17.2 -
T Perera to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, no margin for error. Low full toss just outside off, Malik goes low, manages to get underneath it and loft it over the bowler's head, mid-off was in and that was easy pickings
17.0 -
Malinga to U Akmal, FOUR, another expensive over from Malinga, 11 runs came off it. Full and width on offer, Akmal stays inside the crease, opens the bat face and slices it over backward point. He is looking in sublime touch
16.3 -
Malinga to U Akmal, FOUR, beautifully done. Full toss outside off, there were two fielders protecting the point region, Akmal carves it right between backward point and point. Placed it to perfection
15.0 -
Mathews to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, edged and four! That is very unfortunate. Malik cleared his front leg and wanted to target the cow corner fence, the ball takes the outside edge and flies between short third man and backward point
14.0 -
Malinga to U Akmal, FOUR, top shot! Once more Malinga has been expensive. Already 24 runs in his 2 overs. Pitched up on off, Akmal presents the full face of the bat and lofts it straight back over the bowler's head
13.1 -
Malinga to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, lovely timing. Malinga drifts onto the pads, Malik leans forward and flicks it behind square, the fielder in the deep had a few paces to cover, but he had no chance even with a dive
11.2 -
T Perera to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, drops the slower delivery short, Shehzad had all the time in the world to pick his spot, he rocks back and pulls it in front of square, bisected deep mid-wicket and long-on to perfection
8.0 -
T Perera to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, crashed! This was short and there was enough width on offer for Malik to go on the back foot, he cuts it to the right of backward point and it races away in no time
5.3 -
Mathews to Hafeez, FOUR, lovely shot! This was pitched up outside off, Hafeez kneels across and laps it over short fine leg, hits the fence in no time
4.3 -
Malinga to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, Shehzad makes room and Malinga bowls a yorker on his feet, Shehzad jams it out off the inside half of the bat and it runs away fine through his legs, short fine leg had no chance of stopping that
4.2 -
Malinga to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, Shehzad makes room and punches this short of length delivery in the gap between backward point and cover-point, races away to the fence in a jiffy
3.5 -
Mathews to Hafeez, FOUR, bit of width on offer and Hafeez latches onto it in a flash! He frees his arms and lofts it inside-out over extra cover, runs away to the fence in no time
3.3 -
Mathews to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, first boundary of the innings, this was on a good length, Shehzad makes room and drills it past mid-on, who dives to his left but fails to stop the ball
19.3 -
Binura Fernando to Afridi, SIX, third full toss in the over and this time Fernando pays the price. Afridi takes full toll of that, he whacks it over long-off. It was not hit hard, just timed it perfectly
18.5 -
Malinga to U Akmal, SIX, top shot! Third six for Akmal. Malinga misses the yorker length just by an inch or so, Akmal gets underneath that, lofts it high and over mid-off. Though he didn't middle it, the ball had enough to clear the rope
16.0 -
Binura Fernando to U Akmal, SIX, consecutive sixes for Akmal and that brings up the 50-run stand. Fernando goes round the wicket, bowls it on a length and in the slot, Akmal clears his front leg and tonks it over long-on
15.5 -
Binura Fernando to U Akmal, SIX, fantastic hit! There was no pace on that and Akmal had to generate all the pace. Slower short ball on leg-stump, Akmal swivels and muscles the pull over deep square leg for the first maximum of the innings
19.5 -
Binura Fernando to Afridi, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. First international wicket for Binura Fernando. It was the slower delivery, Afridi walks across his stumps, goes for the scoop and misses. The ball crashes into the off-stump. That was very unlike Afridi. Afridi b Binura Fernando 8(4) [6s-1]
19.0 -
Malinga to U Akmal, out Lbw!! Malinga has his man. But the damage has been done. A fine knock from Akmal comes to an end. He gave the much needed impetus to the innings. It was the yorker on the stumps, Akmal clears his front leg and misses the whip, is struck right in front of middle stump. That was an easy decision for the umpire. U Akmal lbw b Malinga 46(24) [4s-3 6s-3]
11.3 -
T Perera to Ahmed Shehzad, out Caught by Malinga!! That is an unlucky way to get out, but Sri Lanka won't mind it. It was a low full toss just outside off, Shehzad crouches low, scoops it to short fine, Malinga takes it over his head. The idea was to hit it over the fielder, but Shehzad couldn't get the elevation. A timely wicket for Sri Lanka. Ahmed Shehzad c Malinga b T Perera 46(38) [4s-4]
7.3 -
T Perera to Hafeez, out Caught by Kithuruwan Vithanage!! Hafeez perishes trying to go big. This was a slower short ball from Perera, Hafeez goes deep inside the crease and goes for the pull, he had no pace to work with, hits it straight to the man at deep mid-wicket, who takes the simplest of catches. Hafeez c Kithuruwan Vithanage b T Perera 17(14) [4s-2]
2.0 -
Mathews to Mukhtar Ahmed, out Caught by Jeffrey Vandersay!! Mathews gets the first breakthrough. This was a short of length delivery just outside off, Mukhtar was trying to turn it into the on-side and closes the bat face a little too early, the outside edge flies towards short third man, who bends forward and takes the catch.Mukhtar Ahmed c Jeffrey Vandersay b Mathews 2(8)