- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.1 Wahab returns and strikes! Banged in short and angled outside off, Chandimal attempts the crudest of slogs and picks out midwicket. He hit that hard but straight into the lap of Sharjeel... Much like how Chandimal got out against UAE 110/115.6 as easy as they come. Looks to play the cross-batted slog over long-off, gets it low on the bat as Sharjeel positions himself nicely to take it with the ropes lurking behind him. 117/217.1 wicket first up in his second spell. Kapu looks to hit that to Chittagong, head falls over, in no position to play the lofted hit over long-on, misses as the ball hits middle of middle. 125/317.3 slower one does the trick this time. Angled into middle from wide of the crease from round the stumps, he was through with the stroke even before the ball arrived, missed it only to see the LED bails flying over his head. Pakistan are scything their way into the middle order 125/4Extras7 (lb 6, w 1)TOTAL150/4 (20 Overs, RR: 7.5)Fall of wickets: 1-110 (Dinesh Chandimal, 14.1 ov), 2-117 (Shehan Jayasuriya, 15.6 ov), 3-125 (Chamara Kapugedera, 17.1 ov), 4-125 (Dasun Shanaka, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 4 0 31 0 7.75 10 4 0 1 0 Mohammad Irfan 4 0 18 2 4.50 12 2 0 0 0 Shahid Afridi 4 0 24 0 6.00 8 2 0 0 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 3 0 38 0 12.66 7 5 2 0 0 Wahab Riaz 4 0 30 1 7.50 9 4 0 0 0 Shoaib Malik 1 0 3 1 3.00 3 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.1 he can't do much wrong, can he? Floats a short ball on middle, Sharjeel can't time the pull, gets it high on the bat as long-on takes the easiest of catches. Looked to go a lot square, but didn't position himself well as he made contact. 58/23.3 soft dismissal, there's the revenge. Hafeez looks to go downtown but didn't get to the pitch, checked his stroke at the last moment as the ball lobs off the splice to the bowler, who accepts it gleefully. 23/112.5 as easy as they come as far as decisions go. Too full, shaped to sweep but was done in by the length. Once he missed, there was little doubt as to where that was headed 94/318.6 outstanding, simply wow. This was a flat hit over the infield, Thisara, at wide long-off, started running almost as soon as Akmal made contact, it was a flat hit and Thisara simply threw his hands up as he moved to his right, did well to hold on even as the momentum threatened to knock him back. He slid over, showed excellent balance. Superb athleticism. 150/4Extras7 (b 4, lb 1, w 2)TOTAL151/4 (19.2 Overs, RR: 7.81)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Mohammad Hafeez, 3.3 ov), 2-58 (Sharjeel Khan, 7.1 ov), 3-94 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 12.5 ov), 4-150 (Umar Akmal, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KMDN Kulasekara 4 0 20 1 5.00 13 1 1 0 0 NLTC Perera 2.2 0 25 0 10.71 4 3 1 1 0 GSNFG Jayasuriya 1 0 13 1 13.00 2 3 0 0 0 MD Shanaka 1 0 6 0 6.00 3 1 0 0 0 PVD Chameera 4 0 32 0 8.00 10 5 0 1 0 HMRKB Herath 4 0 28 0 7.00 5 3 0 0 0 TM Dilshan 1 0 2 1 2.00 4 0 0 0 0 TAM Siriwardana 2 0 20 1 10.00 6 2 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Pakistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-20.55, Interval 20.55-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.40
Match days
4 March 2016 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, Sri Lanka 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 0 wicket)
- TM Dilshan dropped on 8* by Mohammad Irfan
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (LD Chandimal 22, TM Dilshan 28, Ex 1)
- LD Chandimal: 50 off 43 balls (7 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 79 balls (LD Chandimal 57, TM Dilshan 41, Ex 5)
- TM Dilshan: 50 off 42 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 7
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 150/4 in 20.0 overs (TM Dilshan 75, TAM Siriwardana 4)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 1 wicket)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 1
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (Umar Akmal 33, Shoaib Malik 12, Ex 5)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 7
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