Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan Test Series, 2019 Venue: National Stadium, Karachi Date & Time: Dec 19-Dec 23, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Lasith Embuldeniya 4-71(20.3 ov)
59.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shaheen Afridi, out Caught by Mathews!! That's the end of the story for Pakistan. They have been bowled-out for 191. Embuldeniya finishes with a four-fer. Afridi went for the encore albeit used his feet. Gets deceived by the dip, still goes through with the shot. Loses his shape and slices it towards mid-off. Mathews kept his eyes on the ball, ball-tracked and kept his calm as well before cushioning it onto his chest and tumbles onto the ground. Smart catch, must say. Shaheen Afridi c Mathews b Lasith Embuldeniya 5(9) [4s-1]
59.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR, there is the big shot from Afridi. His eyes lit up as soon as he saw the flight, sits low and slog-sweeps it to the cow corner fence. There was a fielder in the deep, he slid across but it eludes him
59.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shaheen Afridi, no run, slow and short, pushes Afridi on the back foot. Knocked to cover
57.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shaheen Afridi, no run, angled in, Afridi pushes it to the leg-side
57.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, 1 run, fired on leg, whipped to mid-wicket
57.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, no whiff whatsoever. Shafiq continues the block-athon..
57.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, blocked again
57.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, 78kph. Very slow, Shafiq shows the bat maker's name. Grinding it onto the pitch
57.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, looped up just outside off, same drill from Shafiq. Blocked
55.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shaheen Afridi, no run, tosses this just outside off, Afridi takes his front foot across and smothers it
55.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abbas, out Caught by Dhananjaya de Silva!! Edged and taken. It was on the cards. Abbas wasn't looking comfortable at the crease, survived a few lbw calls but this time gets undone by a sharp turner. It was pitched on middle and spun away savagely, catches the outside edge as Abbas hung it out. Flies low to first slip where DDS grabs it. Eight down are Pakistan and on the verge of getting all-out. Abbas c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lasith Embuldeniya 0(9)
55.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, 1 run, tasty low full toss just outside off, driven away to long-off
55.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, targets the pads, blocked to mid-wicket
55.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, blunts this down the pitch
55.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, 87.4kph. Quick and straight from Embuldeniya, Shafiq with his front foot forward keeps it out
53.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abbas, no run, armer and Abbas gets rapped on the pads. Embuldeniya with a confident appeal but shake of the head from umpire Joel Wilson. The bowler looks up at Dickwella, who says it's going down leg. It was the arm-ball, goes straight on and Abbas doesn't pick it
53.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abbas, no run, defended off the front foot
53.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abbas, no run, on the stumps, Abbas is able to smother it
53.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, 1 run, tosses it up on middle and leg, forward and kept out
53.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, slower and just outside off, Shafiq props forward and blocks
53.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, flighted very full, stroked to mid-off
51.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Rizwan, FOUR, Rizwan takes Embuldeniya on via sweep shot and he connects it exceedingly well, finds the gap wide of fine leg and collects a four. And that will be tea on day 1!
51.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, out Lbw!! Haris Sohail has been given out lbw, he had a long chat with Shafiq and went for the review just after the time had ran out in the clock which was on display. But umpire still allowed him to take the review. The only question is that has it spun enough to miss the leg-stump. No, it hasn't. It is clipping the stumps and Haris Sohail will have to depart. Pakistan have lost both their reviews now. Lasith Embuldeniya bowled it slow and gave it a real tweak, it spun into Haris Sohail who fails to counter the spin. It struck him right infront and the umpire Joel Wilson was convinced. Haris Sohail challenged the decision but he was proved wrong. Haris Sohail lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya 9(30) [6s-1]
51.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, 1 run, pushes it to mid-off with soft hands and takes a quick single
51.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, inside halves it to the on-side
51.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, pushes it to the off-side
51.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, defends it back to the bowler
49.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, FOUR, dismal delivery to finish the over. Provides width to Shafiq and he was waiting for it, goes back and steers it past short third man for a boundary
49.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, pushed back
49.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, full ball on the stumps, Shafiq plunges forward and pushes it to Lasith Embuldeniya
49.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, eases it to the on-side
49.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, stays put and blocks it back
49.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, full ball around off, Shafiq defends it to the off-side
47.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, pushed back to the bowler
47.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, eases it to the off-side
47.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, defends it to the on-side
47.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, FOUR, Lasith Embuldeniya serves Shafiq width and he says thank you so much. Waits patiently and opens the face of the bat to guide it wide of short third man for a boundary
47.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, plunges forward and defends it to FSL
47.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, it was wide of off and Shafiq cuts it away to backward point
45.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, no run, pushed back by staying in the crease
45.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, no run, full ball on the stumps, Haris Sohail flicked it to mid-wicket
45.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, byes, FOUR, another delivery down the leg-side, Haris Sohail leaves it and Dickwella misses it too. It goes for a boundary through fine leg
45.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, no run, terrible ball down the leg-side, he probably expected Haris Sohail to come down the track. He didn't and he leaves it alone
45.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, no run, stays put and blocks it to the off-side
45.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, no run, full ball on the stumps, Haris Sohail pushes it back
43.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps and he flicks it to deep square leg
43.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, SIX, that's been tonked by Haris Sohail! He dashes down to come close to the ball and lifts it straight down the ground over long-on for a maximum
43.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, 1 run, full ball on the stumps, Shafiq pushes it away wide of cover
43.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, FOUR, takes Lasith Embuldeniya on via a sweep shot, he nails it and finds the gap wide of deep square leg for a boundary
43.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, bit of extra bounce for Lasith Embuldeniya as Shafiq pushes at it. It clipped the the top-half of the bat and dropped short of the FSL fielder
43.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, full ball on the stumps, Shafiq drives it straight to cover
41.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, no run, that's terrific bowling from Lasith Embuldeniya! He bowls it around off and gets it to straighten off the track, Haris Sohail plays inside the line of it and it goes past the outside edge
41.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, no run, full delivery wide of off, Haris Sohail flicks it to mid-on
41.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, no run, flat ball on the stumps, Haris Sohail pushes it to the on-side
41.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, 1 run, full ball spinning away from Shafiq, he plunges forward and pushes it away wide of cover
41.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Shafiq defends it to the off-side
41.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, leg byes, 1 run, down the leg-side and Haris Sohail tucks it away wide of short fine
39.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Haris Sohail, no run, blocks it back
39.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, out Stumped!! That is fantastic bit of spin bowling from Lasith Embuldeniya and Babar Azam had no answers to it. He tosses it up and drags the length back as he saw Babar Azam advancing. Babar wsn't to the pitch of the ball, it spins away ambitiously, beats the outside edge of Babar Azam and Dickwella knocks off the bails swiftly. It bounced extra and Dickwella did well to adapt and collect and then take the bails off. It's a major blow for Pakistan as their ace batsman departs and Sri Lanka get a huge lift. Babar Azam st Dickwella b Lasith Embuldeniya 60(96) [4s-8 6s-1]
39.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Babar Azam defends it back
39.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, defended back to the bowler
39.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, stays put and defends it to FSL
39.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, full ball on the stumps and Babar Azam pushed it back
29.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, 2 runs, down the leg-side and Babar Azam flicked it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace
29.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, there was a slight appeal for lbw but umpire wasn't keen. It was a full delivery around off and Babar Azam was late to get forward but there might have been an inside edge on the push. ANd the impact was wide of off too
29.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, defends it to the on-side
29.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, SIX, Lahiru is troubling him at the other end but he has no problems in dealing with Lasith Embuldeniya! Charges down on this delivery, he reaches the pitch of it and pumps it over long-on for a maximum
29.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, goes back in the crease and works it to
29.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, 1 run, full ball spinning away from Shafiq, he drives it past cover-point for a single
27.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, loopy delivery around off, Shafiq smashes it straight to extra cover
27.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, full ball on the stumps, Shafiq defends it back with a straight bat
27.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, 1 run, full ball spinning away from Babar Azam, he prods forward and drives it through cover
27.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, 1 run, this was down the leg-side and Shafiq clips it away wide of deep square leg for a single
27.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, length ball down the leg-side, Shafiq defends it to the on-side
27.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, 1 run, good use of the feet, takes it on the full and clips it wide of mid-on. A diving effort from Mathews stops the ball from going further
25.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, full ball targeting the stumps, Babar Azam defends it to cover
25.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, Babar Azam advances down the track, he ends up being to close to the ball and jams it away to mid-on
25.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, full ball on the stumps, Babar Azam defends it back
25.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, it was bowled on the leg-stump and Babar Azam defends it to FSL
25.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, 3 runs, slow and it spins away from Shafiq, he had too much width and Shafiq goes back to punch it wide of cover. It won't reach the fence and batsmen will have to be content with a three
25.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, slow ball on the stumps, Shafiq defends it away to the off-side
23.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, rifled in with the arm, Shafiq returns it back to the bowler. Umpire Joel Wilson whips the bails, letting everyone know that it's the end of the session
23.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, too full, Shafiq pokes it into the off-side
23.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, floater on off, watchfully blocked
23.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, inches forward and push-driven back to the bowler
23.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, 1 run, flat and outside off, punched through cover
23.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, flighted on off, no turn whatsoever. Azam jabs it off the front foot
21.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, veering on the pads, bat forward and tucks it to mid-wicket
21.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, looped up and the line is straight from Embuldeniya, carefully prodded
21.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, blocks it with a slightly opened stance to the off-side
21.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Shafiq, no run, was this a chance? The Sri Lankans were excited thinking it was a catch but I reckon it was a bump ball. Anyways, it bounced in front of Embuldeniya. Drifted in, it dips and Shafiq checks his defence off the toe-end back to the bowler
21.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, 1 run, takes on the full toss and works it to mid-wicket
21.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up by Embuldeniya, Azam kills all the turn from the crease
19.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, Azam steps out and shows intent. Embuldeniya fires it in and yorks the batsman. Jammed to mid-on
19.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, 1 run, slowish but the length is short. Ali deals it off the back foot and turns it to mid-wicket
19.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, 1 run, gets forward to defend, but this went straight on and catches the inside edge. Trickles to square leg
19.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, 83.1kph. Short and spinning away outside off, Azam was making room to punch but then it spits up awkwardly all of a sudden, hence he went after it with half a mind. Tamely pushed to extra cover
19.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, 1 run, flatter down leg, Ali sits low and sweeps it to short fine leg
19.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, "Beautiful Embul" is the comment from Dickwella as this was flighted with lot more air. Ali waits for it to turn and taps it into the pitch
17.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, pushes this one through quicker, Ali is aware it's an arm-ball, thrusts his bat forward and defends
17.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, woah. Look at that turn and bounce. Excellent stuff from Embuldeniya. Loops it up on middle, it jerks away with venomous bounce past Ali's iffy poke. Uhhs and ahhs from the Sri Lankans
17.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, slower through the air, the length is a bit full. Ali knocks it off after getting forward
17.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, 1 run, comes gingerly forward, opens his bat face and plays it with soft hands. Dribbles to backward point
17.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, snaking in with the arm, stabbed off the front foot
17.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, FOUR, Azam is terrific off the back foot. Here's an example. Was quick to transfer his weight back on identifying this flat darter from Embuldeniya. Meets it off the meat and crunches it past extra cover
15.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, 80.6kph. Darted quick just outside off, Ali stomps forward and sees it out
15.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, FOUR, very crafty from Ali and 50-up for Pakistan. Embuldeniya's line goes awry; spills it down leg and Ali with a bent-knee paddles it very fine. All wrist-work and it's a boundary
15.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, slow and short, eased off the back foot
15.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, 1 run, drives this flighted delivery through cover
15.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, oohh! Azam dances out and keeps dancing. Wasn't to the pitch and sees the ball turning away, gets his bat-pad closer and negates it
15.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Babar Azam, no run, blocked efficienty off the front foot
13.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, long stride forward and smothers the turn
13.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, wow! Embuldeniya is getting good purchase from this surface. Tosses this up just outside off generously and it hits some crack or something as it breaks away viciously. Ali was pushing his bat at that but recognises it's a trap, so allows it to pass..
13.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, slips this on middle and leg, Ali opens his stance and inside-halves it back to the bowler
13.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, punches this to extra cover
13.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, he's mixing it up. This was too slow, modicum of turn and Ali was tempted but knows it's too risky to flirt. Withdraws his bat nicely
13.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, 81.6kph. Quicker and shorter outside off, Ali creates room and slices it to point
11.6
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, loopy floater just outside off, Ali stretches forward and keeps it out
11.5
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, lands it further up, should pull it back slightly. Ali pushes it to extra cover
11.4
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, lovely. He's finding his rhythm now. Gets the length up, pitches it on off and the pitch does the rest. Sharply turns away as Ali was prodding at it and misses the outside edge
11.3
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, no run, much better. Tosses it up around off, Ali comes forward and dead bats
11.2
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, FOUR, atrocious bowling from Embuldeniya. He's letting off all the pressure created by the pacers. Similar delivery like the previous one, Ali says thank you and smears it in the gap at cover
11.1
Lasith Embuldeniya to Abid Ali, FOUR, not a great beginning from Embuldeniya. His skipper won't be pleased. Very short, too wide and Ali latches onto it happily. Pivots deep and crashes it through cover
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