Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan v Sri Lanka in UAE, 2017 Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Date & Time: Oct 13, 03:00 PM LOCAL
Fakhar Zaman 43(45)
16.4
Dananjaya to Fakhar Zaman, out Bowled!! The Aeroplane celebration from Dananjaya. He has his revenge after getting hit for a six the previous ball. Zaman played all over it - had no clue about this wrong 'un. It was pitched up and spun back in, Zaman didn't pick it and sought to work it into the leg-side. Is beaten by the turn and dip, the ball knocks the off-pole. Sri Lanka have broken the stand that was gathering some momentum. Fakhar Zaman b Dananjaya 43(45) [4s-4 6s-1]
16.3
Dananjaya to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, the slog sweep, finds the middle this time. Went low in time and smacked it right off the screws - the shorter boundaries and it sails over mid-wicket for a maximum
16.2
Dananjaya to Fakhar Zaman, no run, quicker outside off, Zaman plays inside the line and is beaten on the outside edge
16.1
Dananjaya to Fakhar Zaman, no run, slower through the air outside off, Zaman sinks low in a bid to slog sweep it over mid-wicket; ends up toe-ending it to cover, wanted a single but is sent back
15.6
Thisara Perera to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slower balls on loop from Perera. On a short of length, Zaman was duped back the lack of pace as he was early into his nudge. Ekes out an inside edge onto his pad that drops next to the stumps. Single nabbed
15.5
Thisara Perera to Babar Azam, 1 run, tries the back of the hand slower ball again, it was just outside off, Azam punches it through cover
15.3
Thisara Perera to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of the hand slower ball, too full. Azam squeezes it down to mid-on and they pinch a single
14.3
Dananjaya to Babar Azam, 1 run, turned to short fine
13.1
Thisara Perera to Babar Azam, 1 run, good length delivery on leg, shovelled through square leg
12.5
Dananjaya to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, nicely played. Went deep and read the length early to lace the cut behind point. Picked his spot to perfection
12.4
Dananjaya to Fakhar Zaman, no run, huge appeal for a lbw but umpire Ahsan Raza says no. Looked close, not sure if there was an inside edge there. Drifted full, Zaman went for the reverse sweep, misses and is hit low on the pad. Sri Lanka don't have a review. It was close and replays show that there was no bat there
12.3
Dananjaya to Fakhar Zaman, no run, flatter on off, defended
12.2
Dananjaya to Babar Azam, 1 run, serves a leg-break upon seeing Azam advance, he reaches the pitch and pushes it to mid-off. In fact, it was the googly
11.6
Thisara Perera to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, goes full, biffed down to long-on
11.5
Thisara Perera to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, "Perera can go for runs," chirps Ramiz Raja on air. The ploy was good from Perera, he banged it short aiming for the helmet badge. Zaman went for the pull - chalks a top-edge and it flies away to the fine leg fence
11.4
Thisara Perera to Babar Azam, 1 run, on the pads, picked away through square leg
10.6
Dananjaya to Babar Azam, no run, spinning in with drift, Azam plants his front foot forward and clips it to mid-wicket
9.5
Gamage to Babar Azam, 3 runs, swinging onto the pads, tucked off the hips through square leg. They run hard and adds three runs to the tally
9.1
Gamage to Fakhar Zaman, no run, hits the deck hard on a back of a length, Zaman stomps his bat forward and blocks
9.1
Gamage to Fakhar Zaman, wide, short but it's down the leg-side, some excerise for umpire S Ravi as he spreads his arms horizontally
8.6
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slower short ball, Zaman sets up for the pull a tad too early. Bottom-edges the pull through square leg
8.5
Lakmal to Babar Azam, 1 run, nipping on the pads, glanced away to fine leg
8.3
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, no run, pitched up, teasing Zaman. He slams the drive to extra cover
8.3
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, wide, tries to repeat the yorker, sprays it down the leg-side
8.2
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, no run, smidgen fuller, Zaman greets it with a solid push to mid-off
8.1
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, no run, deadly yorker by Lakmal, took a cue from Gamage. But this was pin-point, right at the base of the stumps. Swung in as well, Zaman did well to clear his front leg out of the way and jamming his bat in time
7.6
Gamage to Babar Azam, no run, aims it full at the stumps, squeezes it out
6.6
Lakmal to Babar Azam, no run, a bit of exaggerated leave by Azam to this length ball holding its line outside off to cap off the over
6.4
Lakmal to Babar Azam, 1 run, uses the pace of Lakmal's on this occasion does Azam, to dink it to third man
5.5
Gamage to Fakhar Zaman, no run, full and on the stumps, bottom-handed drive to mid-on. More off the toe-end
5.4
Gamage to Fakhar Zaman, no run, wafts in a little wider of off, Zaman can't pierce the gap. Straight to mid-off
5.3
Gamage to Fakhar Zaman, no run, jagging in from a length, Zaman punches it to mid-off
5.2
Gamage to Babar Azam, 1 run, wider lines, Azam chases it and crunches it behind point. Dhananjaya sprints across, slides awkwardly - his knee hitting the turf. No worries though as he quickly rises up and flings in a throw to the keeper
4.5
Lakmal to Babar Azam, 1 run, fuller outside off, Azam slightly opens his bat at an angle and guides it away to third man
4.2
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, no run, shortish in length, near the off-pole. Zaman diffuses it with soft hands beside the pitch
4.1
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, slanting on leg, turned away behind square and adds a brace
3.6
Gamage to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Azam stays back and punches it to extra cover
3.2
Gamage to Fakhar Zaman, no run, hurls it full, tight lines. Zaman displays his straight bat in defence
3.1
Gamage to Fakhar Zaman, no run, sliver of movement back in, Zaman stays in his crease and shaves it to mid-wicket
2.6
Lakmal to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, another dot for Shehzad. He is yet to get off the mark. Short and width on offer, cracked off the back foot to point
2.4
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, that's a filth from Lakmal, with fine leg inside the circle, it's cardinal sin to bowl on the pads. Easy-peasy for Zaman, he gets inside the line and tucks it wide of the fielder at 45. He dived to his left but couldn't even lay a hand onto that
2.3
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, no run, change in pace for Lakmal, shortens his length too. Zaman punches it to the left of short cover - Thirimanne sprawls across and makes a fine save
2.2
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, no run, sticks to the wicket-to-wicket line, turned to mid-wicket
2.1
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, no run, the indipper, full and swerves in to snap Zaman on the pad. Seemed like going down leg and umpire Ahsan Raza shakes his head. Zaman couldn't combat the inward shape as he went for the flick there
1.6
Gamage to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, nibbling off the deck, holds a bit on the deck and Shehzad's messes up his timing. Tamely pushed back to the bowler. Good over despite that lousy first ball.
0.6
Lakmal to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, superb away swinger. The curler that jags away sharply, Shehzad is tempted at it as he has a feel - does well not to go full-throttle at it. Just about holds his bat inside the line
0.2
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, wide, first runs for Pakistan albeit not off the bat. Lakmal's line goes a touch dodgy, he overdoes the inswing and sprays it down the leg-side
0.1
Lakmal to Fakhar Zaman, no run, steams in with bustling pace and slips in the inswinger, Zaman plants his front foot across, doesn't go hard at it. Sweetly times it to mid-on - off the inner half though
LATEST NEWS
LATEST PHOTOS
Sun, Mar 02 2025
Sat, Mar 01 2025
Fri, Feb 28 2025
Wed, Feb 26 2025
Sun, Feb 23 2025
Sat, Feb 22 2025