23/10Result
5th ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates and Pakistan at Sharjah, Oct 23 2017
Pakistan won by 9 wkts (178b rem)
Player of the Match
Usman Shinwari
Usman ShinwariPakistan
23/10Result
5th ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates and Pakistan at Sharjah, Oct 23 2017
Pakistan won by 9 wkts (178b rem)
Player of the Match
Usman Shinwari
Usman ShinwariPakistan

4.04pm Abject, abysmal batting performance from Sri Lanka. In international cricket, there is bound to be quality, there will be good swing bowling, but Sri Lanka have had no answers to that movement. Usman Khan took five wickets in his first 21 balls with late swing to finish another terrible Sri Lanka effort. He found lateral movement, coming back in to the left-hander, but to be honest, he had that in the last game too. Sri Lanka were not equipped to deal with it. And were made to pay, slumping to 103 all out in the 27th over.

Pakistan, though, were terrific again. Nothing to be taken away from that performance. It was special, their bowling accurate, the fielding good and they did what they had to, led by Usman's five-for.

The Pakistan reply isn't far away.

26.2
W
Hasan Ali to Chameera, OUT, all done! Dusted! SL bowled out for 103. Shortish delivery outside off, Chameera goes back, tries to flick the ball into the leg side, the ball takes the inside edge and knocks into the stumps to end the innings.

PVD Chameera b Hasan Ali 11 (15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 73.33

26.1
0
Hasan Ali to Chameera, no run, 85 mph, full and straight, the ball moving back in, driven to mid-on

END OF OVER:
26 | 4 Runs | SL: 103/9 | RR: 3.96

  • Vishwa Fernando7 (11b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera11 (13b)
  • Shadab Khan5-1-24-2
  • Usman Shinwari7-0-34-5
25.6
0
Shadab Khan to Fernando, no run, another googly, on leg, inside-edged into the pad
25.5
0
Shadab Khan to Fernando, no run, the googly outside off, Fernando goes back and carves a cut towards third man
25.4
4
Shadab Khan to Fernando, FOUR, oh yes, fine shot. Short and wide outside off, Fernando goes back and nails a drive through cover. Sublime timing. 100 up
25.3
0
Shadab Khan to Fernando, no run, the googly this time, around off, defended into the off side
25.2
0
Shadab Khan to Fernando, no run, lots of flight, lulling Fernando into an expansive drive, but the ball goes past the edge
25.1
0
Shadab Khan to Fernando, no run, the legbreak outside off, beaten by a big distance

END OF OVER:
25 | 6 Runs | SL: 99/9 | RR: 3.96

  • Dushmantha Chameera11 (13b)
  • Vishwa Fernando3 (5b)
  • Usman Shinwari7-0-34-5
  • Shadab Khan4-1-20-2
24.6
2
Usman Shinwari to Chameera, 2 runs, another slower delivery on leg, flicked into the gap at midwicket. Don't think there should have been two there, but Hasan picks up, throws the ball towards the bowler's end and misses. Out if he hit direct
24.5
0
Usman Shinwari to Chameera, no run, fullish delivery outside off, pushed away to mid-off

Asim: "I dare say these two have looked more compact and confident than the top order!!! Worrying times for SL!!"

24.4
2
Usman Shinwari to Chameera, 2 runs, on a length around leg, worked into the gap at midwicket for a couple. SL inching towards 100
24.3
0
Usman Shinwari to Chameera, no run, a slower delivery outside off, the ball coming back in at 119 kph. The bat goes swinging, no connection, the ball misses the off stump somehow

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Usman on fire

21

No. of balls taken by Usman Khan to complete a five-for in this game, the third-quickest in ODIs since 2001. Vaas had taken it in 16 balls v Ban in 2003 WC and Van der Gugten in 20 balls v Can in 2013.

Another whitewash?

2

No. of whitewashes suffered by Sri Lanka in ODIs this year, to SA and Ind, before this series. If they don't win this game, they'll become the first ever team to lose three bilateral series by 5-0 margin in same year.