Pakistan
212/8 (20)
T20I Match
VS
Sri Lanka
207/6 (20)
Pakistan won by 5 runs
When you have seen before that a co-host – who are already knocked out – play so well and deny someone else their place in the semi-final, thereby also ensuring they don't get to host a semi-final and probably the final too. Credit to Sri Lanka for putting on a superb display. Broken hearts in Pakistan and their campaign comes to an end. They put in their best batting performance of the tournament today but it wasn't enough. Now there's clarity on where the semis and the final will be held. Definitely quite a few happy people in Kolkata and Ahmedabad. On that note we sign off from here. It's been a cracking night and tomorrow we end the Super 8 stage with a double-header. The second game will determine who is the last semi-finalist. That's it for now. We will see you nice and early tomorrow. Bye bye.
Salman Ali Agha | Pakistan captain: "I think when I lost the toss, it was always going to be challenging because of the dew, and then it was a very good pitch and once restricting them 148 is going to be challenge. But we tried and couldn't but it was always going to be challenging restricting them 148. I think if I would have won the toss, then it could have been a different story. (are you disappointed with your spinners?) Yeah, it was, you can say that dew was definitely a factor. But yeah, we couldn’t execute the over plans the way we wanted to. Our spinner [spinners] has been brilliant, but today obviously Usman had a [an] off-day. And it can happen in T20 game, he’s been exceptional and one off-day can happen. But yeah, I think dew was a factor. (where did you go wrong in this campaign?) I think we couldn’t bat well throughout the tournament. It was only Sahibzada Farhan, he batted exceptionally well. And during that period, if anyone would have helped him bit more, could have been a different story. But yeah, the batting was always a concern throughout the tournament. Especially middle-order. Middle-order has been a problem for us for like a few years now. We need to sit down and obviously definitely want to look at that department as well. (on their last two overs with the bat) Yeah, we couldn’t finish the way we wanted to finish. But in 20 overs, you will say like opposition will have two overs. And that was the case at that time. We batted really well in 18 overs and opposition allowed to have a two good overs. But yeah, if we batted those two over [overs] well, scored 30 more, like 10-15 more runs, could have been a different story. But yeah, I was always going to say with this dew, 148, or even 160 it was always going to be challenging."
Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka captain: "Absolutely right. So, yeah, it was that close of a game, you know, where I could have finished it. But yeah, unfortunate. Well bowled to Shaheen. (on their campaign) See, it’s been a tough campaign for us. Yes, we had few injuries. Yes we disappointed the crowd. I, you know, I want to say sorry for all these fans because, you know, unfortunately, we fell down because of those injuries. Otherwise, we could have probably made it to a semi-final. Yes, in the future, if there is no injuries, I feel that this team will do great in good tracks, you know. (on losing Hasaranga and Pathirana) Absolutely right. You know, missing two key bowlers actually, they could have been played if they were here. So it’s a big loss. At times of World Cup, you know, we need our players to be here and it’s strength, our, you know, the mentality a little bit. So, yeah, it’s a big loss, but you know, hopefully they will return soon and do good for the Sri Lankan cricket. (on him being critical of the critics) You know, sometimes as players, we feel the pressure as well. So it was a mistake by myself. So again, you know, I wanted to say sorry for all the fans to disheartening them. I will make sure I won’t do that again. I mean, not all the players. I mean, they will, you know, they will, they will thankful for each and everyone who is right behind us all over the years. So, yeah, I feel very disheartened for that. (any young player who caught your attention?) Yeah, of course, one and only Pavan Rathnayake. He [he's] been, you know, consistent and, you know, using the crease very well. So very positive sign for Sri Lankan cricket. Yes, we do have Wellalage as well. So growing, they are growing. So hopefully bright, they will have a bright future ahead." (Then has a message to the fans in Sinhala). දැනටමත් තැංකිව් වෙරි මච්. අවට්ටම සපෝට් කරන්නට ඇන්දුයෙනවනෙකන් බලාගෙනිටිය මැච් එක දිනාගෙනෑය කියලා. සොරි මැච් එක බරදුනට අපි ටීම් එකක් වශයට හොඳ දේවල් කරන්න ගොඩාත් බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනවා. ඒවගේම කියන්න මිනින්ජරිස්ටිකේන්ද අපිට ගොඩාක් පසුට යන්නුණා. ඒවත් එකටම සෙල්ලන්නගරේ. අපි හොඳ කැම්බැක්කියක් දෙනවා. තැංකිව් වෙරි මච් [Already thank you very much. We were expecting to win the match looking at everyone coming to support. Sorry for losing the match, but as a team we are hoping very much to do good things. Also to say because of the injuries we had to go a lot backward. We will play together with those as well. We will give a good comeback. Thank you very much.] \n \nDisclaimer: The Sinhala we have on the site may not be 100% accurate.
Sahibzada Farhan | Player of the Match (translated from Urdu): "First of all, I had it in my mind that, we would do well as a team. The way Fakhar was playing, I actually felt that if he had scored a hundred, it would have been even better for the team. But it was my destiny to get it. Honestly, this hundred did not help the team win. Individually, it was good for me, but it wasn’t good for the team result. Yes, definitely. In the last two or three sessions, I spoke with Hanif Bhai (Hanif Malik batting coach) and told him I was feeling very good about my batting. The way I have been playing. Sometimes you get extra confidence and I tried to keep it normal because I knew when it comes in my range I can hit it easily. (reason for your consistency?) As I said before, a lot of credit goes to domestic cricket. I’ve been playing domestic cricket regularly for the last four years. I topped the run-charts in domestic cricket, PSL, and finished third in the Asia Cup as well and I top-scored here too. Playing consistently in domestic cricket helped me get used to scoring hundreds and fifties at a good strike-rate. I think that form is continuing here. Making a record for Pakistan is a very happy moment for me."
Stats by Shashikant Singh
Most sixes as Captain in T20 WCs \n21 – Dasun Shanaka \n19 – Rohit Sharma \n17 – Chris Gayle \n17 – Jos Buttler \n16 – MS Dhoni
Most PoTM awards in a single T20 WC edition \n4 – Shane Watson in 2012 \n4 – Will Jacks in 2026 \n3 – Sikandar Raza in 2022 \n3 – Sahibzada Farhan in 2026* \n \nMost semifinal appearances in T20 WCs \n6 – Pakistan \n6 – England* \n5 – India \n5 – New Zealand*
– 14 sixes by Sri Lanka is the joint-most they hit in a T20I innings alongside as many against India at Pune in 2023. \n \n- Eight sixes by Dasun Shanaka is the most a Sri Lankan batter hit in a T20I innings, bettering 7 sixes by Kusal Perera against India at Indore in 2017. \n \nHighest scores batting at No.7 or below in T20 WCs \n76* – Dasun Shanaka vs PAK, Pallekele, 2026* \n60* – Michael Hussey vs PAK, Gros Islet, 2010 \n55 – David Wiese vs UAE, Geelong, 2022 \n53* – Will Jacks vs ITA, Kolkata, 2026 \n \nHighest aggregate in a T20 WC match \n459 – SA vs ENG, Wankhede, 2016 \n440 – IND vs ZIM, Chennai, 2026 \n419 – PAK vs SL, Pallekele, 2026* \n418 – IND vs ENG, Durban, 2007 \n413 – WI vs SA, Joburg, 2007 \n401 – WI vs ZIM, Wankhede, 2026
Coming to the chase, it looked like Pakistan were in the game as Abrar bowled beautifully. His spell gave them a real chance of keeping Sri Lanka to 147 or less. But Usman Tariq had a rare off-day and he struggled with the dew. Also a superb knock from Pavan Rathnayake and that knock kept Sri Lanka always ahead of the 147 target. He struck crucial blows and hit sixes to ease the pressure. When Liyanage fell, the game was in the balance but Shanaka joined Rathnayake and the duo easily took Sri Lanka over 147. Then what followed was incredible. Shanaka almost stole the game as he went ballistic. Reminded everyone of his heroics in a T20I against Australia when he memorably took his side over the line with some superb hitting. He nearly did it again tonight as the crowd went mental. With 28 needed off the last over, he hit a hat-trick of sixes to bring it down to 6 off 2. Then Shaheen Afridi came over the wicket and bowled a low full-toss outside off, Shanaka tried a reverse-scoop and missed. And a fine yorker on the tramline off the last ball ended any hopes of one of the most unreal wins in T20Is. Live visuals show Lasith Malinga absolutely pelting Shanaka – Malinga's body language and expressions suggest he was probably asking the Sri Lanka captain why he attempted the scoop when he had the off-side to target off the 5th ball of the last over. Shanaka tries to make his point. Then the camera cuts away. Phew. What emotion. What a game. What a finish. Stay tuned for the post-match stuff….
22:47 Local Time, 17:17 GMT, 22:47 IST: Look at Dasun Shanaka. He is such a nice individual. Everyone likes him. He is thanking the crowd as he appreciates their support. Sanath Jayasuriya meanwhile is not happy, he has a chat with umpire Rod Tucker. Probably asking him why the last two balls were not wide. Agha sits in the dugout and has a chat with Nawaz. Replays show that Jayasuriya watched the last ball on the big screen and wondered why that was not a wide. Shanaka just closed his eyes in disappointment as he bent down while Dunith Wellalage patted him on the back in appreciation. Before walking off inside, Shanaka thanked the crowd and then hugged Jayasuriya.
Runs: 22 • Wickets: 0
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Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, no run, that's it. Pakistan win. But Dasun Shanaka almost pulled off the miracle off miracles. The last two balls were fine bowling. Especially this. Shanaka doesn't move much in his crease, this is bang on the tramline on the off-side, low full-toss and Shanaka leaves it. There's no signal from the ump and then Shaheen Afridi comes to shake hands with Shanaka. Pakistan are knocked out but end with a win. Replays are in and I have another look at that ball, it was such a close call – touch and go and another ump on another day would've signalled a wide. That's how some decisions go
6 off 1
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Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, no run, Dasun Shanaka tries a cute reverse-scoop and misses. Wants a wide. But gets nothing. It's a low full-toss and angling away from the right-hander outside off, slight tail away, Shanaka could've tried to hit that through cover, instead he shuffles across and is set for the scoop, but sees the line and tries to reverse-scoop, misses, definitely not a wide. Replays show that Shanaka shuffled across and that's why the ump's call of not a wide is the right one. Had he been in his original batting stance, that was a wide as it was wide of the tramline
Shaheen Afridi over the wicket.
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Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Dasun Shanakaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! What a hero. Hat-trick of sixes. Again a half-volley and in the slot on off, Shanaka stays back, gets forward and clobbers the loft, sliced it off the open-face but all the way over sweeper cover. When it hit the bat, it was six all the way. Pressure on Shaheen Afridi and Pakistan. Crowd giving Sri Lanka so much boost
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Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, my word! What a shot. What do we have here. The crowd and Mark Howard on air going mental. This is insane stuff. A short of length delivery on middle, Dasun Shanaka backs away slightly and heaves, lots of height and the distance too, flies over deep square-leg. Agha chats with Shaheen Afridi who shakes his head. Replays show that it was the slower-ball into the wicket that Shaheen tried. Shanaka and Wellalage with a glove-tap
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Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Sri Lanka are still in this. This is a half-volley outside off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and smashes the loft way back at sweeper cover. What a hit under pressure. Shaheen Afridi didn't get it in the yorker length area and Shanaka pounced. Again what power. The crowd losing their marbles here. The face was open and it's carved away
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Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, Dasun Shanaka starts well. Length and angling into the right-hander on off-stump, Dasun Shanaka backs away and slices the loft, clears backward point and short third man. Agha is pointing at someone as the gum in his mouth takes a beating. It's one-bounce and nearly went all the way
28 off the last over. Shanaka on strike. Still a glimmer of a hope for Sri Lanka. Shaheen Shah the bowler. He comes round the wicket.
Runs: 18 • Wickets: 0
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Shadab Khan to Dunith Wellalage, no run, tossed up googly and full outside off, Dunith Wellalage misses with a big reverse-sweep
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Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and lofts hard and straight to Babar at long-off, caught on the bounce
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Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, 50 for Dasun Shanaka. Monstrous hit this. It's a flat good length outside off, the leg-break and not wide enough, Shanaka gets forward and thwacks the cut over wide long-off, such immense power he has. He raises the bat to soak in the applause
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Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, wide, way outside off, this time Dasun Shanaka doesn't move and lets it go, takes the wide
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Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, dragged way too short but well wide outside off, Dasun Shanaka backs away and then reaches for it to cut, mistimes it but gets two wide of long-off
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Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, massive. It's tossed up full on off, Dasun Shanaka backs away and clouts the loft, and it's 10 rows back at long-off. Way too full and Shanaka didn't miss out. Agha has a chat with Saim as he is not happy
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Shadab Khan to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, another googly, on leg and middle, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and turns it to short fine for one
First time in 27 innings, Usman Tariq went wicket-less in T20 cricket. 43 runs today is the most he conceded in his 46-match T20 career.
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Shadab Khan to Dunith Wellalage, wide, way outside off, the googly, but left alone and wide taken
Shadab Khan [1.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
Runs: 6 • Wickets: 1
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Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, no run, beautiful inswinging yorker on off, late inswing, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and defends it back to Shaheen Afridi who threatens to shy back. Shanaka wanted one to take the strike
A chat between Dasun Shanaka and Dunith Wellalage. Terrific atmosphere inside the ground. Mobile phones being used as torches. Crowd enjoying themselves to the hilt. Lovely.
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Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, Shaheen Afridi round the wicket. It's full and the ball shapes away from fifth-stump line, Dasun Shanaka hangs back, throws the bat, slices it between backward point and short third man. Flies away
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Shaheen Afridi to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, low full-toss and sliding down leg, flicked straight to the fielder at deep backward square-leg
Dunith Wellalage, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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Shaheen Afridi to Pavan Rathnayake, out Caught by (sub)Saim Ayub!! Straight to long-on. Ayub the sub takes it. Pavan Rathnayake looks heavenwards as he walks back. Was full on off, probably the slower-ball, Rathnayake gets forward to loft and doesn't time it, picks out Ayub just inside the cushions. End of a fine knock. Dasun Shanaka pats Rathnayake on the helmet in appreciation. Shaheen Shah shakes his head. He is not happy. Pavan Rathnayake c (sub)Saim Ayub b Shaheen Afridi 58(37) [4s-4 6s-3]
Shaheen Afridi to Pavan Rathnayake, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Shaheen Afridi to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, lovely yorker, just outside off, under the bat, Pavan Rathnayake drives and misses
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Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, full on middle and leg, Dasun Shanaka hangs back and flicks to deep mid-wicket, just one
Shaheen Afridi [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
Runs: 11 • Wickets: 0
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Naseem Shah to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, seam-up and full on middle and leg, Dasun Shanaka clears his front leg and gets forward to drill it hard and straight to long-on
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Naseem Shah to Dasun Shanaka, no run, only slower-balls now. On a good length on off, Dasun Shanaka pulls way too early and misses, flies over off-stump
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Naseem Shah to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, another slower-ball and on a good length outside off, Pavan Rathnayake swipes and it's a thick inside-edge to the left of Usman Khan
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Naseem Shah to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, tough chance and dropped by Fakhar going back at short fine. A slower-ball and wide outside off, full, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and scoops, is on the floor as he connects, Fakhar going back got both hands and couldn't hang on as he dives forward. They come back for two. Hesson claps that effort from Fakhar
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Naseem Shah to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, slower-ball and short down leg, Dasun Shanaka is early into the pull, off the glove and it's a single to short fine, quick one taken
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Naseem Shah to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, mighty hit. It's a slower-ball off-cutter and full outside off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and lofts, slices it, hits it with so much power and it just crosses the ropes at wide long-off. He can hit them a mile. Picked the slower-ball so early and well
Naseem Shah [3.0-0-25-1] is back into the attack
Runs: 15 • Wickets: 0
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Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, tossed up full on middle, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to flick wide of deep mid-wicket, easy two
New Zealand qualified for the semis
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Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, Pakistan are going home. Celebrations all around New Zealand and wherever their supporters are. So confirmed that this will be the last game in Sri Lanka this World Cup. There will be celebrations in Kolkata too and Ahmedabad as well. They get to host the semi-final and the final. A big deal that. It's a flat good length delivery on off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and punches it back to Usman Tariq, who should've stopped that, fumbles and they take one. Sri Lanka cross 147 and that's the tournament done for Pakistan. There will be so many disappointed people back in Pakistan and for their supporters. Abrar is seen shedding a tear or two as he closes his eyes with his hands
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Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, flat good length outside off, too much width, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and crashes the cut wide of sweeper cover, Nawaz gets across and cuts it off to his right, keeps it to two
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Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, flat good length on off, round-arm, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and miscues the pull, it's short of Shaheen Shah running to his left at long-on, they come back for two
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Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, the googly and turns down leg, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and works it wide of deep square-leg, easy two
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Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, muscled over wide long-on. It's slower and good length just outside off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and shows his power, pulls and easily clears wide long-on
Usman Tariq [3.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack
Runs: 15 • Wickets: 0
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Shadab Khan to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, 50 for Pavan Rathnayake. Fine young player. It's too full outside off, right in the slot for the slogsweep and Rathnayake doesn't miss, bends his back knee and smokes it flat over deep mid-wicket. Easily clears the fence. A raise of the bat and the crowd give him a healthy applause
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Shadab Khan to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, slower and wider outside off, the leg-break, turns away, Pavan Rathnayake misses the slogsweep, since it was so slow, it turned big
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Shadab Khan to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, just over deep square-leg. What batting. This is tossed up full outside off, the leg-break, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and gets low, the aerial sweep and just over Nawaz's head. Another crucial blow. Agha puts his head down and wears a wry smile on his face
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Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Dasun Shanaka comes down the track and is not to the pitch of the ball, but swipes it to long-on
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Shadab Khan to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat leg-break outside off, good length and Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and cuts hard and straight to sweeper cover
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Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flat leg-break outside off, turns away, Dasun Shanaka reaches for it and cuts to sweeper cover
Shadab Khan, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Mike Hesson during the drinks break is making a few tactical points to Agha. Serious chat that.
Sri Lanka batters attempted 10 sweep shots (slog, conventional, or reverse) against spinners so far and scored 27 runs (SR: 270.0) off those with the help of three fours and two sixes.
Time for a drink. That last over has turned the equation in Sri Lanka's favor. Just 28 needed for Pakistan to be going home. The final target is not the real deal here. No-one is looking at that. It's 27 runs for Pakistan to play with. Is there further twists in this game? Don't rule it out. When Pakistan play, there's always edge of the seat entertainment. That's for sure. Plenty of fingernails being chewn all over Pakistan and wherever their supporters are there.
Runs: 14 • Wickets: 0
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Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, Pavan Rathnayake is playing so well. He backs away outside the leg-stump, this is full on off, Rathnayake gets forward and slams the lofted drive, in th air but wide of extra-cover who dives to his left, races away
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Mohammad Nawaz to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flat good length on off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and makes room to punch hard and straight to sweeper cover
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Mohammad Nawaz to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, that is such a poor delivery and Agha is not happy. It's short and down leg, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and smashes the pull way over deep mid-wicket, flies into the crowd. Shadab claps and tries to egg on Mohammad Nawaz, while Agha chews furiously on his gum as he wears a dead-pan expression
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Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat good length on middle, Pavan Rathnayake pulls to deep square-leg, this also kept low
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Mohammad Nawaz to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up full and Dasun Shanaka comes down the track to push it down to long-off
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Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and works it to deep mid-wicket
Runs: 5 • Wickets: 0
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Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, no run, the tossed up leg-break, turns a hint away, just outside off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and watchfully defends to cover
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Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, no run, the googly, back of a length and on off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and works it to mid-wicket, this time Naseem fields
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Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, slower and shorter outside off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and cuts wide of backward point, easy two as sweeper cover goes to his left
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Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, full outside off, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to drive to sweeper cover
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Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, Naseem fumbles at mid-wicket and gives away one. It's a flat length delivery outside off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and whips it, regulation stop
A slip in.
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Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, unreal backing up by Shadab at backward point. Otherwise it was more runs. It's full on middle, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and flicks to deep mid-wicket, a direct-hit and the ricochet off the stumps is flying wide and Shadab dives to his right and with an outstretched right hand catches it. Keeps it to one
Usman Tariq [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
Dasun Shanaka, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Runs: 7 • Wickets: 0
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Mohammad Nawaz to Janith Liyanage, out Bowled!! Mohammad Nawaz cleans up Janith Liyanage. Nawaz is pumped. Liyanage backs away outside the leg-stump, the ball pitches middle, drift in and then the hint of turn away, since Liyanage made room, he had to get bat on that, it turns past the outside-edge and falls on top of off and middle. Nawaz roars as he punches the air. This is going down to the wire. Janith Liyanage b Mohammad Nawaz 5(3) [4s-1]
Mohammad Nawaz to Janith Liyanage, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
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Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, quicker good length on middle, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and exposes his leg-stump, but he tucks to deep mid-wicket
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Mohammad Nawaz to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Janith Liyanage goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover
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Mohammad Nawaz to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, no slip and Mohammad Nawaz is so disappointed. That would've been a regulation catch had there been a slip. It turned from a good length on off, Janith Liyanage is squared up on the back foot, the thick outside-edge runs away and Tariq is not the swiftest at short third man, runs away
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Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat outside off, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and pulls one bounce to deep mid-wicket
Abrar Ahmed by speed today \n80-plus kmph: 1/18, 15 balls, ER: 7.20 \nUnder 80 kmph: 2/4, 9 balls, ER: 2.66
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Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, on a length outside off, turns away, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and punches with an open-face to backward point
Mohammad Nawaz, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Janith Liyanage, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Runs: 9 • Wickets: 0
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Abrar Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, out Bowled!! Another one goes. Again the slowness of the ball gets a batter. Lot slower and Kamindu Mendis was miles early into the pull, came after an age, beats the pull and falls on the stumps. It almost liked slow motion there. Abrar Ahmed ends his spell with a wicket. He has bowled beautifully. Pakistan just when a wicket is needed, they get it. It also kept low and that made it even more difficult for Kamindu. It pitched outside off and from a good length it turned in, Kamindu expected it to bounce a lot higher. Kamindu Mendis b Abrar Ahmed 3(6)
Abrar Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Usman Khan in Urdu to Abrar Ahmed after the last delivery: "Ye waale ball hain Abrar" [want this ball Abrar]
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Abrar Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, no run, nicely bowled. It's slower and drifts into leg-stump, Kamindu Mendis gets forward and watchfully defends it back to Abrar Ahmed
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, slower and the leg-break is well outside off, turns away, Pavan Rathnayake gets there and pulls hard and straight to long-on
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, beautiful shot. It's tossed up full on middle, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and gets inside the line, sweeps aerially and it's all the way over deep backward square-leg, nice execution
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Abrar Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, quicker good length on middle, slides on, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and pulls to deep backward square-leg
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and works it to deep mid-wicket, he shuffled across to meet that
Runs: 10 • Wickets: 0
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Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Pavan Rathnayake comes down the track and pushes it to long-on
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Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, poor delivery and Pavan Rathnayake puts it away. Full and down leg, Rathnayake was shaping to reverse-sweep, then saw the line, sweeps and nutmegs Usman Khan, runs away fine
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Usman Tariq to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, tossed up outside off, on a length, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide it wide of backward point, Naseem fumbles but they are happy with one
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Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to drive to sweeper cover, was the attempted googly
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Usman Tariq to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Kamindu Mendis gets forward to defend wide of cover for one
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Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, on a back of a length outside off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover
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Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, wide, way down leg, Pavan Rathnayake sweeps and misses, Usman Khan catches it and appeals for a caught behind. Rod Tucker signals a wide. No bat
Abrar Ahmed vs Asalanka in T20Is \n3 inngs \n11 balls \n7 runs \n2 dismissals
Runs: 6 • Wickets: 1
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Abrar Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, no run, clear glove and that's why Kamindu Mendis reviewed. You could spot the deviation of the ball from the naked eye. But umpire Sam Nogajski raises the finger. Kamindu reviews and UltraEdge picks up a glove. Was tossed up full on middle, Kamindu reverse-sweeps and gets a bit of glove on to pad
Given out LBW and Kamindu reviews straightaway. Looked like a clear inside-edge. Yes there is one. Umpire Sam Nogajski got that wrong.
Kamindu Mendis, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, out Bowled!! Gone. It's tossed up full on off, slower and Charith Asalanka is early into the slogsweep, he misses and the off-stump is found. Pakistan needed that wicket for this stand was threatening them. The ploy to bowl slower works. Charith Asalanka b Abrar Ahmed 25(18) [4s-1 6s-2]
Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Asalanka seems to have done some damage to his hand. Probably grazed the skin off. A break in play. The physio is out. The umps keep a watch as does Naseem. Shadab was not happy with his throw off the last ball. He slammed the turf hard in disappointment.
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, leg byes, 1 run, Charith Asalanka is desperate and puts in a full-length dive to make it. Off the pad as this length delivery slides down leg, Pavan Rathnayake flicks and misses, rolls to backward point and Shadab the fielder, the throw is high and not near the bails, that allows Asalanka to get back
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, tossed up full just outside off, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and slogsweeps hard and flat to deep mid-wicket, wide of the man, one bounce over the ropes. Nearly went all the way
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Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, dropped by Nafay at cover. And a direct-hit would've got Charith Asalanka too. Agha is going after Abrar Ahmed for not being at the stumps. The throw is well wide of the stumps. It's way too short and wide outside off, Asalanka reaches for it and cuts, Nafay dives to his right and takes it, but when the elbows hit the ground, he drops it. Asalanka was struggling and had Abrar been at the stumps, he could've had a chance. That's what Agha is furious about
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Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, no run, quicker and drifts into middle, Charith Asalanka shuffles across and turns it to mid-wicket, straight to the fielder
Runs: 13 • Wickets: 0
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Usman Tariq to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, round-arm and very low arm too, good length and just outside off, Charith Asalanka goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to glide to the right of short third man for one
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Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, good length and flat outside off, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to push to the vacant point area
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Usman Tariq to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, good length and flat on off, Charith Asalanka goes on the back foot and makes room to cut to sweeper cover, Pavan Rathnayake is sent back for the 2nd
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Usman Tariq to Charith Asalanka, SIX, smashed for six. Looked a miscue when Charith Asalanka hit that. Was the tossed up delivery and too much flight and too full, Asalanka gets forward and lofts, has enough to clear the ropes straight down the ground, both long-off and long-on were going for it. 10 off the last two balls
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Usman Tariq to Charith Asalanka, FOUR, too full and Charith Asalanka picks the bones out of the slogsweep, gets low and hammers it well wide of deep mid-wicket. Was full on off and Asalanka put it away
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Usman Tariq to Charith Asalanka, no run, so close to the pad. Charith Asalanka so so lucky. He backed away to dab and the ball kept coming back in, on middle, the bat hits the pad and he manages to glide it to short third man, was the leg-break
Usman Tariq, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Runs: 7 • Wickets: 0
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, what fielding by Nafay at deep mid-wicket. He misjudged the spin of the ball, was going the wrong way, then flies in the air to his right, dives and with an outstretched right hand catches it, nearly forces a run-out. It's full outside off, Pavan Rathnayake gets low and slogsweeps, flat hit and it's one bounce to Nafay. Rathnayake had to put the skates on for the 2nd as the throw came to his end
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Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, the delivery comes in, good length on off, Charith Asalanka backs away and punches it to sweeper cover
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to push, off the thick outer half of the bat and in the air but well wide of cover
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Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Charith Asalanka gets low and mistimes the reverse-sweep, takes one in front of backward point
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, Rathnayake leans forward and flicks to deep mid-wicket
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, wide, turning away way too much
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, oh inside edge onto pad as Rathnayake looks to nudge this flatter delivery to the on-side
Drinks. Naseem got Pakistan off to a good start by getting Nissanka early but Mishara counterattacked to put pressure back on Pakistan. Abrar came on and removed Mishara first ball but Sri Lanka still managed to make it a decent powerplay for them. Remember, Pakistan have to restrict Sri Lanka to 147 or less to qualify for the semis.
Runs: 12 • Wickets: 0
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Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, SIX, that is a mad shot! He was struggling to get the timing right and suddenly played a great pull shot to send the ball soaring over deep backward square leg. Naseem will be livid he didn't end the powerplay well
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Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, no run, after the slower ball Naseem Shah follows up with a great 139.9kph yorker, Asalanka hurried jams his bat down
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Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, no run, oh Asalanka finished the shot yesterday and the ball arrived today. Lovely slower ball into the wicket, Asalanka looks to pull, toe-ends it to the off-side
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Naseem Shah to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, Nawaz fumbles at extra-cover. Slower delivery outside off stump, Rathnayake slapped it to the fielder and set off. Nawaz was keen to collect and release the ball to try a runout and fumbled in the process
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Naseem Shah to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, flicked away over wide mid-on and he's managed to clear the infield. In fact the timing is so good that it almost went all the way. Hit the length ball on the rise
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Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, Asalanka nudges this through deep mid-wicket
Runs: 4 • Wickets: 1
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Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, yes-no and Pakistan miss a runout. Asalanka had no clue which way the ball will spin. Tried to defend, ball took the inside edge and rolled to square leg. Mid-pitch discussion literally between the batters. The keeper ran, but Shadab picked it up from point. Had one stump to aim at from the side angle. He had a lot of time to throw but he was off target
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flatter delivery, Rathnayake knocks it to square leg
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, leg byes, 2 runs, Pavan Rathnayake tries to sweep this ball, misses, ball escapes off the pad
Fewest matches to 50 T20I wickets for PAK \n36 – Umar Gul \n37 – Saeed Ajmal \n38 – Hasan Ali / Abrar Ahmed* \n41 – Mohd Amir/ Shadab/ Haris Rauf \n42 – Shaheen Afridi
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, Rathnayake drives, the Pakistan captain dives to the right at cover and gets a hand on it to stop the run
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Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, googly on off-stump, Rathnayake backs away and cuts to backward point
Pavan Rathnayake, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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Abrar Ahmed to Kamil Mishara, out Bowled!! Kamil Mishara is waiting to see if the umpires will check for ball coming off the keeper's hand. No it's off the stump first. Brilliant start from Abrar Ahmed. Got this ball to spin back into the LHB. Mishara backed away to cut. He wasn't expecting the ball to spin back into him. Was late on the cut and the ball just brushed the outside of off stump. Kamil Mishara b Abrar Ahmed 26(15) [4s-4 6s-1]
Abrar Ahmed to Kamil Mishara, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Abrar Ahmed, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Spin for the first time. Pakistan's mystery man
Runs: 8 • Wickets: 0
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Naseem Shah to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, manages to get it past cover-point for a run
– Pakistan batters attacked 78.8% of the deliveries today (fifth-highest across the 96 team innings in the tournament so far); The corresponding number for Pakistan across their first five games combined was 65.6%.
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Naseem Shah to Kamil Mishara, no run, oh a wild slog across the line to a slower ball. He missed and the ball just flew over the stumps. Did he pick it? Or did he just have a blind go? Was the back of the hand slower ball
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Naseem Shah to Kamil Mishara, no run, very full delivery, Mishara drives and picks out cover
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Naseem Shah to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, Mishara seems to be on a mission and he is currently the dangerman for Pakistan. He read this pace on short of length delivery from Naseem Shah, stood tall and drove this on the back foot on the rise to the left of extra-cover
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Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, Asalanka swings and gets it past backward square leg
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Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, wide, slower ball way outside off stump this time
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Naseem Shah to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, good length delivery, Mishara guides it past backward point
Runs: 15 • Wickets: 0
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Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, oh Charith Asalanka was almost in trouble for the runout. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, Mishara taps it to cover-point and sets off. Asalanka had to dive as Nafay had a shy
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Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, he's found the gap at cover-point again. Was the slower ball but he's punched this nicely and the timing is great. Kamil Mishara is in the zone
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Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, no run, low full toss, driven to extra-cover
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Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, fullish delivery, Mishara slaps it hard through cover and he finds the gap as well
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Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, SIX, was that a slower ball? No. On a back of a length and on off. Sat up to be hit and Mishara plays a brilliant lofted drive and thankfully it cleared the cameraman who was focused on the action and not aware of the ball coming towards him.
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Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, no run, Shaheen a bit too excited in his appeal for LBW. Ball swung back in too much to miss the leg stump. Kamil Mishara looks to flick but couldn't cover the inswing or even get his feet into position
Half of the over was slower balls from Naseem
Runs: 5 • Wickets: 1
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Naseem Shah to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Mishara taps it to backward point
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Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Asalanka clips it to square leg
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Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, no run, good length delivery, Asalanka defends
Charith Asalanka, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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Naseem Shah to Pathum Nissanka, out Caught by Mohammad Nawaz!! What was that from Nissanka? Slower ball full and wide. Pathum Nissanka had already backed away so it was so smart of Naseem Shah to take it wide of off stump. Nissanka had no base to generate any power and he just hung his bat out in hope of trying to clear the infield. All he did was scoop it to extra-cover, who only had to take a step or two pouch this. Naseem Shah roars and Pakistan have a good start with the ball as well. Brilliant back of the hand slower ball. Key was he spotted Nissanka move away way too early. Pathum Nissanka c Mohammad Nawaz b Naseem Shah 3(7)
Naseem Shah to Pathum Nissanka, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Naseem Shah to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs, this is high, but not handsome. But Pakistan don't have a deep mid-wicket to swallow this. Full and moving away, Nissanka moves across and slogs. Hit it too high and escaped the catch
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Naseem Shah to Pathum Nissanka, wide, now that's very interesting! He has tried a slower ball second ball into his spell. Sprayed this down the leg-side though
Naseem Shah playing his first match. He can be pretty nippy and trouble the batters with the new ball
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Naseem Shah to Pathum Nissanka, no run, starts with a full delivery outside off stump, Nissanka drives solidly to mid-off
Naseem Shah, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Runs: 5 • Wickets: 0
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Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, edged and escapes over short third man! Good length delivery swinging away outside off stump, Mishara looks to drive, thick edge and easily cleared the infield
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Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, no run, Mishara pushes it towards mid-on
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Shaheen Afridi to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Nissanka knocks it to mid-wicket
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Shaheen Afridi to Pathum Nissanka, no run, Shaheen is now looking to move it across the right-handers so Nissanka will have to be wary of it. Short of a length delivery moving away, Nissanka looks to slog and misses
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Shaheen Afridi to Pathum Nissanka, no run, good length delivery swinging back in, Nissanka defends
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Shaheen Afridi to Pathum Nissanka, no run, short of length delivery, Nissanka pushes it to the off-side
Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara are at the crease. Pathum Nissanka is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack