END OF OVER:20 | 23 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 180/3 | RR: 9.00
- Faheem Ashraf13 (3b)
- Babar Azam34 (31b)
- Vikum Sanjaya4-0-41-1
- Thisara Perera4-0-28-0
7.40pm Malik and Faheem have perked this innings up, and they're now above par. It looked like a score of close to 165-170 for a long time, but some big hits, some loose bowling and Pakistan finish with 180, a score that they'll be rather pleased with. Babar Azam struggled for the entirety of his innings, and struck just two fours in his 31-ball stay. Faheem hit two boundaries in three balls. But they won't mind too much because they finished well. Sri Lanka have a chase on their hands, a tough one. Back soon.
Faheem Ashraf.
Ramis: "Amazing how Malik's able to keep his strike rate above 200, not just by boundaries, but by taking so many doubles."
Shoaib Malik c de Silva b Sanjaya 51 (24b 5x4 2x6) SR: 212.50
Sanjaya to finish
END OF OVER:19 | 10 Runs | PAK: 157/2 | RR: 8.26
- Shoaib Malik43 (21b)
- Babar Azam33 (30b)
- Thisara Perera4-0-28-0
- Dasun Shanaka1-0-13-0
Abdul Mannan: "Babar should learn how to speed up the game. This is seriously not acceptable in T20 formats. He should work on Power Hitting ability"
39 off the last three overs. Can Pakistan get to 170?
END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs | PAK: 147/2 | RR: 8.16
- Shoaib Malik35 (17b)
- Babar Azam31 (28b)
- Dasun Shanaka1-0-13-0
- Thisara Perera3-0-18-0
Two full tosses in two balls
Shanaka comes on
END OF OVER:17 | 10 Runs | PAK: 134/2 | RR: 7.88
- Babar Azam30 (27b)
- Shoaib Malik23 (12b)
- Thisara Perera3-0-18-0
- Isuru Udana3-0-32-1
The ball may have got too wet, A box of balls comes out
Obaid: "This crowd, that "Dil Dil Pakistan", that scream, all giving me goosebumps."