Player of the Match
Player of the Match

A cakewalk for the 'home' team, their spinners set it up by bowling Sri Lanka out for 131 and Farhat and Younis ensured there were no hiccups in the chase. Sri Lanka will be disappointed but they have a chance to make amends. Nitin Sundar's report is getting updated as I type. Join us in a bit for the presentation.

Shahid Afridi is Man of the Match for his three-for. An excellent comeback. Afridi: "Alhamdullilah, feeling great to come back in the international arena after a while. We have a good team combination at the moment, we're going through a rebuilding process. Misbah is leading the team very well."

Tillakaratne Dilshan: "We didn't start well. I didn't expect this performance. We didn't bat well, that's the main reason we lost. They bowled well in the first few overs, our shot selection wasn't very good. We have to come back strongly. We thank our fans for supporting us, we'll come back strongly."

Misbah-ul-Haq: "It's all about the team-work. The guys are doing a wonderful job. The fast bowlers gave us a good start, Hafeez and Afridi were brilliant. The bowlers are doing their job and putting them under pressure and getting wickets at the right time. The strength was our spinners, we stuck to the basics and they bowled well with the new ball. Afridi is a match-winner, he came on and bowled with a big heart. He took wickets at the right time and put us on the right track."

That's it for today. Thanks for tuning in and sending us your feedback. Join us for the next game, until then it's goodbye.

21.5
1
Fernando to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, all over, sliding it on middle and leg, turned away through square leg into the deep, Pakistan have won this easily

Scores level

21.4
1
Fernando to Younis Khan, 1 run, banged in short, pulled away through square leg to Malinga in the deep for a single
21.3
0
Fernando to Younis Khan, no run, back of a length outside off, stands tall to that one and defends it to point
21.2
4
Fernando to Younis Khan, FOUR, thick outside edge, short of a good length, Younis opened the face on that one but it went much finer than he intended, went through the slips and gully for a boundary, just two needed now
21.1
1
Fernando to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, shortish on the off, whips it past midwicket for an easy single

END OF OVER:
21 | 6 Runs | PAK: 125/2 (7 runs required from 29 overs, RR: 5.95, RRR: 0.24)

  • Younis Khan51 (54b)
  • Sarfaraz Ahmed2 (5b)
  • Suranga Lakmal4-0-16-2
  • Dilhara Fernando5-0-28-0
20.6
0
Lakmal to Younis Khan, no run, short of a good length outside off, gets an inside edge onto his pads as he tries to dab it into the off side
20.5
0
Lakmal to Younis Khan, no run, goodish length outside off, guides it towards point
20.4
0
Lakmal to Younis Khan, no run, gets forward and defends it towards cover
20.3
4
Lakmal to Younis Khan, FOUR, beautifully driven, leans into the drive and bisects that gap between mid-off and extra cover to reach his half-century, a very fluent innings this
20.2
2
Lakmal to Younis Khan, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, squeezed through point into the deep for a couple of runs
20.1
0
Lakmal to Younis Khan, no run, pitches it up outside off, driven towards mid-off past the bowler

END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs | PAK: 119/2 (13 runs required from 30 overs, RR: 5.95, RRR: 0.43)

  • Sarfaraz Ahmed2 (5b)
  • Younis Khan45 (48b)
  • Dilhara Fernando5-0-28-0
  • Suranga Lakmal3-0-10-2
19.6
0
Fernando to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, drops it short and Sarfraz ducks under that easily
19.5
0
Fernando to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, back of a length outside off, opens the face and plays it with soft hands towards gully
19.5
1w
Fernando to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 wide, shortish and misdirected, down the leg side, called a wide
19.4
2
Fernando to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 2 runs, short and wide, cuts that uppishly behind point and wide of third man for a couple of runs

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12Imran FarhatMohammad Hafeez
2nd103Imran FarhatYounis Khan
3rd17Younis KhanSarfaraz Ahmed