Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan v Sri Lanka in UAE, 2017 Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Date & Time: Sep 28-Oct 02, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Amir 0-63(27 ov)
146.6
Amir to Herath, no run, low full toss on leg-stump, Herath somehow manages to bring his bat down to keep it out
146.5
Amir to Herath, no run, yorker aimed for the base of off, dug out towards gully
146.4
Amir to Chandimal, leg byes, 1 run, sliding into the legs, Chandimal fails to meet with the flick, off the pad to fine leg
146.3
Amir to Chandimal, no run, on a length and just outside off, Chandimal punches it softly to mid-off
146.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, slower delivery on off, Chandimal watchfully turns it to mid-on
146.1
Amir to Herath, 1 run, poor from Pakistan. No one at cover and Herath taps an easy single and gets off strike. Amir is not happy about it
144.6
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, fuller and around off, Dilruwan knocks it with soft hands to mid-off
144.5
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, attempted yorker gone wrong, juicy full toss outside off, Dilruwan hammers the drive towards cover-point. Masood dives to his right and saves a certain boundary. Appreciated by his mates
144.4
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, this time the bat face closes the ball runs off the inner portion to short mid-wicket
144.3
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, back of a length around off, Dilruwan dabs it with an open bat face to point
144.2
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, bumper down leg, Dilruwan ducks and evades it quite comfortably
144.1
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, on a length around off, Dilruwan eases the forward defence to short cover
142.6
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, yorker length on the stumps, squeezed back down the wicket
142.5
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, bouncer on middle and leg, does not rise much and Dilruwan had to get really low to evade that
142.4
Amir to Chandimal, 1 run, angled in and Chandimal uses that to his advantage to nudge a single past mid-wicket
142.3
Amir to Chandimal, no run, loose. Not all that short from Amir, Chandimal thought it was there for the cut and he went for it, beaten on the outside edge. It was also too close to his body and cramped him for room
142.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, good length ball on off, Chandimal turns it gently to short mid-wicket
142.1
Amir to Chandimal, no run, off-speed delivery and on off, Chandimal taps it with soft hands to point
140.6
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, very full and on the stumps, Dilruwan jams the drive out to mid-on
140.5
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, fuller and just outside off, Perera pushes it to cover without much purpose
140.4
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. The back of a length delivery strikes Dilruwan on the pad as he misses the flick. Height was an issue and the round the wicket angle was also taking it down leg
140.3
Amir to Chandimal, 1 run, fired in full but the line is on leg-stump, clipped to deep square leg
140.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, bouncer slanted down leg, Chandimal has to do nothing, stands his ground and sees the ball fly past him
140.1
Amir to Chandimal, no run, angled in from round the wicket and Chandimal offers a dead-bat in defence
117.6
Amir to Chandimal, no run, teases Chandimal with a sucker delivery outside off, he resists and shoulders arms
117.5
Amir to Chandimal, no run, short of length angled in and Chandimal defends with the bat close to the body
117.4
Amir to Chandimal, FOUR, hundred for Chandimal. A captain's knock this. His first ton as the skipper of Sri Lanka. Came in at a tricky situation and added crucial partnerships with Karunaratne and Dickwella. This is even more special because he is carrying the burden of the middle order on his lone shoulders in the absence of Mathews. The smile on his face says it all. #9 in Tests and he gets there in style. Chandimal was leaving those balls from Amir outside off alone, but this time puts a giant stride forward and creams the drive through extra cover. Does not even bother to run and starts celebrating. The helmet comes out and the bat is raised along with it followed by the kiss on the helmet-badge
117.3
Amir to Chandimal, no run, slanted well wide of off, another easy leave for Chandimal
117.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, too far outside off and Chandimal does not bother with it
117.1
Amir to Chandimal, no run, on a length and outside off, Chandimal lifts his bat and lets it go
115.6
Amir to Chandimal, no run, full and slanting in on off, Chandimal pushes it with a straight bat to mid-on
115.5
Amir to Chandimal, no run, Amir has been slightly short in this spell, Chandimal is half forward to defend
115.4
Amir to Chandimal, no run, on a length and just outside off, Chandimal strides forward to keep it out
115.3
Amir to Chandimal, 2 runs, sloppy from Yasir. Short and wide outside off, Chandimal plays a controlled cut shot square on the off-side, Yasir moves to his right from point and fumbles, two runs conceded
115.2
Amir to Chandimal, 2 runs, fuller and outside off, Chandimal caresses the drive on the up through cover. The big square boundaries deny him a boundary, just a couple
115.1
Amir to Chandimal, no run, back of a length around off, Chandimal knocks it to cover
113.6
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, three quarter length from Amir and Perera is right behind the line to defend
113.5
Amir to Dilruwan Perera, no run, touch short in length and Perera has an easy block from the crease
113.4
Amir to Chandimal, 3 runs, strays onto the legs, Chandimal clips it past the diving backward square fielder, comfortable three. 300 up for Sri Lanka
113.3
Amir to Chandimal, no run, back of a length and angling in, Chandimal blocks with the bat close to the body
113.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, on a length and outside off, Chandimal defends to cover
113.1
Amir to Chandimal, 2 runs, fuller and outside off, Chandimal flows into a lovely off-drive, placed it to the left of mid-off and scampered back for the second. The emphasis was on timing
94.6
Amir to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal gets well forward and defends it towards the off-side
94.5
Amir to Chandimal, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Chandimal hops across and defends it back at the bowler
94.4
Amir to Chandimal, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Chandimal covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
94.3
Amir to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and slanting across the right-hander, Chandimal went hard on the drive and gets an inside edge towards mid-on
94.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, defended back towards the bowler
94.1
Amir to Dickwella, 1 run, on a good length and slanting into the left-hander, nudged away backward of square on the on-side for a single
92.6
Amir to Dickwella, 3 runs, lovely shot, width on offer from Amir, Dickwella gets on top of the bounce and punches it square past point. The fielder tumbles and gets a hand onto it, the batsmen stroll through for an easy third run
92.5
Amir to Dickwella, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Dickwella presses across and defends it towards the off-side
92.4
Amir to Dickwella, FOUR, handy runs for Dickwella, back of a length and well outside off, Dickwella hops across and dabs it late, gets it through the gap behind square on the off-side and rolls away to the fence
92.3
Amir to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Dickwella prods forward and defends it back at the bowler
92.2
Amir to Dickwella, no run, lovely line from Amir, shortened his length and gets some extra bounce. The channel made Dickwella poke at that and he's beaten on the outside edge
92.1
Amir to Dickwella, no run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, left alone
90.6
Amir to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Chandimal gets a good stride forward and finds cover with the drive
90.5
Amir to Chandimal, no run, Amir shortens his length outside off, Chandimal prods across and defends it back at the bowler
90.4
Amir to Chandimal, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Chandimal gets well forward and defends it back at the bowler
90.3
Amir to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, Chandimal watches it all along and lets it go
90.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape back into the right-hander, stayed a bit low as well, Chandimal gets across and defends it towards the off-side
90.1
Amir to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Chandimal covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
86.6
Amir to Dickwella, no run, full and just outside off, Dickwella jams it out towards mid-off
86.5
Amir to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape away from off, Dickwella is slightly opened up as he defends it towards backward point
86.4
Amir to Dickwella, no run, the slower ball from Amir, rolled his fingers across the seam, defended towards backward point
86.3
Amir to Dickwella, no run, tad fuller and well outside off, Dickwella leans forward and punches it towards cover
86.2
Amir to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
86.1
Amir to Dickwella, FOUR, cheeky and four, banged in short and wide of off, sat up for Dickwella, he watched it all along and ramps it over the slip cordon. He's flying after Pakistan took the second new ball
84.6
Amir to Dickwella, leg byes, 1 run, stifled appeal for LBW, but the angle was taking the ball down the leg-side, Dickwella was shuffling across on the clip and missed
84.5
Amir to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Dickwella prods across and tucks it towards the on-side
84.4
Amir to Dickwella, FOUR, edged and four, streaky runs for Dickwella, was lured into driving away from his body as the ball nipped away late, the edge flew low and to the left of Shafiq at second slip, not a chance and it races away to the fence
84.3
Amir to Dickwella, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Dickwella prods across and defends it towards the off-side
84.2
Amir to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defened back towards the bowler
84.1
Amir to Dickwella, SIX, cracking shot, length ball on Dickwella's pads and he deposits it high and over the mid-wicket boundary - into the grass banks. Too straight from Amir, Dickwella picked up the length and swung through the line
82.6
Amir to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone
82.5
Amir to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal prods across and defends it towards the off-side
82.4
Amir to Chandimal, no run, too full and on Chandimal's pads, he was looking to flick and missed, rolls away off his pads towards Sarfraz
82.3
Amir to Chandimal, no run, that's loose from Chandimal, saw the width and went with hard hands on the drive, nearly edged it through to the keeper
82.2
Amir to Dickwella, 1 run, on a good length and on Dickwella's pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side for a single
82.1
Amir to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and just outside off, stayed a tad low as well, Dickwella pushes it towards point
72.6
Amir to Dickwella, no run, back of a length and decking into Dickwella, who's behind it
72.5
Amir to Dickwella, no run, thinks about ramping this slowish short ball outside off but then lets go. Took too much time to decide
72.4
Amir to Dickwella, no run, oh, some inswing on this yorker length delivery. Dickwella somehow is able to jam it down. Good ball
72.3
Amir to Dickwella, no run, yorker length delivery squeezed out into the off-side with a push
72.2
Amir to Dickwella, no run, loosens the bottom-hand grip and fends the good length ball into the leg-side
72.1
Amir to Dickwella, no run, stays in the crease to defend a length ball from over the wicket
70.6
Amir to Dickwella, no run, pokes it from the crease to cover
70.5
Amir to Dickwella, no run, pitched up outside off, Dickwella mistimes the push-drive
70.4
Amir to Dickwella, no run, jams out a well-bowled yorker, inswingng from over the wicket into the left hander
70.3
Amir to Chandimal, 1 run, veering into the pads, Chandimal helps it to fine leg
70.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, mistimes a slap-drive into the off-side
70.1
Amir to Chandimal, no run, keeps low but Chandimal adjusts to defend
68.6
Amir to Chandimal, no run, arches back and adjusts the slap to cover. Ball came on late and Chandimal had played at it early
68.5
Amir to Chandimal, no run, skews a front foot push into the leg-side instead. Not to the pitch of the ball there
68.4
Amir to Chandimal, no run, stays in the crease and gets behind outside off
68.3
Amir to Chandimal, no run, full and wide outside off, some inswing, left alone
68.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, back of a length slower delivery from round the wicket, stays low too, Chandimal somehow gets his bat behind
68.1
Amir to Chandimal, no run, some swing rightaway, left alone
35.6
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, yorker on middle-stump, Karunaratne digs it out
35.5
Amir to Chandimal, 1 run, opens the forward defence to cover
35.4
Amir to Chandimal, no run, lets it go to the keeper outside off
35.3
Amir to Chandimal, no run, a bottom-handed drive ill-timed to cover
35.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, defends a back of a length delivery from the crease
35.1
Amir to Karunaratne, 1 run, not in control of the pull here. Gets it off the splice - which is why it's uppish - behind square
33.6
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, tight line on off-stump, blocked into leg-side
33.5
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, waits for a slower delivery and jabs it out towards point
33.4
Amir to Karunaratne, 2 runs, some width outside off, Karunaratne's steered it away through cover
33.3
Amir to Chandimal, 1 run, drops the ball to vacant mid-wicket and charges across for a quick single
33.2
Amir to Karunaratne, 1 run, short ball but not rising as high. Karunaratne swivels around to cover the line and pulls it to deep mid-wicket
33.1
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, fullish from over the wicket, blocked
31.6
Amir to Chandimal, 1 run, stays in the crease and punches it to cover and gets off the mark
31.5
Amir to Chandimal, no run, hits a length outside off, continuing from round the wicket; left alone
31.4
Amir to Chandimal, no run, left alone outside off
31.3
Amir to Chandimal, no run, pushed to mid-off
31.2
Amir to Chandimal, no run, short ball angling away from the right hander, Chandimal sways out of the line
31.1
Amir to Karunaratne, 1 run, stays in the crease and stabs it softly to mid-on
29.6
Amir to Karunaratne, 1 run, sharp single to mid-on as Karunaratne shuffles across and clips
29.5
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, gets an inside edge into the leg-side as he pokes from the crease
29.4
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, waits for it and defends it from the crease
29.3
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, half-ducks under the bouncer outside off
29.2
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, shuffles across and clips it to mid-wicket
29.1
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, goes full from round the wicket to the left hander, blocked
25.6
Amir to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a good length and angling away from the right-hander, Mendis watches it closely and defends it towards the off-side
25.5
Amir to Karunaratne, 1 run, change of pace from Amir, slips in the slower ball, worked wide of mid-wicket for a single
25.4
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, another high bouncer from Amir, Karunaratne ducks under it and lets it go
25.3
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, the bouncer from Amir, Karunaratne ducks under it and lets it go
25.2
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, short of a length and just outside off, pushed back at he bowler
25.1
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne gets close to the ball and defends
23.6
Amir to Karunaratne, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Karunaratne stays behind the line and pushes it past cover for a single
23.5
Amir to Karunaratne, FOUR, cracking shot, this has been a poor over so far from Amir, short and wide of off, Karunaratne waits on it and cuts it late, beats Yasir to his right at backward point, no need to run for those
23.4
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, short and wide of off, Karunaratne cuts it straight to Yasir at point - will feel he missed out there
23.3
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Karunaratne gets well forward and drives it to mid-off
23.2
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, short and well outside off, Karunaratne cuts it straight to the fielder at point
23.1
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defended towards the off-side
8.6
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, on a good length and shaping away from well outside off, Silva gets a good stride forward ande lets it go
8.5
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, short of a length and on off, Silva drops his bottom hand and defends it back at the bowler
8.4
Amir to Karunaratne, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Karunaratne presses across and drives it to the left of mid-on for a quick single
8.3
Amir to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, this is good cricket from Silva, drops a good length delivery wide of point and calls his partner across for a quick single
8.2
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, Amir shortens his length and gets the ball to angle back towards the right-hander, Silva thrusts the line and the bounce as he lets it go by
8.1
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Silva covers the line and lets it go
6.6
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, he's troubling the right-hander and this is another peach. Shortened his length and gets it to straighten down the line, Silva was lured into poking at that and is lucky not to have edged it
6.5
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Silva gets half-forward and defends it towards the off-side
6.4
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Silva presses across and defends it back at the bowler
6.3
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, the first bouncer of the Test and it's a pretty hamless one, Silva ducks under it and lets it go
6.2
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, tad fuller and slanting across the right-hander, Silva watches it all along and lets it go
6.1
Amir to Karunaratne, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne gets half-forward and nudges it in front of square on the on-side for a single
4.6
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, short of a length and shaping away from outside off, Silva prods across and defends it back at the bowler
4.5
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, lovely from Amir, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, the angle made Silva push forward, beaten as the ball nipped away past the outside edge
4.4
Amir to Kaushal Silva, leg byes, 2 runs, to straight from Amir, ends up drifting onto Silva's pads, he was looking to flick and missed, comes back for the seconde leg-bye as the ball rolls away towards long leg
4.3
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, Silva covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
4.2
Amir to Kaushal Silva, no run, on a length and angling across the right-hander, Silva prods forward and defends it towards the off-side
4.1
Amir to Karunaratne, leg byes, 1 run, fuller length delivery on Karunaratne's pads, he was looking to flick and missed, sneaks in a leg-bye as the ball rolls away backward of square on the on-side
2.6
Amir to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, he hasn't got his line right to the right-hander, ends up drifting onto Silva's pads once again, tucked with soft hands past FSL and he steals an easy single
2.5
Amir to Kaushal Silva, 2 runs, wrong line from Amir, shortened his length and drifted this one onto Silva's pads, he was looking to flick and got an inside edge, rolls away slowly towards fine leg, off the mark with a brace - Silva
2.4
Amir to Karunaratne, 1 run, too straight, ends up drifting onto Karunaratne's pads, nudged in front of square on the on-side for a single
2.3
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, beauty from Amir, on a good length and in that channel just outside off, the length made Karunaratne get forward before the late swing beats his outside edge. Unplayable stuff from Amir
2.2
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and in that channel just outside off, Karunaratne presses across and defends
2.1
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Karunaratne gets behind the line and defends it towards the off-side
0.6
Amir to Karunaratne, 1 run, lovely line from Amir, full and slanting into the left-hander, the swing makes Karunaratne look to play it towards the on-side, but the ball curves away late - rolls away off the outside edge and wide of cover, off the mark with a single
0.5
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, swing for Amir, but the line is well wide of off, Karunaratne doesn't need to play at those, left alone
0.4
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Karunaratne gets half-a-stride forward and blocks
0.3
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and in that channel around off, Karunaratne presses across and pushes it towards the on-side
0.2
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, much better from Amir, fraction fuller and a hint of nip back into the left-hander, Karunaratne prods across and defends it towards the on-side
0.1
Amir to Karunaratne, no run, a gentle start from Amir, full and slipping down the leg-side, Karunaratne watches it all along and lets it go
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