4.08pm Pakistan on the whole will be very pleased with that bowling performance, as they've restricted Sri Lanka to what must be considered a below-par first innings total, on a pitch that is still decent for batting. However they would have been frustrated for the last two wickets to give away 89 runs, having had the hosts reeling at 133 for 8 at one point. Shaheen Shah Afridi was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4 for 58, while Yasir Shah and Hasan Ali picked up two apiece as well. Shah was also responsible for a phenomenal catch at cover to dismiss the dangerous Chandimal. Ankur will be with you in a bit for the start of the Pakistan innings.
M Theekshana c †Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi 38 (100m 65b 4x4 1x6) SR: 58.46
ibrarhunzai: "Oh Hassan Ali and dropped chances!!! He has already cost us WT20 semi final and a test match in Windies with his drop catches recently. Hope this drop would not prove to be that expensive."
END OF OVER:66 | 5 Runs | SL: 222/9
- Kasun Rajitha12 (32b)
- Maheesh Theekshana38 (64b)
- Yasir Shah21-4-66-2
- Naseem Shah13-0-53-1
Ziaa: "Oooh is this THE drop? Hassan has done this twice before and Pakistan ended up losing the games"
END OF OVER:65 | 4 Runs | SL: 217/9
- Kasun Rajitha8 (27b)
- Maheesh Theekshana37 (63b)
- Naseem Shah13-0-53-1
- Yasir Shah20-4-61-2
Uwaisul Karnain: "This reminds me the unbeaten 21 runs partnership put on by Maheesh with Chameera for the last wicket in the 2nd ODI against Australia in a low scoring encounter, which SL eventually won by 26 runs"
Prithvi : "This isn't a dangerous pitch. Pakistan have best chance and talent to bat Srilanka out of the game."
END OF OVER:64 | 8 Runs | SL: 213/9
- Maheesh Theekshana36 (62b)
- Kasun Rajitha7 (20b)
- Yasir Shah20-4-61-2
- Naseem Shah12-0-49-1
Pak fan: "I think the commentators are right here. If we are honest, Pakistani bowlers haven't been superb and the first from the tail shows that it was possible to bat more sensibly. A lot of rash shots contributed to their wickets on a pitch that hasn't yet caused massive alarm."
END OF OVER:63 | 3 Runs | SL: 205/9
- Kasun Rajitha6 (19b)
- Maheesh Theekshana29 (57b)
- Naseem Shah12-0-49-1
- Yasir Shah19-4-53-2
AzmatHayat: "Classic Pakistan bowling. Bowl out top order like tail enders and then tail enders play them like top order batters. why does it happen all the time"
Shazeen Ifamy: "Sri Lankan tail fighting well here but it's honestly been a disappointing performance by Sri Lanka after winning the toss."
Physio out for a check, as is the concussion protocol.
