PAK vs SL Final Live Commentary - Lahore (31 October 2026)

Length ball at the stumps, Baig steps out to go big but miscues it badly to mid on.

FOUR! That's sublime from Baig. Good length, around off, stroked away on the up ad past point for a boundary.

Banged in a bit short and around off, angling in. Baig puls it aerially and in front of deep mid-wicket for a run.

2 runs, the batter goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid wicket for a couple.

No run, a gentle push by the batter but cannot pierce the gap.

Shorter in length on middle and leg, swung away off the back foot and wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Flatter delivery around off, Zaman pushes it back down to the right of the bowler.

SIX! That's classic Fakhar Zaman. Tossed up around middle, Zaman skips down the track and tonks it away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Good length on off, tucked away through the leg side for a single.

Flatter one at the stumps, blocked off by Baig.

Dragged length, wide of the off stump, patted down wide of point for a single.

Short, on middle, Fakhar Zaman bunts it to the leg side. 

Short, outside off, Fakhar Zaman guides it to deep third for a single. That will bring up the 100-run partnership between these two batters. 

Fuller, around off, Baig drives it to cover.

Short, on off, Baig punches it crisply to cover.

Short, on off, Saad Baig pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 

FOUR! FIFTY FOR ZAMAN! Full outside off, the left-hander steps out and heaves across the line. Doesn't middle it, but gets enough blade to send it trickling past backward square leg for four. That's Fakhar Zaman's 20th ODI half-century. 

A touch fuller, on middle, Baig tucks it to the leg side for a single.

Fuller, on middle, Fakhar Zaman clips it to deep backward square leg for one.

Full, on off, Saad Baig drives it to long on for a single.

Fires this one, a touch fuller, on off, Fakhar Zaman blocks it down the deck.

Short, on off, Fakhar Zaman skips down the deck and punches it through mid on for one.

FOUR! Exquisite! Short, outside off, Saad Baig cuts it to the right of short third for a boundary. 

Full, on off, Saad Baig dabs it to cover and gets across for a single.

FIFTY FOR BAIG! A knock full of discipline and grit. Fuller in length, around the pads of the batter. Saad Baig clips it to the left of the deep fine leg fielder for a couple of runs to get to his half-century. 

On a nagging length, spraying down the leg side. Saad Baig fails to flick it away.

Appeal for LBW, but the umpire remains unmoved! The Ball Tracking clearly shows that the delivery is pitching outside leg. Just a shade behind the good length, around the pads, Saad Baig tries to flick it but misses and wears on the pad. 

Full, on middle, Saad Baig drives it to mid off for one.

Short, around off, Fakhar Zaman cuts it to deep point for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, Baig pushes it to deep cover for one.

Pitches it up, on off, Baig drives it to cover.

A touch fuller, outside off, Saad Baig pats it to the right of cover and gets across. 

Short, on off, Fakhar Zaman punches it to long on for a single.

Pitches it up, around the leg stump. Saad Baig sweeps it to short fine leg.

Full, on off, Saad Baig blocks it down the deck. 

Tossed up, on off, Baig pushes it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! SHOT! Just a shade behind the good length, on middle. Saad Baig clears his front foot and pulls it over mid-wicket for four runs.

Short, outside off, Baig knocks it to cover. 

Pitches it up, on middle and leg, Saad Baig tucks it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Brilliant fielding! Back of a length, outside off, and Fakhar Zaman gets up on his toes to unleash an absolute bullet of a slash. It flies like a rocket toward backward point, where Arachchige hurls himself to his right with a spectacular dive. He gets a hand to it, parrying the sheer force of the stroke away toward deep third to save a certain boundary

Bumper, over middle. Fakhar Zaman arches backward to make a leave at it.

Fuller, on off, Fakhar Zaman blocks it back to the bowler.

On a length, on off, Saad Baig bunts back to the bowler.

Fuller, on off, Baig defends it down the track.

Short, outside off, Saad Baig steers it to backward point.

Short, on off, Saad Baig cuts it to deep point for a single.

Tossed up, a touch fuller, outside off, Fakhar Zaman rocks back and opens the face of the bat to guide it to the right of the short third for a couple of runs. 

Full-length delivery, on off, Fakhar Zaman blocks it down the deck.

Short, on off, Saad Baig punches it straight to the cover fielder. 

FOUR! Excellent shot from Baig! Short, on middle and off. Saad Baig hangs back and pulls it down through mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up, fuller, on off, Baig drives it to deep cover for one.

Fires a fuller one, on off, Fakhar Zaman steers it to backward point for no runs.

Pitches it up, on off, Zaman pushes it to cover.

Bangs hard onto the deck, over middle. Fakhar Zaman rocks back to pull it away, but it beats the top edge due to the bounce. 

Short, outside off, Saad Baig punches it deep cover for a single.

Pitches it up, on off, Fakhar Zaman drives it to cover for a single.

Tossed up, much fuller, on off, Saad Baig eases it to mid off for one.

Full-length delivery, on middle, Fakhar Zaman pushes it mid on and gets across for one.

Flatter now, fuller in length, on off Saad Baig drives it to mid off for another single.

FOUR! Oh, that's a beauty from Zaman! Short of a length, just outside off. Fakhar Zaman makes room, transfers his weight on his back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide it past the point fielder for a boundary. 

Fuller in length, on middle, Fakhar Zaman pushes it toward the right of the diving short mid-wicket fielder for a brace. 

Fires fuller, just outside off, Fakhar Zaman guides it to deep third for a single.

FOUR! Oh, Baag made it look so easy! Just a shade behind the good length, around the leg stump. Saad Baig hangs back and tucks it toward the right of short fine leg for a boundary. 

Full, on off, Saad Baig eases it to point for a single.

Pitches it up, on off, Fakhar Zaman blocks it down the deck. 

Back of a length, on off, Fakhar Zaman miscues his shot to mid on. 

Back of a length, around off, Saad Baig pushes it to cover.

Pitches it up, on off, Saad Baig eases it to the off side.

Fuller, around off, Saad Baig defends it to the right of the bowler. 

Short, outside off, Saad Baig cuts it to deep cover for a single.

Fuller, on middle, Fakhar Zaman tucks it to square leg for one.

Tossed up, on off, Saad Baig blocks it down the deck. 

Nearly chopped on! Back of a length, pitching on off and nipping back. Saad Baig rocks back and tries to cut it, but as the ball shapes back to the left-hander, he cramps for room and ends up dabbing it from the inner part of the bat. The ball drops dead on the track just before the stumps. 

Fuller, around off, Saad Baig defends it down.

Short of a length, around off, Saad Baig punches it to cover for a single.

Fuller, on off, Zaman defends it to mid off.

On a length, at the stumps, Fakhar Zaman blocks it back to the bowler.

SIX! Hammered away! Short of a length, around middle. Zaman stands tall and heaves it up and over deep square leg for half a dozen.

Fuller, around off, Saad Baig pushes it to cover.

Short, around off, Saad Baig punches it to deep cover for a single.

Pitches it up, on middle, Fakhar Zaman tucks it to mid-wicket.

Short, outside off, Fakhar Zaman pats it to deep cover for a single.

Tossed up, on off, Saad Baig drives it to wide mid off.

Floated up, fuller, on middle, Saad Baig tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

Back of a length and over off. Saad Baig holds the pose as he stands tall and punches it down to short extra cover.

Good delivery, but that's a loose shot. Very full and on the fourth stump. Baig's feet go nowhere as he looks to cover drive and the ball sneaks under the bat.

FOUR! Too short, and punished! Short and wide outside off, Saad Baig reaches out and uppercuts it down to deep backward point for a boundary.

Good length in the channel, Baig stays back and opens the bat face late, squeezing it down past the backward point fielder for a single.

FOUR! Not off the middle of the bat, but good enough. Pitched fuller on middle and leg, Fakhar Zaman swings it away off the inner half of the blade and to the left of the mid-wicket fielder, picking up four runs. 50 up for Pakistan as well.

Good change-up to end the over. A heavy bumper, just outside off, and Fakhar Zaman just watches it sail past him.

Floated up on off stump, Zaman gets forward and makes a block.

Fuller and straighter, clipped away through mid-wicket for a single.

Nice and full again, outside off. Saad Baig punches it from his crease and past extra cover for one more.

Nagging length, in and around off, Fakhar Zaman camps back and keeps it out.

No timing on that. Full and flat around off, Zaman has a swipe across the line, completely mistiming it to the mid-wicket fielder.

Just two runs off the over, another tidy one for the Lankans. Bowled very full and outside off, Zaman stabs it down to extra cover.

Fernando switches ends and starts with a full ball around leg. Saad Baig blocks it off.

Bowled on a good length and angled across off. Baig plays it down with a horizontal bat towards cover-point.

Well bowled and equally well played. A heavy short ball, just outside off and coming in around shoulder height. Baig watches it all the way and leaves it alone.

Pitched up at the batter this time, and Baig defends it off again. Four dots in the over so far.

Make that five dots in a row now. Back of a length, slanted across off and Baig chops it down to cover.

A maiden over from Fernando, the second one for Sri Lanka in this chase. Hard length, angling it across the left-hander. Baig hangs back and nudges it down to short third.

Theekshana starts with a flatter delivery on middle. Fakhar Zaman defends it off.

A bit fuller and straighter, Zaman leans on and smothers it away to square leg.

SIX! Fakhar seems to have had enough. Fullish length around middle, Fakhar Zaman opens the stance and goes down across to the off side before walloping it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Bowled seam-up, on a length and darted in towards the off pole. Zaman stays back to defend.

Fuller and on off, drifted in. Zaman leans on a bit and blocks it off.

Fuller one on off and middle, Fakhar gets halfway forward and tentatively keeps it out. 

On a hard length around off, angling it back in. Fakhar Zaman watchfully defends.

Wide! Excellent change-up, but a tad too high. The surprise bumper from Madushanka, banged in short and around off, sailing over the head of the batter.

Short again, around chest height and shaping away from the fourth stump. Zaman tucks his hands back and leaves it alone.

Pitched up outside the line of off stump, Fakhar Zaman leans on and strokes it to wide mid off.

Should have been two runs. Back of a length, nudged down off the hips and behind square leg for a single.

FOUR! Top shot! Saad Baig has shown flashes of brilliance all throughout this series. Short ball, slanted in over middle and leg. Baig gets in position early and nails it through square leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Even better! Dug in short and around off, Saad Baig leans back and plays a crunching pull shot just behind square leg and the ball races away to the fence.

Bowled full and on leg, targeting the front pad. Zaman drives it well but straight to mid on.

Full of a good length, around middle, and Fakhar stays solid in defence.

No way out at the moment for Pakistan. Good length, in the channel, and dabbed down in front of extra cover by Zaman.

That's well fielded. Full and around leg, flicked away to the right of short fine leg, where the fielder dives and makes a good half stop. Just a single.

Pitched up around middle and leg, Baig blocks it off.

Full of a good length, around middle, and Baig makes another solid block off the front foot.

Good-length delivery around off, looking to shape it back in, but this goes straight on. Babar taps it down to cover.

Fuller and around off, going across with the angle. Azam edges it down with soft hands towards fly slip, where the fielder makes a sharp stop.

OUT! CAUGHT! Pavan Rathnayake pulls off a sensational juggling act, and he can do no wrong at the moment. Dilshan Madushanka pitches the ball up in that corridor of uncertainty again and forces Babar Azam to play at it. Azam looks to drive but gets an outside edge that flies away wide of the fly slip. Rathnayake lunges across but the ball comes quickly at him, and pops out as well. However, while falling over, Rathnayake keeps his eyes on the ball and takes it on the third attempt. Replays confirm that the catch is good and Azam departs for a duck as Pakistan's tormentor, Dilshan Madushanka gets another wicket.

Pitched up around off, Saad Baig blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! That's sweetly timed. Good length, just outside off, and Saad Baig just caresses it on the up, hitting it wide of point and gets off the mark with a boundary.

FOUR! Uh, oh! A lapse in concentration in the deep from Asitha Fernando. Back of a length and outside off, angled down to deep third. Fernando moves to his left and lets the ball slip through his hands. Pakistan at 22/2 after 4 overs.

Too full and on the pads, flicked away straight to the man at square leg.

That's a loose shot from Zaman. Hard length, seaming away from off, but this one holds its line a bit. Zaman's feet go nowhere as he goes to cut but is beaten.

SIX! Oh, just palmed over the ropes. Banged in a bit short and wide, Fakhar Zaman goes after it but gets a thick outside edge that flies down to deep third. The fielder in the deep, is right on the ropes and leaps up, only managing to get fingers on it and the ball lands over the ropes.

Good length at the stumps, blocked off.

Length again, a bit outside off, and Fakhar crunches it straight to the point fielder.

Another dot ball. Asitha hits the deck hard, bowling it a bit fuller and around off. Zaman smothers it across to mid-wicket.

A beauty to begin with from Madushanka. Pitched up on the fourth-stump line, getting the ball to swing away. Sadaqat is drawn forward into the drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Good length, attacking the top of off stump, but Sadaqat stays solid in defence.

Pitched full and on middle, looking for swing again. Sadaqat gets well forward and punches it straight to mid on.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Dilshan Madushanka draws first blood in the chase and sends Maaz Sadaqat packing. This is bowled full again, outside off this time and allowing the ball to swing away a bit. Sadaqat backs away to pummel it over covers but gets a thick outside edge that flies away toward first slip. Pavan Rathnayake leaps up and takes a very sharp catch with both hands. Pakistan are 8/1, chasing 326 for the win.

Hard length on off, angling it away. Babar Azam hops back, plays it late and with soft hands, nudging it down past the off stump.

Madushanka begins with a wicket-maiden! Pitched up around off, looking for swing that isn't there. Babar Azam blocks it off.

Beaten right away! Full of a good length, on off and naturally angling away a bit. Fakhar Zaman has a tentative poke at it off the front foot but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Fakhar and Pakistan are off the mark. Hard length over middle, edged down to dee third for a single.

FOUR! Lovely shot to get off the mark. Back of a length, slanted across off. Maaz Sadaqat stands tall and back, punching it down, just to the left of point and picks up a boundary.

Good length, around the top of off, and confidently blocked off to point by Sadaqat.

Hard length over middle and off, Sadaqat hangs back and runs it off the face of the blade to deep third and picks up a single.

A couple of runs to end, and Pakistan are 8/0 after the first over of the chase. Pitched up in the channel, Zaman drives it wide of mid off and gets it through the infield for a brace.