That is that! A second-string SL side tramples the No.1 T20I team. Udana sews up an emphatic win for the visitors. Amir makes some swinging room and mis-hits another slower ball into the lap of long-off
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I at Lahore, PAK v SL, Oct 05 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st T20I (N), Lahore, October 05, 2019, Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan
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9.55pm So, Sri Lanka throw the first punch in the T20I series and consign Pakistan to a 64-run defeat. Gunathilaka laid down the marker with a blazing fifty, before Sri Lanka wobbled in the middle overs, and then landed some late blows to reach 165 for 5. Pakistan then unravelled quickly in the face of a challenging chase. Their reply was so muddled that at one point Ifthikhar and Sarfaraz were dashing towards the same end. Dew set in later in the evening, but Sri Lanka had enough runs in the bank. Pradeep and Udana came away with three wickets each while Hasaranga picked up two. The victory is Sri Lanka's first of the tour and they lead this three-match series 1-0
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Danushka Gunathilaka, Man of the Match: It was a great win for the unit, and we did well in the one-dayers as well. Avishka batted well and it helped me a lot. When we go forward, we can win more games.
Dasun Shanaka, SL captain: It's a great achievement for us without our top guns. Our openers were tremendous on this wicket. We had great belief in this team. All the credit need to go to the openers and debutant Banuka. The bowlers also started well.
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ShivaRam : "Wow.. This has to be one of the worst t20 chases ever. Surely, Pakistan are a better batting side than this. "
Ali: "I don't know what selecters and coaches see in Shahzad and Umar what fans don't see. They are not international material they can perform good in local let them stay there."
Khawaja: "Dropping Fakhar cost them initial start. Dropping Haris cost them momentum. Dropping Shinwari cost them early break throughs. Picking tried and tested players (Ahmed, Akmal) cost them match.
17.4
W
Udana to Amir, OUT
Mohammad Amir c Gunathilaka b Udana 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
17.3
W
Udana to Shadab, OUT
Shadab holes out to Avishka at deep midwicket. Slower short ball outside off, Shadab, having shuffled across off, slogs this back-of-the-hand variation to the outfielder
Shadab Khan c Fernando b Udana 6 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 85.71
17.2
•
Udana to Shadab, no run
wide yorker, squeezed back to Udana
Tasmeem: "Lol, T20 rankings. Should they lose two series on the trott, they will be back being 5th or 6th."
17.1
1
Udana to Amir, 1 run
Amir moves away outside leg, Udana follows him, jabbed into the off side
Ranodeep Dutta: "Why drop Fakhar Zaman? He was in really good form in odis scoring 2 50s in 2 innings. Just when he was getting confidence the team management decides to drop him. Poor selection"
end of over 1710 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 100/8CRR: 5.88 • RRR: 22.00
Shadab Khan6 (5b 1x4)
Mohammad Amir0 (0b)
Nuwan Pradeep 3-0-21-3
Wanindu Hasaranga 4-0-20-2
16.6
4
Pradeep to Shadab, FOUR runs
pretty full on middle, Shadab sizes it up and scoops it with the bottom hand over mid-off. Some belated cheer for the Lahore fans
Aabis: "Whatever's happening now is because of the nonsense partnership of dots between Sarfaraz and Iftikhar. Sarfaraz should simply understand and accept that he does not have the calibre to play in the white ball cricket. He should stick with the red ball and let someone deserving to represent Pakistan in the shorter formats. He might be a good captain but he's also occupying an important slot in the batting order."
16.5
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Pradeep to Shadab, no run
short and outside off, Shadab swings hard and almost drags it back onto his own stumps
16.4
W
Pradeep to Faheem, OUT
full-toss on the pads, picked up and hit into the lap of Danushka at deep square leg. Ashraf adds to Pakistan's collapse. The umpires check for a possible front-foot no-ball, but Pradeep is okay on that count as well. Ashraf has to keep going
Faheem Ashraf c Gunathilaka b Pradeep 8 (8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100
16.3
1
Pradeep to Shadab, 1 run
full on off, driven with an open face to sweeper cover
Ranodeep Dutta: "Rizwan should be Pakistan's keeper for Odis and tests and Sarfaraz should be pakistans keeper in t20s only"
16.2
1
Pradeep to Faheem, 1 run
length ball on off, Ashraf wants to slog this out of the Gadaffi Stadium, instead he splices it back to the bowler
DaMan: "I know Pakistan are world number 1 in T20, but I feel they are more suited to UAE wickets where 150 is par first innings score"
16.1
4
Pradeep to Faheem, FOUR runs
Pradeep bowls a yorker on middle stump, Ashraf clears his front leg and scythes it up and over extra-cover. That's some hit from Ashraf
Khalid: "how many times do Shehzad and Umar Akmal have to remind everyone they are not good enough to be in the team before everyone stops calling for them to be recalled every few months?"
end of over 164 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 90/7CRR: 5.62 • RRR: 19.00
Faheem Ashraf3 (5b)
Shadab Khan1 (2b)
Wanindu Hasaranga 4-0-20-2
Kasun Rajitha 4-0-20-1
15.6
1
Hasaranga to Faheem, 1 run
back of a length on middle, forced off the back foot for one
15.5
1
Hasaranga to Shadab, 1 run
short and breaks away outside off, swished down to long-off
15.4
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Hasaranga to Shadab, no run
shorter and on off, stabbed back to the bowler
Dr Atif Azad: "All those calling for Rizwan, he is no 6 hitter himself. Just a more consistently scoring version of Sarfraz. "
15.3
1
Hasaranga to Faheem, 1 run
good length and sliding across off, edged to short third man
15.2
W
Hasaranga to Asif Ali, OUT
liberally tossed up on off stump, Asif Ali aims to launch it downtown. He does not get hold of it though and winds up slicing it in the air. Danushka, SL's first-innings hero, runs across to his left and grabs the catch
Asif Ali c Gunathilaka b Hasaranga 6 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60
15.1
1lb
Hasaranga to Faheem, 1 leg bye
slider from Hasaranga, beats the reverse-sweep, hits the pad, and wanders away. Not given out lbw. It looks very tight, but SL have exhausted their review
end of over 157 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 86/6CRR: 5.73 • RRR: 16.00
Faheem Ashraf1 (2b)
Asif Ali6 (9b)
Kasun Rajitha 4-0-20-1
Wanindu Hasaranga 3-0-17-1
14.6
1
Rajitha to Faheem, 1 run
full on the pads, picked up and the ball landed in front of deep square leg
14.5
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Rajitha to Faheem, no run
off-stump yorker, dug out
14.4
W
Rajitha to Imad Wasim, OUT
Hasaranga pouches it at mid-off. Full-toss outside off, Imad aims to launch it over him, no dice, he simply slaps it to the man there
Imad Wasim c Hasaranga b Rajitha 7 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 140
14.3
1
Rajitha to Asif Ali, 1 run
full-toss on leg stump, miscued to square leg and throw is to the non-striker's end. Hits his bat and rolls away to the deep
14.2
1
Rajitha to Imad Wasim, 1 run
slower ball outside off, this full-toss is hauled away to deep midwicket
14.1
4
Rajitha to Imad Wasim, FOUR runs
Imad goes boom! Just short of a good length and outside off, clears his front leg and whacks it straight of mid-off
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