Munib: "Ahhh...! Babar's "definitely" is soo soothing." It's a good note to end on. And on that note, end we do. Thank you so, so much for sticking around with us, sharing the entertaining bits and making the duller ones more fun. We'll see you again in Colombo on Thursday. Take care.
"When you win a match, it gives to confidence. All credit to these youngsters for the way they performed," Pakistan skipper Babar Azam says.
"We lost early wickets, and then the way Saud and Agha played totally changed the game. You need that kind of partnership, and that really pleased me. It's not easy to bat in Galle, but the way Saud's playing is outstanding, and I wish him luck for the next game."
"Once we won the toss, we knew how good their fast bowlers are. We needed to see off that opening spell but we lost a few wickets," Dimuth says. "We bowled really well in patches, but then we start leaking runs. Overall, the bowlers did really well, but we dropped a few catches and that cost us. We have to assess what went wrong and come back again." Plenty of praise for Dhananjaya, too. "We need to support him as his fellow batters."
Dhananjaya de Silva gets a Super Flyer award and some kind of hamper for scoring the most boundaries. Yeah, don't ask me what's in the hamper
Saud Shakeel has been awarded the Player of the Match award "I was just trying to build partnerships, be positive and look for runs," he says. "We are skilled in how to play the sweep and reverse sweep shots, and we knew we needed to execute it well. I'm from Karachi and I'm used to playing a lot of spin there."
We'll be back with the presentations shortly.
Rashid Hassan: "Just saw the WTC standings after this match. How many of you want it to be like this till the very end?India V Pak in the final. "
Yadullah: "So the Galle forte is conquered once again. A great start to the new WTC cycle for the Green Army."
11:06am: There are handshakes out in tge middle and hugs in the dressing room as Pakistan seal their first Test win in exactly one year Their last win came in Galle on July 20 2022, and that barren run has finally come to an end
Sachithra: "Sri Lanka needs to hire a review consultant. The reviews they have taken in International games in the recent past have been abysmal." It's some of the worst reviewing I've seen in recent times too, yep
Sarfaraz Ahmed c BKG Mendis b Jayasuriya 1 (12m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 10.00
END OF OVER:32 | 2 Runs | PAK: 127/5
- Sarfaraz Ahmed1 (6b)
- Imam-ul-Haq50 (84b)
- Ramesh Mendis14-1-62-1
- Prabath Jayasuriya14-0-50-3
Rajeev Kumar : "Only if srilanka had 50-60 more in the bank. Anything more than 180 and srilanka was in with a chance."
END OF OVER:31 | 3 Runs | PAK: 125/5
- Sarfaraz Ahmed1 (5b)
- Imam-ul-Haq49 (79b)
- Prabath Jayasuriya14-0-50-3
- Ramesh Mendis13-1-61-1
Rana: "Saud average drop down to 90 now, very sad after winning this game" Not the worst position to be in though
END OF OVER:30 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 122/5
- Sarfaraz Ahmed0 (2b)
- Imam-ul-Haq47 (76b)
- Ramesh Mendis13-1-61-1
- Prabath Jayasuriya13-0-47-3
Sarfaraz Ahmed comes out to bat
Badar: "Exceptional performance by Saud Shakeel. He batted so smoothly on the pitch where everyone else was on some level in a spot of bother. Really a future of Pakistan Cricket"
Saud Shakeel c †Samarawickrama b RTM Mendis 30 (36m 38b 6x4 0x6) SR: 78.94