85.5

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, two slips in place for Rehman, watchful defence first up

85.6

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, Rehman's strength is his accuracy, and he starts off the day with two on-the-spot deliveries, more defence from Mathews

86.3

Junaid Khan to Mathews, no run, short of length ball heading away from off, Mathews blocks from the crease

86.4

Junaid Khan to Mathews, no run, on middle and off, blocked from the crease once more, this time to the leg side

86.5

Junaid Khan to Mathews, no run, defending off the back foot, gets an edge towards gully, no chance of a catch as that lands way short

86.6

Junaid Khan to Mathews, no run, defended to the leg side to end the over, a decent start from Junaid

87.3

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, gets low down as he defends that middle-stump delivery

87.4

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, 1 run, gets the outside edge as he looks to block once more, this was outside off, Mathews takes the bottom hand off the handle as he plays that, a single towards point

89.1

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, length ball on off stump, the forward press from Mathews

89.2

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, again the forward defence, a flighted ball from Rehman, Mathews takes the bottom hand off the handle as he plays that

89.3

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, solid defence off the front foot

89.4

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, length ball on middle and off, blocked off the front foot

89.5

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, outside edge as Mathews plays down the wrong line, bounces a couple of times before reaching gully

89.6

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, short of length ball is blocked off the front foot, another over safely watched out

90.4

Junaid Khan to Mathews, no run, fires it in towards off stump, on a length, more defence from Mathews

90.5

Junaid Khan to Mathews, no run, Junaid keeps pegs away around off stump, patted to the leg side by Mathews off the back foot

90.6

Junaid Khan to Mathews, no run, hello, hello, Mathews goes for the pull to a short of length ball angling across, misses it, by a long way, Pakistan would like to see more of that

91.5

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, round the wicket, fullish delivery on the pads, defended past short leg, 'Well done, well done,' Adnan says, as he does after most deliveries

91.6

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, length ball on middle and leg, blocked to the leg side

93.1

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, length ball from over the stumps, starts from well outside off, spins in but not enough to make Mathews play

93.2

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, FOUR, charges down and swings that wide of mid-on for a boundary, not often we have seen this sort of attitude this morning from Sri Lanka

93.3

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, 1 run, length ball on middle, tucked towards square leg

93.5

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, length ball on middle, defended to the leg side

93.6

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, touch shorter, on middle and leg, defended off the front foot

95.1

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, fired in by Ajmal, just outside off, doesn't spin in much, Mathews defends

95.2

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, again from round the wicket, closer to off, more defence

95.3

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, on middle and leg, tucked towards square leg

95.4

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, 1 run, slides this down the leg side, nudges the ball towards square leg for a single

96.1

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, mistimed by Mathews as he looks to push the ball towards the off side, a short of length ball outside off

96.2

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, 130kph, just outside off, Mathews pokes it towards backward point

96.3

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, back of a length ball pushed Mathews on to the back foot, not much movement on offer, Mathews blocks solidly off the back foot

96.4

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, FOUR, short and well outside off, sits up for Mathews, who pulls that past mid-on for four, no trouble at all for Mathews

96.5

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, back of length ball is blocked by Mathews

96.6

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, length ball coming in, defended from the crease to the off side

97.3

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, 1 run, length ball pitching on middle, pushed towards mid-on, a far more comfortable single

97.5

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, length ball on middle and leg, not much turn for Ajmal so far, blocked off the front foot

97.6

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, pitching outside leg, Mathews raises the bat over his head and pads it away

99.3

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, full ball on leg stump, squeezed it towards midwicket

99.4

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, 1 run, length ball outside off, pushed towards cover

100.1

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, short of length outside off, defended to the off side from the crease

100.2

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, length ball heading for middle, tapped off the crease towards midwicket

100.3

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, 1 run, short of length, pulled down towards deep backward square leg for a single

100.5

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, 2 runs, Cheema grunts as he sends that one just outside off, guided down to third man for a single

100.6

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, length ball outside off, defended from the crease to the off side

101.2

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, length ball outside off, defended off the front foot to the leg side

101.3

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, spun away after pitching outside off, Mathews pushes it off the back foot towards gully

101.4

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, Mathews takes his bottom hand off the handle as he tucks that behind square leg

101.5

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, 1 run, pitched up and heading for middle and leg, pushed towards mid-on

102.3

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, short of length and well outside off, slapped towards mid-off

102.4

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, 1 run, fired in towards leg stump, clipped off the back foot towards square leg

103.3

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, on middle and leg, solid forward defence from Mathews

103.4

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, FOUR, length ball is dismissed by Mathews, shimmies down the track and thumps that towards long-on, one bounce to the rope

103.5

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, 3 runs, on the pads, clipped towards deep midwicket, Sri Lanka get three

104.3

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, short of length and well outside off, defended off the front foot towards cover

104.4

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, heading for off stump, more defence

104.5

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, 1 run, length ball is tucked towards midwicket for a single, 26 more for SL to avoid follow-on

105.2

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, length ball, no turn at all, solid defence off the front foot

105.3

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, length ball outside off, more blocking

105.4

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, and again, plenty of patience from Mathews

105.5

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, Mathews showing off his forward defense once more, I think I should copy that line and be ready to Ctrl + V

105.6

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, full and down the leg side, patted towards the leg side

106.3

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, length ball is defended watchfully by Mathews

106.4

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, back of a length ball, outside off, backfoot defence this time, it's been a long spell for him this morning

106.5

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, short of length and heading for off, Mathews moves across and pats the ball to the leg side

106.6

Aizaz Cheema to Mathews, no run, pitched up, Mathews is front on as he plays that to the off side

107.2

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, SIX, Mathews has had enough of all this defending, he dances down the track, doesn't quite reach the pitch but that doesn't stop him from going through with the big shot, didn't seem to put too much effort behind that one but it still easily clears the boundary at long-off

107.3

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, blocked off the front foot this time by Mathews

107.4

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, stretches well forward and he blocks that, off a thick outside edge towards gully

107.5

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, watches the ball closely as he defends off the front foot

107.6

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, back of length ball, blocked off the back foot

108.2

Azhar Ali to Mathews, no run, fullish ball is blocked, Azhar Ali gave plenty of flight on that one

108.3

Azhar Ali to Mathews, no run, defended towards point this time

108.4

Azhar Ali to Mathews, no run, again gives some air to his legspinners, but Mathews calmly blocks that off the front foot

108.5

Azhar Ali to Mathews, no run, more forward defense, not much turn for Ali either

108.6

Azhar Ali to Mathews, no run, off the middle of the bat once more, Mathews pats it back to the bowler

109.2

Mohammad Hafeez to Mathews, 1 run, length ball spins in a touch towards off, tapped towards square leg

109.4

Mohammad Hafeez to Mathews, no run, length ball is defended off the front foot to the leg side

109.5

Mohammad Hafeez to Mathews, no run, hello, sharp spin there, the ball zips past leg stump after pitching outside off, Mathews gets his bat over his head to allow that through to the keeper

109.6

Mohammad Hafeez to Mathews, 1 run, punched to long-on for a single to end the over

110.1

Azhar Ali to Mathews, no run, pushed towards gully, off the outside half of the blade

110.2

Azhar Ali to Mathews, no run, pitched up, on off stump, blocked down the pitch

110.3

Azhar Ali to Mathews, no run, pitching outside off and a bit of spin away, Mathews shoulders arms

110.4

Azhar Ali to Mathews, 1 run, overpitched and well outside off, muscled towards sweeper cover by Mathews

111.2

Mohammad Hafeez to Mathews, no run, from round the wicket, on the pads, defended to the leg side

111.3

Mohammad Hafeez to Mathews, 1 run, overpitched and outside off, punched towards mid-on for one more

111.6

Mohammad Hafeez to Mathews, 1 run, on the pads, helped to square leg, only five away now from the follow-on mark

112.1

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, length ball on middle, quicker and Mathews is hurried into defending towards short leg

112.2

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, FOUR, short of length and outside off, Mathews skips away from leg, has plenty of time as this is a slow pitch, slapped past sweeper cover for a boundary

112.3

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, tossed up, pitching outside leg, Mathews pads it away

112.4

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, 1 run, down the leg side again, Mathews clips it towards square leg for a single, the follow-on is avoided

113.2

Azhar Ali to Mathews, 2 runs, length ball on off, whipped towards deep midwicket for two more

113.3

Azhar Ali to Mathews, 1 run, sits up after pitching short, Mathews has loads of time as he waits on the back foot, slaps it towards extra cover for a single

113.6

Azhar Ali to Mathews, no run, looped up once more, this time Mathews stretches well forward and blocks

114.6

Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, defended off the back foot, the ball drops dead at his feet

115.3

Azhar Ali to Mathews, 1 run, short and wide, Mathews waits on the back foot and chops it towards deep point

116.1

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, Rehman begins by attacking off stump, defended towards mid-on off the back foot

116.2

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, pitched up and well outside off, pushed towards point from the crease

116.3

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, good delivery that, on a length and around off stump, broad bat of Mathews stops it

116.4

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, no run, spins away from outside off, prodded towards backward point

116.5

Abdur Rehman to Mathews, 1 run, flatter and shorter, punched to mid-off for a single

117.3

Junaid Khan to Mathews, OUT, you don't need the bouncer though as he pitches it back of a length outside off, Mathews played down the wrong line and feathers it through to the keeper, a wicket at last for Pakistan today

AD Mathews c †Adnan Akmal b Junaid Khan 47 (144m 101b 4x4 1x6) SR: 46.53