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
Herath 6-43(21.4 ov)
47.4
Herath to Mohammad Abbas, out Lbw!! Sri Lanka are celebrating again, Mohammad Abbas wants a review, but this looks like it's just for formality sake. It's pad first, adjacent to middle-stump, OUT is the call as Hawk-Eye returns three REDS. Sensational from Sri Lanka, Pakistan have been defeated in Abu Dhabi for the first-ever time. Oh! Not to forget, 400 wickets for the wily old champion - Herath - becoming the first left-arm spinner to take so many wickets in the history of Tests. Celebrations in the Sri Lankan camp, Pakistan look disconsolate. They have begun the new non-MisYou era with a humbling loss. Coming to the ball, it was pushed through flatter and on the stumps, Mohammad Abbas was backing away on the cut, always a bad idea against Herath, he missed, the ball clattered into the pads - bang in front of middle, simple call for umpire Llong. Mohammad Abbas lbw b Herath 0(8)
47.3
Herath to Mohammad Abbas, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Mohammad Abbas gets a big stride forward as he smothers it
47.2
Herath to Mohammad Abbas, no run, tossed up slower and on the stumps, Mohammad Abbas gets well forward and jams an inside edge onto the pads
47.1
Herath to Mohammad Abbas, no run, tossed up slower and on the stumps, Mohammad Abbas stays back and defends it
45.6
Herath to Mohammad Abbas, no run, tossed up well wide of off, Mohammad Abbas was prodding forward in defence, went in the air and well wide of Silva at silly-point
45.5
Herath to Mohammad Abbas, no run, slower and just outside off, Mohammad Abbas lunges forward and blocks
45.4
Herath to Mohammad Abbas, no run, this is superb from Herath, flatter in length, Mohammad Abbas read it from the pitch, went back in defence, exposed his stumps in the process. The ball curves and turns past the outside edge, didn't miss the stumps by much
45.3
Herath to Mohammad Abbas, no run, was there an edged there? Dickwella didn't collect it cleanly, NO, there was no edge, but it was close to the off-stup. This was tossed up on off, drew Mohammad Abbas forward and beat him on the outside edge
45.2
Herath to Amir, out Bowled!! 100 wickets for Herath against Pakistan! Yet another five-wicket haul in Tests, another bag of 10-wickets for the match. Can he now spin his team to a sensational victory? Lovely delivery to get to his milestone, this was tossed up invitingly outside off, landed in the rough and then spun back into the left-hander, Amir was lunging forward on the defensive push, created a small gap between bat and pad, the ball snuck through and rattled the stumps. Sri Lanka are all over their champion bowler. Amir b Herath 9(18) [4s-1]
45.1
Herath to Amir, 2 runs, nicely played by Amir, flighted wide of off, he leans forward, opens the face of the bat and places it past Karunaratne at slip, comes back for the second run
43.6
Herath to Amir, FOUR, 27 needed now! Amir charged down the ground and probably Herath saw that as he tossed it up outside off. Amir reached out for it and hit it over mid-off. Well over the fielder and that's four bonus runs
43.5
Herath to Amir, no run, too full and easily defended
43.4
Herath to Yasir Shah, 1 run, slightly errs in line by bowling it down the leg-side. Yasir deflects it to short fine and Dilruwan was late to attack. They make it easily in the end
43.3
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, leans forward to block
43.2
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, a mini mix-up, but Yasir is safe. Yasir lunges forward and defends a full ball towards point. There was no run there and the batter was wandering out of his crease. Amir yells out a loud no to send his partner back
43.1
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, vociferous appeal for caught behind and umpire Nigel Llong shook his head in disapproval. The Lankans go upstairs. Fair delivery. There's a spike on UltraEdge, but that's the ball thudding the thigh pad. Nothing when it passes by the wood. The on-field call will remain intact. SL have exhausted their reviews. This was a length ball down the leg-side, that beat Yasir's glance and settled into the hands of Dickwella after brushing the batter's thigh
41.6
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, pitching outside leg, Yasir presses forward and kills it in front of short leg
41.5
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, sliding on leg, nudged behind square
41.4
Herath to Yasir Shah, 2 runs, ah! Dangerous shot, but Yasir Shah will be happy with that couple. This one was coming in with the arm, Yasir Shah opens his bat-face and dabs it wide of first slip for a brace
41.3
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, ah! The close-in fielders find their voice. Slow through the air and on the stumps, solidly defended into the pitch
41.2
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, slightly too full, kept away on the on-side
41.1
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, tossed up outside off, Yasir gets close to the pitch of the ball and defends it to silly-point
39.6
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, Kausal Silva at silly-point is almost standing on the pitch. That's how close he is. Yasir looks to turn it through mid-wicket and gets a soft leading edge that goes wide of silly-point
39.5
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, slides one middle, forward and blocked
39.4
Herath to Yasir Shah, no run, pushed towards mid-off
39.3
Herath to Hasan Ali, out Bowled!! Hasan Ali is bowled around his legs. This is really smart cricket from the Sri Lankan sperahead. After conceding that six, he shifted to over the wicket and that has worked wonders. Ali moves across to sweep and misses a full ball that pitches just outside leg and crashes into the stumps. Hasan Ali b Herath 8(15) [6s-1]
39.2
Herath to Hasan Ali, no run, in the air and safe! Hasan Ali looks to play against the turn and gets a leading edge. Luckily, it evades the silly-point fielder and falls safely in front of point
39.1
Herath to Hasan Ali, no run, Hasan Ali goes for the booming sweep and misses. Pitched outside leg!
37.6
Herath to Hasan Ali, SIX, less than 40 now! Hasan Ali did hit a couple of sixes against Herath in the first essay. Eases the nerve in the Pakistani camp with a maximum now. It was floated up outside off, with mid-off in, Ali stoops low and thumps it over long-on
37.5
Herath to Hasan Ali, no run, Rangana Herath shifts to round the wicket and bowls one on the stumps, pushed to the right of the bowler
37.4
Herath to Haris Sohail, 1 run, turning in outside off, Haris Sohail opens his bat-face and directs it towards the cover region
37.3
Herath to Hasan Ali, 1 run, on the shorter side and Hasan Ali easily dinks it to long-on off the back foot
37.2
Herath to Hasan Ali, no run, stays back in his crease to defend
37.1
Herath to Haris Sohail, 1 run, a rare misfield. Tossed up, but overpitched outside off, whipped through mid-wicket, where the fielder allows it to pass it through the gates
35.6
Herath to Hasan Ali, no run, optimistic appeal for lbw as Hasan Ali fails to put bat on ball trying to sweep. Pitched outside leg
35.5
Herath to Haris Sohail, 1 run, clipped through mid-wicket
35.4
Herath to Haris Sohail, 2 runs, less than 50 needed now! Haris Sohail jogs down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and flicks it between long-on and deep mid-wicket
35.3
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, muted appeal for lbw. Haris Sohail misses the block and gets hit on the front leg, the impact was well outside off
35.2
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, defended into the off-side
35.1
Herath to Haris Sohail, leg byes, 2 runs. Appeal for bat-pad and by the time umpire Nigel Llong shakes his head in disapproval, he has a mini-scare. The offie from Herath, that misses Haris Sohail's inside edge and lobbed to short leg off the thigh. FSL caught it and threw the ball at the bowler's end, probably trying to run Hasan Ali out. Misses the target and the ball went to towards the umpire, who had to move across and hold his balance. No bat, no review and Pakistan get two more
33.6
Herath to Hasan Ali, no run, flights it up outside off, another stout defence
33.5
Herath to Hasan Ali, no run, forward and blocked
33.4
Herath to Hasan Ali, no run, stays in his crease, allows the ball to do its bit and kills it into the turf
33.3
Herath to Hasan Ali, no run, defended off the front foot
33.2
Herath to Sarfraz, out Stumped!! He's gone! This is a big, big wicket for the Lankans. They are delighted. Sarfraz Ahmed looks to go after the wily, old spinner and perishes. It was nicely tossed up delivery and Sarfraz was beaten in the flight. After stepping out, he wanted to work it through the on-side. The ball brushes his back pad and hits Dickwella's pad as the ball kept a tad low. The keeper recovered well by picking the ball and whipping off the bails. Sarfraz was nowhere near the crease. Sarfraz st Dickwella b Herath 19(44)
33.1
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, pitches on the rough outside leg and tweaks towards middle, blunted into the on-side
31.6
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, loopy ball outside off, Haris Sohail wants to clip and gets an inside edge that dribbles away behind square on the leg-side. He was too early into his stroke
31.5
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, straight-batted defence to the left of Herath
31.4
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, floater just outside off, but too full, blunted into the off-side
31.3
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, plays with the turn and knocks it to mid-wicket
31.2
Herath to Sarfraz, 1 run, Sarfraz jogs down the ground, takes it on the full and wrists it towards mid-on for a quick single
31.1
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, the keeper is standing down leg and Herath tosses it up outside off. Smothered into the pitch
29.6
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, stays in his crease to block does Haris Sohail and gets an inside edge that rolls towards backward square leg. He didn't expect the ball to turn so much
29.5
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, tossed up outside off, Haris Sohail shoulders arms
29.4
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, defended into the off-side
29.3
Herath to Sarfraz, 1 run, turning away and keeps a bit low, cross-batted towards cover
29.2
Herath to Haris Sohail, 1 run, a single has been nabbed here. It was just a forward defence to the left of the bowler. Silly mid-on was lazy to go across and stop
29.1
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, starts with a straight ball outside off, left alone
23.6
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, flatter on middle, Sarfraz backs away to leg creating some room. Cuts it to point
23.5
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, straight at the stumps, Sarfraz stomps forward in defence
23.4
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, angled full on off, inches forward and barricaded
23.3
Herath to Haris Sohail, 1 run, drifts in with the angle, Sohail props forward to defend - rolls off the inside edge to mid-wicket
23.2
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, top stuff from the extra cover fielder. Saves some runs; Sohail punched it hard, the fielder dives and makes a superb stop
23.1
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, arm-ball, goes on straight after pitching. Sohail is forward playing for the turn. The ball whistles past his outside edge
21.6
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, three in a row. Pad forward to cover the line and leaves
21.5
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, wider of off, same strategy by Sohail
21.4
Herath to Haris Sohail, no run, slow and outside off, Haris plants his pad forward and leaves
21.3
Herath to Sarfraz, 3 runs, Sarfraz outwits Herath on this occasion. He dropped it short, perhaps thinking the Pakistan captain would step out. He doesn't; waits on the back foot and cuts it away through point. Earns three runs
21.2
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, nipping in with the arm, off the pad to FSL
21.1
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, marches down the track - dangerous ploy. Bat next to pad to defend but misses and is pinged on the pad. That's his second line of defence
19.6
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, arrowing in at the stumps. The ball slides on and takes the inner half of Sarfraz's defence blade
19.5
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, lovely from Herath. Spin, dip and drift causes trouble to Sarfraz. It was pitched up, drew Sarfraz forward and beats him on the outside edge
19.4
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, defended
19.3
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, a query for a bat-pad, umpire Nigel Llong shakes his head. Sarfraz hurried forward to block - kept his bat next to pad and the ball lobs straight off the pad. The fielder rushes in from short cover and grabs it but to no avail
19.2
Herath to Sarfraz, 2 runs, Ahmed will unfurl his sweeps to put the spinners off guard. But Herath won't be deterred by this ploy. Anyway, this was flighted full and Ahmed drags the sweep to fine leg
19.1
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, slow and snaking in, forward and blocked
17.6
Herath to Sarfraz, 2 runs, drifter on leg, Ahmed steps down the track and whips it with the turn into the leg-side. Two taken
17.5
Herath to Shafiq, out Caught by Karunaratne!! All hail the hero - Herath. Two wickets in two overs and Pakistan have lost half their side for 35. It was a grenade kind of a delivery. Hits one of the cracks and leaps up at Shafiq. He made room to cut - the extra bounce does him. Ends up edging it to first slip. Karunaratne shows superb reflexes and hangs onto it - in front of his face. The Sri Lankan camp is jubilant. Shafiq c Karunaratne b Herath 20(44)
17.4
Herath to Shafiq, 2 runs, steps out in a flash, does Shafiq. Then flicks it away with the turn over square leg. Easy two
17.3
Herath to Shafiq, no run, pushed through quicker, Shafiq waits on the back foot and defends it off the higher part of his blade
17.2
Herath to Shafiq, no run, plonks forward and smothers all the turn on offer
17.1
Herath to Haris Sohail, byes, 1 run, a grubber outside off - Dickwella can't bend down in time to collect it. Deflected away and they pinch a bye
15.6
Herath to Shafiq, 1 run, darter on leg, Shafiq goes low and sweeps - more off the bottom edge there. Rolls to short fine
15.5
Herath to Shafiq, no run, 75kph, very slow through the air - prodded back
15.4
Herath to Shafiq, no run, a little shimmy down the pitch and push-drives it to mid-off
15.3
Herath to Shafiq, no run, Herath shortens his length, Shafiq is able to pivot back and work it through square leg
15.2
Herath to Shafiq, no run, flight and dips in front of Shafiq. He plants his front foot forward and defends it down the pitch
15.1
Herath to Shafiq, no run, flighted delivery on off, played back to the bowler
13.6
Herath to Shafiq, 2 runs, pushed through quicker and on the stumps, Shafiq was lunging forward in defence, gets an inside edge that rolls away towards long leg
13.5
Herath to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on the stumps, defended back at the bowler
13.4
Herath to Shafiq, no run, flighted delivery on Shafiq's pads, he was looking to defend and missed, an appeal as the ball lobbed to FSL, but there was no bat there
13.3
Herath to Shafiq, no run, appeal for LBW and Sri Lanka want a review. It's a fair delivery, did it straighten? I don't think so, is the angle taking it down the leg-side. Nothing on the Ultra Edge, missing the leg-stump, says Hawk Eye, Sri Lanka lose a review. A wasted review - one would feel - this was the arm-ball from Herath, pitched on middle and went with the angle, Shafiq was prodding forward in defence and missed
13.2
Herath to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on off, Shafiq makes room and drives it back at the bowler
13.1
Herath to Shafiq, 2 runs, good cricket from Shafiq, comes down the track, gets close to the ball and chips it into the gap over mid-wicket, comes back for the second run
11.6
Herath to Babar Azam, no run, that's a beauty and Babar is looking clueless. Herath shortened his length a tad, pitched on middle and spun across the batsman, Babar was half-forward as he looked to defend and missed
11.5
Herath to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up just outside off, defended towards the off-side
11.4
Herath to Babar Azam, no run, slower and just outside off, Babar gets a big stride forward as he blocks
11.3
Herath to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery on off, Babar gets a big stride forward as he blocks
11.2
Herath to Babar Azam, no run, slower and just outside off, Babar gets well forward as he blocks
11.1
Herath to Babar Azam, no run, that was close, tossed up slower and a hint of turn from off, Babar was pushing forward in defence and missed, stayed a bit low as well
9.6
Herath to Shafiq, no run, beautifully bowled, a lot slower through the line, drifted in and then turned away. Shafiq wasn't sure as he pressed forward, ended up playing outside the line and awkwardly defends it towards the off-side
9.5
Herath to Shafiq, no run, very full and on the stumps, pushed back at the bowler
9.4
Herath to Masood, 1 run, good use of the feet from Masood, comes down the track, gets close to the ball and drives it towards long-on
9.3
Herath to Masood, no run, slower and just outside off, Masood gets well forward and offers a dead-bat
9.2
Herath to Masood, no run, Masood shimmies down the track, doesn't get close to the ball, ended up slicing the drive towards mid-off
9.1
Herath to Masood, no run, tossed up on off, Masood was playing half-forward and gets an outside edge towards the off-side
7.6
Herath to Masood, no run, lovely line from Herath, slower and drifting away from the left-hander, Masood thrust his pads well forward as he defended
7.5
Herath to Masood, no run, the straighter one from Herath, pitched outside off and held its line, Masood was playing for the turn and is beaten on the outside edge
7.4
Herath to Masood, no run, tossed up just outside off, driven back at the bowler
7.3
Herath to Shafiq, 1 run, Herath drifts one onto Shafiq's pads, clipped in front of square on the on-side for a single
7.2
Herath to Shafiq, no run, this one is given more air, Shafiq gets well forward and drives it to mid-off
7.1
Herath to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on the leg-stump line, Shafiq gets close to the ball and defends
5.6
Herath to Shafiq, no run, Herath tosses one on the stumps, Shafiq presses forward as he blocks
5.5
Herath to Shafiq, no run, tossed up on off, Shafiq gets a good stride forward as he smothers the ball
5.4
Herath to Shafiq, no run, flighted on off, Shafiq gets a big stride forward in defence
5.3
Herath to Shafiq, no run, slower and loopy on middle, made Shafiq lunge forward on the defensive push, gets an outside edge that rolled away towards first slip
5.2
Herath to Shafiq, no run, slower and on the stumps, Shafiq gets well forward and blocks
5.1
Herath to Shafiq, no run, lovely delivery, tossed up invitingly outside off, lured Shafiq into the drive, he went with hard hands and skews an inside edge towards mid-wicket
3.6
Herath to Sami Aslam, out Caught by Karunaratne!! Wicket number 395 for Herath and Pakistan have lost an early wicket. Lovely deception from the veteran spinner, he drifted this one around off, the ball then shaped to spin back before holding its line, Aslam was prodding forward in defence, doesn't cover for the angle and gets a thick edge - to the left of Karunaratne at first slip, he slides across and gobbles it up. Sami Aslam c Karunaratne b Herath 2(16)
3.5
Herath to Masood, 1 run, good use of the feet from Masood, gets close to the ball and drives it to the right of mid-off for a single
3.4
Herath to Masood, no run, Herath tosses one on the stumps, Masood gets well forward and pushes it towards mid-on
3.3
Herath to Masood, no run, Herath drifts one around off, Masood lunges forward and defends it with a straight bat
3.2
Herath to Masood, no run, tossed up just outside off, Masood gets forward and finds mid-wicket with the clip
3.1
Herath to Masood, no run, the straighter one from Herath, pitches well wide of off and slides on, Masood was playing for the turn and is beaten on the outside edge
1.6
Herath to Sami Aslam, 1 run, good use of the feet from Aslam, gets close to the ball and works it towards mid-wicket for a single
1.5
Herath to Sami Aslam, no run, tossed up just outside off, Aslam stays back and pushes it towards mid-on
1.4
Herath to Sami Aslam, no run, flighted just outside off, Aslam gets well forward as he blocks
1.3
Herath to Sami Aslam, no run, nice drift from Herath, slower and just outside off, Aslam was prodding forward in defence, gets an inside edge towards FSL
1.2
Herath to Sami Aslam, no run, slower and looping into the left-hander, Aslam gets a big stride forward as he blocks
1.1
Herath to Sami Aslam, no run, tossed up on off, Aslam gets well forward in defence
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