shafique
3rd176Mohammad RizwanAbdullah Shafique
4th95Mohammad RizwanSaud Shakeel
5th37Mohammad RizwanIftikhar Ahmed