Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Match Stats

FOUR! Beautiful shot! Saud Shakeel making it look so easy. It is a flighted one, on leg stump. Saud Shakeel shuffles, gets down on one knee and scoops it towards fine leg. The fielder gives it a chase but loses the race with the ball.

On off, blocked.

A bit short, on top of off. Shakeel stays back and knocks it into covers. Could not find the gap though.

Tossed up, on off, blocked away from inside the crease.

Much fuller, on off stump. Shakeel gets it behind point on the off side off the outer half.

Flights this one up, around off. The ball grips and turns away sharply. Saud Shakeel tries to block it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Imam-ul-Haq knocks this full ball to mid off and hares across to the other end for a quick single.

Flatter one, outside off. It comes in with the arm, but chnages its trajectory as soon as it grips. Saud Shakeel finds it difficult to deal with it.

On off, blocked away watchfully.

FOUR! Amazing shot. Prabath Jayasuriya goes full, outside off. Saud Shakeel covers his stumps and reverse-sweeps it through backward point, the ball races away.

Around off, blocked out.

FOUR! Saud Shakeel seems to be in a hurry to end things here. It is fuller, on off. Saud Shakeel goes down on one knee and sweeps it along the ground through mid-wicket for four runs.

Quicker one, darted on the pads. Imam-ul-Haq clips it to mid on for one.

Saud Shakeel prods to this full one and defends it.

FOUR! Beautiful shot. Ramesh Mendis goes full, around off. Saud Shakeel uses his feet this, gets to the pitch of it, opens the face of the bat and drives it uppishly over covers for a cracking boundary,

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ramesh Mendis with a peach of a delivery to get rid of Saud Shakeel who was certainly taking on the Sri Lanka bowling attack. Ramesh Mendis serves a full one, around off, that comes in with the arm. The ball though turns away sharply from the bat of Saud Shakeel, only to get nicked. Sadeera Samarawickrama takes a sharp catch.

A low full toss, on leg. Ahmed comes down the track and flicks it into mid-wicket, only to find the fielder.

Two dots in a row to end a wicket-taking over. Very full, outside off. Ahmed prods and blocks it to short leg off the inner half.

This is full, outside off. Imam-ul-Haq uses his feet, gets behind the line and slogs it through mid-wicket only for one.

Tossed up, around off. Ahmed uses his feet now and drives it to the left of mid off. One taken.

Around off, defended watchfully.

Shorter, on the pads, Imam-ul-Haq tucks it to square leg for a single.

Looped up, on off. Ahmed is unable to time it well, but is fortunate enough to see the ball land before the fielder at mid on.

On off, Sarfaraz Ahmed gets back on defensive duties.

A bit short, turning away as well. Imam-ul-Haq defends it out solidly.

Around off, Imam-ul-Haq blocks it watchfully.

Quicker one, attacking the stumps. Imam-ul-Haq prods and defends it out.

Imam-ul-Haq uses his feet and blocks this full one.

Imam-ul-Haq now rotates the strike as he drives this full ball to mid off. He also gets to his half-century. A well-deserved knock on a tough track. He certainly stepped up for his side here.

LEG BYE! Tossed up, outside off. It grips and turns in. Sarfaraz Ahmed comes down the track as he looks to flick it away but takes a blow on his pads. There is an appeal for lbw, which is turned down by the umpire. Sri Lanka take the review but the Ball Tracking confirms that the impact is outside.

Fuller, on middle and leg. Ahmed goes for the sweep, but the short leg does well to make a sharp stop.

On off, driven back to the bowler.

Around off, on a fuller length. Ahmed blocks it out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Prabath Jayasuriya picks his fourth wicket. He has certainly made the most of the bowling conditions here. It is tossed up, on off. Sarfaraz Ahmed goes for the sweep shot to find the boundary, but only manages to find the fielder in the deep, as he miscues his slog sweep. Kusal Mendis takes a sharp catch diving forward.

SIX! BANG! Agha Salman seals the game for the visitors. It is tossed up, full and on off. Agha Salman gets under it and smokes it over the bolwer's head for a maximum.