Pakistan VS Sri Lanka Match ball by ball Commentary
SL182/8
—PAK
Pakistan need 183 runs in 120 balls at 9.15 rpo
ICC ODI Team's Ranking
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4122 | 115 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3809 | 109 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3547 | 104 |
| 4 | Australia | 3568 | 102 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 3215 | 100 |
| 6 | England | 3235 | 95 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 3702 | 95 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 2565 | 92 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3251 | 83 |
| 10 | West Indies | 2924 | 79 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 1096 | 61 |
| 12 | Ireland | 815 | 51 |
| 13 | Scotland | 1260 | 45 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1309 | 44 |
| 15 | USA | 1183 | 42 |
| 16 | Oman | 717 | 29 |
| 17 | Nepal | 939 | 28 |
| 18 | Namibia | 676 | 28 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 463 | 17 |
| 20 | Canada | 171 | 7 |
A strong finish - Indeed, the Islanders have put on a pretty competitive score on the board. The 50 runs they plundered in the last 5 overs give them some much-needed momentum heading into the break. It was a mixed bag from the Pakistan bowlers. The pacers set the tone early, but the spinners were taken for plenty. Naseem Shah starred with three wickets but the standout bowler was the debutant Mohammad Imran, who finished with figures of 2/21 in his spell of four overs.
A single to end the innings! Razaullah yet again spills out a low full toss, but this time, it is way below waist height, on off. Eshan Malinga rocks back to drive it toward extra cover and gets a quick single. Sri Lanka ends up posting 182 runs on the board!
Full, on off, shaping away. Dushmantha Chameera looks to flick it but gets the leading edge before the ball bounces off toward the left of the diving backward point for a single.
FOUR! Not entirely from the middle off the bat, but will work for the visitors. Short of a length, outside off. Dushmantha Chameera swings his arms and gets the connection from the upper part of the bat. It loops over the mid off fielder and bounces away for four runs.
NO BALL AND A BYE! A full toss from Razaullah, over waist height, outside off. Eshan Malinga fails to connect his pull. Dushmantha Chameera calls for a run and they get that successfully as the keeper misses the underarm to hit the stumps at the striker's end.
Back of a length, around leg, Dushmantha Chameera pulls it to long on for one.
BYE! Short of a length, angling across. Eshan Malinga rocks back and misses his pull. The keeper fumbles and the batter gets a bye.
Eshan Malinga is in at number 10.
OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Hands up in the air in delight for Razaullah as he has his maiden T20I wicket. A special moment to cherish for any bowler. A slower ball, on a length around off stump, clocked at 119.8 kph, and it climbs on Theekshana more than he expects. He goes back and across, looking to pull, but he's through the shot too early and the ball balloons into the air off the top edge. Razaullah moves a couple of steps to his right and settles under it for a simple catch. Sri Lanka are 172/8, with 5 balls remaining.
End of an enterprising knock from Udara. But his could end up being worth those few extra runs for Sri Lanka. Dushmantha Chameera is the new batter in at number 9 and Razaullah will wrap up the first innings.