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PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Sri Lanka lose a review!

That was more of a desperate review from Sri Lanka and they lose it. A bouncer from Dilshan Madushanka hit the helmet of Abdullah Shafique before the fielder caught the ball. Sri Lankan players thought there was an edge but they were completely wrong as confirmed by the snickometer.

PAK 48/2 (10)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT!

Babar Azam is out! He has literally thrown his wicket away to a poor ball in such a crucial chase. Sri Lanka will take it with open arms though. It was bowled down the leg side from Dilshan Madushanka and Babar nicked it to wicketkeeper Samarawickrama.

PAK 37/2 (7.2)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: WICKET!

This is a really good start for Sri Lanka now. Dilshan Madushanka has got the wicket of Imam-ul-Haq and Pakistan are in a bit of trouble here.  

PAK 16/1 (3.3)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Pakistan’s chase underway!

Pakistan have kicked off their chase of 345 runs. Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique have opened the batting for the side. Six runs came off the first over that was bowled by Maheesh Theekshana.

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Sri Lanka 344/9 in 50 overs

Sri Lanka end their innings at 344/9 in 50 overs against Pakistan. For Sri Lanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 108 runs while Kusal Mendis scored 122. Apart from them, Pathum Nissanka scored 51. For Pakistan, Hasan Ali took four wickets while Haris Rauf took two wickets. 

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Haris Rauf dismisses Maheesh  Theekshana for duck. Theekshana completely fails to judge the delivery as the ball dislodges the off stump. 

SL 343/8 (49.1 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Dunith Wellalage hits a boundary off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. He smashes it hard towards the deep extra cover and steals four runs. 

SL 343/7 (49 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Hasan Ali takes his fourth wicket of the day and this time he removes Sadeera Samarawickrama for 108. Sadeera tries to play a scoop shot but the ball hits the edge and Rizwan takes a brilliant catch behind the stumps. 

SL 335/7 (48 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Shaheen Afridi has taken his first wicket of the day and he removes Dasun Shanaka for 12. Shanaka smashes it hard for a six but fails to time it as the ball lands safely into the hands of Babar Azam. 

SL 324/6 (46.3 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Sadeera hits ton

Sadeera Samarawickrama takes a single off  Hasan Ali’s delivery and brings up his century. It is his maiden ton in the ODI format and he brings it up in 82 balls. Terrific batting from Sadeera.

SL 318/5 (45.5 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: SIX

SIX!!! Sadeera Samarawickrama smashes a huge six off Mohammad Nawaz’s delivery. Sadeera makes room outside the leg-stump and plays a beautiful inside-out loft over extra-cover. 

SL 305/5 (43.3 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Mohammad Nawaz has provided Pakistan with another breakthrough as he dismisses Dhananjaya de Silva for 25. De Silva smashes it hard but ends up giving a catch to Shaheen Afridi. 

SL 294/5 (41.1 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: 11 runs off the over

Sri Lanka are in a fiery mode as Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dhananjaya de Silva are dealing in boundaries. In the previous over of Hasan Ali, the duo scores 11 runs, which include two boundaries from Sadeera. 

SL 294/4 (41 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Dhananjaya de Silva smashes a boundary off Shadab Khan’s delivery. He plays a shot towards the deep mid-wicket and steals four runs. 

SL 270/4 (38 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: 8 runs off the over

Sadeera Samarawickrama is standing like a huge wall for Sri Lanka as he is regularly dealing in boundaries. In the previous over of Shadab Khan, he smashes two boundaries as the spinner leaks eight runs. 

SL 255/4 (36 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Sadeera hits 50

Sadeera Samarawickrama takes a single off Shadab Khan’s delivery and brings up his half-century, It is his sixth half-century in the ODI cricket. Terrific batting from Sadeera. 

SL 240/4 (33.1 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Good over from Shadab

Shadab Khan bowls an excellent over and controls the flow of runs. In his previous over, he leaks only two runs as Pakistan aim for another wicket. 

SL 232/4 (32 overs)

PAK vs SL Live: OUT

OUT!!! Hasan Ali has taken his third wicket of the day and this time, Charith Asalanka becomes his prey. The ball hits the edge of the bat as wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan taken a good catch. Fourth wicket gone for Sri Lanka. 

SL 229/4 (30.1 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Hasan Ali has taken his second wicket of the day and this time he removed Kusal Mendis for 122. After hitting two back-to-back sixes, Mendis tries to go for the third one but ends up giving a fantastic catch to Imam Ul Haq at the long-on. Third wicket gone for Sri Lanka. 

SL 218/3 (28.5 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: SIX

SIX!!! Kusal Mendis smashes two back-to-back sixes off Hasan Ali’s delivery. The first one comes after he places a shot towards the leg-side. While the other one comes after he hammers a shot towards the long-off. Mendis is on fire. 

SL 218/3 (28.4 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: 5 runs off the over

After leaking too many runs in the past few overs, Pakistan finally take a sigh of relief as Iftikhar Ahmed bowls an economical over. He concedes only five runs as Pakistan aim to break the partnership between Sadeera and Mendis. 

SL 204/2 (28 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Mendis hits ton

Kusal Mendis smashes a huge six off Hasan Ali’s delivery and brings up his century in style. It is his third century in the ODI cricket and he brings it up in 65 balls. Terrific batting from Mendis. 

SL 192/2 (26.1 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Mendis nears ton

Kusla Mendis is on fire!! In the previous over of Shaheen Afridi, he smashes three back-to-back boundaries as the pacer concedes 14 runs. With this, Mendis has gone past the 91-run mark and inching closer towards his ton. 

SL 181/2 (25 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Kusal Mendis smashes a brilliant boundary off Mohammad Nawaz’s delivery. He smartly places a shot between backward point and short third man and steals four runs. 

SL 166/2 (23 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: SIX

SIX!!! Both Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama punish Haris Rauf with two huge sixes. The first one comes after Mendis smashes it hard towards the deep square leg. While the other one comes after Samarawickrama makes a good use of the short delivery and hammers a maximum. 

SL 147/2 (21 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: 12 runs off the over

In the previous over of Shadab Khan, Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama score 12 runs. the over includes one boundary from both the batters. 

SL 127/2 (20 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Shadab Khan has provided Pakistan with a major breakthrough as he dismissed Pathum Nissanka for 51. Nissanka tries to steal a boundary but ends up giving a catch to Abdullah Shafique. Second wicket gone for Sri Lanka.

SL 107/2 (17.2 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Mendis hits 50

Kusal Menids hit a boundary off Mohammad Nawaz’s delivery and brings up his half-century in style. He takes 40 balls to go past the 50-run mark. 

SL 107/1 (17 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Nissanka hits 50

Pathum Nissanka takes a single off Mohammad Nawaz’s delivery and brings up his half-century. It is his 10th half-century in the ODI cricket and he brings it up in 58 balls. Terrific batting from Nissanka. 

SL 101/1 (16.3 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Mendis also nears 50

Apart from Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis in also inching closer towards his half-century. In the previous over of Haris Rauf, the duo scores nine runs, which include a boundary from Mendis. 

SL 88/1 (14 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Back-to-back fours

After leaving the first four deliveries as dot balls, Pathum Nissanka bounces back in style in the last two balls as he smashes back-to-back boundaries. With this, Nissanka have gone past 40-run mark and inching closer towards his half-century. 

SL 73/1 (12 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: 7 runs off the over

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis have brought one-down Sri Lanka back on track, with their regular boundaries. In the previous over of Mohammad Nawaz, the duo scores seven runs, which include a boundary from Nissanka. 

SL 65/1 (11 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Pathum Nissanka continue to provide Sri Lanka with the momentum as he fearlessly deals in boundaries. Nissanka smashes a powerful shot on Haris Rauf’s delivery towards the deep backward point as the ball comfortably races across the boundary line for a four. 

SL 57/1 (9.1 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Nissanka on fire

Pathum Nissanka is dealing in boundaries and this time he thrashes Hasan Ali. He first smashes a huge six, after hammering a down the ground shot. On the very next delivery, he hits a boundary at the deep backward square leg region. 

SL 47/1 (7.4 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: DROPPED

DROPPED!! What have you done Imam-Ul-Haq? Kusal Mendis plays a shot towards the backward point, which looked like an easy catch but Imam fails to get hold of it and he ends up dropping it. A golden opportunity missed by Pakistan. 

SL 37/1 (7 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Kusal Mendis hits a boundary off Hasan Ali’s delivery. In the last ball of the over, Mendis smashes a shot towards the long-off as the ball races across the boundary line for a four. 

SL 34/1 (6 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: SIX

SIX!!! Kusal Mendis smashes a huge six off Shaheen Afridi’s delivery. Mendis hammers it hard as the fielder at the third man tries his best but the ball ends up going for a maximum. 

SL 29/1 (5 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: Nissanka-Mendis steady

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis are standing steady for one-down Sri Lanka. The duo is hitting boundaries at regular intervals and keeping the scoreboard moving for their side. In the previous over of Hasan Ali, the duo scores five runs. 

SL 19/1 (4 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: 8 runs off the over

Despite losing an early wicket, Sri Lanka still have the momentum on their side. In the previous over of Shaheen Afirdi, the duo of Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis score 8 runs. The over includes three wides and a boundary from Mendis. 

SL 14/1 (3 overs)

PAK vs SL, Cricket WC Live: OUT

OUT!!! Hasan Ali has provided Pakistan with their first breakthrough as he dismissed Kusal Perera for duck. The ball hits the edge of the bat as wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan takes a brilliant catch behind the stumps. First wicket gone for Sri Lanka. 

SL 5/1 (1.4 overs)