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.
Scores level
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
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