END OF OVER:20 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | SL: 144/9 (37 runs required, RR: 7.20)
- Vikum Sanjaya1 (3b)
- Isuru Udana0 (0b)
- Mohammad Amir4-0-13-4
- Hasan Ali4-0-39-1
9.30pm This Pakistan team has been too good for Sri Lanka. In their green, Pakistan have just showed off. Their bowling might has been too strong, too powerful for Sri Lanka, who have been under-par right through the series. They were much better today in the first quarter of the match, but Pakistan won all the clutch moments, and when you do that, you generally win games.
Personnel and skill wise, Pakistan were a touch tooooo good for Sri Lanka in batting and bowling. Pakistan were also led well by Sarfraz. Sri Lanka next head to India for another tough series, but Pakistan have some time to savor this limited-overs leg.
Presentation time.
Shoaib Malik is the Man of the Match, and Man of the Series: "Playing in front of the home crowd and becoming Man of the Match, that's something. I'd like to thank the Sri Lankan team. This is something we've missed for so many years. I train every day, I don't miss my training sessions. If you look good, you always want that in your life. You have to take a couple of balls to get used to the conditions. That's something I missed in the previous game. Taking singles is the key of your role."
Thisara Perera: "It's a tough tour. For Pakistan fans, thanks for inviting us. My team-mates gelled like a family. Last three matches, we had to take a lot of positives. We need to do something for our batting unit."
Sarfraz Ahmed: "Playing at home is special. The kind of support we get, the people that come, it gives us a lot of happiness. The way our players are performing in crucial situations, it's good. The best thing is we are doing it in our country, in front of our fans. Our target was to play Faheem up as soon as we could. I'd like to thank the Sri Lanka team. The way our law enforcement have done their job, it will open doors for us, even to play a Test series."
Amir has four
Three slips, a gully and short leg
S Prasanna c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 16 (8b 0x4 2x6) SR: 200.00
SS Pathirana c Mohammad Hafeez b Mohammad Amir 14 (10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 140.00
Ammar J: "What hope is this side going to give us. The only big runs were coming from Shanaka. The rest all singles! You can't expect to win a match like that. Look at Pakistan's batting order and how they smoothly got to 180 while these guys are struggling to get a boundary"
END OF OVER:19 | 19 Runs | SL: 142/7 (39 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 39.00)
- Seekkuge Prasanna16 (7b)
- Sachith Pathirana14 (8b)
- Hasan Ali4-0-39-1
- Faheem Ashraf4-0-19-2
END OF OVER:18 | 9 Runs | SL: 123/7 (58 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.83, RRR: 29.00)
- Sachith Pathirana8 (5b)
- Seekkuge Prasanna3 (4b)
- Faheem Ashraf4-0-19-2
- Hasan Ali3-0-20-1
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 114/7 (67 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.70, RRR: 22.33)
- Seekkuge Prasanna2 (3b)
- Hasan Ali3-0-20-1
- Mohammad Amir3-0-11-2
NLTC Perera c Shadab Khan b Hasan Ali 10 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 83.33
Qaaid Mowlana : "The only thing missing from this match so far is Hasan Ali's celebration "
