27/10Result
2nd T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates and Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Oct 27 2017
Pakistan won by 2 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Shadab Khan
Shadab KhanPakistan
27/10Result
2nd T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates and Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Oct 27 2017
Pakistan won by 2 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Shadab Khan
Shadab KhanPakistan

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 124/9 | RR: 6.20

  • Vikum Sanjaya4 (2b)
  • Ashan Priyanjan2 (2b)
  • Hasan Ali4-0-31-2
  • Faheem Ashraf3-0-16-3

9.31pm Phew. What a bizarre innings. And in the midst of all that late-overs carnage, a question for Sri Lanka. Why exactly was Ashan Priyanjan, a specialist batsman, batting at No. 10? Alagappan Muthu will attempt to bring you some answers when we return for the chase, but until then, a little recap: The first two wickets added 106. The last eight wickets added 18. Faheem Ashraf picked up a hat-trick. And Sri Lanka sank a few more feet into the limited-overs quicksand they seem to have manouevered themselves into over the last few months. Can they still make a match of this and defend 124? Hard to see that happening, but you never know.

19.6
0
Hasan Ali to Sanjaya, no run, slower length ball outside off, and the innings ends with Vikum Sanjaya slogging across the line and missing
19.5
4
Hasan Ali to Sanjaya, FOUR, wow. As if enough wasn't happening already, the No. 11 plays the shot of the match. Length ball on off stump, and Sanjaya clears his front leg and hammers a drive wide of mid-off

If you were wondering, Nawaz is on for Shinwari, who has a back niggle.

19.4
1
Hasan Ali to Priyanjan, 1 run, back of a length close to off stump. Swipes across the line, only manages a bottom-edge that rolls into the midwicket region

I may have messed up my count, but Sri Lanka have just lost their last eight wickets for 13 runs. Let me repeat. Eight wickets, 13 runs.

19.3
W
Hasan Ali to Pathirana, OUT, full on middle stump, Pathirana slogs, and all he can do is hit it high and then down the throat of long-on

SS Pathirana c sub (Mohammad Nawaz (3)) b Hasan Ali 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

In case you are wondering who Faheem Ashraf is...

19.2
1
Hasan Ali to Priyanjan, 1 run, low full-toss, swinging in slightly towards off stump, swiped down to long-on
19.1
1
Hasan Ali to Pathirana, 1 run, full, at the left-hander's feet. Clips to long-on, but it hangs in the air for a while, and Hasan throws himself to his left for the attempted c&b and nearly makes it four in four

Wow. So much is happening, I can't even remember what happened two balls ago.

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 3 Wkts | SL: 117/8 | RR: 6.15

  • Sachith Pathirana0 (0b)
  • Faheem Ashraf3-0-16-3
  • Hasan Ali3-0-24-1
18.6
W
Faheem Ashraf to Shanaka, OUT, back of a length, angling into middle stump, and that's a hat-trick for Faheem Ashraf! Keeps a little bit low, and Shanaka, looking to pull, plays well over the top of the bounce. Hit on the upraised front pad, in front of middle, and that kept low enough to make this the easiest of on-field lbw decisions to give. Though ball-tracking says umpire's call on height.

MD Shanaka lbw b Faheem Ashraf 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Sachith Pathirana. He's a pretty handy left-arm spinner, but can he swing a bat?

18.5
W
Faheem Ashraf to Udawatte, OUT, wide-ish, shortish, he goes for the uppercut, and all he can do is pick out Babar Azam on the point boundary. It isn't an easy catch by any means. He sprints hard to his right, and is still on the run when he completes his catch. Sri Lanka have lost six wickets in 17 balls, while scoring 11 runs. What a meltdown.

ML Udawatte c Babar Azam b Faheem Ashraf 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Here's Mahela. Udawatte, not Jayawardene.

18.4
W
Faheem Ashraf to Udana, OUT, slower bouncer angling into the batsman, and that's another excellent bit of fielding. Swivels into a pull, but the lack of pace means he can't really get power into it. Hasan, at short fine leg, still had some work to do to catch this: he had to jump in the air, to his left, and stretch out to grab it with both hands. Timed his jump perfectly

I Udana c Hasan Ali b Faheem Ashraf 6 (4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

18.3
4
Faheem Ashraf to Udana, FOUR, full on middle stump, but not full enough to be a yorker, and that's put away. Exposes all his stumps to make some room, and frees his arms to drive between mid-off and extra-cover
18.2
0
Faheem Ashraf to Udana, no run, full, in the blockhole, jammed back to the bowler
18.1
2
Faheem Ashraf to Udana, 2 runs, fullish outside off, driven through backward point. Literally through backward point, because Shehzad falls flat on his backside as he looks to get behind the ball and stop it. To be fair to him, he got a bit of bad bounce - it spun away from him

Ather Qadri: "Can't believe my eyes.. Is this the same Pak team notorious for it's fielding? 3 run outs, diving stops, restricting singles. Amazing transformation. Credit to Mickey Arthur."

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | SL: 111/5 | RR: 6.16

  • Dasun Shanaka1 (2b)
  • Isuru Udana0 (0b)
  • Hasan Ali3-0-24-1
  • Shadab Khan4-0-14-1
17.6
0
Hasan Ali to Shanaka, no run, back of a length, angling into middle stump, wants to punch to long-on, only manages an inside-edge to midwicket

Udana and Shanaka. Thirteen balls to go.

17.5
W
Hasan Ali to Perera, OUT, shortish, not short enough for the pull, and he hits from down to up, high in the air, and Nawaz, running to his left from mid-on and back towards the boundary, takes a superb running, diving catch. Two excellent interventions in the field in this over - what more can you ask for from your sub?

NLTC Perera c sub (Mohammad Nawaz (3)) b Hasan Ali 3 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

17.4
1
Hasan Ali to Shanaka, 1 run, length ball, opens his bat face to slice it to third man
17.3
1
Hasan Ali to Perera, 1 run, full, close to off stump and slanting away. Thisara has a huge heave at it, and the outside edge loops in the air, to the right of third man

Syed: "Take out Shadab Khan's figures from equation. Rest SL did awesome job today. 13 Overs 98/1. Not bad."

17.2
W
Hasan Ali to Prasanna, OUT, full, close to off stump, driven firmly to mid-off, and Prasanna has to dive to make the bowler's end. Another direct hit, and this one goes to the third umpire. He's gone, by a couple of inches. Not sure who the fielder was, but anyway, that's Sri Lanka's third run-out. Mohammad Nawaz was the fielder - not sure who he's subbing for. Once again a batsman runs in a curved line, away from the pitch. In this instance, he could have shaved those two inches had he dived straight

S Prasanna run out 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

17.1
1
Hasan Ali to Perera, 1 run, back of a length on middle stump, clears his front leg to swipe to deep midwicket

Zia: "Best combo for the situation" -- Indeed, but they have absolutely no time to get their eye in now. Here's Hasan Ali.

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | SL: 108/3 | RR: 6.35

  • Thisara Perera1 (1b)
  • Seekkuge Prasanna1 (2b)
  • Shadab Khan4-0-14-1
  • Mohammad Hafeez3-0-21-0
16.6
1
Shadab Khan to Perera, 1 run, flat and quick on off stump, clipped through backward square leg

Just one ball left in another superb spell from Shadab. Thisara Perera, the Sri Lanka captain, walks in.

16.5
W
Shadab Khan to Gunathilaka, OUT, gone! The low full-toss gets him the wicket. It was the pace, though, that did it. A quicker ball, at 116kph, slanting away from off stump. He bowled that because he saw Gunathilaka shaping to reverse-sweep. Denied him time to pick his spot, and all he can do is scoop it straight to short third man. Slomo shows he bowled that seam-up. Nice variation

MD Gunathilaka c Imad Wasim b Shadab Khan 51 (48b 4x4 1x6) SR: 106.25

16.4
1
Shadab Khan to Prasanna, 1 run, wide-ish length ball, slapped to sweeper cover
16.3
0
Shadab Khan to Prasanna, no run, flat and quick and full to start, on off stump, driven back to the bowler

Seekkuge Prasanna walks in at No. 4.

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st30Ahmed ShehzadFakhar Zaman
2nd1Ahmed ShehzadBabar Azam
3rd19Shoaib MalikAhmed Shehzad
4th5Shoaib MalikMohammad Hafeez
5th39Mohammad HafeezSarfaraz Ahmed
6th6Imad WasimSarfaraz Ahmed
7th4Sarfaraz AhmedFaheem Ashraf
8th9Faheem AshrafShadab Khan
9th12Hasan AliShadab Khan