PAK vs SL Match 1 Commentary - Rawalpindi (18 October 2026)

OUT! RAUF HITS TIMBER TO END THE GAME! Skiddy length ball, on the off-stump line. Asitha Fernando makes room to guide it down to deep third, but the ball zips through off the pitch and rattles the poles. Sri Lanka are dismissed for 268. Pakistan win by 37 runs.

Short of a length delivery, around off. Asitha Fernando looks to upper cut but misses.

Short of a length delivery, follows the batter outside the leg stump. Asitha Fernando backs away and gets a thud around the left shoulder.

FOUR! How has that missed the stumps? Yorker length ball at the stumps. Asitha Fernando makes room to drive but ends up squeezing it past the left of the keeper for a streaky boundary.

Banged short, on the middle stump line. Asitha Fernando looks to pull but misses.

Slower length ball, around off. Asitha Fernando plays and misses.

Slower full ball at the stumps. Asitha Fernando makes room and drills it uppishly to deep cover for a single.

Yorker length ball at the stumps. Asitha Fernando gets the bat down in time and squeezes it toward short fine leg for one.

Short of a length, around off. Left alone.

 Good length ball on middle-leg stump. Madushanka backs away and bunts that down to sweeper for a single with an open bat face.

Full pitcher, on off. Asitha Fernando drags it toward long on for one.

Back of a length, around off. Dilshan Madushanka has a poke at it and gets beaten.

 Skiddy length ball, around off. Dilshan Madushanka plays and misses again. Sri Lanka need 43 off 18 balls.

On a length, wide outside off. Malinga cuts it through the backward point region for a single.

Good length, wide of off. Sachindu Colombage cuts it toward deep backward point for one.

Fuller than a length, around off. Eshan Malinga tries to thrash through covers but ends up hitting off the toe end toward deep third for one.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Naseem bowls a back of a length delivery in the channel, just outside off. Sachindu Colombage has a tentative poke at it, away from the body. Gets a feather of an edge, and Saad Baig does the rest behind the stumps. Sri Lanka lose their eighth.

OUT! RUN OUT! Another one bites the dust. Fuller than a length at the stumps. Asitha Fernando drags it toward mid on and looks to take a single. Malinga is late to respond, and both the batters are stranded on the bowler's end. Malinga goes past Asitha to complete the run as the throw comes at the keeper's end, who does the rest. Nine down now.

Yorker length ball on off. Dilshan Madushanka bunts it back to the bowler.

WIDE! On a length, down the leg. Dasun Shanaka plays and misses. Wide signaled.

A low full toss at the stumps. Dasun Shanaka flicks it toward the gap at cow corner for a couple.

OUT! TAKEN! The last recognized batter is gone now! Fuller than a length on off. Dasun Shanaka looks to launch it over long on but ends up hitting off the cue end, goes toward long on where Babar Azam takes a simple catch. The visitors are seven down now.

A low full toss at the stumps. Eshan Malinga knocks it past the bowler toward mid off.

Short of a good length, around off. Eshan Malinga cuts and finds the man at short extra cover.

Skiddy, length ball around off. Eshan Malinga looks to cut but misses. 

LEG BYE! Sliding in, full and around leg. Malinga tries to flick it but misses. The ball hits his front pad and rolls down to backward square leg for a leg bye. Sri Lanka need 49 off 30 balls.

Fuller than a good length, angled into the middle. Janith Liyanage stays deep in the crease and hits it powerfully down the pitch, hitting the stumps at the bowler's end.

Fuller than a length at the stumps. Janith Liyanage makes room and lifts it off the slice toward the deep backward point region for a couple of runs.

Back of a length, angled into the middle. Janith Liyanage looks to pull but mis-times it into the leg side.

OUT! CAUGHT! LIYANAGE PICKS OUT BABAR AZAM! Full and angled into the middle-stump line. Janith Liyanage plays a half-hearted loft, chips it toward long-on, where Babar Azam comes in from the ropes and takes a fine catch. An excellent knock from Liyanage ends on 60. Sri Lanka lose their sixth.

Fuller than a length at the stumps. Sachindu Colombage gets his bat down in time and keeps it out.

Short of a good length, around off. Sachindu Colombage has a poke at it and gets beaten.

On a length, on off. Janith Liyanage stabs it toward the man at point.

Pace off, on a length, on off. Janith Liyanage punches it toward the man at short extra cover.

Full and on the leg. Janith Liyanage flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short of a good length, around off. Dasun Shanaka taps this in front of the backward point fielder for a single. 250 comes up for Sri Lanka.

Back of a length, on middle. Janith Liyanage pulls it toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

On a hard length, at the stumps. Dasun Shanaka defends it toward short mid on.

Full pitcher on off. Dasun Shanaka chips it over mid off for a couple of runs.

Back of a length on off. Dasun Shanaka knocks it past the man at short mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller than a length on off. Janith Liyanage drives it toward mid off and a fumble from the keeper in collecting the ball allows the double.

Pitched full, on off. Janith Liyanage drives it toward short cover.

Back of a length on off. Janith Liyanage tuck-pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Put away! Full pitcher on the leg. Dasun Shanaka clips it through the gap at backward square leg and finds the ropes in a flash.

Short, on off. Janith Liyanage pulls it toward long on for one.

SIX! Punished! Fraction short, on the middle and leg. Dasun Shanaka rocks back and sends it sailing over the deep mid-wicket fence for a 76m hit. 

Flatter arm ball, on the leg. Dasun Shanaka nudges it through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Fifty for Janith Liyanage! Flighted full at the stumps. Janith Liyanage shimmies down and slams it past the bowler and down to long on for a powerful boundary.

Tad short, around off. Janith Liyanage cuts it toward backward point for a single.

Short and wide outside off. Dasun Shanaka cuts it away toward deep cover point for one.

Just back of a length, straighter in line. Liyanage hops to the off side and dabs it down to mid-wicket.

Bashed into the deck, on a hard length and angled into the batter. Liyanage gets cramped up and flicks it away to the mid-wicket fielder.

The dots are piling up and Sri Lanka are under pressure now. Good length outside off, hit away from the crease and straight to the fielder at point.

Oh, nearly another wicket for Ashraf. Pace off, pitched up to the batter. Janith Liyanage leans on to drive but the ball holds in the deck, and Liyanage ends up chipping it well over a leaping Salman Agha at extra cover for a couple of runs.

Good length at the stumps, tucked away neatly to the left of mid-wiket for a quick single.

FOUR! Much needed for the Lankans. Full of a good length and outside off, Dasun Shanaka leans into the drive and strokes it past the cover fielder and the ball speeds away to the fence.

Nicely looped up, landing it on middle, doesn't turn much. Shanaka watchfully defends.

Flighted up at the stumps, Dasun steps out a bit before nudging it across to mid-wicket.

Good length at the stumps, hit away from the crease and down to long on for a single.

Flighted up on off, drifting it back on. Liyanage steps out to drive but gets an inside edge onto the back leg.

Slow and short on middle, sits up a bit. Liyanage backs away and scythes it towards deep cover for a run.

Just two runs off the over, excellent stuff from Minhas. Nagging length, tossed a bit wide of the off stump. Shanaka hangs back and pushes it down to point.

Good length around off, eased away towards cover.

OUT! CAUGHT! A soft, soft dismissal, and Pavan Rathnayake will be livid himself. Faheem Ashraf bowls a regulation length ball, around the top of off, but this one just holds in the pitch. Rathnayake lunges and punches it gently, nurdling it into the hands of Salman Agha at short extra cover. Salman makes no mistake and the in-form batter has finally been dismissed. 96 needed now off 76 balls.

FOUR! Off the mark in style. Short ball, angling down leg. Dasun Shanaka moves inside the line, lifts up one leg and pulls it down to fine leg for a boundary.

Length ball on off and middle, Shanaka blocks it off.

Back of a length, angled into the hips. Shanaka tucks it down to deep backward square leg for a run.

Pitched up outside off, Liyanage leans across an blocks it off the outside edge down to the left of backward point.

Angled in with the arm, on middle and leg. Liyanage hops back and jams it down to long on for a single.

Flighted up, drifted into the legs. Rathnayake plays it with a straight bat, easing it through mid on for one more.

Yet another single. Full and straight, Liyanage steps out and nearly yorks himself but manages to toe end it down to long on, turning the strike over.

Nagging length, sliding back into the stumps. Rathnayake stays back and turns it behind square leg for one more run.

Quicker and flatter, angled into middle and leg. Janith rocks back and stabs it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Was that a catching opportunity? Hit really hard, but the reaction from Arafat Minhas says that it indeed was a chance, albeit a really tough one. Tossed up outside off, Janith Liyanage dances down the track and powers it just a couple of feet above the ground and back past the bowler for a boundary. Minhas dove across to his left, maybe a bit too far and the ball went quickly to his right.

Ashraf comes back on and begins with a fullish ball, sliding it into the pads. Rathnayake clips it wide of square leg and picks up a single.

Back of a length and wide outside off, Liyanage moves to the off side and loosk to cut but gets an outside edge down to deep third for one more.

The in-between length, on off and middle, darting it in a bit. Rathnayake solidly blocks it off.

Tap and run. Hard length over middle, Rathnayake stays leg side of the ball and nudges it to the left of the cover fielder, picking up a quick run.

A bit short and a bit wide outside off. Liyanage reaches for it and smacks it to the left of deep point for a couple of runs. 200 UP FOR SRI LANKA.

Short of a good length, Liyanage gets behind the line of the ball and just bunts it to the on side for a quick single.

FOUR! Valiant effort in the deep from Saim Ayub, but it goes in vain, and the 100-run stand is up between these two as well. Fractionally short on middle and leg, Rathnayake picks the length early, rocks back and wallops the pull wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Floated up on off, eased away down to long off for a single.

Good length on off, darts back in a bit off the deck. Liyanage stays upright and jabs it out through covers for a run.

Flighted up outside off, Rathnayake leans on and reaches for it, smothering it behind point for yet another single.

Tossed up on off, Janith steps out and punches it down to long off, milking another single.

A boundary and then five straight singles, easy 9 runs off the over. Floated up around off, pushed away through mid off for a run. 110 needed now off 90 balls.

Pitched up on off stump, Rathnayake plays a high-elbow drive, hitting it wide of mid off for a quick single.

Short and angled into the batter, Liyanage hops inside the line and half-pulls it to the left of deep backward square leg for a run.

A bit fuller and pushed across the right-hander. Rathnayake backs away and opens the bat face, hitting it towards deep point for just another single.

FOUR! The short ball hasn't worked out for the Pakistani skipper. Short and on leg, it doesn't get up all that high. Liyanage gets inside the line and helps it down to fine leg for a boundary.

Much fuller on off, Liyanage leans on to drive it straight but gets more of an inside edge and the ball rolls back down the pitch.

Bowled from around the wicket, on a dragged length and outside off. Liyanage plays it off the back foot and to the fielder at point.

Fullish length around off, this one turns away with extra bounce. Rathnayake stays back and low, tapping it wide of backward point, where Fakhar Zaman dives to his right and makes the stop. Single taken.

Floated up on the stumps, Liyanage jams it out.

Nice and full, at the stumps and drifting in. Janith Liyanage leans on to drive but ends up inside-edging it onto the front pad.

Another dot ball. Full again, on off, dug out towards cover.

Tossed up on middle, Liyanage stape out a bit and eases it down to long on for a single.

Good length on off, played from deep inside the crease, and punched towards deep cover for one more. 126 needed now off 102 balls.

On a length, getting the ball to slant from leg to middle. Rathnayake stays back and taps it down into the off side.

SIX! That's flown over the ropes. Short-pitched delivery, over leg stump. Pavan Rathnayake picks the length early and swats the pull and gets it over the backward square leg fence for the first six of the chase.

SIX! Even better! Afridi persists with the short ball, bowling it over middle now. Rathnayake stands tall and nails the pull over deep backward square leg for another biggie.

A rib-tickler from Shaheen now, and Rathnayake nurdles it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Pitched a bit further up and attacking the pads, Liyanage dabs it down to the on side.

Short-pitched delivery, over off and middle, and around shoulder height. Janith Liyanage swivels and pulls it away in front of square on the leg side for a couple of runs. 15 from the over, a big one for Sri Lanka.

FIFTY up for Pavan Rathnayake, a very well-fought knock, but there's still a lot more to do. Floated fuller on middle and leg, Rathnayake leans on and eases it down to long on for a single.

A stifled appeal for LBW, but that's going down leg. The arm-ball, darts back in sharply. Liyanage gets pegged back and the ball thuds into the pads.

Short and a bit wide outside off, there to be hit. Liyanage hammers it straight to the cover fielder.

Flatter one sliding into the pads, Janith stays back and tucks it behind square leg for a single.

A bit more flighted and sliding into the legs, Rathnayake clips it through square leg and rotates strike.

Pushed through flatter again, on middle and leg, Liyanage stays back to defend.

Short of a length, over off stump. Rathnayake plays a short-arm jab off the back foot and gets it between mid on and mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

A juicy half-volley, wide outside the off stump. Rathnayake lunges across and drills the drive to the right of sweeper cover, and races back for the second run. Good running.

Good length, attacking the stumps this time. Rathnayake stays leg side of the ball and blocks it in front of cover.

Good length again, in the channel outside off, Rathnayake gets forward and drives it away but the fielder at square cover makes a good stop to his right.

Naseem Shah hits the deck hard and bowls it around the top of off. Rathnayake punches it sweetly but straight to cover.

Back of a length, and this is hit away off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single. Rathnayake moves to 49 now.

FOUR! Sheer timing, and up comes the 150 for Sri Lanka. A leg-stump half-volley, clipped away sweetly by Rathnayake and through the gap at mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shorter in length, just outside off. Rathnayake rocks back and punches it down through covers for a single.

Excellent running. Dug in shorter and at the batter, Janith Liyanage pulls it away through the square leg region and races back for the second run.

WIDE! Too short and wide outside off, left alone for a wide.

Just full of a good length, on off and angling back in. Liyanage gets halfway forward and stbs it out toward mid on.

Back of a length, landing it around the fifth-stump line. Liyanage hangs back to defend.

A string of three dots to end the over. Pushed into the pads from wider on the crease, and Liyanage tucks it across to mid-wicket.

Back of a length, in and around off. Liyanage looks to play it off the back foot but gets hurried a bit and awkwardly spoons it in front of mid off.

Pitched up on off, slanting back in. Liyanage gets forward and drives it with a straight bat, just to the right of the stumps at the other end, and picks up a single.

Shah keeps beating the outside edge of the bat every now and then. Bowled with an upright seam, hitting the deck and getting it to seam away with some extra bounce. Rathnayake has a poke at it but the ball breezes past the outside edge.

Hard length again, closer to the off stump, and blocked off by Rathnayake.

A touch fuller on off, jagging back in off the deck. Rathnayake stays solid in defence.

The length is dragged a bit short, and this is pushed well wide. Rathnayake squats down a bit and slashes it down to deep third for a single.

FOUR! Edged away. Length ball on off, angles in, and then seams away. Pavan Rathnayake gets squared up and gets an outside edge that goes through the vacant slip cordon and races to the deep third fence.

Hard length on off, punched away uppishly towards extra cover for a quick single. The 50-run stand is up between these two as well, off just 43 balls.

Ashraf bowls it fuller and angles it into the stumps, Liyanage moves a bit inside the line and hits it straight to mid on.

Pitched up wide of the off stump, creamed off the front foot but towards sweeper cover for just a single.

Bashed in on a hard length and outside off, Rathnayake backs away and smacks it down through point for one more.

A slight fumble, and the batters do well to pinch a quick single here. Good length, just outside off. Liyanage punches it to point, where the fielder fumbles and allows the batters to cross over.

This is pitched up at the stumps, straighter in line. Janith Liyanage drives it down to mid on.

Fuller in length, on off and middle. Liyanage jams the drive back to the bowler.

FIVE WIDES! A length ball, starts of the stumps and swings down leg, past the diving keeper and into the fine leg fence.

Good length, attacking the top of the stumps. Liyangae blocks it off.

Full and straight, Janith Liyanage looks for the straight drive but ends up jamming it off the inside half of the blade to wide mid on.

FOUR! Overpitched and punished! Too full and outside off, looking to swing it away. Liyanage leans across and creams it wide of mid off for a boundary.

Shah pulls the length back a bit, serving the ball in the corridor of uncertainty. Liyanage leaves it alone.

FOUR! Top shot! Looped up full, just outside off. Pavan Rathnayake uses his feet and drills it through extra cover for a cracking boundary.

Floats it up full, on off. Pavan Rathnayake advances and eases it to long off for one.

Tad short, around off. Janith Liyanage punches it toward deep cover for a single.

Tossed up full, around off. Pavan Rathnayake shimmies down and drives it to the man at short cover.

Loopy delivery, just outside off. Pavan Rathnayake blocks it toward the man at point.

Slower through the air, floaty delivery at the sticks. Pavan Rathnayake pushes it back to Saim Ayub. Sri Lanka are 127/4 at the halfway mark in the chase.

Back of a length delivery on middle. Pavan Rathnayake swivel-pulls it toward the fine leg region, where Minhas makes a fine diving stop and keeps it to a couple.

Fuller than a length, around off. Pavan Rathnayake strokes it toward deep cover point for one.

Short of a length delivery on middle. Janith Liyanage flat-bats the pull toward the deep square leg region for a brace.

On a hard length, on off. Janith Liyanage punches it back to the bowler.

Fuller than a length on off. Driven to the man at mid off for a quick single.

FOUR! Much needed for Sri Lanka. A short ball on the middle stump line. Janith Liyanage looks to hook but gets a top edge toward the fine-leg region for a streaky boundary.

Flatter off-break, sliding into the middle and leg. Janith Liyanage punches it down to long on for one.

Flatter carrom ball, outside off. Pavan Rathnayake punches it toward deep extra cover for a couple.

Looped up on off. Pavan Rathnayake bunts it back to the bowler.

Flighted full, just outside off. Pavan Rathnayake strokes it to the man at short cover.

FOUR! Punished! Drops it short, on off. Pavan Rathnayake goes back and smashes the pull toward deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Flatter on off. Punched down to long off for one.

Back of a length, around off. Janith Liyanage punches it through covers for one.

Fuller than a length, around off. Pavan Rathnayake knocks it toward mid off and dashes for one.

On a length, on off. Janith Liyanage defends from the crease.

Keeps it on a length, at the stumps. Janith Liyanage taps it in front of mid-on for a single.

Back of a length on the middle and leg. Pavan Rathnayake tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple.

Short of a good length, around off. Pavan Rathnayake punches it toward the man at short cover.

Tossed up full, on off. Pavan Rathnayake defends forward.

Fuller, on middle. Pavan Rathnayake prods and defends.

Tossed up around off. Driven to sweeper cover for a single.

Flighted on middle. Janith Liyanage pushes it back to the bowler.

Tossed up on the middle and leg. Liyanage eases it to long on for one.

FOUR! Nicely done! Fraction short, outside off. Pavan Rathnayake plays it late and cuts it through the backward point region for a boundary.

Short of a good length, on off. Pavan Rathnayake taps it in front of the man at point for a single.

Short of a good length again, some extra bounce, and zips through around off. Sahan Arachchige has a poke at it and gets beaten.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Shaheen Afridi strikes. Good length, angling in before shaping away just enough off the seam. Sahan Arachchige gets forward to defend from the crease but is squared up, feathering an outside edge through to the keeper. Saad Baig makes no mistake behind the stumps, pouching a sharp catch. Sri Lanka are four down and in trouble.

Short of a length, angling away just outside off. Janith Liyanage sways out of the line and lets it go.

 Short of a good length and around off. Liyanage gets behind the line and blocks it.

Good length delivery on off. Janith Liyanage defends it down the track.

Flatter on off. Sahan Arachchige gets across and paddles it to fine leg for a single.

Quicker arm ball, on the middle and leg. Pavan Rathnayake knocks it toward short mid-wicket.

Flatter on the middle and leg. Pavan Rathnayake nudges it toward the deep mid-wicket region for a couple of runs.

Short and outside off. Cut away to deep point for a single.

Fuller, on middle. Sahan Arachchige gets across and paddles this to fine leg for a single.

Flatter, around off. Pavan Rathnayake punches this toward deep cover for a single.

Full pitcher, angling down the leg. Kamindu Mendis clips it down to fine leg and a bit of misfield from Zaman allows the double.

Short of a length, outside off. Kamindu Mendis gets on top of the bounce and slaps it toward the deep extra cover region for two more.

Fuller than a length, around off. Kamindu Mendis mistimes the drive to the man at short cover.

FOUR! Glorious! Fuller than a length at the stumps. Kamindu Mendis drives it uppishly past the bowler and down the ground for a lovely boundary.

OUT! SOFT DISMISSAL FOR KAMINDU MENDIS! Fuller than a length, just outside off. Kamindu Mendis looks to chip it over mid off, but it comes off the toe end and goes straight to Faheem Ashraf inside the circle, who takes a simple catch. Kamindu's knock ends on 44. Sri Lanka are three down.

Back of a length, on the middle and leg. Sahan Arachchige drops into the leg side for a single.

Tad short, on the middle and leg. Kamindu Mendis pulls it through the square leg region for a couple.

Flatter on off. Kamindu Mendis turns it toward short mid wicket.

On a length, on the middle, and leg. Kamindu Mendis nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Flatter arm ball, down the leg. Pavan Rathnayake crouches low to hack it away but misses.

Tossed up on off. Pavan Rathnayake eases it to long off for a single.

Flat good length, around off. Kamindu Mendis cuts this to deep cover for a single.

On a length, nips back into the off-stump line. Pavan Rathnayake looks to drive forward but gets comprehensively beaten on the inside edge.

Lands it on a length and wide outside off. Pavan Rathnayake cuts it away toward the deep cover region for a couple of runs.

Fuller than a length, at the stumps. Pavan Rathnayake on drives it toward wide of mid on.

Faheem lands it full and moves it away around off. Pavan Rathnayake looks to drive but is beaten.

Short of a good length, on the middle. Pavan Rathnayake gets on top of the bounce and defends into the on-side.

Good length delivery at the stumps. Pavan Rathnayake defends from the crease.

On a length, around off. Kamindu Mendis punches it to deep point for a single.

Jaffa! A good length delivery, just outside off. Pavan Rathnayake pokes at it but is beaten by the late movement away from him. 

Fuller than a length on off. Pavan Rathnayake eases it toward mid on.

Peach from Rauf! Short of a good length, angling in, and shapes away late to beat the outside edge of Pavan Rathnayake.

Back of a length, just outside off. Pavan Rathnayake rides the bounce and steers it toward backward point.

Pitched full, on off. Pavan Rathnayake pushes it through the gap at cover point for a single.

Short of a good length, on middle. Kusal Mendis blocks it from the crease.

Short of a good length, just outside off. Kusal Mendis knocks into the off side for a single.

Short of a good length, on off. Kamindu Mendis taps through covers for a single.

FOUR! Put away in style! Back of a length, on middle. Sits up nicely for Kusal Mendis, who pulls this through mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! FAHEEM ASHRAF GETS THE LANKAN SKIPPER! Short of a good length, wide outside off. Kusal Mendis looks to carve it through the backward point region, but fails to keep it down. Hits it straight to Saim Ayub at backward point, who takes a good catch. He will be relieved, as he dropped Kusal a couple of overs back. The visitors lose their second.

Fuller than a length, shaping away around off. Pavan Rathnayake lets it go.

Back of a length on off. Kusal Mendis rides the bounce and guides it toward the backward point fielder.

Short of a good length, around off. Kusal Mendis guides it toward deep third for a single.

Fuller than a length at the stumps. Kamindu Mendis drives and finds the man at mid on.

FOUR! Up and over! Short ball, on off. Kamindu Mendis hangs back and guides it over the keeper for a cheeky boundary.

On a length, at the stumps. Kamindu Mendis defends it down the pitch.

Back of a length, hits the bat hard, on the middle stump line. Kamindu Mendis defends into the off side.

WIDE! Faheem Ashraf starts with a length ball down the leg. Kamindu Mendis plays and misses. Wide signaled by the umpire. 

WIDE! Short of a good length, down the leg. Kamindu Mendis lets it go. Another wide.

Back of a length on the leg stump. Kamindu Mendis tucks it through backward square leg for a couple.

Fuller than a good length, on off. Kamindu Mendis punches it past the bowler and down the ground for two more.

LEG BYE! Back of a length, on the leg. Kamindu Mendis tucks it toward fine leg for a leg bye.

Short of a good length on the middle and leg. Kusal Mendis looks to work it across the line but gets a soft leading edge into the cover region.

WIDE! On a length and nipping away around off. Kusal Mendis leaves it alone. Wide signaled.

Short of a good length, shaping away around off. Kusal Mendis covers the line and guides it toward deep third for a single.

Full pitcher, on off. Kusal Mendis drives it back to Rauf.

On a length, at the stumps. Kusal Mendis defends it toward short cover.

Back of a length, around off. Kusal Mendis runs it down to deep third for a single.

WIDE! Banged in short, just outside off. Kamindu Mendis sways out of the line and lets it go. Wide signaled.

Short of a good length, around off. Kamindu Mendis punches it toward deep point for a single.

DROPPED! Short of a good length, skiddy delivery, around off. Kusal Mendis punches it straight to Saim Ayub at backward point, who puts down the chance. Single taken by the batters.

On a length, angled down the leg. Kamindu Mendis tucks it away to fine leg for a single.

Beauty! Full of a good length, angled into middle, before shaping. Kusal Mendis is squared up and the ball beats the outside edge, catching Kusal high on the pads.

A bit shorter, angled into the body. Mendis dabs it in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Full of a length, angled across off. Kaminu gets his front leg across and drives on the up, but finds the fielder at cover.

Attacking the front pad this time, Kamindu clips it to mid-wicket and scampers across for a quick run.

Another ripper from Shah. Immaculate length, just outside off and getting the ball to shape away after angling in. Kusal Mendis has a feel for it outside his off stump but the ball just goes agonizingly past the outside edge.

Shorter now, sliding into the pads, tucked away through square leg for one.

FOUR! That's a wayward start by Rauf. Wider on the crease, angled down leg, and Mendis just tucks it down to the right of the fine leg fielder and picks up a boundary.

Better line. A bit fuller and outside off, getting the ball to nibble away a bit as well. Kusal defends it with soft hands, to the left of backward point, where it is well-stopped.

Good length, in the channel and darting back in. Kusal Mendis stays back to defend.

Oh, that could have been catastrophic for Sri Lanka. Pitched fuller on off, Kusal Mendis leans on and spoons it away to cover, setting off for a single. Kamindu Mendis responds quickly and is off his haunches, but Kusal realizes that there's no run there and sends Kamindu back, who dives in to make his ground.

Pitched up again, at the stumps, hit away off the inside half of the blade and back onto the stumps at the other end. Kamindu Mendis has to again turn back quickly and dive to make his ground incase of a deflection off the bowler's hand.

Length ball outside off, tapped away into the off side for a single.

Full of a good length, seaming away beautifully from off and middle. Kusal Mendis watchfully defends.

Much fuller now, wider too and seaming away again. Kusal lets it go through to the keeper.

That's a peach! Smidge fuller of a good length, angled in towards the off stump, but then it leaves the right-hander sharply. Kusal ends up playing inside the line.

Another fine outswinger, make it four dots in a row in this over. On off and middle, shaping away, Mendis covers the line well and keeps it out.

A rib-tickler now, helped down to fine leg for a single. There is a slight misfield by Faheem Ashraf but it doesn't result in an extra run.

Just back of a length and outside off, Kamindu crunches it on the bounce and straight to the point fielder. Only one run off that over.

WIDE! Hammered in on a good length but spilled down the leg side for an extra.

That's a good take from the keeper. Bashed into the deck, short and seaming away a mile from the off stump. Mendis ducks and the keeper Saad Baig springs to his right to take it with one hand.

Full and outside off, a bit of an exaggerated movement on offer as the ball goes sharply across the right-hander. Kusal leaves it alone.

Hard length on leg stump, nudged away with gentle hands in front of square leg.

This is slanted back into the pads, Kusal Mendis misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads to short fine leg for a leg bye.

Pitched up outside off, pushed in but getting the ball to move away. Kamindu Mendis makes a watchful leave.

Extra bounce now! Short of a good length, over off and angling back in. Kamindu rises up and manages to keep it down on the off side.

Good-length delivery, in and around off. Fernando gets onto the front foot and blocks it to cover.

FOUR! Naseem errs in line, darting it into the pads. Fernando gets inside the line and helps it down to the right of the fine leg fielder for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Wow, great presence of mind from Faheem Ashraf, and he saves Saad Baig from the blushes. Naseem Shah bangs it in shorter now, over middle and at an awkward height. Avishka Fernando gets all cramped up and just jabs at the pull, ending up getting a top edge towards backward square leg. The keeper runs after it and the fine leg fielder comes in. It is the keeper, Baig, who tries to take it with the gloves on and lunges ahead but the ball bobbles out and somehow lands straight into the clutches of Ashraf. A bizarre catch, but Fernando has to walk back.

Full of a good length, Kusal Mendis gets on the front foot to defend.

The ball's darting off the seam a fair bit at the moment. A bit full and wide outside off, Kusal leaves it alone but the ball seams away late and goes to the right of the keeper.

Kusal is off the mark. Length ball on the pads, flicked away into that gap at mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Glorious from Kamindu. Pitched up, full and shaping away from off. Mendis leans on and opens the bat face a bit, creaming it between mid off and extra cover for a boundary.

Stellar timing again, but can't find the gap this time. Pitched up wide of the off stump, driven a bit squarer and to the left of Babar Azam at cover, and he makes a good stop.

Good length in the channel, holding its line. Mendis leaves and the ball carries through nicely to the keeper.

Bowled from a bit wider on the crease, spearing it in towards middle stump. Kamindu Mendis shows the full face of the bat and blocks it straight back, hitting the stumps at the other end.

A fourth straight dot after the boundary, good comeback by Afridi. Full of a good length and outside off, shaping it away a bit, and Mendis shoulders arms at it.

Excellent bowling. Fuller in length, darted into the stumps. Mendis stays compact and clips it to mid-wicket.

Back of a length, on a tighter line around off and angling back in. Mendis presses back and punches it down to extra cover.

FOUR! Was there a nick? Yes, as it's not been given as leg byes. Good length on off, threatening to swing back in, but this one holds its line. Kamindu Mendis looks to flick but gets an edge that brushes the pads and moves sharply to the left of the keeper, running into the fence.

This one goes the other way! Lovely bowling. Slightly pitched up, darting it across the left-hander. Mendis throws his hands at it and gets beaten.

A bit straighter now, worked away off the pads and down to fine leg for a single.

FIVE WIDES! Shah gets a bit overconfident now as he looks to make the ball swing from leg to off but ends up spraying it well down the leg side.

Much better. Full and outside off, seaming away from the right-hander. Avishka Fernando plays a loose drive away from the body and is well beaten.

A review wasted here! Naseem Shah seemed certain that there was an outside edge on this one, but technology confirms otherwise. On a good length, wide outside off and shaping away. Fernando throws the hands at it but the ball zips past the outside edge. The keeper gathers it low in front of him and there's a big appeal for caught behind from the bowler. The umpire says no, but eventually, Shaheen Afridi does send it upstairs. UltraEdge shows that there's no outside edge, and it stays Not Out.

2 runs, the batter is on the front foot and has driven this through point for a couple of runs.

2 runs, that is defended off the back foot to the off side for a couple.

No run, that is punched off the back foot but straight to the fielder.

Full and straight, swinging back in a bit, and this is eased back past the bowler for a single.

Dug in short and around the ribs, Avishka Fernando moves inside the line and helps it on the bounce to fine leg for a single.

Short of a good length, wide outside off and this is slashed away down to deep third for one more. 7 off the over.

On a good length, a hint of movement back into the left-hander as well. Mendis solidly blocks it off.

Hard length, darting back in sharply. Mendis looks to flick but is rushed and gets an inside edge high onto the pads.

Oh, just short! Pitched up in the channel, Kamindu Mendis pushes at the drive and ends up chipping it just short of the man at mid off.

On the shorter side, tucked away off the legs and down to fine leg for a single.

No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

No run, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

Sloppy work from Fakhar Zaman and Sri Lanka get off the mark with a couple. Full and outside off, looking to swing it away from the left-hander. Kamindu Mendis leans on and strokes it straight to point, where the fielder lets it through his hands and concedes two runs.

Full of a good length, in the channel and nibbling away. Mendis watchfully defends it behind point.

Fairly full and on off, swinging it away. Kamindu Mendis confidently gets onto the front foot and drives it straight to mid off.

Nice and full, just outside off, and angling in. Mendis looks to drive but ends up getting an inside edge onto the pads.

Pitched up wide outside off, Mendis opens the bat face and glides it through backward point for a single.

WIDE! Full and spraying it well down leg. There's some swing but it will be a wide.

A dot to end, and 4 runs come off first over. Full and outside off, angling away. Avishka Fernando leaves it alone.