- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.2 Nissanka slashes it to point and throws his head back in disappointment. Shadab drops it short and outside off, the cut was on, but Nissanka hits it straight into the lap of Shafique at point. Fifty and out 107/21.4 And now he's nicked through! Ali strikes early! This was short of a length and wide of off, similar to one earlier in the over. Perera looks to flay this over point but there's a bit of extra bounce that induces the edge as the keeper completes a regulation take 5/128.5 Holes out at the edge of the midwicket boundary. Imam clings onto the catch in the deep after having dropped one earlier in the afternoon. Top catch to end a top innings. Slower offcutter, 119s, on middle, swiped in the air. Imam takes the catch, then loses his balance, but keeps the ball in his hands. For a moment, it appeared like Mendis had nailed this too. Respite for Pakistan 218/347.6 caught behind playing the reverse pull. He goes for that shot because there's no one at the boundary at backward of point. If it had come off, if he'd gotten a little more bat on it, it would've been four. Gambled and lost, but only on this ball. On every other ball, his gamble worked. Sadeera walks back after a very special century. 335/730.1 Hasan has another! Pakistan are clawing themselves back into the game! This was angled away from Asalanka again, and Asalanka is planted to his crease just plays this away from the body with an angled bat and gets a thick edge that the keeper takes well to his left 229/441.1 down the track and sliced to long-off. Fairly simple catch for Afridi. De Silva shows his ace a bit too early, Nawaz drags his length back and finds some turn to mess with the batter's timing 294/546.3 Caught by Babar running in from long-off. Back of a length and outside off, Shanaka clears his front leg but does not get hold of this. Plinked to long-off. Possibly a cutter from Afridi 324/649.6 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 344/949.2 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 343/8Extras14 (b 2, lb 2, nb 1, w 9)TOTAL344/9 (50 Overs, RR: 6.88)Did not bat: D MadushankaFall of wickets: 1-5 (Kusal Perera, 1.4 ov), 2-107 (Pathum Nissanka, 17.2 ov), 3-218 (Kusal Mendis, 28.5 ov), 4-229 (Charith Asalanka, 30.1 ov), 5-294 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 41.1 ov), 6-324 (Dasun Shanaka, 46.3 ov), 7-335 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 47.6 ov), 8-343 (Maheesh Theekshana, 49.2 ov), 9-344 (Dunith Wellalage, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 9 0 66 1 7.33 27 9 1 4 0 Hasan Ali 10 0 71 4 7.10 32 6 4 3 1 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 9 0 62 1 6.88 23 7 1 0 0 Haris Rauf 10 0 64 2 6.40 30 6 2 1 0 Shadab Khan 8 0 55 1 6.87 20 6 1 0 0 Iftikhar Ahmed 4 0 22 0 5.50 11 2 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR33.1 Hemantha the sub takes an absolute blinder! This was short outside off and Shafique carves this in the air towards backward point, where Dushan Hemantha dives full length to his right and grabs this in full flight. End of a Shafique masterclass as the Hyderabad crowd roars its appreciation 213/33.3 Taken excellently at fine leg! Madushanka decides to test out Imam with a short one and he takes the bait. Goes for the pull but this one rushes him with some extra bounce. He gets a top edge that flies down to fine leg, where Kusal Perera rushes in and takes a well judged catch diving forward. Just the start Sri Lanka would have wanted 16/17.2 Madushanka has the big one! And boy isn't he ecstatic! This was a poor delivery by any metric, full down leg, but Babar looks to glance it fine and gets a faint tickle through to Sadeera. What a gift for Sri Lanka 37/244.3 Theekshana draws another chance, this is caught at point. The mystery spinner hides it away from Shakeel and gets it to turn away even further. He reaches out for the ball with his hands and slices it to Wellalage 308/4Extras26 (nb 1, w 25)TOTAL345/4 (48.2 Overs, RR: 7.13)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Imam-ul-Haq, 3.3 ov), 2-37 (Babar Azam, 7.2 ov), 3-213 (Abdullah Shafique, 33.1 ov), 4-308 (Saud Shakeel, 44.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Theekshana 10 0 59 1 5.90 23 3 0 1 0 D Madushanka 9.2 0 60 2 6.42 27 5 1 2 1 MD Shanaka 5 0 28 0 5.60 10 2 0 0 0 M Pathirana 9 0 90 1 10.00 14 8 1 9 0 DN Wellalage 10 0 62 0 6.20 24 4 2 0 0 DM de Silva 4 0 36 0 9.00 7 3 2 0 0 KIC Asalanka 1 0 10 0 10.00 1 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.00, Second Session 18.00-21.30
Match days
10 October 2023 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, Sri Lanka 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (53 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (P Nissanka 24, BKG Mendis 23, Ex 5)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 225 runs, 3 wickets)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 90/1 in 15.0 overs (P Nissanka 47, BKG Mendis 37)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 6
- P Nissanka: 50 off 58 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 40 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 93 balls (P Nissanka 47, BKG Mendis 50, Ex 5)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 21.4 overs (131 balls), Extras 7
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (BKG Mendis 22, S Samarawickrama 28, Ex 1)
- BKG Mendis: 100 off 65 balls (13 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 27.2 overs (165 balls), Extras 8
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 67 balls (BKG Mendis 66, S Samarawickrama 36, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 218/3 in 28.5 overs (S Samarawickrama 36)
- S Samarawickrama: 50 off 43 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 35.1 overs (212 balls), Extras 10
- Over 36.3: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - DM de Silva (Struck down)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (S Samarawickrama 29, DM de Silva 23, Ex 0)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 61 runs, 5 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 43.3 overs (262 balls), Extras 10
- S Samarawickrama: 100 off 82 balls (10 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 48.1 - 50.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 344/9 in 50.0 overs (M Pathirana 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama kept in place of Kusal Mendis from the start of Pakistan innings
- Over 9.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Abdullah Shafique (Struck down)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 223 runs, 1 wicket)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Pakistan - 71/2 in 15.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 37, Mohammad Rizwan 10)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (Abdullah Shafique 27, Mohammad Rizwan 20, Ex 3)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 9
- Abdullah Shafique: 50 off 58 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 104 balls (Abdullah Shafique 53, Mohammad Rizwan 39, Ex 8)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 26.6 overs (162 balls), Extras 9
- Mohammad Rizwan: 50 off 58 balls (5 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 141 balls (Abdullah Shafique 84, Mohammad Rizwan 58, Ex 8)
- Abdullah Shafique: 100 off 97 balls (8 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 31.3 overs (190 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Pakistan - 207/2 in 32.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 108, Mohammad Rizwan 67)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 36.6 overs (223 balls), Extras 17
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 23, Saud Shakeel 15, Ex 12)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 74 runs, 1 wicket)
- Mohammad Rizwan: 100 off 97 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 43.4 overs (263 balls), Extras 25
Match Coverage
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And Mohammad Rizwan injects more drama into Pakistan's record run chase
Pakistan record the highest successful chase at the World Cup
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Rizwan 131*, Shafique 113 complete record World Cup chase
Pakistan gunned down 345 to win back-to-back games while Sri Lanka suffered their second successive defeat
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Since the Asia Cup, he's maintained a rare run of red-hot form in a career full of what-ifs. And tonight that meant an utterly breathtaking takedown of Pakistan's masterful quicks