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PAKISTAN 305/7 (50 OVERS)
- Babar Azam115 (105)
- Fakhar Zaman54 (65)
- Lahiru Kumara1/59 (10)
- Wanindu Hasaranga2/63 (10)
SRI LANKA 238 (46.5 OVERS)
- Shehan Jayasuriya96 (109)
- Dasun Shanaka68 (80)
- Usman Shinwari5/51 (10)
- Shadab Khan2/76 (9.5)
Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Varun Shetty (@varunshetty)
11:28pm And that is all from us tonight! Thanks for joining us and don't forget to keep an eye out for the post match stuff, starting with Andrew Fidel Fernando's match report. Good night and see you soon.
Sarfraz Ahmed: We have to improve our lines and lengths in the middle overs. The way we batted, the score was good. The ball wasn't coming on, our batsmen did well. We'll try to give everyone a chance through this series, even the guys on our bench are first priority players for us.
Lahiru Thirimanne: It was a great effort by Shehan and Dasun. They showed us how to bat in these conditions. Disappointed how we handled the first ten overs, it was not good enough. They bowled pretty well, but overall we could have kept them to below 300. Our bowlers did well in small phases, but later stages they've given some extra runs. Today, Shehan took the chance and batted really well. It's a great opportunity, the youngsters should make the most of it.
Usman Shinwari: I've come in after 5-6 months. It was a comeback of a sorts. I put in my everything. It was a slow wicket, but I stuck to my plan. [On favouring Sri Lanka, who he's taken two five-wicket hauls against] They hit me all over the park on my debut, I'm just avenging myself!
Usman Shinwari is the Man of the Match
Fahad Nasim: "Win was expected but good fight from Srilanka. Shadab khan's length and flight is a good thing in long term, he's playing first class and bowling a lot of overs hence this change in trajectory. I'll take this bashing of him throughout the series if he can develop his test bowling skills for Australia tour."
Sheikh: "#CricketComesHome in a style! *-* Congratulations Pakistan on this victory. And srilanka too for their fighting spirit "
Khalid: "Shinwari should be MoM. Great Comeback performance."
11:10pm A huge win in the end. Pakistan let the game for a long time in the second half, but they were outdone by the entirety of Sri Lanka's specialist batsmen who played some terribly ordinary shots on a good batting surface. From 28 for 5, they had no business lasting even another hour. But Shehan Jayasuriya and Dasun Shanaka, two of many players on this tour trying to prove a point, took their chances. They were positive despite the damage around them. They kept tucking the ball away, maintaining a rate of five per over until suddenly upping the rate and giving Pakistan a right scare. But Usman Shinwari, the architect of the early collapse, was there in the end to drag the game back for Pakistan. A second five-for, getting Jayasuriya for 96, and stamping his name all over this chase. A good day for him. Also a good day for Babar Azam, celebrating his first Karachi ODI with his 11th ODI ton. Iftikhar at the end with a cameo too, took Pakistan past 300. An overall decent day for the hosts, floodlight frustrations notwithstanding.
PW Hasaranga c Iftikhar Ahmed b Shadab Khan 30 (23b 1x4 2x6) SR: 130.43
"Aage kyun kar raha hai?" is Sarfaraz's protest. Why are you bowling full?
END OF OVER:46 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 232/9 (74 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.04, RRR: 18.50)
- Wanindu Hasaranga24 (18b)
- Wahab Riaz9-0-27-1
- Shadab Khan9-0-70-1
CBRLS Kumara lbw b Wahab Riaz 1 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 12.50
A leg gully has come in
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