Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, 1 run, I0$ full pitcher outside off, Karunaratne drives to mid-off and races to the other end. It was a tight single but he makes it in and retains strike
Shaheen Afridi to Chameera, 1 run, very full delivery around off, Chameera jams it in front of long-on and the pair settle with a single
Shaheen Afridi to Kamindu Mendis, out Lbw!! Oh! That was close. Matter of millimeters to umpire's call and hitting. But it is a massive wicket for Pakistan with the set batter walking back with 8 balls still remaining. Full credit to Shaheen. He nails the yorker and beats Mendis for pace, the bat does not come down in time to keep it out and the ball strikes him low on the pad. The impact was around leg-stump and ball-tracking showed it to be hitting. Third wicket for Shaheen and he's been superb today.. Kamindu Mendis lbw b Shaheen Afridi 50(44) [4s-3 6s-2]
Shaheen Afridi to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, fifty for Mendis. He's fighting a lone battle. The Sri Lankan team stands and applauds. Can he get them close to 150? No big celebration frmo him. Slower ball angled in, Mendis heaves it towards deep mid-wicket and the ball lands short of the fielder, the batters scamper back for the second
Shaheen Afridi to Kamindu Mendis, wide, once more loses his radar and sprays it outside off, too far for Mendis and it is the second wide this over
Shaheen Afridi to Kamindu Mendis, no run, high full toss but luckily for Shaheen it is below the waist, Mendis miscues the drive into the off-side
Shaheen Afridi to Kamindu Mendis, wide, I0$ sprays the slower ball outside off, Mendis can't reach it and the umpire signals a wide
Shaheen Afridi to Karunaratne, 1 run, slower ball around off, Karunaratne checks his drive and pushes it wide of cover
Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, no run, how did that miss the outside edge? Was so close. Shaheen Afridi goes full outside off and the ball nips away sharply to beat the outside edge
Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Asalanka drives it towards mid-on
Shaheen Afridi to Kusal Perera, 1 run, full and quick at the stumps, Kusal Perera whips it through the on-side for a single
Shaheen Afridi to Kusal Perera, no run, 137kph, seaming into the batter around off, Kusal Perera drives it watchfully towards mid-off
Shaheen Afridi to Kusal Perera, 2 runs, shaping into the batter around middle and leg, Kusal Perera whips it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs
Shaheen Afridi to Kusal Perera, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Kusal Perera slices it towards backward point on the bounce
Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler around off, shaping away from the batter, Asalanka gets a tad squared up as the outside edge rolls down to third man
Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, no run, yorker length delivery targeted at the stumps, Asalanka squeezes it down the pitch
Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, SIX, free-hit goes the distance! On the shorter side around off, Asalanka stays back in the crease, waits for the short ball to arrive and pummels it over deep square leg for a maximum
Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, no ball, 2 runs, that's a waist high no ball, Asalanka manages to nudge it away as he takes a couple of runs. No ball for height and that's a free-hit coming up
Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, no run, full and shaping away from the batter outside off, Asalanka feels for it tentatively and misses
Shaheen Afridi to Nissanka, out Caught by Mohammad Haris!! Shaheen Afridi has the last laugh! Concedes a six and bounces back to get a wicket on the very next ball. That's his second wicket. Length delivery outside off, hint of away movement and Nissanka swings across the line. A thick outside edge is induced and the keeper completes the formalities. Probably got carried away after that previous six. Should have kept his cool and played sensibly. Nissanka c Mohammad Haris b Shaheen Afridi 8(7) [6s-1]
Shaheen Afridi to Nissanka, SIX, Nissanka joins the party now! Pitched up by the bowler outside off, Nissanka stays put and clubs it over long-on for half-a-dozen
Shaheen Afridi to Nissanka, no run, that's a juicy full toss, touch high and Nissanka ends up fending it into the off-side. Quite an economical start by Shaheen Afridi
Shaheen Afridi to Nissanka, byes, 2 runs, that's a lovely delivery by Afridi. After bowling a few inswingers, he goes the other way this time around. Swinging away from the batter who feels for it. But gets beaten. The keeper can't gather it either but the fielder near the boundary does extremely well to save a couple of runs with a slide and flick
Shaheen Afridi to Nissanka, no run, on a length around off, Nissanka swings across the line, mistimes it towards wide mid-on
Shaheen Afridi to Kusal Perera, 1 run, that's a lovely delivery by Shaheen Afridi, swings in late on a fuller length, Kusal Perera brings his bat down quickly and flicks it towards the on-side for one
Shaheen Afridi to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Hussain Talat!! Gone for a golden duck! Kusal Mendis departs without troubling the scorers. This was pitched up by Shaheen Afridi around middle and leg, Kusal Mendis times his flick, but finds the fielder stationed at mid-wicket. An easy catch for Talat and Sri Lanka have lost Mendis in the first over of the match itself. A perfect start for Pakistan! Kusal Mendis c Hussain Talat b Shaheen Afridi 0(1)
Shaheen Afridi to Nissanka, 1 run, starts off with an inswinger, but the line isn't ideal. On the pads as Nissanka clips it towards backward square leg for a single