- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.4 Incredible work in the field yet again gets the breakthrough! Dimuth pushes and runs, but Shan Masood comes haring in from short extra cover, picks the ball up with one hand and in one motion throws down the striker's stumps. Madushka was nowhere near making his ground despite putting in a dive 9/114.1 Oh my lord Naseem is absolutely bossing it! This is another beautifully seaming delivery, angled across Karunaratne, pitching on the full side of a good length. Karunaratne gets into a big off drive, but the ball has seamed back in slightly, and it takes his inside edge, and tickles the timber. What a period for Pakistan! And what a spell for Naseem, who's got Sri Lanka's two most experienced batters in the space of three deliveries. 36/46.1 Shaheen strikes! Mendis has thrown it away. This was full, wide and begging to be dispatched but Mendis only manages to carve it straight to point 23/212.5 he's got him!. Excellent bowling from Naseem, who sends another into that corridor outside off, hits the seam, moves it away slightly. With Mathews yet to get his feet moving, provides a thin outside edge to the wicketkeeper, as he prods at it. Excellent sequence of deliveries from Naseem, who saw that Mathews wasn't getting forward, and threw in a bouncer just to push him back a little bit more, before bowling the ball that took the edge. Sri Lanka under huge pressure here again. 35/333.5 And the short ball strategy pays off! Another soft, soft dismissal. This was short and Chandimal top edges a simple catch to midwicket 121/536.3 And now he's gone! No rescue act this time! And it's yet more excellence in the field by Pakistan. Shakeel was just place at midway point between midwicket and deep midwicket, and Dhananjaya picks him out. Shakeel still had work to do though, but he runs in and holds on as he dives forward 133/734.4 And can you believe it?! Sadeera falls at short leg again! This was tossed up and Sadeera goes forward to defend, and only manages to get an inside edge low and straight to Abdullah. This was dying on him, but he grabs it low to his left. 122/648.4 oh dear. Sri Lanka. Another poor dismissal. In a sense it's the perfect way to end an abysmal innings. This is the googly, to which Mendis dances down the track. He tries to launch it over cow corner, but the bat twists in his hands, and he hasn't timed it well. There's a fielder in the deep who barely has to move, as he swallows is at waist height 166/1038.6 another horror dismissal for Sri Lanka! This is abject cricket. Prabath Jayasuriya has been run out, after haring down the track, when Ramesh Mendis had merely pushed the ball to point. There was no run there, particularly to Shan Masood - one of Pakistan's best fielders. He swoops on the ball, takes aim at the non-strikers' stumps, with Jayasuriya trying to sprint back after having got about halfway down the pitch. Masood gets his second direct hit run out of the day. Pakistan have been awesome in the field right through this series 136/846.2 leaves it and it takes off stump! That's Abrar's googly. It's tossed up, pitching about six inches wide of off. Asitha thinks it's going to turn away harmlessly. It doesn't. It turns back in and hits the outside of off stump. Good bowling from Abrar, who saw that Asitha was leaving a few outside off, and also possibly knew that Asitha wasn't picking him from the hand. 163/9Extras3 (b 2, nb 1)TOTAL166 all out (48.4 Overs, RR: 3.41)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Nishan Madushka, 2.4 ov), 2-23 (Kusal Mendis, 6.1 ov), 3-35 (Angelo Mathews, 12.5 ov), 4-36 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 14.1 ov), 5-121 (Dinesh Chandimal, 33.5 ov), 6-122 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 34.4 ov), 7-133 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 36.3 ov), 8-136 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 38.6 ov), 9-163 (Asitha Fernando, 46.2 ov), 10-166 (Ramesh Mendis, 48.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 11 1 44 1 4.00 0 0 Naseem Shah 14 3 41 3 2.92 0 0 Abrar Ahmed 20.4 3 69 4 3.33 0 0 Noman Ali 3 1 10 0 3.33 0 1
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR113.2 Abdullah's innings comes to an end! He's looking to be the aggressor, comes down the track and looks to loft this over long-off. But he doesn't quite get to the pitch and there's enough turn to induce a slice. It goes high and mid-off settles under it. 468/52.3 big appeal and he's been given out, caught at gully. But Imam reviews immediately! This is a back of a length ball that leaps off the surface and hits Imam's thigh pad as he tries to turn it to leg. It balloons up toward gully who dives forward to take it centimetres from the turf. The question is whether he edged that ball into the thigh pad. Snicko says he got a feather edge to it. And Madushka has completed and excellent diving catch safely too. A bit of magic in the field from Sri Lanka, for a change. 13/121.5 top-edges the pull shot and Mendis takes a sharp catch at midwicket to breathe life into Sri Lanka!. Checked the shot rather than committing to it, which meant Mendis was in with a shot of getting to it as he chased it backwards. The diving catches sparks celebrations among Sri Lanka, and Shan departs shortly after his half-century 121/247.5 Jayasuriya strikes! Having turned several away, this one keeps going with the arm and beats Babar's forward defence on the inside edge. This raps the front pad and looks plumb. Babar has opted to review nevertheless. There's no bat on this and there really is no doubt, three reds and the skipper must go. 210/380.3 And now Shakeel has to go! Asitha changes the angle, comes around the wicket and nips this back in from a good length, and strikes the front pad. The finger goes up and Shakeel decides not to waste a review. This looked pretty adjacent. 319/485.6 that's full on the stumps, and Sarfraz whips that beautifully through midwicket for four, just leaning on the shot. Ruins what otherwise was a decent over from Madushanka. 344/4Extras26 (b 4, lb 16, nb 3, w 3)TOTAL576/5d (134 Overs, RR: 4.29)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Imam-ul-Haq, 2.3 ov), 2-121 (Shan Masood, 21.5 ov), 3-210 (Babar Azam, 47.5 ov), 4-319 (Saud Shakeel, 80.3 ov), 4-344* (Sarfaraz Ahmed, retired not out ), 5-468 (Abdullah Shafique, 113.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AM Fernando 25 1 133 3 5.32 3 1 D Madushanka 17 3 77 0 4.52 0 0 RTM Mendis 36 2 139 0 3.86 0 1 NGRP Jayasuriya 53 11 194 2 3.66 0 1 DM de Silva 3 1 13 0 4.33 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR18.1 bowled him first ball! What a an absolute beauty. That was special. The perfect left-arm spinner's delivery, really. This was bowled with a lot of revs, tossed up, drifting towards the batter, pitching on about middle, and turning sharply to beat Madushka's forward defense, and tickle the off stump. Stunner to get first ball. 69/126.2 he's out. Caught at short leg! Huuuuge blow. Another wonderful catch in that position for Sri Lanka. Imam ul Haq this time. Karunaratne came down the track and played a forward defensive, but the ball turned more than he expected and it went off the inside edge low, to the right of Imam, who dives and takes that cleanly, Sharp take. Pakistan have been incredible in the field this whole series. 86/230.2 oh dear. Kusal Mendis, that's a poor dismissal. Tried to go inside out, didn't get to the pitch, and ends up just spooning it to the cover fielder. He had been using his feet well, but got too far down the legside on this occasion, and ended up having to reach for this ball, that was slowed up and pitching outside off. Gets only the outside half of the bat to it and that's about as easy a catch as Shakeel could hope for. Noman has three! 99/332.5 Pakistan are appealing for another close catch and the umpire has given him out! Chandimal reviews but not with a lot of conviction. He went for a paddle sweep to a delivery that pitched on off stump. But it was on to him quicker than he expected, and may have taken glove before hitting his forearm and popping up for a simple catch for Imam at short leg. It's not the most straightforward decision for the third umpire, but there is a spike on snicko as the ball is adjacent to glove. There's certainly not enough evidence to overturn the on-field decision. Chandimal has to go and Sri Lanka are in a nosedive. 109/446.2 de Silva has given it away! Holes out to long-on and it's a five-wicket haul for Noman! He came down the track and went for the big shot on the leg side even though long-on was perched there. Doesn't middle it at all and hands a simple catch to Abrar a few yards inside the rope, Noman is thrilled and he does the sajda 131/550.1 Noman has six, he has snared Samarawickrama with turn and bounce! Short of length around off, which would have planted the thought of going on the back foot for the batter. He goes back for the cut, but the ball has turned a fair bit and bounced a lot, resulting in a leading edge and the simplest of catches to Shan Masood at point 141/664.3 Noman gets his seventh and the 10-for is STILL ON! Mendis runs down the pitch (Why? Who knows?) but Noman has tossed this up wide of the batter, and as he goes through with his futile hoick, the ball dips, spins past his outside edge, and Rizwan completes the stumping. We could be seeing a bit of history here. Either way, this is Noman's best figures in an innings. 177/765.5 Naseem finally gets a wicket. Noman Ali won't get his 10, but that's ok. Naseem deserved this for an outstanding spell. This was rapid, swinging in from way outside off as Naseem went wide of the crease. And it hit the top of off. Jayasuriya was like a deer caught in the headlights and didn't even offer a shot, really. Probably didn't expect it to swing quite that much. 184/867.1 Naseem has one more! He cleans up Asitha's off stump as well. A length ball roaring towards top of off, Asitha's feet are cemented to the crease and the ball crashes into the stumps with its pace 188/967.4 finishes it off with a searing yorker! Dipping yorker, right in the block hole, and it hits the base of off stump because Madushanka has no clue about that 188/10Extras5 (lb 4, w 1)TOTAL188 all out (67.4 Overs, RR: 2.77)Fall of wickets: 1-69 (Nishan Madushka, 18.1 ov), 2-86 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 26.2 ov), 3-99 (Kusal Mendis, 30.2 ov), 4-109 (Dinesh Chandimal, 32.5 ov), 5-131 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 46.2 ov), 6-141 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 50.1 ov), 7-177 (Ramesh Mendis, 64.3 ov), 8-184 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 65.5 ov), 9-188 (Asitha Fernando, 67.1 ov), 10-188 (Dilshan Madushanka, 67.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 12 5 30 0 2.50 0 0 Naseem Shah 17.4 5 44 3 2.49 0 0 Abrar Ahmed 10 1 34 0 3.40 1 0 Noman Ali 23 8 70 7 3.04 0 0 Agha Salman 5 1 6 0 1.20 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Pakistan won the 2-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Match days
24,25,26,27 July 2023 (5-day match)
Test debut
Pakistan replacement
Mohammad Rizwan for Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan 1st innings, 99.1 ov)
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 12, Sri Lanka 0
Close of Play
- Mon, 24 Jul - day 1 - Pakistan 1st innings 145/2 (Abdullah Shafique 74*, Babar Azam 8*, 28.3 ov)
- Tue, 25 Jul - day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 178/2 (Abdullah Shafique 87*, Babar Azam 28*, 38.3 ov)
- Wed, 26 Jul - day 3 - Pakistan 1st innings 563/5 (Agha Salman 132*, Mohammad Rizwan 37*, 132 ov)
- Thu, 27 Jul - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 188 (67.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 122 balls (Agha Salman 53, Mohammad Rizwan 45, Ex 5)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 576/5 in 134.0 overs (Agha Salman 132, Mohammad Rizwan 50)
- Mohammad Rizwan: 50 off 67 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 43/0 in 12.0 overs (KNM Fernando 22, FDM Karunaratne 21)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (KNM Fernando 23, FDM Karunaratne 27, Ex 0)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 81/1 in 25.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 36, BKG Mendis 11)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 30.5 overs (185 balls), Extras 1
- Over 32.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - LD Chandimal (Struck down)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 128/4 in 38.0 overs (AD Mathews 29, DM de Silva 9)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 143/6 in 53.0 overs (AD Mathews 38, RTM Mendis 0)
- Over 53.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - AD Mathews (Upheld)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 55.1 overs (331 balls), Extras 1
- Over 61.2: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - RTM Mendis (Struck down)
- Over 61.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - RTM Mendis (Upheld)
- Over 61.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - RTM Mendis (Upheld)
- AD Mathews: 50 off 114 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 188/9 in 67.1 overs (AD Mathews 63)
- Abdullah Shafique: 100 off 149 balls (11 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 47.1 overs (285 balls), Extras 6
- Raveendra Wimalasiri umpired in place of Chris Gaffaney from the start of 3rd day.
- Over 47.5: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - Babar Azam (Struck down)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 217/3 in 51.2 overs (Abdullah Shafique 110, Saud Shakeel 5)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 60.4 overs (366 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls (Abdullah Shafique 22, Saud Shakeel 26, Ex 2)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 273/3 in 71.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 137, Saud Shakeel 32)
- Abdullah Shafique: 150 off 235 balls (13 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 78.3 overs (473 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 192 balls (Abdullah Shafique 50, Saud Shakeel 49, Ex 2)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Saud Shakeel: 50 off 108 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 340/4 in 85.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 165, Sarfaraz Ahmed 10)
- Sarfaraz Ahmed retired hurt at 344/4 (14, 85.6 overs)
- Pakistan: 350 runs in 86.6 overs (524 balls), Extras 12
- Over 92.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Agha Salman (Struck down)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (Abdullah Shafique 23, Agha Salman 27, Ex 0)
- Over 98.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Agha Salman (Struck down)
- Tea: Pakistan - 397/4 in 99.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 190, Agha Salman 28)
- Pakistan: 400 runs in 100.4 overs (606 balls), Extras 12
- Agha Salman: 50 off 62 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Abdullah Shafique: 200 off 322 balls (19 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 136 balls (Abdullah Shafique 35, Agha Salman 60, Ex 5)
- Pakistan: 450 runs in 108.6 overs (656 balls), Extras 21
- Drinks: Pakistan - 468/5 in 113.2 overs (Agha Salman 79)
- Over 116.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Agha Salman (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 500 runs in 121.1 overs (729 balls), Extras 21
- Agha Salman: 100 off 123 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (Agha Salman 33, Mohammad Rizwan 20, Ex 0)
- Pakistan: 550 runs in 128.4 overs (775 balls), Extras 22
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 563/5 in 132.0 overs (Agha Salman 132, Mohammad Rizwan 37)
- RR Wimalasiri is on-field umpire for CB Gaffaney from start of Day 2
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 30.3 overs (185 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (Abdullah Shafique 24, Babar Azam 23, Ex 3)
- Rain: Pakistan - 178/2 in 38.3 overs (Abdullah Shafique 87, Babar Azam 28)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 178/2 in 38.3 overs (Abdullah Shafique 87, Babar Azam 28)
- Wet Ground: Pakistan - 178/2 in 38.3 overs (Abdullah Shafique 87, Babar Azam 28)
- Rain: Pakistan - 178/2 in 38.3 overs (Abdullah Shafique 87, Babar Azam 28)
- Tea: Pakistan - 178/2 in 38.3 overs (Abdullah Shafique 87, Babar Azam 28)
- Rain: Pakistan - 178/2 in 38.3 overs (Abdullah Shafique 87, Babar Azam 28)
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 178/2 in 38.3 overs (Abdullah Shafique 87, Babar Azam 28)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 34/2 in 11.3 overs (FDM Karunaratne 16, AD Mathews 8)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 0
- Over 19.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - LD Chandimal (Struck down)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 79/4 in 26.0 overs (LD Chandimal 9, DM de Silva 33)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (LD Chandimal 16, DM de Silva 36, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 29.2 overs (177 balls), Extras 1
- DM de Silva: 50 off 64 balls (9 x 4)
- Over 37.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - NGRP Jayasuriya (Upheld)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 135/7 in 38.0 overs (RTM Mendis 5, NGRP Jayasuriya 0)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 43.1 overs (260 balls), Extras 3
- Over 46.3: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - D Madushanka (Struck down)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 166/10 in 48.4 overs (D Madushanka 0)
- Pakistan 1st innings
- Over 2.3: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Imam-ul-Haq (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (Abdullah Shafique 23, Shan Masood 26, Ex 1)
- Abdullah Shafique: 50 off 49 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 99/1 in 16.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 52, Shan Masood 38)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 16.4 overs (101 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 103 balls (Abdullah Shafique 51, Shan Masood 47, Ex 2)
- Shan Masood: 50 off 44 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 27.6: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Abdullah Shafique (Upheld)
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 145/2 in 28.3 overs (Abdullah Shafique 74, Babar Azam 8)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsNoman Ali seven-for wraps up Pakistan's 2-0 victory
Sri Lanka went down by an innings and 222 runs, their worst-ever defeat at home
The Noman Ali career arc ft. Naseem Shah
Even when he took 7 for 70, in the second Test against Sri Lanka, he had to share the limelight
Sarfaraz ruled out of second Test with concussion, Rizwan comes in as substitute
Sarfaraz was struck on the helmet by an Asitha Fernando delivery and, after continuing to bat for a while, retired hurt
Shafique 201, Salman 132* put Pakistan well on top
The visitors scored 385 runs on day three for just the loss of just three wickets, ending with a lead of 397
Abdullah Shafique speeds down Pakistan Way
The team's new approach wasn't his natural game, but they believed he could adapt and now he believes it too