Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad Rizwan
131(121) 8x4 - 3x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 35 runs
  • 3x4 - 1x6
2 3 15 6 33 9 19 44
BKG Mendis
BKG Mendis
122(77) 14x4 - 6x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 33 runs
  • 6x4 - 1x6
17 0 5 23 12 7 4 54

Best performances - Bowlers

Hasan Ali
Hasan Ali
O10
M0
R71
W4
Eco7.10
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
D Madushanka
D Madushanka
O9.2
M0
R60
W2
Eco6.42
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Sri Lanka , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.00, Second Session 18.00-21.30

Match days

10 October 2023 - day/night match (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Pakistan 2, Sri Lanka 0

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Deivarayan Muthu

10.25pm Pakistan gun down 345 - the highest successful chase ever in a World Cup - to win back-to-back games. Sri Lanka suffer their second successive defeat in this tournament. Shaheen and Rauf lift Rizwan. Babar hugs Rizwan. Emotional scenes in the Pakistan camp. Rizwan batted cramps and SL's attack on his way to a career-best 131*. Shafique, who was picked in place of Fakhar, announced himself with a career-best effort of his own. He had played just eight List A games before today, but he stepped up along with Rizwan to turn the tables on Sri Lanka. That's all we have for you from today's game. Until next time, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Madushka Balasuriya.

Rizwan, Player of the Match: Always proud when you perform like that. It was difficult and when you chase like that, it's always special. Every player in the dressing room had the belief we can chase that. Basically, it's a good track and we decided to calculate the innings. Sometimes cramps, sometimes acting (laughs).

Shanaka: Mendis is in form at the moment and is in the zone. Also Sadeera has been playing very well in the recent well, but we should've finished stronger in the end. Of course, I thought with the way the wicket behaved, we were 20-25 runs short. Credit to them, they bowled very good slower balls. I can't ask too much from the bowlers. I have given simple plans and coaching staff as well, but we gave too much extras. The only way is to encourage them. Unfortunately, we missed our chances.

Babar: I think Rizwan, the way he played... He built the partnership and put pressure on the Sri Lanka team. We finished well with our fast bowlers. First World Cup for Shafique and he is in good nick and I decided to play him. I think the way Rizwan and him played they helped us with the partnership. Good for us, the middle order has stepped up and just believe in ourselves.

48.2
1
Madushanka to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run, fullish and just a shade outside off, Rizwan opens the face and drives it handsomely through the covers. Pakistan have done it. They've mowed down 345
48.1
0
Madushanka to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, full-toss on middle, which is whipped away straight to midwicket

END OF OVER:
48 | 19 Runs | PAK: 344/4 (1 run required from 12 balls, RR: 7.16, RRR: 0.50)

  • Mohammad Rizwan130 (119b)
  • Iftikhar Ahmed22 (10b)
  • Matheesha Pathirana9-0-90-1
  • Dunith Wellalage10-0-62-0
47.6
1
Pathirana to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run, slower dipper on the leg stump, clipped away through midwicket for a single. The scores are level.

Bashar: "Good batting from Pakistan. No matter how good the pitch is, it is always hard to chase down 344-odd runs. Pakistan kept their composure and is very close to the finish line without any drama..."

47.5
4
Pathirana to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR, hip-high short ball outside off, Rizwan lines it up and powerfully pulls it away through backward square leg for another boundary
47.4
1
Pathirana to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, full-toss, slinging into leg stump, whisked down to Wellalage at long-off
47.3
4
Pathirana to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOUR, Pathirana searches for the yorker but overpitched it outside off. This long half-volley is belted through extra-cover

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16Imam-ul-HaqAbdullah Shafique
2nd21Babar AzamAbdullah Shafique
3rd176Mohammad RizwanAbdullah Shafique
4th95Mohammad RizwanSaud Shakeel
5th37Mohammad RizwanIftikhar Ahmed