Colombo Strikers vs Galle Titans, 10th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

That is it from game 1 of the day. Colombo have clinched a cliff-hanger. Nawaz being the hero. Galle have succumbed to their second straight loss. Colombo have picked up their second win. They are now third on the table. We will move to the second game of the day!

Niroshan Dickwella: It was so so close in the previous games. Toss wasn't in our hands. We didn't start well. There is a split on my webbing. As a team or a group, we were confident. These things happen. Shamsi is a world class bowler. We knew we had wickets in hand. Overall we have more room to improve.

Dasun Shanaka: We were confident of the youngsters. We hope to continue with them. We gave away a few free runs.

Babar Azam: We started off well, Later we tried to manage the run rates. I thought 190-200 was a good score. At the back of the mind, was trying to build my partnerships.

18:27 Local Time, 12:57 GMT, 18:27 IST: Babar got a ton. But Colombo still huffed and puffed a lot. In the end, Nawaz had to hit two blows to get them over the line. The openers added 111 for the first wicket. Nissanka got 54 and got out. But Babar carried on. They lost Fernando and Karunaratne towards the end. But that didn't deter them as Nawaz took the game away with 14 to win off the last 5 balls.

Rajitha to Nawaz, FOUR, fuller ball, Nawaz whips the ball away and sends it between deep mid and long-on for a four. That is it. Nawaz is the hero. It looked tough when Babar got out but Nawaz has stolen it under the noses of Galle

Rajitha to Nawaz, SIX, full toss and gone! That was hit well and over cover. That was well outside off and Nawaz sliced it over deep cover. Went well over the ropes

Rajitha to Nawaz, 2 runs, the man at extra cover fumbles and they race back for a brace. That was driven on the up and the man at cover misfielded. The throw at the bowler's end was not gathered well by the bowler

Rajitha to Nawaz, 2 runs, fuller ball, outside off, Nawaz squeezes the ball through the off-side for a couple of runs. The man at deep point cut it off

Mohammad Nawaz, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Rajitha to Babar Azam, out Caught by Shakib!! And holds out in the deep. Fuller ball, outside off, Babar Azam miscues it and ends up finding the man at long-off. That came off the cue-end of the bat. He couldn't time it well and the man in the deep pouched an easy catch. 14 still needed. Babar Azam c Shakib b Rajitha 104(59) [4s-8 6s-5]

Rajitha to Babar Azam, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Kasun Rajitha [2.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack

Ngarava to Karunaratne, no run, right up there, angling away, Karunaratne looks to drive it and misses, 14 needed off 6 balls

Ngarava to Babar Azam, 1 run, fuller length delivery, Babar Azam drills it down to long-off for a single. 14 needed off 7 balls

Ngarava to Babar Azam, FOUR, slower ball, Babar Azam gets low and paddles the ball past the man at short fine for a four. 100 for Babar Azam! That was so well placed and timed from the Pakistan skipper. He has been fantastic today

Ngarava to Karunaratne, 1 run, pats the ball down into the off-side to get a single

Ngarava to Babar Azam, 1 run, mistimes the short ball, gets it down to deep mid for a single

Ngarava to Babar Azam, no run, fuller delivery, outside off, Babar Azam looks to throw his bat at it and misses

Shamsi to Babar Azam, 1 run, tossed up delivery, Babar Azam pats the ball down into the off-side for a single. 21 needed