Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Munib: "Ahhh...! Babar's "definitely" is soo soothing." It's a good note to end on. And on that note, end we do. Thank you so, so much for sticking around with us, sharing the entertaining bits and making the duller ones more fun. We'll see you again in Colombo on Thursday. Take care.

"When you win a match, it gives to confidence. All credit to these youngsters for the way they performed," Pakistan skipper Babar Azam says.

"We lost early wickets, and then the way Saud and Agha played totally changed the game. You need that kind of partnership, and that really pleased me. It's not easy to bat in Galle, but the way Saud's playing is outstanding, and I wish him luck for the next game."

"Once we won the toss, we knew how good their fast bowlers are. We needed to see off that opening spell but we lost a few wickets," Dimuth says. "We bowled really well in patches, but then we start leaking runs. Overall, the bowlers did really well, but we dropped a few catches and that cost us. We have to assess what went wrong and come back again." Plenty of praise for Dhananjaya, too. "We need to support him as his fellow batters."

Dhananjaya de Silva gets a Super Flyer award and some kind of hamper for scoring the most boundaries. Yeah, don't ask me what's in the hamper

Saud Shakeel has been awarded the Player of the Match award "I was just trying to build partnerships, be positive and look for runs," he says. "We are skilled in how to play the sweep and reverse sweep shots, and we knew we needed to execute it well. I'm from Karachi and I'm used to playing a lot of spin there."

We'll be back with the presentations shortly.

Rashid Hassan: "Just saw the WTC standings after this match. How many of you want it to be like this till the very end?India V Pak in the final. "

Yadullah: "So the Galle forte is conquered once again. A great start to the new WTC cycle for the Green Army."

11:06am: There are handshakes out in tge middle and hugs in the dressing room as Pakistan seal their first Test win in exactly one year Their last win came in Galle on July 20 2022, and that barren run has finally come to an end

It gives Pakistan a sizeable lead of 149, and perhaps the chance to bowl a few overs at Sri Lanka today. We'll catch you in about 10 minutes when that gets underway

121.2
W
RTM Mendis to Abrar Ahmed, OUT, tried to club it over fine leg and connected really well, only for Angelo Mathews to take a brilliant catch in the deep. He had moved across to help it over the top behind square and looked for all the world like he was going to clear the man. But Mathews is an excellent fielder, and took a good catch on the edge of the boundary while keeping his feet the right side of the line

Abrar Ahmed c Mathews b RTM Mendis 10 (18m 12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 83.33

121.1
1
RTM Mendis to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, cuts it away and actually takes the single, wow. Five balls for Abrar

Ameen: "Pakistan will miss a trick here if they did not make srilanka bat today... Must use the advantage of tired legs ..I think "

END OF OVER:
121 | 3 Runs | PAK: 460/9

  • Abrar Ahmed10 (11b)
  • Saud Shakeel207 (360b)
  • Prabath Jayasuriya35-3-145-3
  • Ramesh Mendis42-2-135-4
120.6
0
Jayasuriya to Abrar Ahmed, no run, thwacks it to midwicket, where a fielder is stationed
120.5
0
Jayasuriya to Abrar Ahmed, no run, brings out a defensive shot for once
120.4
1
Jayasuriya to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, clips it towards midwicket and the pair exchange ends
120.3
0
Jayasuriya to Saud Shakeel, no run, raps the pad and pops up
120.2
0
Jayasuriya to Saud Shakeel, no run, dtraying towards leg stump, where Shakeel defends
120.1
2
Jayasuriya to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs, reverse sweep from Shakeel goes fine, but Vishwa cuts it off before it reaches the boundary

Azeem : "Sublime test cricket display by Saud Shakeel, perfect combination of bazzball and traditional old test cricket."

END OF OVER:
120 | 1 Run | PAK: 457/9

  • Abrar Ahmed10 (9b)
  • Saud Shakeel204 (356b)
  • Ramesh Mendis42-2-135-4
  • Prabath Jayasuriya34-3-142-3
119.6
0
RTM Mendis to Abrar Ahmed, no run, sliding down leg
119.5
0
RTM Mendis to Abrar Ahmed, no run, got stuck on the crease trying to play a shot and ended up a sitting duck for the ball to hit him. Another big appeal, but the umpire's unmoved
119.4
1
RTM Mendis to Saud Shakeel, 1 run,
119.3
0
RTM Mendis to Saud Shakeel, no run, gives it a little prod towards the offside and they scamper through for one
119.2
0
RTM Mendis to Saud Shakeel, no run, defends it back to the bowler again

Pakistan 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16Imam-ul-HaqAbdullah Shafique
2nd20Shan MasoodImam-ul-Haq
3rd2Noman AliImam-ul-Haq
4th41Babar AzamImam-ul-Haq
5th43Imam-ul-HaqSaud Shakeel
6th5Sarfaraz AhmedImam-ul-Haq
7th6Imam-ul-HaqAgha Salman