pitched outside off stump and comes back in, swings and misses, Sangakkara behind the wicket fails to collect it, they run for two byes.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st ODI at Colombo, Mar 17 2006 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Excellent effort by Sri Lanka to restrict Pakistan to 201. Maharoof did the damage early on by picking up 3 wickets, Lokuarachchi also picked up 3 wickets in the end. Yousuf was the top scorer for Pakistan with 46. Please join us after the break. Covers are on the field at the moment.
It is pouring down at the moment, so there is delay in the start of the Sri Lankan innings. Please stay tuned.
Update 13:35 GMT: It is still raining, the outfield is water logged, looks unlikely for any play, please stay tuned.
The match has been abandoned and declared as No Result as the rain continues to fall, there is no chance of any play. Thanks for being with us, this is your commentator Binoy George signing off. Please join us again for the live coverage of the second ODI on Sunday the 19th of March. Until then it is bye from all of us here.
driven to extra-cover for a single.
Prasad picks up the wicket, pitched outside off stump and comes in, Younis Khan goes for the big shot and misses it completely, gets bowled.
makes room and drives, gets beaten, Sangakkara fails to collect the ball, runs a bye.
full toss down the leg side, flicked in the air to deep backward square leg.
yorker on the legs, dug out to the off side, quick run taken.
Prasad to bowl the final over.
full length ball, driven to long on.
yorker length, driven to long on for a single.
driven to the off side.
edges in the air to thirdman.
driven to extra-cover, misfield there, ball races away to the fence.
driven to backward-point for a single.
full and wide down the leg side, signalled wide.
plays an inside out shot to deep extra-cover, comes back for the second run.
mishits in the air to long on.
driven to long on for a single.
picks up his 3rd wicket, Rana Naved walks in.
Razzaq goes, tossed up, comes down the track and tries to go over the long off fence, mishits it high in the air to long off, Tharanga runs in and takes a good catch, good wicket there.
driven in the air to wide long on for a single.
driven to long off for a single.
played wide of mid on for a single.