Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
1st Test . Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, RawalpindiMon, 9th Nov
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Local
- Match (1st Test) Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
- Series Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 2026
- Match Type Test
- Toss Sri Lanka have won the toss and have opted to bowl
- Umpires Adrian Holdstock, Rod Tucker
- 3rd Umpire Allahudien Paleker
- Referee Dean Cosker
Venue Guide
- Stadium Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- City Rawalpindi
-
Weather
Smoky haze
(20.30°C / 68.60°F)
- Humidity 32%
- Wind 5.80 kph (N)
Venue Stats
- Total Matches 3
- High Score 565
- Low Score 30
- 1st Inn Avg Score 352
- 2nd Inn Avg Score 410
Pakistan
434-9 d(106.3 ov)
Sri Lanka
145-3(39.2 ov)
- Ovs: 125
- Ovs Left: 85.4
- CRR:
- REQ:
- P'SHIP:
Projected score will appear here.
Win Prediction
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azan Awais c Kusal Mendis b Milan Priyanath Rathnayake | 7 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
| Tayyab Arif c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 9 | 1 | 111.76 | ||
| Mohammad Taha c Dhananjaya de Silva b Sonal Dinusha | 6 | 0 | 48.57 | ||
| Babar Azam (C) c Kusal Mendis b Dilshan Madushanka | 8 | 0 | 86.21 | ||
| Saud Shakeel c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 9 | 0 | 46.73 | ||
| Salman Agha c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 2 | 0 | 72.73 | ||
| Ghazi Ghori c Pasindu Sooriyabandara b Dilshan Madushanka | 2 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
| Arafat Minhas c Dhananjaya de Silva b Dilshan Madushanka | 9 | 1 | 72.22 | ||
| Razaullah c Asitha Fernando b Lahiru Kumara | 1 | 1 | 90.91 | ||
|
Saqib Khan
|
0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Lahiru Udara c Ghazi Ghori b Saqib Khan | 7 | 0 | 80.77 | ||
| Pasindu Sooriyabandara c Ghazi Ghori b Mohammad Abbas | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dinesh Chandimal c Salman Agha b Saqib Khan | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
|
Kamindu Mendis
|
5 | 0 | 45.37 | ||
|
Dhananjaya de Silva
|
6 | 0 | 61.97 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Abbas | 14.2 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 1.95 |
Yet to bat:
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| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Azan Awais
c Kusal Mendis b Milan Priyanath Rathnayake
|
30 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 60.00 |
|
Tayyab Arif
c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando
|
57 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 111.76 |
|
Mohammad Taha
c Dhananjaya de Silva b Sonal Dinusha
|
51 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 48.57 |
|
Babar Azam (C)
c Kusal Mendis b Dilshan Madushanka
|
50 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 86.21 |
|
Saud Shakeel
c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando
|
93 | 199 | 9 | 0 | 46.73 |
|
Salman Agha
c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando
|
16 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 72.73 |
|
Ghazi Ghori
c Pasindu Sooriyabandara b Dilshan Madushanka
|
48 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
|
Arafat Minhas
c Dhananjaya de Silva b Dilshan Madushanka
|
52 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 72.22 |
|
Razaullah
c Asitha Fernando b Lahiru Kumara
|
10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 90.91 |
|
Saqib Khan
not out
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras: 27
27 {wd - 3, nb - 6, lb - 2, b - 15}
Total: 434-9
(106.3 Overs , RR: 4.08 )
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 2 | 107 | 3 | 4.12 | |
| 23 | 3 | 108 | 3 | 4.70 | |
| 23.3 | 1 | 104 | 1 | 4.43 | |
| 25 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 2.88 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.67 | |
| 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3.83 |
| Fall of Wickets | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Azan Awais | 86 - 1 | 16.0 |
| Tayyab Arif | 90 - 2 | 16.4 |
| Babar Azam | 159 - 3 | 34.5 |
| Mohammad Taha | 227 - 4 | 55.1 |
| Salman Agha | 253 - 5 | 63.2 |
| Ghazi Ghori | 349 - 6 | 88.1 |
| Saud Shakeel | 393 - 7 | 100.2 |
| Arafat Minhas | 434 - 8 | 105.1 |
| Razaullah | 434 - 9 | 106.3 |
| Player 1 | Partnership | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
Azan Awais 30(50) |
86(96) | Tayyab Arif 53(47) |
Mohammad Taha 0(0) |
4(4) | Tayyab Arif 4(4) |
Mohammad Taha 18(52) |
69(109) | Babar Azam 50(58) |
Mohammad Taha 33(53) |
68(122) | Saud Shakeel 27(71) |
Salman Agha 16(22) |
26(49) | Saud Shakeel 10(27) |
Ghazi Ghori 48(72) |
96(149) | Saud Shakeel 46(77) |
Arafat Minhas 28(50) |
44(73) | Saud Shakeel 10(24) |
Arafat Minhas 24(22) |
41(30) | Razaullah 10(8) |
Saqib Khan 0(5) |
0(8) | Razaullah 0(3) |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lahiru Udara
c Ghazi Ghori b Saqib Khan
|
42 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 80.77 |
|
Pasindu Sooriyabandara
c Ghazi Ghori b Mohammad Abbas
|
0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Dinesh Chandimal
c Salman Agha b Saqib Khan
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
|
Kamindu Mendis
not out
|
49 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 45.37 |
|
Dhananjaya de Silva
not out
|
44 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 61.97 |
Extras: 9
9 {wd - 0, nb - 5, lb - 0, b - 4}
Total: 145-3
(39.2 Overs , RR: 3.70 )
Yet to bat:
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.2 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 1.95 | |
| 14 | 1 | 69 | 2 | 4.93 | |
| 9 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 4.78 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 |
| Fall of Wickets | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Pasindu Sooriyabandara | 7 - 1 | 2.2 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | 12 - 2 | 3.3 |
| Lahiru Udara | 65 - 3 | 16.5 |
| Player 1 | Partnership | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
Lahiru Udara 5(9) |
7(16) | Pasindu Sooriyabandara 0(7) |
Lahiru Udara 4(4) |
5(7) | Dinesh Chandimal 1(3) |
Lahiru Udara 33(39) |
53(83) | Kamindu Mendis 13(44) |
Dhananjaya de Silva 44(71) |
80(135) | Kamindu Mendis 36(64) |
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Razaullah to Dhananjaya, no run - length delivery just outside off and hint of some away movement, Silva defends it towards point
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, no run - back of a length and angling in, Silva stays back and defends it
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, 2 runs - this is good running from these two, it nips back in sharply from outside off, Silva tucks it off his pads to backward square leg, the deep fielder was bit slow to respond and they hare back for the second
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, 2 runs - full again just outside off, again some away movement, Silva slices it to sweeper cover, not quite off the meat of the bat, but they get a couple
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, no run - length delivery outside off and moving away, Silva defends it to the off side
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, 2 runs - first opportunity of the morning and Saud has fluffed a simple chance at first slip. Terrific delivery from Razaullah, lands it full and gets it to shape away, Silva goes with hard hands on the drive and the outside edge carried at a comfortable height to Saud, who went with both the hands, can't hold onto it. He tried to reverse cup it but all he did was tip it over. Babar, standing at second slip, pats him on the back
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - teasing line outside off, it moves away late and Mendis isn't interested in that one
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fraction short and outside off, Mendis stands tall and defends it towards the off side
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - back of a length and angling in from wide of the crease, Mendis hangs back and defends it watchfully
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - excellent delivery just outside off and getting it to move away, Mendis lifts his bat and lets it go
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - good length delivery around the 4th stump line, Mendis is happy to let it go
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - accurate line around the off stump, cramping him for any room, Mendis gets right behind and defends it
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, no run - full and outside off, Silva slices it to point
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, no run - this one nips back in from a length, Silva stays back and blocks it
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - full and tailing in late, Mendis works it to deep square leg
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fullish delivery wide outside off, Mendis lets it go through
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - length delivery outside off stump and moving away, Mendis lifts his bat and lets it go
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR - misses the radar and serves him a full delivery on the pads, easy pickings for Mendis as he whips it off his pads to deep mid-wicket, it came in with the angle from round the wicket and lots of open spaces on the leg side
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - full and tailing in from wide of the crease, Mendis taps it to cover for a quick single
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - probing line around the 4th stump, Mendis is happy to let it go
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - length delivery closer to the off stump, Mendis leaves it alone
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - back of a length outside off and moving away, Mendis lifts his bat and lets it go length l
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - much better, gets a good stride forward and defends a length delivery towards the off side
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - oh this one seamed away with an extra bounce, lands it on a length and moves it away from the left hander, Mendis feels hard at it and misses
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - DDS gets right behind the line and defends it to the off-side
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, 2 runs - banged in short and at the right-hander - DDS swivels across, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square on the on-side, comes back for the second run
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off, left alone
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, FOUR - beautifully played, tad too full and just outside off - DDS leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and then drives it straight of mid-off
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - on a good length and at the stumps, defended back at the bowler
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - a leading edge, but the ball rolls wide of the bowler - pitched up and angling back into the right-hander, DDS closed the face of the bat and the soft edge goes back at the bowler
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fuller length delivery on off, Kamindu presses across and punches it with a straight bat to mid-on
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fraction fuller and just outside off - Kamindu leans well forward and gets an inside edge onto the on-side
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander - Kamindu has his off-stump covered as he shoulders arms
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Kamindu prods half-forward and skews it onto the off-side
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - tad fuller and just outside off - a big stride forward as Kamindu defended
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Kamindu presses half-forward and defends it to the off-side
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - tad fuller and just outside off - DDS stays back and push-drives it to the off-side
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - short of a good length and just outside off, not a lot of bounce as DDS stays back on the jab
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - short of a good length and angling into the left-hander, nudged wide of mid-wicket for a single
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off - Kamindu covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - on a length and angling back into the left-hander - Kamindu leans across and defends it to the on-side
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - Kamindu gets right behind the line and defends it to the off-side
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - on a good length and just outside off - DDS presses across and defends it to the on-side
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - tad fuller and just outside off - DDS plays with soft hands and defends it to the off-side
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - on a good length and at the stumps, DDS gets right behind the line as he defended
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - short of a good length and well wide of off - doesn't bounce a lot and catches the bottom-edge, bounces through to the keeper
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - on a good length and around the off-stump channel, defended back at the bowler
Abbas to Dhananjaya, FOUR - nicely played, short of a good length and just outside off - DDS makes a late call to play, opens the face of the bat and runs it wide of second slip for a boundary
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - short of a good length and at the stumps, Kamindu prods across and defends it back at the bowler
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs - nicdely played, tad too full and just outside off - Kamindu leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it straight of mid-off for a couple
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - Saqib shortens the length and gets some extra bounce from off - Kamindu plays with soft hands and drops it at his feet
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - Saqib shortens the length and pushes one across the left-hander, left alone
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - on a good length and around off, Kamindu gets right behind the line in defence
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Kamindu leans across and take sthe bottom hand as he defended
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - probing over from Abbas, keeps it around the off stump, Silva stays back and blocks it solidly
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - back of a length and around the off stump, Silva gets right behind the line and defends it
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - this one kicks off the pitch from a length, Silva on the back foot is beaten on the defence. That reared off the deck!
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - angling in from a length, Silva defends it down on the track
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - good length delivery outside off with an extra bounce, Silva leaves it alone
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - good length delivery outside off, Silva defends it towards covers
Arafat Minhas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - full and on the pads, Mendis works it towards the leg side
Arafat Minhas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - gets a good stride forward to a flighted delivery and defends it
Arafat Minhas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - slower through the air, Mendis hangs back and fends it watchfully
Arafat Minhas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - turning into the leg side again, Mendis goes back and defends it
Arafat Minhas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - turning into the pads, Mendis works it to short mid-wicket
Arafat Minhas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - tossed up and turning in, Mendis steps down the track and pushes it back to the bowler
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, FOUR - lovely shot to get going, pitched up and in the slot, Silva presents full face of the bat and creams it all along the ground to long-on
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, 2 runs - 50 stand comes up, angling into the pads, Silva works it towards to backward square leg for a brace
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - angling in from good length, Silva defends it watchfully towards the off side
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - short and nipping back in sharp, he gets some extra kick from the surface, Silva is hurried into the defence
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - good line to start with, back of a length and around the 4th stump line, Silva stands tall and defends it towards point
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - shortish delivery on the stumps, Mendis pulls it away to fine leg
Arafat Minhas to Dhananjaya, no run - that was close! Well tossed up delivery on middle, Silva steps down the track and drives it down the track, Minhas got some hand to it and it deflects off his fingers to hit the stumps at the bowler's end, Mendis had managed to drag his bat back in. The third umpire has a look and rules him not out
Arafat Minhas to Dhananjaya, no run - quicker delivery outside off, Silva goes back and pushes it to point
Arafat Minhas to Dhananjaya, no run - floated up on off, Silva gets forward and defends it towards the leg side
Arafat Minhas to Dhananjaya, no run - the arm ball, drifting in sharply, Silva goes back to defend and gets an inside edge onto the pads
Arafat Minhas to Dhananjaya, no run - tossed up outside off, Silva pushes it to covers
Arafat Minhas to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - tossed up on middle, Mendis eases it down to long-on
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - shortish delivery down the leg side again, Silva goes for the pull and misses it
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - there was some sound as it went towards the keeper, but the bowler was not convinced, length delivery angling down the leg side, it brushed the thigh pad
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - straying on the pads, Mendis tucks it round the corner to backward square leg
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR - that has been thumped down the ground, pitched up and in the slot, Mendis presents full face of the bat and drilsl it all along the ground to long-off, the fielder at mid-off dived to his left, but it was hit hard
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - full and tailing in, Mendis gets forward and blocks it towards covers
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, 1 run - straying on the pads, Silva tickles it off his pads to backward square leg
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - good length delivery outside off, Mendis leaves it alone
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs - too full and straight on the pads, Mendis works it off his pads to deep mid-wicket for a couple
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - full and on off, Mendis blocks it solidly down the track
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - good length delivery outside off stump, Mendis leaves it alone
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - full and tailing into the pads, Mendis drives it towards mid-on
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - angling in from a length, Mendis defends it towards the leg-side
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - length delivery on the 4th stump line, Silva stays back and defends it
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - probing line closer to the off-stump, Silva gets right behind and defends it
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - angling in from outside off, Silva defends it towards mid-on
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - full and angling in from outside off, Silva defends it back to the bowler
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, 2 runs - another brace added to the total, full and on the pads, Silva flicks it to deep square leg, the ball went off the inside half of the bat
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, 2 runs - full and tailing into the pads, Silva clips it in the gap to mid-wicket for a couple
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fullish delivery on off, Mendis plays a full-blooded drive to covers, straight to the fielder
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs - full and angling into the pads, Mendis clips it in the gap to wide long-on for a brace
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR - full and width on offer and Mendis cashes in on it, overpitched and in the slot, Mendis reaches out to the pitch of the ball and square-drives to deep extra cover
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - full and tailing in from round the wicket, Mendis defends it back to the bowler
Abbas to Dhananjaya, 1 run - shortish delivery on the stumps, Silva works it away to backward square leg
Abbas to Dhananjaya, no run - good length delivery outside off, Silva leaves it alone
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, 1 run - banged in short on the stumps, Silva swivels and pulls it to deep square leg
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, 2 runs - full and straying on the pads, Silva clips it in the gap to deep mid-wicket for a couple
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, FOUR - inside edge and it goes close to the stumps, it was slightly shorter and keeps a tad low, Silva plays at it away from the body and gets an inside edge that goes past the keeper to fine leg
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, no run - pitched up outside off and shaping away, Silva slices it to point
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, no run - back of a length outside off and moving away, Silva lifts his bat and lets it go
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, no run - excellent delivery, length delivery outside off and it moves away late, Silva is squared up as the ball whizzes past the outside edge
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fuller length delivery outside off - driven to the left of mid-off, the fielder dives and gets a hand, preventing runs
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - short of a good length and just outside off -Kamindu gets behind the line and pushes it to cover-point, he wanted a single and is sent back
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - on a good length and just outside off -Kamindu leans across and defends it to the off-side
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - tad fuller and just outside off - Kamindu leans well forward and defends it to mid-on
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - on a good length and well wide of off, left alone
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - DDS gets on top of the bounce and pushes it to the off-side
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, FOUR - cracking shot, back of a length and just outside off - DDS gets right on top of the bounce as he swivelled onto the pull, through mid-wcket and the ball runs away to the ropes
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - Razaullah shortens the length outside off - Kamindu plays with soft hands and drops it to the off-side for a single
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - banged in short and at the stumps, Kamindu ducks under and lets it go
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR - beautifully played, fuller length delivery and angling into the pads, Kamindu leans across, lets the ball come and then plays a pristine on-drive, into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a single
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - short of a good length and angling into the left-hander, turned to the on-side
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - tad fuller and just outside off - DDS plays late and runs it to the square fielder at gully
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - on a good length and just outside off - DDS plays close to his body and defends it to the off-side
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - tad too straight once again, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR - nicely played, too full and too straight from Saqib, the angle takes it onto the pads and it's nonchalantly flicked through mid-wicket for a boundary
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - on a good length and angling down leg, Kamindu was looking to help it on its way and missed
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fuller length delivery on off, Kamindu leans across and defends it back at the bowler
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - short of a good length and at the left-hander, nudged with soft hands towards mid-wicket for a single
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - Razaullah shortens the length and pushes one down leg, past Kamindu's flick on its way to the keeper
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - Kamindu plays close to his body and defends it to the off-side
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - banged in short by Razaullah - Kamindu Mendis watches it closely and ducks under it
Razaullah to Dhananjaya, 5 runs - poor cricket all-around - banged in short and at the right-hander, DDS was shaping for the pull and was rushed into the shot, wasn't in any control as the ball rolled down to long leg. The throw then comes in and it lands in the middle of nowhere, none backing up and it runs away to the ropes
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - length ball at the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single
Saqib Khan to Dhananjaya, no run - fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, left alone
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, out Caught by Ghazi Ghori!! Another loose drive and Udara's luck runs out - short of a good length and angling away from the right-hander - it's well wide of off and he doesn't need to play at that, but he goes after it with hard hands, the feet don't move and the edge goes straight through to Ghazi Ghori. He doesn't drop those and the partnership has been broken. Taha will feel relieved, he dropped Lahiru Udara moments ago, but it hasn't cost his team a lot. Lahiru Udara c Ghazi Ghori b Saqib Khan 42(52) [4s-7]
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - Saqib shortens the length outside off - pushed off the back-foot to gully
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - length ball at the pads, Kamindu looks to flick and gets an inside edge to long leg
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, 1 run - edged and Taha has dropped it, a loose drive from Udara - pitched up and shaping away from outside off, Udara's feet hardly moved as he threw his hands on the drive, gets a thick edge to the left of gully - Taha put his left hand out and the ball didn't stick. A casual effort from the fielder, looked like he wasn't ready for the chance
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Udara waits and then defends it to the off-side
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - that was close, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander - Kamindu was shaping to get inside the line and then swivel onto the pull, undone by Razaullah's angle
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - extra bounce from a length for Razaullah, but Kamindu watches it closely, softens the bottom hand and takes a blow on his fingers as he defended
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - banged in short and at the stumps, Kamindu ducks under and lets it go
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - Razaullah shortens the length on off, Kamindu was looking to drop it with soft hands, gets an inside edge and drops near his boot
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - back of a length and angling across the left-hander - steered with an open face to backward point
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - beaten, a loose waft from Kamindu and he could've so easily edged it to the keeper - pitched up and pushed across the left-hander, Kamindu's feet went nowhere as he went chasing after the ball
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - Saqib shortens the length outside off - Udara gets right behind the line as he defended
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, FOUR - clubbed, back of a length and just outside off - Udara picks the length early, swivels across and then thumps top-edge pull wide of mid-on, didn't get it off the middle of the bat, but has enough in the shot to beat the chasing fielder - brings up the 50-run stand as well
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, FOUR - boundaries are flowing for Udara - on a good length and just outside off, Udara lets the ball come, opens the face of the bat and then uses Saqib's pace to run it wide of gully
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Udara leans across, lets the ball come and then defends it to the off-side
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - fuller length delivery at the stumps, Udara presses across and defends it with a straight bat to mid-on
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, FOUR - drilled, overpitched and wide of off - Udara leans into the drive, plays it on the rise and flays it high over the head of the man at cover - no need to run for those
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, byes - FOUR, bonus runs for Sri Lanka, banged in short and well down leg - Kamindu lets it go, but the ball climbs after passing the batter and gives Ghazi Ghori no chance
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR - beautifully played, the inswinger from Razaullah, but it's a tad too full and it's met with a straight bat by the left-hander, caressed back past the non-striker and the ball races away
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - short of a good length and angling down leg, Kamindu was shaping to flick and missed
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - Razaullah shortens the length outside off - Kamindu gets on top of the bounce and punches it to backward point
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - short of a good length and pushed across the left-hander, left alone
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - on a good length and slanting back into the left-hander, Kamindu covers the line and lets it go
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - Saqib shortens the length outside off - Udara plays with soft hands and drops it towards gully
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - fraction fuller and in that channel around off - Udara lets the ball come and defends it to the off-side
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Udara plays with an open stance and defends it to the off-side
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - almost a replay of the previous ball, fraction fuller and holding its line - brings Udara forward and then rushes past the outside edge
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - on a good length and shaping away from outside off, brings Udara forward and then nips away at pace, going past the outside edge
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - edged, but Udara was playing with soft hands and the ball drops in front of second slip - nipped away at pace and made the right-hander play
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no ball - short of a good length and shaping away from outside off, left alone. It's a front-foot no-ball from Saqib
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - 139.3ks short ball around off, Mendis thought about the pull or hook but aborted from the shot. That will be tea on day 2
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - 142.1ks good length ball, angling in and Mendis meets it on top of the bounce, defends to point
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no run - that's loose. 139.1ks on a length and outside off, not quite there for the drive and Mendis still goes for it, well away from the body and is beaten on the outside edge
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis, no ball - back of a length outside off, Mendis leaves and Razaullah has overstepped
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara, 3 runs - run-out chance missed. Babar does not collect the ball, allowing Udara to survive. Angling into the pads, Udara flicks it in front of square and the fielder from mid-on gives chase. The batters decide to go for a risky third and Udara would have been in trouble. Babar comes towards the stumps at the non-striker's end and does not gather the throw. Udara was well short had Babar removed the bails
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara, no run - 141.2ks shortens the length, Udara rides the bounce and drops it down the pitch
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara, no run - fuller than good length, Udara sits back and blocks with a straight bat
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - another teaser and the ball does not carry. Abbas extracts a bit of extra bounce and Mendis is pressing forward to defend, the ball hits the splice and lobs towards backward point, landing just in front of the diving fielder
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - 125.6ks good length ball close to off, Mendis defends solidly to the off-side
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - 123.1ks angling in from good length, Mendis blocks with a straight bat
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - 126.5ks back of a length delivery, Mendis gets behind the line and blocks to the off-side
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - on a length and outside off, shapes away as well and Mendis shoulders arms
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - 121.7ks on a length and close to off, Mendis defends it on top of the bounce
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara, no run - 142.4ks strays down leg, too far out for Udara to connect with the glance
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara, no run - 140.3ks back of a length delivery, Udara gets behind the line and defends to cover
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara, no run - bouncer but too short and too high, Udara ducks under and evades it comfortably
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara, no run - just short of Awais. 141.7ks back of a length around the hips, Udara clips it uppishly and the ball lands in front of mid-wicket. Awais bends low and takes it on the half volley
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara, no run - 142.3ks angling into the pads, Udara flicks and picks out the mid-wicket fielder
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara, no run - well-directed short ball, Udara sinks down and sways out of the line
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara, no ball - short of length delivery, Udara hops and defends with soft hands to the off-side
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - Pakistan don't lose the review. That was close. Mendis is lucky umpire Rod Tucker didn't give it out onfield else he would have been on his way back. The scrambled seam delivery, nips back in after pitching and beats Mendis' forward prod. The ball strikes him on the back leg and Abbas went up straightaway. Tucker wasn't interested but Babar challenged the call, only for ball-tracking to show impact as umpire's call and the ball was hitting the top of off-stump
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - 125.7ks on a length and close to off, Mendis angles it with an open bat face to point
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - he's troubling Mendis from round the wicket. This time goes past the inside edge. The ball goes on with the angle and Mendis misses the forward block, struck high on the front leg and hence no LBW appeal
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - 126.9ks good length ball outside off, Mendis moves across and shoulders arms
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - uhhh! This is probing stuff from Abbas. Mendis takes a step out and shuffles across but still can't counter the late movement. This delivery held its line and beat the outside edge
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fuller and angled in, Mendis prods forward and blocks it to mid-on
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, 2 runs - 131.2ks too straight - on middle and leg, Udara clips it in front of square and collects an easy couple
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - back of a length delivery close to off, Udara rides the bounce and pats it with soft hands to the off-side
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - 132.1ks full pitcher outside off, Mendis pushes it back past Saqib and the duo stick with a single
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - angled in from back of a length, Mendis gets behind the line and defends back to Saqib
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs - 133.7ks fuller than good length, Mendis meets it on top of the bounce and eases it down the ground, picks up a couple
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run - back of a length delivery, Mendis defends with soft hands to short leg
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, 2 runs - 127.6ks nips back in from a good length spot, Udara inside halves the block and the ball rolls square on the leg-side, easy brace
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - slanting into middle and leg, Mendis helps it along to fine leg
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - angled into the left-hander, Mendis shuffles across and misses the flick, the ball deflects off the pad to short leg
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, 1 run - in the air and wide of leg gully. There was a change in plan - Awais was stationed there just before this ball and Abbas bowled the perfect delivery. Full on middle and leg, Udara clips it uppishly but the ball was too quick for Awais to hang on, flew past him before he could react
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run - walks down and across, defends solidly into the off-side and quickly crosses over
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - back of a length angling in, Mendis stays rooted to the crease and has a tentative poke, the ball holds its line and beats the outside edge. This is good from Abbas
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, FOUR - shot! That was a bad delivery. Plenty of width on offer and Udara does not miss out, he reaches for it and creams it in front of square. He stands there and watches the ball race away
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, FOUR - lovely shot! Saqib Khan shouldn't flustered with that shot. He went a bit fuller searching for some swing, but overpitches and Udara puts it away, he transfers his weight into the drive and places it wide of mid-off. No need to run for that..
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - ufff! That's a jaffa. Udara did well to survive. Hits a good length spot and gets a bit of extra bounce, the ball straightens as well and squares up Udara, he somehow manages not to nick it. Nice carry to Ghazi Ghori
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - full pitcher around off, Udara turns it wristily towards mid-on
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - 132.4ks aims for the top of off, Udara defends with a straight bat
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - 135.1ks on a length and outside off, Udara lifts his bat and lets it go
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - fuller than good length, angling in and Mendis gets on top of the bounce, directs it towards point
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - attacks the stumps, Mendis presents the full face of the bat and blocks to mid-on
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - back of a length delivery, Mendis stays behind the line and defends solidly to cover
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - 125.8ks good length ball on off, Mendis blocks with the bat close to the body
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - 128.8ks fuller and around off, Mendis defends late and right under his eyes
Abbas to Kamindu Mendis, no run - nips away from the left-hander, Mendis prods forward to defend and is beaten on the outside edge
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, FOUR - this time Udara does not miss out. Saqib once again is too straight - on middle and leg, Udara waits for the ball to arrive and clips it backward of square. No chance of stopping that..
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - strays down leg, Udara misses the glance and Ghazi Ghori moves to his left to glove the ball
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 3 runs - fullish delivery close to off, Mendis presents the full face of the bat and plays an extended forward block, the ball races past Saqib and mid-on. But Razaullah hunts it down and saves a run
Saqib Khan to Chandimal, out Caught by Salman Agha!! Maiden Test wicket for Saqib Khan. Sri Lanka in trouble as the experienced Chandimal is dismissed cheaply. Another peach! 134.6ks back of a length delivery - angled in from wide of the crease and Chandimal plays for the angle, closes the bat face trying to work it into the leg-side, but the ball straightens to catch the outside edge and goes quickly to second slip. Agha shows sharp reflexes to hang onto his left. Chandimal c Salman Agha b Saqib Khan 1(3)
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, 3 runs - 131.6ks fuller and shaping away, Udara plays it with the swing and caresses it through the vacant cover region. Two fielders give chase and manage to haul it in just before the rope
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara, no run - 126.9ks good length ball close to off, Udara defends with a straight bat
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, 1 run - 129ks slanting back in, Udara leans across to defend and squirts an inside edge backward of square leg
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, no run - 125.4ks back of a length delivery, Udara gets behind the line and defends towards point
Abbas to Chandimal, 1 run - 125.8ks fuller and around off, Chandimal defends off the outer half and the ball rolls wide of cover
Abbas to Chandimal, no run - 126ks now the nip-backer, Chandimal prods forward and is beaten on the inside edge, struck on the back thigh
Abbas to Pasindu Sooriyabandara, out Caught by Ghazi Ghori!! Abbas strikes early! This is an unplayable delivery. Sooriyabandara didn't do much wrong there. He just has to appreciate the ball and walk back. Good length delivery - right on off-stump, there's no chance for Sooriyabandara to leave that, he has to play and the ball nips away late, squares up Sooriyabandara and flies off the outside edge. Ghazi Ghori dives to his right and gloves it with both hands. This is what you get from Abbas - impeccable line and length. Pasindu Sooriyabandara c Ghazi Ghori b Abbas 0(7)
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, 1 run - 127.6ks nips back in, Udara does not have a big stride forward, tries to defend from the crease and the thick inside edge rolls to fine leg
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, no ball - FOUR, that's poor from an experienced. Another overstep by him. He also drifts onto the pads, easy pickings for Udara as he flicks it in front of square and the new ball races away to the fence
Saqib Khan to Pasindu Sooriyabandara, no run - keeps it full around off, hint of some away swing, Sooriyabandara blocks it towards covers
Saqib Khan to Pasindu Sooriyabandara, no run - back of a length and around the 4th stump line, Sooriyabandara stands tall and defends it watchfully
Saqib Khan to Pasindu Sooriyabandara, no run - much fuller around off and shaping away, Sooriyabandara lifts his bat and lets it go
Saqib Khan to Pasindu Sooriyabandara, no run - shortish delivery angling in from outside off, Sooriyabandara gets right the line and defends it
Saqib Khan to Pasindu Sooriyabandara, no run - beautifully bowled, lands it on a length closer to the off stump and gets it to seam away, Sooriyabandara feels for it and is beaten all ends up!
Saqib Khan to Pasindu Sooriyabandara, no run - slightly shorter outside off and moving away, Sooriyabandara leaves it alone
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, no run - angling in from a length, Udara gets right behind the line and defends it
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, no run - this one reared off the surface closer to the off stump, Udara looks to defend, but gets a bottom edge towards the keeper
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, no run - tighter line around the off-stump, right on the money, Udara gets right behind the line and blocks it
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, no run - gets a seam movement back into the right hander, some extra kick off the deck and Udara is hit high on the pads
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, no run - full on off and tailing in, Udara gets forward and blocks it towards point
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, no run - back of a length and closer to the off-stump, he gets some extra kick off the surface, Udara gets right behind the line and defends it
Abbas to Lahiru Udara, no ball - right on the money to start with, full and angling in from outside off, Udara stays back and defends it. Abbas has overstepped and Sri Lanka are off the mark
Lahiru Kumara to Razaullah, out Caught by Asitha Fernando!! He's holed out and Babar Azam has declared. Full and in the slot - Razaullah went after it and mistimes it high in the air towards long-off. He got it off the bottom of the bat and Asitha takes a well judged catch. A well deserved wicket for Kumara. Razaullah c Asitha Fernando b Lahiru Kumara 10(11) [4s-1 6s-1]
Lahiru Kumara to Razaullah, no run - peppers him with another short stuff, Razaullah ducks under it again, not going after it
Lahiru Kumara to Razaullah, no run - bouncer on the stumps, Razaullah ducks under it
Dilshan Madushanka to Saqib Khan, no run - banged in short on the stumps, Khan ducks under it
Dilshan Madushanka to Saqib Khan, no run - short ball well down the leg side from round the wicket, Khan ducks under it
Dilshan Madushanka to Saqib Khan, no run - full and pushed across him, Khan gets forward and blocks it
Dilshan Madushanka to Saqib Khan, no run - bouncer on the stumps, Khan ducks under it
Dilshan Madushanka to Saqib Khan, no run - back of a length delivery on middle, Khan defends it back to the bowler
Dilshan Madushanka to Arafat Minhas, out Caught by Dhananjaya!! A wonderful innings on debut comes to an end. Full and in the slot - Minhas was going after everything and this time miscues a loft towards long-on where Dhananjaya takes a comfortable catch. An impactful innings from Minhas as he added some useful runs. Arafat Minhas c Dhananjaya b Dilshan Madushanka 52(72) [4s-9 6s-1]
Asitha Fernando to Razaullah, no run - peppers him with a short delivery, Razaullah swings at it aimelessly and misses it
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, 1 run - speared in full on off, Minhas drives it to extra cover
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, FOUR - he gets to his maiden fifty in style, too short and wide outside off, Minhas had backed away to the leg side, gets on top of it and hammers it off the back foot to sweeper cover, got the placement right on that occasion
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, FOUR - he moves onto 47, short pitched delivery again, Minhas gets into a comfortable position backing away and smashes it in the air towards wide long-on
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - much fuller, Minhas pushes it towards covers and wants the single, but Razaullah denies it
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, byes - FOUR, this is poor bowling, once again the short delivery well down the leg side and far too high over the keeper
Dilshan Madushanka to Razaullah, no run - he's going after everything and Sri Lanka are overdoing it with the short stuff, Razaullah moves across to the off side and misses it completely on the hook shot
Dilshan Madushanka to Razaullah, SIX - this time he has caught hold of it and sends it over long-on, short and following him as Razaullah had backed away, he gets into a good position and thumps it over the in-field
Dilshan Madushanka to Razaullah, no run - banged in short on the stumps, Razaullah pulls hard and misses it
Dilshan Madushanka to Arafat Minhas, 1 run - oh Asitha has dropped a catch, once again Minhas backs away and top edges a pull off a shortish delivery, it went towards mid-on and Asitha covered good ground and took the catch, but as he tumbled down, the ball popped out of his hand
Dilshan Madushanka to Arafat Minhas, FOUR - he's taken him on, short and wide outside off stump, Minhas had to reach for it and smashes it across the line in the air to long-on
Dilshan Madushanka to Arafat Minhas, no run - banged in short outside off, Minhas leaves it alone
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, 1 run - top edge, but it falls in no man's land, short again and it got big on him, Minhas goes for the pull and top edges it towards mid-on. Minhas is living dangerously at the moment!
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - banged in short on the body, he follows him as he backs away. Minhas stands tall and defends it
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - peppers him with another short delivery, Minhas this time attempts the upper cut and misses it
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - back of a length and angling in, Minhas moves across to the off side and attempts the paddle shot, misses it completely
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - another shortish delivery on the stumps, Minhas goes for the pull and gets hit on the gloves as the ball pops towards square-leg. He is grimacing in pain
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, FOUR - he's going after everything at the moment, short and angled at him from round the wicket, Minhas backs away to the leg side and swat bats it in the air over mid on
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, 1 run - full and tailing back in, Minhas mistimes a heave across the line to mid-wicket
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - banged in short on the stumps, far too high over the batsmen
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - length delivery outside off and it moves in a bit, Minhas lifts his bat and lets it go
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - good comeback from Rathnayake, on a length and closer to the off stump, it moved away late to go past the outside edge
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, FOUR - that has been timed to perfection, full and in the slot, Minhas leans into the shot and creams it all along the ground to wide long-off, the fielder went after it, but the timing took it all the way
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - back of a length on middle, Minhas gets right behind and defends it down on the track
Asitha Fernando to Razaullah, no run - he's been hit on the helmet once again. Right on the grill, another short delivery on the stumps, Razaullah goes for an ugly hoick across the line and takes his eyes off the ball. The physio is out again for the concussion test. He is alright to continue
Asitha Fernando to Razaullah, no ball - FOUR, he's hammered it straight down the ground, length delivery in the slot, Razaullah was waiting for it and thumps it right over the bowler's head. Fernando has overstepped and he has to bowl that again
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, byes - another shortish delivery on the stumps, Minhas goes for the hook and misses it. The ball kicked off the surface and went over the keeper, excellent stop in the deep
Asitha Fernando to Razaullah, leg byes - 1 run, peppers him with another short stuff, Razaullah goes for the pull and it hit flush on the helmet. The physio is out for the mandatory concussion test. Razaullah looks okay to continue
Asitha Fernando to Razaullah, no run - he goes after him 1st ball, banged in short on the stumps, Razaullah goes for a ugly swat across the line and misses it
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! 100 wickets for Fernando in Tests. Shakeel misses out on a well deserved ton. It was a shortish delivery angling down the leg side - Shakeel goes for the pull, but the ball pops off his gloves and the keeper takes a comfortable catch. Terrific innings from Shakeel comes to an end and he trudges back to the pavilion. Saud Shakeel c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando 93(199) [4s-9]
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, 1 run - banged in short from round the wicket, Minhas stands tall and punches it to covers
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs - outside edge, but it doesn't carry to the 2nd slip, teasing line closer to the off stump and it moves away slightly, Shakeel pokes at it tentatively and edges it to the left of 2nd slip. Rathnayake starts off well after the break
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - harmless bouncer well down the leg side, Shakeel sways out of the line
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - length delivery on off and he keeps it tight around the off stump, Shakeel defends it watchfully
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - full on off and pushed across him, Shakeel gets forward and blocks it solidly
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - probing line, on a length around the off stump and moving away, Shakeel feels for it and is beaten all ends up
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - full on middle and shaping back in, Shakeel defends it towards mid-on
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - banged in short and holding its line outside off - Minhas hops across, doesn't drop his bat but manages to get out of the way
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - banged in short and at the stumps - Minhas ducks under and lets it go
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - a harmless short ball, well outside off and it's left alone
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - short and angling into the left-hander - Minhas shuffles right across on the pull and missed
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - short and angling down leg - Minhas gets inside the line, drops his gloves and sways away from the line
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - on a good length and just outside off - Saud plays with soft hands and dabs it behind square on the off-side for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - Rathnayake shortens the length around off - Minhas gets right behind the line as he defended
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - Rathnayake keeps it full and in that channel just outside off, another leave from Minhas
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - l delivery outside off - driven crisply and straight to the fielder at mid-off
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - on a length and angling across the left-hander, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - Minhas gets behind the line and defends it to the off-side
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, 1 run - on a good length and just outside off - Minhas plaqys with an angled bat and runs it behind square on the off-side for a single
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - on a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, byes - FOUR, too straight from Asitha, the angle takes it down leg, flicks Minhas's pads and runs away to the long leg boundary for , four of them
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - fuller length delivery and shaping back into the left-hander, left alone
Asitha Fernando to Arafat Minhas, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - Minhas plays from the crease and inside halves it back at the bowler
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, slapped behind square on the off-side for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - Minhas hops across and defends it to the off-side
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - fuller length delivery on off, Minhas leans across and pushes it to mid-on
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - Rathnayake shortens the length and gets it to hold its line outside off - Minhas covers the off-stump, lifts his bat and lets it go
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - beaten, pitched up and shaping away with the angle - Minhas is tentative as he prods forward in defence
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - on a good length and angling across the left-hander, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, FOUR - creamed, too full and too wide from Rathnayake - was a floaty delivery and the left-hander doesn't miss out, leans into the drive and finds the gap wide of cover for a boundary
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - full and at the stumps, Saud leans across and defends it to mid-on
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - banged in short and just outside off - Saud has plenty of time as he stays on the back-foot and then blocks
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, 1 run - Kumara shortens the length around off - Minhas hops across, gets opened up by the angle and skews a thick edge, behind square on the off-side for a single
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, no run - another bouncer from Kumara - Minhas ducks under and lets it go
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, no run - banged in short from over the wicket - Minhas shapes for the pull and is undone by the angle
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - short of a good length and angling into the left-hander, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - Rathnayake shortens the length and pushes one across the left-hander, has Minhas sparring from the crease and beats the outside edge
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - fuller length delivery outside off - driven crisply and straight to the fielder at cover. There's a fumble, but they don't risk a single
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - banged in short and pushed across the left-hander - Saud gets on top of the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no ball - short of a good length and just outside off - Saud prods half-forward as he defended it to the off-side. A no-ball to boot as well
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - fuller length delivery outside off - Saud gets a stride forward and defends it to the off-side
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - on a good length and on off, defended back at the bowler
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, SIX - back-to-back boundaries and Minhas has found away against the short stuff - backs away, picks up the length early and then swats it over mid-wicket, the ball has enough to soar over the ropes for a maximum
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, FOUR - clubbed, banged in short by Kumara, but it doesn't bounce a lot - Minhas backs away and then hammers the pull through mid-wicket for a boundary
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, no run - this is extremely clumsy from Minhas and he gets lucky, back of a length and angling into the left-hander- Minhas took his eyes off the ball and left his gloves hanging, the ball smashed into it and dropped well in front of the man under the helmet at FSL
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - tad too short and just outside off - Saud gets on top of the bounce and swats it through mid-wicket for a single
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, 1 run - top-edge and safe - banged in short and Minhas took on the pull, doesn't get on top of the bounce and miscues it towards long leg
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - short and at the left-hander - Minhas gets on top of the bounce and pulls it past square leg for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - fuller length delivery on off - Minhas prods forward and blocks it to mid-off
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - beaten, pitched up and pushed across the left-hander - the length drew Minhas into playing at that and it nibbled just about enough to go past the outside edge
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - fuller length delivery and pushed across the left-hander, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - short of a good length and at the stumps, tucked into the gap past square leg for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, 1 run - short of a good length and just outside off, dabbed in front of square on the off-side for a single
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - that's a high bouncer, well outside off and Saud lets it go
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, 1 run - back of a length and angling into the left-hander - Minhas hops across and dabs it behind square on the off-side for a run
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, no run - banged in short and at the left-hander, Minhas ducks under and lets it go
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, no run - short and angling down leg, Minhas decides to take on it - swivels across on the pull and missed
Lahiru Kumara to Arafat Minhas, no run
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, leg byes - 1 run, on a good length and angling back into the left-hander, rolls off Saud's pad for a leg-bye
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, FOUR - short, wide and four, width on offer and Minhas flays it wide of backward point, the ball bounces away to the ropes in no time
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - on a good length and angling into the left-hander - Minhas hops across and nudges it towards mid-wicket
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, FOUR - streaky, but four, width on offer and Minhas threw his hands on the cut - the feet doesn't move and the edge flies over the leaping fielder at gully
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - tad fuller and just outside off - Minhas leans across and push-drives it to cover
Milan Rathnayake to Arafat Minhas, no run - tad fuller and wider of off - Minhas stabs and pushes it to the off-side
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - fuller length delivery and angling back into the left-hander - Saud prods across and then clips it into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a single
Dilshan Madushanka to Arafat Minhas, no run - banged in short and down leg, Minhas ducks under and lets it go
Dilshan Madushanka to Arafat Minhas, no run - full-toss from Madushanka - Minhas looks surprised, but manages to get the bat down and squeezes it to the off-side
Dilshan Madushanka to Arafat Minhas, no run - on a good length and shaping away from outside off - Minhas has a good look at that and lets it go
Dilshan Madushanka to Arafat Minhas, no run - fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, Minhas covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Dilshan Madushanka to Arafat Minhas, no run - fuller length delivery and swinging away from outside off, looking to make Minhas drive. He resists and lets it go
Dilshan Madushanka to Ghazi Ghori, out Caught by Pasindu Sooriyabandara!! That's a fine catch from Sooriyabandara and Ghori misses out on a maiden Test half-century. Was a back of a length delivery that was angled across the right-hander and Ghori was shaping to dab it past the slip cordon - he played it late and to the let of gully - the ball was travelling and Sooriyabandara went with both hands as he dived to his left. The ball though stuck in his left hand and he completes a blinder. Ghazi Ghori c Pasindu Sooriyabandara b Dilshan Madushanka 48(72) [4s-2]
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - on a good length and angling back into the left-hander, Saud leans across defensively
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - Rathnayake shortens the length and gets it to seam away from the left-hander - Saud shuffles across, covers the off-stump and then makes a late call to let it go
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, wide - banged in short and at the stumps - Saud ducks under and lets it go. Too high though and it's called as a
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - tad fuller and angling down the leg-side, Ghori shuffles across, gets his glove out of the way and lets it go
Milan Rathnayake to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - on a length and at the stumps, clipped to the right of mid-on for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Ghazi Ghori, no run - Rathnayake shortens the length around off - Ghori gets right behind the line in defence
Milan Rathnayake to Ghazi Ghori, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - Ghori waits on it and stabs it towards gully
Dilshan Madushanka to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - full and shaping back into the right-hander -Ghazi plants his front-foot across and then clips it through mid-wicket for a single
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - on a good length and just outside off - Saud plays with soft hands and runs it to the left of gully, he's off for a quick single
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - on a good length and angling away from the left-hander, left alone
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - beauty, tad fuller and shaping away from outside off - the angle brings Saud forward and it then goes past the outside edge, could've so easily edged it to the keeper
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - on a good length and angling across the left-hander, Saud watches it closely and lets it go
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - short of a good length and slanting across the left-hander, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Ghazi Ghori, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Ghori leans across and turns it to mid-on
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - fraction fuller and shaping back into the left-hander - Saud plays with soft hands and nudges it in front of mid-on for a quick single
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander, Saud covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - short of a good length and slanting across the left-hander, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped down to long leg for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - a floaty delivery on off, Saud waits and then nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - Madushanka shortens the length and angles one across the left-hander, dabbed behind square on the off-side for a single
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - Madushanka keeps it full and gets it to shape back into the left-hander - Saud presents the full face of the bat as he defended it to mid-on
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - full and shaping back into the left-hander - Saud leans across and picks out mid-on with the on-drive
Dilshan Madushanka to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - banged in short by Madushanka - Ghori gets on top of the bounce and pulls it past square leg for a single
Dilshan Madushanka to Ghazi Ghori, no run - on a good length and slanting across the right-hander, Ghori covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Dilshan Madushanka to Ghazi Ghori, no run - short and angling down leg- Ghori gets inside the line and then attempts the swivel pull, misses and the ball sails through to the keeper
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - angling into the right-hander, Ghori tucks it adjacent to the pitch on the leg-side and crosses over
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 135.1ks on a length and swinging away, Ghori lifts his bat and lets it go
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - back of a length delivery, Ghori stays behind the line and knocks it to cover
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - good length ball swinging away, Ghori has a half-hearted waft and almost nicks it behind. He was looking to run it down to third man but the extra bounce took it over his bat
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, FOUR - this is risky but Ghori gets it away. He walks down and across, gets inside the line of the inswinger and picks it off his pads backward of square. There were two fielder in the deep but he split them perfectly
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 2 runs - 128.9ks on a length and outside off, Ghori rides the bounce and guides it behind square, races back for the second
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, FOUR - shot! Very similar to the previous delivery. Fraction short and outside off, Shakeel does not go hard on the cut shot - he allows the ball to come and then punches it in front of square. No need to run for that..
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - now throws one outside off, the length was short and Shakeel's eyes lit up, he went for the full-blooded slash and is beaten on the outside edge
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - 133.7ks keeps it full and close to off, Shakeel defends late and right under his eyes
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - 132.5ks full pitcher close to off, Shakeel blocks with soft hands to mid-off
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - that's a peach! 133.6ks fuller and angling in, Shakeel is rooted to the crease and plays for the incoming angle, but the ball shapes away and misses the outside edge. That was unplayable
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - 128.6ks good length ball, shapes away late and squares up Shakeel, he does well to defend with a straight bat
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - walks down the wicket to counter the swing and is sucked into the drive well away from the body, he reaches for it and is lucky not to have edged it behind
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - full and around off, Ghori prods forward and defends with a straight bat
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - appeal for LBW. Kusal Mendis has a chat with someone near cover and decides against the review. Asitha has his hands on his head. Nips back in and Ghori plants his front foot across, plays all around it and is struck on the pad. The impact was outside off and that's what saved Ghori. Good call not to waste their only review. Ball-tracking shows it to be umpire's call on impact and the ball was hitting. So Sri Lanka wouldn't have lost a review..
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - 131.5ks back of a length delivery, Shakeel pats it with soft hands into the off-side and Ghori is quick to cross over
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - uhhh! The line is perfect. The length can be a bit fuller. This is back of a length angling across, Shakeel has a tentative poke and is beaten on the outside edge. Mendis fails to glove it cleanly
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - 131.2ks good length ball, hint of away movement, Ghori meets it on the up and eases it square on the off-side
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - 130.5ks good length ball outside off, Shakeel shoulders arms
Dilshan Madushanka to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - 130.8ks leg-lined delivery, Ghori flicks to deep square leg
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - full and shaping away, Shakeel opens the bat face and drives square of the wicket
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - 129.9ks bit too full outside off, Shakeel toe-ends the drive to mid-off
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - 128.3ks full and swinging away outside off, Shakeel leaves
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - 130.6ks on a length and outside off, Shakeel lifts his bat and lets it go
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - 85.6ks flighted on off, Shakeel sits down and laps it to fine leg. Kusal Mendis moved across to his right but the ball evaded him
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, 3 runs - flatter and fraction short, Ghori camps back and whips it wide of mid-on. Long chase for Asitha and he manages to haul it in just before the rope, three more
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - 80.3ks too full in length, Shakeel eases it to mid-off and quickly crosses over
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, no run - 87ks sliding across off, Shakeel sits back and knocks it to cover
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, 3 runs - 84.6ks flighted delivery, Ghori kneels down and sweeps it in front of square. Not off the middle and the ball slows down before the rope, allowing Madushanka to tidy up
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 81.5ks tossed up close to off, Ghori lunges forward and defends it back
Dhananjaya to Saud Shakeel, no run - attacks the stumps, Shakeel prods forward and pushes it back to DDS
Dhananjaya to Saud Shakeel, no run - 85.6ks sliding in with the arm, Shakeel misses the forward block and the ball lobs off the pad
Dhananjaya to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - full toss down leg, Ghori sits down and sweeps to deep backward square
Dhananjaya to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 74.1ks tossed up on off, Ghori lunges forward and blocks solidly
Dhananjaya to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 72.4ks even slower and held the length back, Ghori pats it with soft hands to the leg-side
Dhananjaya to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 75.2ks floated up around leg, Ghori leans forward and turns it to mid-wicket
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, no run - 88.4ks drifted across off, Shakeel settles into the forward defensive
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - 84.3ks shortens the length, Ghori punches it down to long-off
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, no run - quicker and sliding in, Ghori knocks it wide of cover and wants a single. Shakeel is not keen
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 79.4ks throws it up outside off, Ghori leans across and pushes it to cover
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 85.6ks touch flatter from Dinusha, Ghori hangs back and knocks it to cover
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 82.6ks tossed up on off, Ghori inside halves the forward block to mid-wicket
Dhananjaya to Saud Shakeel, no run - 82.8ks drifting into the pads, Shakeel clips it towards mid-wicket where the fielder dives and stops
Dhananjaya to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - 73.2ks loopy delivery that lands pretty full, Ghori digs it off the inner half to square leg
Dhananjaya to Ghazi Ghori, no run - defended off the front foot
Dhananjaya to Ghazi Ghori, no run - once more nice and slow on leg, Ghori blocks it with soft hands to mid-wicket
Dhananjaya to Ghazi Ghori, no run - tosses it up outside leg, Ghori defends square on the leg-side
Dhananjaya to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 78.7ks floated up around leg, Ghori gently turns it in front of mid-wicket
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, no run - 85.6ks fuller and close to off, Shakeel works it towards straightish mid-wicket
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - 84ks flighted on off, Ghori kneels down and sweeps it to deep square leg
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, no run - floated up around off, Ghori leans forward and eases it to cover
Sonal Dinusha to Ghazi Ghori, 2 runs - tossed up on off, Ghori sits down and paddles it fine, picks up a brace
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - worked to mid-wicket and there's a fumble. The ball deflects away and Ghori wanted a second, rightly sent back
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, no run - 85.7ks flighted delivery, Shakeel leans forward and turns it to mid-wicket
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, no run - struck straight into Udara at short leg. It would be harsh to call that a chance. He's standing bit deep at short leg and Ghori takes on the short ball, pulls it in the air and Udara tries to take it with both hands. There was very little time for him to react, he got his hands up but the ball does not stick. That would have been a blinder had he held on
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 131.6ks short of length delivery, Ghori rides the bounce and guides it to gully
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, no run - bouncer just outside off, Ghori sways out of the line and drops his hands to evade it
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, 2 runs - short and outside off, Ghori drags the pull in front of square and picks up a couple
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, no run - Has he been strangled down leg? Did deflect off something and Sri Lanka have reviewed. Did it come off the glove / was it the thigh pad? Short and angling into the right-hander, Ghazi was shuffling across on the flick . The ball is close to the inside edge, but UltraEdge confirms that it came straight off the thigh-pad. NOT OUT is the call and Sri Lanka have burnt another review
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - short of a good length and on off, tucked into the gap past square leg for a single
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - 135.2ks angling into the left-hander, Shakeel helps it along to fine leg
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - there you go. Whenever they have gone a bit fuller, they have beaten the bat. This is a good length ball, angled in and Shakeel is caught in the crease, he plays for the incoming angle but the ball straightens to beat the outside edge
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - 135.9ks angled in, but the length is short again and Shakeel turns it with soft hands to mid-wicket
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - 136.6ks fuller than good length, Shakeel prods forward and blocks to cover
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - on a length and outside off, Ghori angles it with an open bat face to point
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 134.4ks back of a length delivery, Ghori gets behind the line and defends solidly
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - there is still some help on offer. But Sri Lanka's pacers have been short with their lengths. This a bit fuller and the ball nips away, Shakeel is rooted to the crease as he looks to defend and the ball whizzes past the outside edge
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - 134.8ks back of a length on off, Shakeel turns it to mid-wicket
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - 134ks short of length delivery, Shakeel goes on his toes and defends with a straight bat
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - 136.3ks hard length from Kumara, Shakeel hops and tucks it gently to mid-wicket
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - 132.6ks back of a length delivery, Ghori plays it with soft hands to the off-side and quickly crosses over
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, no run - half a shout for LBW. But once again the bounce saves the batter. Angled in and the ball straightens after pitching, Ghori leans forward and closes the bat face, gets beaten on the outside edge and is struck high on the back leg
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - 136.8ks again short and Ghori swivels around to pull, mistimes it to deep square leg
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - 136.3ks short of length delivery, Shakeel gets on top of the bounce and tucks it to deep square leg
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - stifled appeal for LBW. This one nips back in and catches Shakeel rooted to the crease, he pushes with the hands in front and is beaten on the inside edge. Struck on the back thigh. Height was an issue
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - 132.4ks too straight - on off and middle, Ghori clips it down to fine leg
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - angled across the left-hander, Shakeel dabs it through the vacant backward point region
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - short and outside off, Ghori rides the bounce and cuts to deep backward point
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, FOUR - Kumara continues to leak runs.. He goes back round the wicket - offers width outside off, Shakeel opens the bat face and uses the pace on offer to guide it behind square on the off-side. There's a deep backward point in place but he had no chance
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs - 128.8ks short and banged into the wicket, Shakeel goes on one leg and pulls it in front of square. Not quite off the middle and it allows the deep square leg fielder to tidy up
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - that's more like it. The change in angle almost worked. Good length ball, angling across and Shakeel has to play, he tries to defend from the crease and is lucky not to have edged it
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - 130.2ks once more fraction short in length, Ghori is comfortable there - punches off the back foot to deep point
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - back of a length angling in, Shakeel tucks it square on the leg-side
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - short of length delivery, Shakeel hops to get on top of the bounce and defends down the pitch
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - fuller than good length, Shakeel does not come fully forward to defend, the ball rolls off the inner half to mid-wicket
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - good length ball around off, Shakeel gets behind the line and blocks
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - 133.5ks on a length and close to off, Shakeel sits back and dabs it with an angled bat to gully
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - 136.9ks hard length around off, Shakeel attempts the punch but mistimes it to mid-off
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - 133.2ks back of a length delivery, Ghori knocks it in front of mid-on and quickly crosses over
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - 133ks short of length delivery, Shakeel gets on top of the bounce and pats it into the vacant mid-wicket region
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, no run - that's where he needs to be consistently. Good length ball, outside off and hint of away movement, Ghori's feet don't move as he goes feeling for the ball and is beaten on the outside edge. This time the ball carries nicely to Mendis
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, 2 runs - full and attacking off-stump, Ghori plays around his front pad and clips it backward of square, picks up a brace. He would have been in trouble had he missed that
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, no run - that's better. Fuller than good length, the line is outside off and Ghori goes reaching for the forward block, the ball does just enough to beat the outside edge. The ball barely carries to Kusal Mendis
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, FOUR - that's easy pickings. Kumara shortens the length and angles it down, Ghori stays inside the line and helps it along with a fine glance. No chance for the fielder in the deep to stop that
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 135.5ks on a length and outside off, Ghori lifts his bat and lets it go
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, no run - 131.7ks gentle full delivery, Ghori prods across and defends solidly to mid-off
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - short of length angled across, Shakeel rides the bounce and chops it towards gully
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - back of a length in the channel, Shakeel gets his hands out of the way and lets it pass
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - 130.3ks fullish delivery on off, Shakeel gently turns it to mid-on
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - Ghori is off and running. Short and wide, he cracks it behind square and picks out deep backward point
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - turns this incoming length delivery to mid-wicket
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 4 runs - there's no one at deep cover, and it's full outside off. Ghazi gets on top of it and drives through the cover region. The ball doesn't quite have the legs to reach the boundary, but they have enough time to run four runs
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - beaten on the outside edge! Comes in initially before holding its line, but credit to Saud, who doesn't really push at it
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - short of a length coming in with the angle, Saud Shakeel stands firm and offers a block
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, FOUR - short and wide, and Saud gets on top of it and slaps it through sweeper cover for an authoritative boundary. The fielder in the deep had absolutely no chance
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run - short into the body, and the right-hander doesn't quite connect with the pull. The ball dribbles away towards deep backward square leg
Lahiru Kumara to Ghazi Ghori, no run - Ghazi Ghori gets behind this length delivery and offers a solid defence
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - banged into the surface, Saud Shakeel deflects it to the left of mid-on and moves to the other end
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - slanting down the leg side, Ghazi Ghori misses on a clip as Mendis dives to his left to gather it low
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, byes - 1 run, takes a step forward as the right-arm seamer lands it on a length outside off. The ball kicks up and continues to angle in, with Mendis fumbling behind the stumps to concede a bye
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - comes round the wicket and goes fullish with the angle, Saud Shakeel gets behind the line and soft hands it to cover point
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs - short and sits up nicely for Saud Shakeel, who stands tall and pulls it in complete control towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - tad shorter with his length as it continues to angle across, Saud Shakeel leaves it alone
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - length delivery angling across close to off, Saud Shakeel dabs it into the off side
Dilshan Madushanka to Ghazi Ghori, no run - fullish and angling in from round the wicket, Ghazi Ghori defends solidly off the front foot
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - fifty for Saud Shakeel! Taps this shortish delivery towards the point region and gets to the landmark! Now, unlike the other Pakistan batters, can he go on and make it a big one?
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - this one is outside off and left alone
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, FOUR - make that three fours in a row, and Saud moves to 49! Very full outside off, and the left-hander gets his bat down, and sort of catches it off the bottom end. The ball rolls past the fielder at gully and races away for another boundary
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, FOUR - back-to-back boundaries for Saud Shakeel! Short but not at the pace that's going to trouble Saud Shakeel who swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, FOUR - back of a length outside off, Saud Shakeel opens the bat face and steers it to the right of gully with the outside half of the bat and gets a boundary
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, 2 runs - eases into this fullish delivery and pushes it square of the wicket for a couple of runs
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - Asitha Fernando goes up in celebration, but there were two sounds. Sri Lanka decide to go for the review. There's a hint of inward movement off the length as the right-hander tries to defend with a straight bat. It initially looks like he has missed it and been struck on the pad, but UltraEdge shows a small spike. A clear inside edge, and Ghori survives
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - loose shot this time as he tries to poke at a length delivery outside off, shaping away, and is beaten. Misses the outside edge by a whisker
Asitha Fernando to Ghazi Ghori, no run - works this to mid-wicket and wants a single, but Shakeel rightly sends him back
Asitha Fernando to Salman Agha, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! Not even sure how you play that! You have got to feel for Salman Agha. Short of a length - coming in initially before kicking up and moving away sharply. Agha is caught by surprise and tries to arch back, dropping his bat in the process. He manages to get a glove or an edge off the top part of the bat, though, and Mendis takes an easy catch behind the stumps. Salman Agha c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando 16(22) [4s-2]
Asitha Fernando to Salman Agha, no run - short of a length on off, Salman Agha stands firm and drops it to mid-wicket
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs - short and well outside off, the left-hander punches it to the left of deep point and comes back for a brace
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - on length outside off, Saud Shakeel leaves it alone
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - was there an edge, or are my hearing skills playing tricks on me? Full and shaping away a bit as the left-hander goes for the booming drive but makes no connection. Beaten fair and square
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - tad on the shorter side outside off, Saud Shakeel chops it to gully on the bounce
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - drops that tempting driving length around off, but Saud resists the temptation and shoulders arms
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - defends this short of a length delivery with soft hands. The bat turns in his hands, and the ball rolls away towards mid-wicket
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - too straight on this occasion and Saud Shakeel clips it to deep square leg for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - round the wicket to the left-hander, getting the ball to come back in with the angle. But this time the line is quite wide - left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Salman Agha, 1 run - just tucks this stump-line length delivery to square leg and gets to the other end. 250 up for Pakistan
Milan Rathnayake to Salman Agha, no run - 129.1kph, short and outside off, Salman Agha stands tall and punches it to point. Timed it quite well but couldn't find the gap
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - shortish once again, Saud Shakeel moves across and works it in front of mid-wicket for a quick single
Milan Rathnayake to Salman Agha, 1 run - harmless short delivery into the body, Salman Agha tucks it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - on length around off, the left-hander decides to leave it very late but gets an edge that goes through to slip on the bounc
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - fullish around off and carries nicely through to Kusal Mendis behind the stumps. Left alone by Saud Shakeel
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - this time the line is well outside off, making it an easier leave for Saud Shakeel
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - nips in off the length. The left-hander lets it go through to the keeper, but the ball dies in front of him and he fumbles
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - a loud appeal for lbw, but the impact looks to be outside off and it also appeared to be going over the stumps. Saud Shakeel defends this length delivery down the wrong line and is pinned high on the pad
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - full around off, the left-hander prods across and forward and pushes it to cover point with soft hands
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - angling in and Saud Shakeel is on the front foot to ease it to the left of mid-on for a single and retains the strike
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - well left! Holds its line off the length, in fact jagging back in a touch, but the left-hander judges it nicely and leaves it alone, knowing exactly where his off stump is
Milan Rathnayake to Salman Agha, 1 run - punches this one off the back foot to cover point and jogs to the other end comfortably
Milan Rathnayake to Salman Agha, FOUR - loose shot from Salman as he gets a top edge on this swipe. Luckily for him, it travels over the keeper and runs away for a boundary. Hardly any foot movement as he looks to place it towards deep square leg but is undone by the extra bounce
Milan Rathnayake to Salman Agha, no run - the keeper is up to the stumps! Short of a good length outside off and it curves away a bit as Salman Agha leaves it alone
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - short but not much pace on offer, Saud Shakeel stands tall and times the pull through mid-wicket for a single
Lahiru Kumara to Salman Agha, no run - this should have been put away too! Salman Agha is not happy with himself. Probably played the drive with hard hands and mistimed it straight to the cover fielder
Lahiru Kumara to Salman Agha, FOUR - then makes the mistake of going full, right in the slot, and Salman is nicely forward to drive it neatly through extra cover for a boundary
Lahiru Kumara to Salman Agha, no run - typical and expected response from Lahiru Kumara! He knows Salman Agha is trying to come on the front foot and drops this one short - Salman Agha ducks again
Lahiru Kumara to Salman Agha, 2 runs - really good running by Salman Agha! Gets a slightly fuller delivery around off and leans into the drive, placing it towards sweeper cover. Does really well to come back for the second run
Lahiru Kumara to Salman Agha, no run - short of a good length at close to 139kph, but the line is well outside off and Salman Agha doesn't bother about it
Lahiru Kumara to Salman Agha, no run - Kumara goes short once again, and Salman Agha spots it early and ducks underneath it as the keeper makes a good stop to his left
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - tailing across with the angle, Saud Shakeel knows where his off stump is and leaves it alone carefully
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - continues to move across - Saud Shakeel defends off the front foot as this was quite fullish from Rathnayake
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - angles across off the length, Saud Shakeel covers the stumps and defends it to cover point
Milan Rathnayake to Salman Agha, 1 run - slanting into the pads, the right-hander glances it to fine leg for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Salman Agha, no run - comes slightly fuller and closer, continues to shape away as Salman Agha shoulders arms after coming on the front foot
Milan Rathnayake to Salman Agha, no run - starts with a length delivery outside off that shapes away a touch. The batter comes down the track but then decides to leave it alone
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - really good bowling from the paceman! It looks to be coming in with the angle before holding its line off the length. The left-hander gets across and tries to defend, but is beaten on the outside edge
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, FOUR - short and wide, the left-hander throws his bat at it and gets a thick edge that flies over the slip cordon for a boundary
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - fullish on this occasion outside off, Saud Shakeel eases into a drive and finds the fielder at cover
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - 140.1kph! Lahiru lets out a grunt as he delivers it on a length around off. The left-hander gets his bat down late and blocks it, with the ball dropping to the left of the stumps before rolling through to the keeper
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - short of a good length outside off, Saud Shakeel leaves it alone without any fuss
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - 136.1kph, back of a length slanting in with the angle, the left-hander gets behind the line and drops it to his left
Sonal Dinusha to Salman Agha, no run - slower and it turns away a tad, Salman Agha defends to cover with soft hands
Sonal Dinusha to Salman Agha, no run - use of the feet once again, Salman Agha inside halves it to the on side
Sonal Dinusha to Salman Agha, 2 runs - short with a hint of turn outside off, the right-hander rocks back and plays the late cut, steering it past slip for two runs
Sonal Dinusha to Salman Agha, no run - Salman Agha is forward again as Dinusha fires it full - defended
Sonal Dinusha to Salman Agha, no run - comes down the track and jams it to cover
Sonal Dinusha to Mohammad Taha, out Caught by Dhananjaya!! Another batter fails to convert his start into a big score! This is tossed up outside off and angling across the left-hander - who goes for the forced sweep but gets a massive top edge. The ball balloons to the right of the keeper, but it's the first slip fielder who runs across and takes a safe catch. A good knock from the debutant, but he will be disappointed not to have gone on and converted it into a hundred. Mohammad Taha c Dhananjaya b Sonal Dinusha 51(105) [4s-6]
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - fullish and angling in close to off stump, Mohammad Taha turns it to mid-wicket for a single
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - 137.1kph, bangs it in short from round the wicket, Mohammad Taha just sits under it and lets it travel to through the keeper
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - angling in off the length, Mohammad Taha dead bats it to his left
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, FOUR - in his first Test innings, the young batter brings up his maiden Test fifty! Just steers this into the vacant deep backward point region for a boundary. He read the line and length well. A raise of the bat follows, along with a handshake and a hug from his partner
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, FOUR - full and drifting into the pads, the left-hander whips it towards deep backward square leg. The fielder fails to stop it, allowing the ball to race away to the boundary
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - brilliantly stopped at gully! Short of a length outside off, the left-hander guides it to the right of gully who dives and stops it with one hand
Sonal Dinusha to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - doesn't quite time the sweep, getting it off the bottom part of the bat as the ball rolls away to deep square leg
Sonal Dinusha to Mohammad Taha, no run - shortish outside leg, Mohammad Taha deflects it to square leg
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - works this to short fine leg and moves to the other end
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs - tossed up on the middle, Saud Shakeel sweeps it to deep backward square leg and has enough time to come back for two
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, no run - slightly outside off as Saud Shakeel defends off the front foot
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, no run - pad-lined from the left-arm spinner, Saud Shakeel turns it into the leg side
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - length delivery outside off, Taha punches it towards mid on and that's Tea
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - this one hurried onto him with an extra bounce, Shakeel works it to backward square leg
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - another one goes past the outside edge, it moved away late, Shakeel fishes at it and misses. Kumara is getting the ball to reverse
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - back of a length and rising outside off stump, Shakeel slashes hard and misses it
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - back of a length delivery closer to the off stump, Shakeel plays inside the line and is beaten all ends up
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - back of a length delivery on the pads, Taha works it away to square leg
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, no run - flatter and quicker, Shakeel defends it to the off side
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs - that was close to the leg stump, too full again, Shakeel kneels down and paddles it away to fine leg
Sonal Dinusha to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - flighted delivery on the pads, Taha gets down and sweeps it to fine leg
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - turning into the pads, Shakeel works it to mid-wicket
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, no run - too full on middle, clipped to midwicket
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, no run - full-toss from Dinusha, punched back at the bowler
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - banged in short and at the stumps, Taha ducks under and lets it go
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - short of a good length and just outside off, Taha prods across and defends it to the off-side
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - Kumara shortens the length and gets it to hold its line outside off - Taha stays back and defends it to the off-side
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - short and wide of off - Taha gets on top of the bounce and cuts it square on the off-side for a single
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - on a good length and angling into the left-hander, clipped straight to mid-wicket
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no ball - FOUR
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - fuller length delivery outside off - Taha plays with low hands and defends it back at the bowler. Asitha collects the ball and throws it back towards the left-hander
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, 1 run
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - length ball angling into the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - tad full and just outside off - driven back at the bowler. Asitha gets a hand on it and prevents runs
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - fuller length delivery and angling into the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - on a good length and a hint of shape back into the left-hander - Saud leans across and defends it to the bowler
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, FOUR - lovely, tad too full and just outside off - Saud leans across, covers the angle and then plays a straight-batted punch, to the right of mid-on and the ball runs away to the ropes
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - short of a length and angling down leg, past Saud's flick and through to the keeper
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - short of a good length and slanting across the left-hander, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - banged in short and at the stumps - Saud drops his gloves and sways away from the line
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - on a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, byes - FOUR, that's a wild delivery from Asitha, full-toss down leg and it kept going - Kusal Mendis dives and has no chance, the ball runs away to the ropes for a boundary
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - fuller length delivery outside off - punched straight to the fielder at mid-off
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - fuller length delivery on off, Taha leans across and defends it to mid-off
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - fuller length delivery and well wide of off, looking to make Taha play, he resists and lets it go
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - on a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - short of a good length and angling down leg, Taha gets inside the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Milan Rathnayake to Saud Shakeel, no run - on a good length and shaping away from outside off, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - length ball on the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Taha leans well forward and defends it back at the bowler
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - short of a good length and just outside off - Taha plays with soft hands and drops it at his feet
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - beaten, on a good length and shaping away from off, draws Taha forward and goes past the outside edge
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Shakeel gets right behind the line in defence
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander, clipped behind square on the on-side. Taha looks to turn back for the second and slips at the bowler's end
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, wide - banged in short and well of off, too high though and it's called as a
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - tad fuller and shaping back into the left-hander - Taha leans across and turns it to the on-side
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - fuller length delivery outside off - Taha leans well forward and defends it to the off-side
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - fuller length delivery on off, Taha leans across and pushes it to the on-side
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - on a good length and slanting back into the left-hander - Taha covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - fuller length delivery and shaping back into the left-hander - Taha prods across and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Taha opens himself up and defends it to the off-side
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, 2 runs - full and at the pads, Taha shuffles across and clips it behind square on the on-side, comes back for the second
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - on a good length and just outside off - Taha prods across and defends it to the off-side
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - short of a good length and on off, Taha gets right behind behind the line in defence
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - short of a good length and angling into the left-hander - Taha shuffles across on the tuck and missed, might've brushed the thigh on its way to the keeper
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - length delivery angling in from outside off, Taha misses out on the flick shot and gets an inside edge onto the pads
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - was it a chance? Good effort from Pasindu at short mid-wicket, banged in short from Fernando, Taha pulls it in the air and Pasindu flew to his right, but couldn't cling onto it, a great effort nevertheless! Great reflexes from him and these catches should stick
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - full and tailing in, Taha defends it towards the leg-side
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - length delivery angling in from round the wicket, Shakeel taps it to cover for an easy single
Asitha Fernando to Saud Shakeel, no run - tailing in from outside off stump, Shakeel lifts his bat and lets it go
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - angling into the pads, Taha works it to backward square leg
Dhananjaya to Saud Shakeel, no run - speared in full on off, Shakeel drives it to covers
Dhananjaya to Saud Shakeel, no run - flighted delivery on off, Shakeel drives it to covers
Dhananjaya to Saud Shakeel, no run - fired in full on off, Shakeel drives it to mid-off
Dhananjaya to Saud Shakeel, no run - full and drifting in, Shakeel presses forward and defends it
Dhananjaya to Saud Shakeel, no run - trifle short, Shakeel goes back and pushes it to covers
Dhananjaya to Saud Shakeel, no run - tossed up delivery on off, Shakeel presses forward and defends it
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, no run - angling in from outside off, Taha gets forward and defends it watchfully
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, no run - pitched up on off, Taha drives it back to the bowler
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, 2 runs - another shortish delivery, he needs to pitch it up, Taha pulls it effortlessly to mid-wicket for another couple
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, 2 runs - pitches it up this time, Taha goes hard at it and the ball goes off the inside half to mid-wicket
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, FOUR - a boundary after a long time, too short and it it sits well for the pull, Taha stands tall and hammers it in front of square to deep mid-wicket. Rolled his wrists well on that occasion
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, no run - good length outside off and moving away, Taha gets forward and lets it go through
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, no run - length delivery in the channel outside off stump, Shakeel leaves it alone
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - well directed short delivery on the body, Taha got into a tangle, but does well to work it away to fine leg
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 1 run - full and angling into the pads, Shakeel clips it away to deep square leg
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - that is a nasty delivery and he is hit on the gloves, well directed short delivery on the ribs, Taha got into an awkward position looking to defend and was hit on the left glove. The ball rolls away towards the leg side and Taha immediately calls for the physio
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, wide - banged in short on the stumps, far too high over the batsmen
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - length delivery angling in from wide of the crease, Taha covers the line and defends it watchfully
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - full and angling in, Taha gets forward and defends it
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs - slightly shorter outside off, Shakeel dabs it down to square third man for a couple
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - once again finds the outside edge, length delivery just outside off and shaping away late, Shakeel pushes hard at it and edges it towards gully
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no ball - harmless bouncer outside off stump, Shakeel leaves it alone
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - back of a length closer to the off stump and moving away, Shakeel stands tall and defends it
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - that was a terrific delivery from Madushanka, full on off and it moves away late, Shakeel is sucked into the stands without much footwork and the ball zips past the outisde edge
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - fuller length delivery on off, Shakeel drives it straight to the fielder at covers
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - full and on the pads, Taha clips it to backward square leg
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - angling in from back of a length, Taha works it to mid-wicket, a probing over from Lahiru Kumara
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - banged in short outside off stump, Taha ducks under it
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - oh that was quick, it took off from the deck from back of a length, Kumara gets the steep bounce as Taha misses out on the cut shot, Kusal Mendis took it in front of his face
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - angling in from outside off, Taha defends it towards point
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - once again the extra bounce does the trick, short and rising outside off and it moves away late, Taha pokes at it tentatively and misses it. Kumara putting in more effort
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length and angling in from round the wicket, Taha stands tall and defends it
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel, no run - back of a length closer to the off-stump, Shakeel gets right behind the line and defends it
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! Excellent delivery to get rid of the dangerous Babar - fullish delivery from round the wicket and it straightens at the last minute, Azam plays down the wrong line and gets an outside edge back to the keeper. Madushanka with the breakthrough, Sri Lanka desperately wanted. Babar trudges back towards the pavilion. Babar Azam c Kusal Mendis b Dilshan Madushanka 50(58) [4s-7]
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - back of a length and angling in, Azam was squared up, but does well to defend it
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - banged in short on the stumps from round the wicket, Azam ducks under it
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - pitches it up outside off, Taha gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off-side
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length closer to the off-stump, Taha gets right behind and defends it
Lahiru Kumara to Babar Azam, no run - full and angling in from outside off, Azam defends it towards covers
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - full and tailing into the pads, Taha clips it to backward square leg
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - short and rising delivery outside off, Taha lets it go through
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - banged in short outside off, Taha leaves it alone
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - full and angling in, Taha defends it solidly towards the off-side
Lahiru Kumara to Babar Azam, 1 run - 35th Test fifty for Babar Azam, back of a length and outside off, Azam stays back and punches it to deep point, has played a fluent innings so far
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, 1 run - full and tailing in, a booming drive to mid-on, but a fumble gets them the single
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, 2 runs - short and off, too much width on offer, Azam stands tall and guides it to square third man, the fielder does well to stop it from reaching the ropes
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - tighter line on middle and off, Azam stays back and blocks it solidly
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - much better lines from Madushanka, length on middle and slanting across, Azam defends it watchfully
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - stays on the shorter side and angles it across the RHB, Azam dabs it towards gully
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - short on middle and hint of some inward shape, Azam stands tall and defends it
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length around the 4th stump line, Taha gets right behind and defends it
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - angling in from outside off, Taha works it towards short mid-wicket and wants the single, sent back
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - full and tailing in, Taha pushes it down the track and Kumara got some part of his hand to it
Lahiru Kumara to Babar Azam, 1 run - shortish outside off, Azam stands tall and forces it off the back foot to deep point
Lahiru Kumara to Babar Azam, no run - good length delivery angling in from outside off, Azam gets forward and leaves it alone
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - angling into the pads from round the wicket, Taha clips it to backward square leg
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, 2 runs - nice start for Pakistan after the break, shortens the length, Azam stands tall and forces it off the back foot to sweeper cover for a couple
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, FOUR - 3rd boundary of the over and Azam is feasting on some poor bowling, juicy half-volley on offer, Azam presents full face of the bat and with a high elbow, drills it between extra cover and long-off
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - back of a length and angling across, Azam punches it to covers
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, FOUR - one more, this time it was short and wide outside off, Azam rides the bounces well and flays it on the up to deep extra cover, 50 stand up between these two and it has come at the quick time
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, FOUR - that is a glorious shot from Babar, overpitched and in the slot, Azam reaches to the pitch of the ball and creams it all along the ground to deep extra cover
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - full and tailing in from round the wicket, Azam pushes it to covers
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - full on off, Mohammad Taha gets forward to drive to the right of mid-off. Was an easy single but they don't take it. That will be lunch as well
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length on middle and leg, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot to defend it back down the track. That kept a tad low as well but Taha is right behind that
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length outside off, shapes away, rising, left alone
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - full and angled in on off, Mohammad Taha gets forward to defend, the bottom-hand comes off as it rolls to the left of the bowler
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - full and angled in on off, Mohammad Taha gets forward and defends to mid-off. A grunt from Lahiru Kumara after delivery showing how much effort he is putting in
Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, no run - short of length on off, angled in, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot and defends solidly
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - full and angled in on off, Babar Azam with a solid forward defence to cover
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - full outside off, Babar Azam went for the big cover-drive and the thick inside half finds mid-on. Babar has a look at the bat and shadow-practices the cover-drive after missing out
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - full and angled in on off, Babar Azam gets forward to defend, the thick outside edge is found and rolls to gully
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - short of length outside off, from round the wicket, comes back in a tad, Babar Azam shoulders arms
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - full and angled in on middle, Mohammad Taha shuffles across and flicks wide of mid-wicket
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, no run - good length outside off, in the corridor of uncertainty, Mohammad Taha gets forward and shoulders arms
Lahiru Kumara to Babar Azam, no run - length delivery outside off, Babar Azam gets forward and shoulders arms
Lahiru Kumara to Babar Azam, no run - full outside off, now met with a solid forward defence to cover
Lahiru Kumara to Babar Azam, FOUR - short and wide outside off and Babar Azam won't miss out. He goes on the back foot and slashes it through the vacant cover-point area. No chance for deep point to his right. Was a bad ball and Babar doesn't miss out. Aamer Sohail on air calls it as "comfort food" for Babar
Lahiru Kumara to Babar Azam, no run - good length outside off, nips back in and Babar Azam shoulders arms
Lahiru Kumara to Babar Azam, no run - full on off, shapes back in, Babar Azam with a solid forward defence to the left of Lahiru Kumara
Lahiru Kumara to Babar Azam, 2 runs - back of a length outside off, Babar Azam goes on the back foot and cuts to the right of deep point, easy two
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, no run - full outside off, holds its line, Mohammad Taha shoulders arms
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, no run - full and angled in from outside off, Mohammad Taha gets forward to drive and finds mid-on
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, FOUR - nice pull shot. It's a short of length delivery outside off, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot and swivels to pull it well in front of square. Wide of mid-wicket and that came off the middle of the bat
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length outside off, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot and defends nicely to cover
Dilshan Madushanka to Mohammad Taha, no run - full outside off, holds its line, left alone
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, 1 run - good length outside off, Babar Azam dabs it through the vacant backward point area. "Yeah one" is the call from Babar to Mohammad Taha
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - full outside off, angled in, Mohammad Taha gets forward to drive nicely but picks out mid-on
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - full and angled in on off, Mohammad Taha gets forward to defend to short cover
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no ball - back of a length outside off, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot to defend, the thick outside edge goes on the bounce to gully. Milan Priyanath Rathnayake has overstepped again
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - and again a loose shot. Babar Azam comes to Mohammad Taha to have a word. Similar delivery to the last one, short of length and outside off, Taha wants a cut and misses. So easily could've left that
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length and rising outside off, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot to flash and misses. Bit of movement away and Taha is beaten
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - short of length outside off, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot to defend to gully
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, 2 runs - full and shapes back into off, Mohammad Taha gets forward to defend, the thick inside edge goes to deep backward square-leg. They run hard and come back for the 2nd. Babar Azam gives the thumbs up to his partner after taking the 2nd run
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, FOUR - thick outside edge and Babar Azam splits gully and the two slips. Full and angled in towards off, Babar gets forward to defend, the thick outside edge goes down and is right into the gap. No third man and that runs away for four. Replays show that Babar was almost squared up as the face nearly closed with the bat pointing towards mid-wicket
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - full outside off, angled in and holds its line, Babar Azam is tentative, hangs the bat out and is beaten
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, 4 runs - they run 4. Full and on middle, from round the wicket, Babar Azam gets forward and flicks through the vacant mid-wicket area. Long chase for mid-on and he stops it just before the fence. But they run 4 anyway
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - Babar Azam sees the width outside off and is beaten. It's short of length outside off, angling away from the right-hander, Babar slashes and misses
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - full on middle, Babar Azam gets forward to drive and it hits him high on the bat. Rolls to the right of mid-off
Dilshan Madushanka to Babar Azam, no run - short of length on middle, Babar Azam goes on the back foot and gets right behind the line to defend it down the track
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - the impact saves Mohammad Taha. Fullish and angled in from round the wicket, Taha shuffles across and that gets him just outside the line. He was trying to flick to leg and the bat-face closes. Well away from the line of the ball and he is hit on the back thigh. Loud appeal is turned down by Rod Tucker and then after a discussion Sri Lanka take the review. They don't lose it. It was hitting off-stump flush and had that been given out, Taha would've been walking back
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length and angled in on middle, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot to defend to mid-on
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, 2 runs - full outside off, Mohammad Taha gets forward and pushes to the left of cover-point who dives to his left to try and cut it off, can't and they come back for the 2nd
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length outside off, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot to drop it in front of cover-point. Babar Azam is not interested at all for the single
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - short of length on off, angled in, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot and gets right behind the line to defend to mid-off
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - full and shapes back in from outside off, Mohammad Taha gets forward to drive to mid-on
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 2 runs - full and the inswinger on middle and leg, Babar Azam gets forward and flicks to deep backward square-leg. Babar comes back for the 2nd
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run - pitched up outside off, shapes away, Babar Azam gets forward to defend to cover
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run - full just outside off, Babar Azam gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it to the left of Asitha Fernando
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run - good stop by gully as he moves and dives to his right to cut it off. On a short of length outside off, Babar Azam dabs that with an angled bat. Played it down
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run - full outside off, left alone
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run - short of length just outside off, Babar Azam goes on the back foot to defend to cover
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - short of length and angled in on off, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot to defend it back down the track
Milan Rathnayake to Babar Azam, 1 run - short of length just outside off, shapes away, Babar Azam drops it with soft hands to the vacant short cover region and they take an easy one
Milan Rathnayake to Babar Azam, no run - full outside off, shapes away, Babar Azam shoulders arms
Milan Rathnayake to Babar Azam, no run - another fine delivery and this nips back in. Babar Azam is in strife again. Doesn't account for that much movement back in, beaten on the inside edge and hit on the back leg. A bit too high this one for LBW
Milan Rathnayake to Babar Azam, no run - that looked close for LBW. But Sri Lanka don't even consider a review. Length delivery and angled in on middle and off, shapes away late. Babar Azam is squared up and turned into an S. The ball hits the back thigh. Did Babar get outside the line? Or was it going over? It hit Babar not that high. Maybe impact was the issue here. Rod Tucker is not interested
Milan Rathnayake to Babar Azam, no run - back of a length and nips back in to off, Babar Azam is a tad late to defend, that's why the thick inside edge runs to square leg
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - full on middle and off, Mohammad Taha shuffles across a bit and dead-bats it to the left of Asitha Fernando
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 1 run - short of length on middle, Babar Azam goes on the back foot and knocks it wide of mid-on. "Yeah one" is the call from Babar to Mohammad Taha and it's an easy single
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, FOUR - beautiful cover-drive. That's Babar Azam at his very best. This is a full outswinger outside off, shapes away, Babar gets forward and reaches for it to bend the back knee. Eases it through the vacant cover region. Second good shot this over
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run - full just outside off, Babar Azam gets forward and defends solidly to the mid-off fielder
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 2 runs - back of a length and sliding into the pads, Babar Azam goes on the back foot and tucks it nicely, deep backward square-leg has work to his left and he runs and cuts it off
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, FOUR - back of a length and rising outside off, that's a good shot. Babar Azam goes on the back foot and cuts it hard through the vacant cover-point area. That should raise his confidence
Milan Rathnayake to Babar Azam, 1 run - full on leg and middle, shapes away late, Babar Azam looks to push across the line, the thick leading-edge rolls to the left of mid-off. Was squared up there was Babar
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - full outside off, shapes back in, Mohammad Taha gets forward to push and the thick inside edge runs away to the deep backward square-leg area. They take one
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - brave leave that. Milan Priyanath Rathnayake closes his eyes in disappointment. Full outside off, shapes in big and Mohammad Taha gets forward and across to shoulder arms. Not far from off-stump that
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - full outside off, Mohammad Taha gets forward and across to shoulder arms
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - full and angled in on off, from round the wicket, Mohammad Taha gets forward to defend to mid-on
Milan Rathnayake to Babar Azam, 1 run - length delivery outside off, shapes away, Babar Azam gets forward and bunts it to the vacant cover region
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - full outside off, shapes away, Mohammad Taha shoulders arms
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - fullish on off, Mohammad Taha gets forward to defend to mid-on. Played that well
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length and angled in on off, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot to defend solidly
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - back of a length and rising outside off, Mohammad Taha shoulders arms
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, no run - length delivery and shapes back into off, Mohammad Taha gets forward to defend, catches the thick inside edge and rolls to the mid-wicket region
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Taha, FOUR - first boundary for Mohammad Taha in Tests. Full on middle, angled in from round the wicket, Taha gets forward and flicks to the left of square leg. Runs away
Milan Rathnayake to Babar Azam, no run - big nipbacker on leg-stump, Babar Azam goes on the back foot to flick and misses. Hit on the thigh pad and the oohs and aahs from the Sri Lankans
Milan Rathnayake to Babar Azam, no run - short of length on off, shapes away a tad, Babar Azam goes on the back foot to defend to backward point
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, 1 run - short of length and angled in on off, Mohammad Taha goes on the back foot and drops it to the vacant short cover region
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - fullish outside off, easy leave that
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - beaten again. Kusal Mendis fumbles. Fullish just outside off, Mohammad Taha gets forward to defend and the ball holds its line to beat the bat
Milan Rathnayake to Mohammad Taha, no run - short of length outside off, Mohammad Taha hangs the bat outside and is lucky not to edge that
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run - fullish outside off, shapes away, Babar Azam with an unnecessary poke. The extra bounce takes it over the outside edge
Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run - length delivery outside off, shapes away late, Babar Azam gets forward and shoulders arms
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! Fine delivery and that's the end of Tayyab Arif. It's a rising short of length delivery around - shapes away late, Arif like the last delivery hangs the bat out and the thick outside edge is found. Kusal Mendis moves to his right to take a sharp catch with two hands. It angled in and that's what made Arif play at that although that could've been left alone. Two quick wickets for Sri Lanka. Arif who was so looking so good falls. Tayyab Arif c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando 57(51) [4s-9 6s-1]
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - short of length outside off, rising, Tayyab Arif looks to defend off the back foot. The extra bounce beats the outside edge
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - fullish and well outside off, shapes away, Tayyab Arif happy to leave
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, FOUR - what a beautiful cover-drive. Full and overpitched outside off, Tayyab Arif gets forward and times the drive, wide of cover. High elbow and it races to the left of mid-off. One more lovely shot added to the collection. Superbly done
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! That's the first wicket. Loose from Azan Awais and he perishes. Full and outside off - shapes back in big, Awais drives and the thick inside edge is found. Kusal Mendis anticipates well and dives to his right to take it. Awais has been loose outside off this innings and that was a ball he should've left alone. Saw the chance to go for a four and inside-edges it behind. Finally something to cheer for Sri Lanka as drinks are taken. Azan Awais c Kusal Mendis b Milan Rathnayake 30(50) [4s-7]
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run - full on off, Azan Awais gets forward and defends solidly to short cover
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run - wide of the crease and on a short of length outside off, Azan Awais goes on the back foot and gets right behind the line to defend to cover
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run - full and down leg, Azan Awais flicks and misses. Kusal Mendis dives to his right to take it
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run - short of length outside off, nips back in a tad, left alone
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no ball - short of length and rising outside off, Azan Awais looks to rise tall and defend, flies over the bat. A front foot no-ball. Big no-ball that
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run - full outside off, Azan Awais is beaten as he pushes at it. Was a ball to be leaving alone. He has been indecisive outside off today
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, 2 runs - full and angled in on off, Tayyab Arif gets forward and on-drives wide of mid-on. Just a couple of runs
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, FOUR - claps from the Pakistani management. 50 for Tayyab Arif. On debut. It's another long half-volley and now there's a sweeper cover in place, but doesn't matter to Arif as he gets forward and laces the drive wide of short cover's left. No chance for sweeper cover as it went well to his right. Lahiru Kumara went searching for swing but failed to get any as he overpitches. A raise of the bat to acknowledge the applause
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, no run - quick sharp bouncer on the stumps, Tayyab Arif ducks. That flies to Kusal Mendis
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, no run - back of a length and tight on off, Tayyab Arif goes on the back foot and defends nicely to short cover
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, FOUR - gorgeous cover-drive. A rank half-volley outside off, Tayyab Arif gets forward and holds the pose with a high elbow as he creams it wide of short cover. Raced off the middle of the bat
Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, leg byes - 1 run, length delivery and angling into the left-hander on middle and leg, Azan Awais flicks and misses. Off the pad to fine-leg for a legbye. Missing leg-stump with the angle from round the wicket
Milan Rathnayake to Tayyab Arif, no run - back of a length and extra bounce outside off, Tayyab Arif goes on the back foot to defend it solidly. Got right behind the line
Milan Rathnayake to Tayyab Arif, no run - back of a length outside off, Tayyab Arif goes on the back foot and defends solidly to cover
Milan Rathnayake to Tayyab Arif, no run - good length and tight on off, Tayyab Arif gets forward and right behind the line to defend to mid-off
Milan Rathnayake to Tayyab Arif, no run - short of length and rising outside off, shapes away, Tayyab Arif this time is beaten by the extra bounce on the back foot block. Two good balls in a row
Milan Rathnayake to Tayyab Arif, no run - good delivery and Milan Priyanath Rathnayake beats the bat. Full just outside off, shapes away a late, Tayyab Arif is late in getting forward, hangs the bat out and is lucky not to edge that
Milan Rathnayake to Tayyab Arif, 2 runs - length delivery outside off, shapes away, Tayyab Arif goes on the back foot and punches it to the right of point who dives but can't cut it off. They take two
Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run - back of a length just outside off, Azan Awais pulls the bat inside the line as it flies past to Kusal Mendis
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, 1 run - back of a length on middle, Tayyab Arif looks to duck initially then goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep square leg
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, no run - full just outside off, Tayyab Arif gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to push it to mid-off
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, no run - back of a length and nips back in to off, Tayyab Arif goes on the back foot and pushes it to mid-on
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, no run - fullish outside off, Tayyab Arif gets forward to drive and short cover dives to his right to cut it off
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, FOUR - fine square-drive. On a length outside off, Tayyab Arif gets forward and times the drive, wide of backward point and races away. Went off the open-face. A firm punch of the gloves between both batters. Again Arif held the pose
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run - short of length on middle, Azan Awais goes on the back foot and gets right behind the line to defend to short mid-wicket. One hand came off the bat-handle after he played that
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, FOUR - fine leg-glance. On a length and too straight on middle, Azan Awais glances as he shuffles across a tad and it runs away to the fine-leg fence
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run - full just outside off, slanting away, Azan Awais pulls the bat inside the line to leave
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run - short of length and tight on off, Azan Awais gets right behind the line to defend to silly mid-off
Milan Rathnayake to Azan Awais, no run - length delivery outside off, slanting away from the left-hander, Azan Awais looks to defend and is beaten
Milan Rathnayake to Tayyab Arif, 1 run - short of length outside off, shapes away, Tayyab Arif pushes at it, was in the air for a while. To the left of backward point and it falls short of the fielder. Not cleanly stopped and they take one
Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run - thick outside edge doesn't carry to the third slip fielder. It's a length delivery outside off, Azan Awais gets forward to defend with hard hands and still the edge didn't carry. Falls short of the slip fielder
Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run - full and on middle, angled in, met with a solid forward defence down the track
Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run - beaten. On a short of length and that's a loose push from Azan Awais outside off. It angled in and held its line, Awais could've left that but didn't
Lahiru Kumara to Azan Awais, no run - short and rising outside off from round the wicket. Azan Awais plays it well, looked to defend and then drops his bat inside the line to leave
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, 3 runs - short outside off and the pace of Lahiru Kumara causes strife to Tayyab Arif. He goes on the back foot and pulls, no deep square leg and he gets lucky. The top-edge falls there and they come back for the third. A chat and glove-love between Arif and Azan Awais
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, no run - length delivery just outside off, Tayyab Arif gets forward and gets right behind the line to defend it back
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - full outside off, shapes away, Azan Awais lets it go
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - good length outside off, nice channel as it shapes away, Azan Awais gets forward and shoulders arms
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, 2 runs - full outside off, Azan Awais gets forward to push wide of cover and there's already a sweeper cover in place. Again came off the middle of the bat
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - good length on off, angled in, Azan Awais gets forward to defend to mid-off. Solidly behind that
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, FOUR - Tayyab Arif played a fine back foot punch last ove. Now it's the turn of Azan Awais. He does the same. On a short of length outside off, shapes away, Awais goes on the back foot and punches to the left of backward point. High elbow and poses for the cameras
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - length delivery outside off, shapes away, Azan Awais gets forward and shoulders arms
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, no run - short of length and nips back in to middle, Tayyab Arif is uncomfortable this over against the pace of Lahiru Kumara, the thick inside edge hits the left thigh and falls well short of forward short-leg
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, FOUR - wry smile from Tayyab Arif. He gets lucky. Length delivery outside off, nips back in a long way. Rushes Arif for pace, the thick inside edge is found on the forward defence and it flies well to the left of Kusal Mendis who dives but has no chance. Lahiru Kumara is on his knees in disappointment. That could've gone anywhere
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, no run - full and nips back in to off, Tayyab Arif gets forward to drive, the thick inside edge hits the pad and rolls back to Lahiru Kumara
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, FOUR - what a beautiful back foot punch. This Tayyab Arif looks a good player. High elbow and he holds the pose. On a back of a length outside off, Arif goes on the back foot and punches, backward point dives to his right but the timing is superb and he had no chance
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, no run - good carry to the keeper. It's a good length delivery outside off, flies to Kusal Mendis as Tayyab Arif shoulders arms
Lahiru Kumara to Tayyab Arif, no run - big movement for Lahiru Kumara and he wants a review for LBW. But it's too high and Kusal Mendis doesn't take it. It's a sharp nipbacker and Kumara is excited as it thuds into the back thigh of Tayyab Arif. He was looking to defend and misses. Would've gone over the stumps
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, FOUR - full on off, shapes back in late, Azan Awais gets forward to drive, the thick inside edge runs away to the left of the square leg umpire. Got a bit lucky there
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - back of a length on middle, Azan Awais goes on the back foot to knock it to the silly mid-on there
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - back of a length on off, Azan Awais goes on the back foot to defend, runs off the thick outer half of the bat, gully nearly fumbles
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, FOUR - flashing cut and four. It's a short of length delivery outside off, Azan Awais goes on the back foot and is on his tiptoes, cuts and the ball lands just short of the dive of gully and runs away
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - good length on middle, Azan Awais is slightly squared up, goes on the back foot to defend. Runs off the thick outer half to short cover
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - full on middle, Azan Awais gets forward and times the on-drive and finds mid-on
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, SIX - flies over the deep backward square-leg fielder. It's short on leg-stump, Tayyab Arif goes on the back foot and pulls, the top-edge helps and the fielder was just a spectator. Sailed over his head
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - fullish outside off, Tayyab Arif gets forward to drive and times it again, but this time to the extra-cover fielder
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - full outside off, that's a fine off-drive from the full face of the bat but mid-off stops it with a dive to his right. Tayyab Arif with a confident stride forward and timed the off-drive
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, 2 runs - good timing again. Length delivery and too straight on middle, Tayyab Arif gets forward and shuffles across a tad to flick wide of mid-on. Wants a third but is sent back as Kumara flings a throw back to Kusal Mendis
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - back of a length on middle, angled in, Tayyab Arifbf and nudges it to mid-on. Timed that but straight to the fielder
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - short of length and nips back in a tad, Azan Awais gets forward and gets right behind the line to defend it back
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - loose from Azan Awais. He knows that it's a loose shot. Immediately expresses his disappointment. On a short of length and shapes away outside off, Awais flashes at that and is lucky not to edge it behind
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, FOUR - short outside off, Azan Awais goes on the back foot and pulls, the top-edge flies over Kusal Mendis. Awais was not in control as it bounced extra
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - fullish outside off, shapes away, left alone
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - short of length and down leg, Azan Awais goes on the back foot and pulls, misses. One leg was up in the air
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, FOUR - too full and wide outside off, Azan Awais gets forward and slams the square-drive, wide of backward point to his left and that scoots away to the fence. It swung but was a tad too full
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - full on off, Azan Awais gets forward to push to the silly mid-off fielder
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - short of length down leg, Tayyab Arif flicks and misses
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, FOUR - full outside off, beautiful cover-drive. That's textbook from Tayyab Arif as he gets forward and laces it through the vacant cover region. He will gain a lot of confidence from that shot. Replays show that a high elbow was used and that came off the middle of the bat
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - back of a length outside off, shapes away, extra bounce, left alone
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, FOUR - thick outside edge and flies over the leaping third slip fielder. Hands on head for Asitha Fernando. Extra bounce from a short of length outside off, Tayyab Arif flashes and the edge flies over the fielder. No chance of catching that as it cleared him easily
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - back of a length and down leg, Tayyab Arif flicks and misses
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - full outswinger outside off, shapes away, Tayyab Arif gets forward and shoulders arms
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, FOUR - fullish outside off, Azan Awais gets forward to drive, the face is open and he beats backward point's dive to his right. Runs away for four
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - full on off, a solid forward defence to the short cover fielder
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - outside edge but soft hands and doesn't carry to third slip. On a short of length around off, Azan Awais defends with soft hands and that's why the outside edge doesn't carry
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - short of length on middle and leg, Azan Awais goes on the back foot to nudge to mid-wicket
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - similar delivery to the last one, this time Azan Awais gets forward and shoulders arms
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - full outswinger outside off, shapes away late, Azan Awais gets forward to drive and misses
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, FOUR - lovely on-drive. That's a nice way to get your first boundary in Tests. Full on middle, Tayyab Arif gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to on-drive wide of mid-on. Races away
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - full outside off, shapes away nicely, Tayyab Arif gets forward and shoulders arms
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - back of a length on off, Tayyab Arif again is right behind the line to defend to silly mid-off
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - short of length just outside off, extra bounce, Tayyab Arif goes on the back foot and handles it nicely, defends to the short cover region
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, 2 runs - pitched up outside off, Tayyab Arif gets forward and defends, runs off the open-face wide of the dive of backward point, who goes to his right. Probably got a hand to it. Two it is
Asitha Fernando to Tayyab Arif, no run - short of length on middle, Tayyab Arif goes on the back foot to defend to silly mid-on
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, no run - short of length on the 5th-stump line, Azan Awais looks to defend and belatedly pulls the bat inside the line
Dilshan Madushanka to Tayyab Arif, 1 run - back of a length on the body, Tayyab Arif goes on the back foot and tucks it to fine-leg who's very square
Dilshan Madushanka to Tayyab Arif, no run - short of length on off, tight, Tayyab Arif gets right behind the line to defend to silly mid-off
Dilshan Madushanka to Tayyab Arif, no run - lovely delivery and beaten. On a short of length and extra bounce, just outside off, Tayyab Arif looks to defend and he is beaten. Lucky not to outside edge that
Dilshan Madushanka to Azan Awais, byes - 1 run, full and down leg, Azan Awais flicks and misses. Kusal Mendis dives to his right and gets a glove, can't stop it cleanly and gives away a bye
Dilshan Madushanka to Tayyab Arif, 1 run - false shot and the thick leading-edge rolls through the vacant cover region. A run off his first ball in Tests. Full and shapes back into middle, Tayyab Arif looks to flick too early and closes the face of the bat
Asitha Fernando to Azan Awais, no run - full on off, Azan Awais gets forward and defends solidly to mid-off who's fairly straight and close-in. More of a silly mid-off than a conventional mid-off
Asitha Fernando to Azan Awais, no run - length delivery outside off, Azan Awais gets forward and shoulders arms
Asitha Fernando to Azan Awais, no run - loose shot that. Length delivery outside off, Azan Awais looks for a big drive/cut, bit of both and the extra bounce beats the outside edge
Asitha Fernando to Azan Awais, no run - back of a length and tight on middle, Azan Awais goes on the back foot and nudges it to silly mid-on
Asitha Fernando to Azan Awais, no run - short and wide outside off, Azan Awais misses out, goes on the back foot and cuts to the left of backward point who dives and saves four
Asitha Fernando to Azan Awais, no run - full outside off, shapes away a tad, Azan Awais gets forward and defends solidly to backward point