Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2022 Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle Date & Time: Jul 16-Jul 20, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Maheesh Theekshana 2-68(25.5 ov)
90.5
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, out Lbw!! Babar Azam has been given OUT LBW and he has reviewed. Looks like a formality though, he was pinned right in front of the stumps, no bat and UltraEdge confirms it. Onto ball-tracking: Three reds and the on-field decision stays, the 70-run 10th wicket record stand ends (in Galle), so does Babar's outstanding knock. Was the off-break from Theekshana, Babar went back and across on the flick and missed, struck right in front of middle and was smashing into the leg-stump. In fact Babar was walking away as soon as he realised that there was no bat, gets patted on the back by his opponents for a job well done, so did the dressing room. Babar Azam lbw b M Theekshana 119(244) [4s-11 6s-2]
90.4
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, the off-break from Theekshana, Babar gets well forward in defence
90.3
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, loopy delivery on off, driven back at the bowler
90.2
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery on off, defended back at the bowler
90.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 2 runs, tossed up wider of off, Babar leans into the drive and finds the gap wide of cover, comes back for the second run
88.6
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, flighted delivery at the stumps, Naseem goes back and turns it to the on-side
88.5
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, Theekshana tosses one just outside off - Naseem lunges forward defensively
88.4
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, Theekshana tosses one just outside off, pushed into the gap wide of cover-point for a single
88.3
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, that's past the outside edge - drifted in and then held its line outside off - had Babar pressing forward and burst past the outside edge
88.2
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Babar leans across and defends it to the off-side
88.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, the straighter one from Theekshana, Babar was playing for the turn as he pressed forward, beaten on the outside edge
86.6
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, .. and he survives, tossed up around off, blocked to the off-side
86.5
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, flighted delivery on the pads, clipped backward of square on the on-side and he's happy to take the single
86.4
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, loopy delivery on off, driven back at the bowler
86.3
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, Theekshana tosses one on off, pushed down towards long-on, doesn't take the run
86.2
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 2 runs, loopy delivery wide of off, Babar went hard on the drive and squirts a thick edge, behind square on the off-side and he's back for the second
86.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery on off, defended back at the bowler
84.6
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, the off-break from Theekshana, spins back in from outside off and nearly bursts through the gate - Naseem was prodding forward, left a big gap and is lucky that the ball hit his back thigh
84.5
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, pushed through around off, Naseem makes room and finds cover with the back-foot punch
84.4
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, flighted delivery on off, Naseem stays besides the line and defends
84.3
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, hundred for Babar, his 7th in Tests, yelps in delight as soon as he completed the single, gets a big hug from his partner, the dressing room is up as well, time to do the sajda - this has been an immense knock, with most of the runs coming in the company of the tail. Was the off-break and Babar was pushing forward, lobbed past the vacant FSL region
84.2
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, FOUR, smashed, Babar moves onto 99* - a full-toss from Theekshana, Babar leans across and drills it wide of mid-wicket, two fielders in the deep and he split them with ease
84.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up around middle, Babar goes back and turns it to the on-side
81.6
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, defended off the back foot
81.5
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, very full and wide of off stump, Naseem lets it go
81.4
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Babar looks to cut and gets an outside edge that rolls to third man
81.3
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, shortish delivery, Babar mistimes the pull to backward square leg
81.2
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, SIX, short delivery, Babar rocks back and pulls this over wide mid-on. That has gone all the way too
81.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, very full delivery on the off stump, Babar drives to the bowler
65.6
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, Naseem Shah has been given OUT caught at FSL, but he's reviewing immediately. Is it in hope and does he reckon he missed it? Think he's missed it, straight off the pad and to FSL - UltraEdge confirms it and umpire Kumar Dharmasena will have to change his decision - it's NOT OUT. This spun the other way, but spun down leg - Naseem was looking to block and missed, a low catch at FSL and they thought they had their man
65.5
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, pushed through with the arm, defended back at the bowler
65.4
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, loopy delivery around off - too full though and it's easily blocked
65.3
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, Theekshana tosses one around off - Naseem gets a good stride forward in defence
65.2
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, flighted delivery on off, Naseem stays back on the block
65.1
M Theekshana to Naseem Shah, no run, appeal for a stumping - did Naseem Shah drag his foot out? Or is it hanging in the air? No bat and UltraEdge confirms it - onto the stumping, the foot is down and it's NOT OUT. Nicely tossed up just outside off, Naseem was pressing forward in defence and missed - his feet was in the air for a fleeting moment, but was down quickly
55.6
M Theekshana to Hasan Ali, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Hasan, Theekshana has a deep mid-wicket fielder now, and then throws one right in Hasan's zone - he predictably went for the slog-sweep, not as sweetly struck as the previous one, but has enough to clear the fielder in the deep, 17 from the over
55.5
M Theekshana to Hasan Ali, SIX, massive, Hasan has picked the length early, gets down low and then mows the slog-sweep, high and over mid-wicket, went a long way over
55.4
M Theekshana to Hasan Ali, no run, pushed through on Hasan's pads, was looking to pull and missed, off the thigh-pad and rolled to the on-side
55.3
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, another full-toss from Theekshana, this one is down leg and it's flicked in front of square on the on-side for a single
55.2
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up on middle, Babar goes right back on the block
55.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, FOUR, lovely shot, friendly full-toss from Theekshana - Babar gets forward and drives it into the gap wide of extra-cover, handy runs for Pakistan
53.6
M Theekshana to Hasan Ali, no run, chance and Theekshana has put it down, was a tough chance, but he did get both hands, but couldn't hold on. Was tossed up invitingly and Hasan went hard on the drive, spooned to the right of Babar Azam, coming off the inner half - Theekshana moved swiftly across to his left, dived and got both his hands to the ball, but can't hold on
53.5
M Theekshana to Hasan Ali, no run, slower and on off, defended back at the bowler
53.4
M Theekshana to Hasan Ali, no run, flatter and on the pads, past Hasan's attempted flick and lobs off his thigh-pad to FSL
53.3
M Theekshana to Hasan Ali, no run, pushed through with the angle, Hasan gets his bat in front of the pad as he blocked
53.2
M Theekshana to Hasan Ali, no run, slower and around middle, defended back at the bowler
53.1
M Theekshana to Hasan Ali, no run, tossed up on off, defended back at the bowler
51.6
M Theekshana to Hasan Ali, no run, flighted delivery on off, Hasan gets well forward and then defends
51.5
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, out Caught by de Silva!! Yasir has been given OUT caught behind, he isn't so sure, but he's walking away. Hold on, they are having a look now with the soft signal being OUT. The bat did hit the ground, but did he get an edge as well? Yes, umpire Rod Tucker needs just one look at the replay and it's clearly off the bat, OUT is the call. The stubborn innings comes to an end, tossed up invitingly by Theekshana and Yasir couldn't hold back - went with hard hands on the drive and gets a thick edge in doing so - DDS moves across to his left and holds on as he tumbled backwards. Yasir Shah c de Silva b M Theekshana 18(56) [4s-1]
51.4
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, tossed up and drifting across the right-hander - Yasir gets half-forward on the block
51.3
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, pushed through on the leg-stump line, defended to the on-side
51.2
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, Theekshana drifts one around middle and leg, worked with the turn past mid-wicket for a single
51.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up on off, Babar gets well forward in defence
49.6
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, 1 run, the straighter one from Theekshana, Yasir was playing for the turn as he pushed forward, gets a thick edge that rolls past slip and he's off for a single
49.5
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, full-toss from Theekshana, worked in front of square on the on-side for a single
49.4
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery on the leg-stump line, Babar goes back and turns it to the on-side
49.3
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, 1 run, very full and at Yasir's pads, nudged past FSL for a single
49.2
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, Theekshana tosses one around off, Yasir gets well forward and pushes it to the on-side
49.1
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, very full and on off, pushed back at the bowler
47.6
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, beaten, lovely drift from Theekshana, angled in and then held its line, had Babar playing for the turn and burst past the outside edge
47.5
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, 1 run, tad too full from Theekshana, punched in front of mid-off for a single
47.4
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, 2 runs, edged, very full from Theekshana, dips under Yasir's drive, catches the edge and rolls backward of square on the off-side, back for the second
47.3
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, tossed up just outside off - Yasir gets a big stride forward on the defensive block
47.2
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, Theekshana drifts one wide of off, Yasir leans across and pushes it to the off-side
47.1
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, tossed up on off, Yasir lunges well forward on the block
45.6
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, a half-chance and it didn't stick, Oshada was the fielder at FSL, and he nearly claimed another dismissal. Was a low full-toss and Yasir swept it straight into his bread-basket, but unlike Nawaz's dismissal, the ball popped out after hitting his chest, and he couldn't grab it on the rebound. Drops onto the ground and he's aghast, so is the bowler and they all make their way back for lunch
45.5
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, nicely flighted on off, blocked back at the bowler
45.4
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, Theekshana tosses one down leg and gets it to slide away, past Yasir's attempted flick
45.3
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, flighted on middle, Yasir prods across and flicks it to mid-wicket
45.2
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, very full and at the stumps, punched down towards long-on for a single
45.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up and sliding down leg, left alone
43.6
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, 1 run, too straight from Theekshana, on the pads and it's nudged behind square on the on-side for a single
43.5
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, tad too full from Theekshana, punched with a straight bat towards mid-on
43.4
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, Yasir runs down the pitch, gets beaten in the flight and by the turn, but is lucky that the ball thudded into his pads
43.3
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, Theekshana tosses one around off, Yasir leans across and defends it to the on-side
43.2
M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, an inside edge, and it popped wide of FSL, drifted in and Yasir was looking to flick, beaten in the flight and the bal;l grazed the inside edge
43.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, a gentle start from Theekshana, drifts one short and down leg, pulled away behind square on the on-side for a single
27.6
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, the offie turns, Babar tucks it past the diving short leg fielder, cut off at backward square leg
27.5
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, flatter delivery, Babar defends from the crease
27.4
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, tries the carrom ball but fires this down leg. Dickwella checks the bails off in case Babar overbalances. All well for Pakistan
27.3
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, well bowled! Over the wicket and dropping it short on seeing Babar step out, fended to leg as he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball
27.2
M Theekshana to Rizwan, 1 run, flicked along the ground to deep mid-wicket
27.1
M Theekshana to Rizwan, FOUR, oh a full toss now and Rizwan paddles this away fine, four more as there is no fine leg. Smart placement and shot selection from Rizwan
25.6
M Theekshana to Rizwan, no run, quicker delivery, Rizwan rushed on the defence but he played that well
25.5
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, knocks it in front of mid-on and sets off
25.4
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, bit of bounce on this turner, hits Babar high on the bat on the defence, rolls past short leg
25.3
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, solid in defence is Babar
25.2
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, round the wicket, Babar drives this back to the bowler off the inner half of the bat
25.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery, Babar defends
23.6
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up on off, Babar gets well forward and pushes it back at the bowler
23.5
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 2 runs, tad too short from Theekshana - Babar makes room and punches it in front of square on the off-side, comes back for the second
23.4
M Theekshana to Rizwan, 1 run, pushed through quicker and sliding on, Rizwan went back on the push, skews an inside edge past backward short-leg for a single
23.3
M Theekshana to Rizwan, no run, slower and on off, turned towards short mid-wicket
23.2
M Theekshana to Rizwan, no run, beauty, this was the carrom ball, pitched outside off and then turned ever so slightly - Rizwan was playing for the one that came back in, gets beaten as the ball spit past the outside edge
23.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, dropped short by Theekshana, Babar rocked back on the pull and it needed a tumbling effort from Rajitha, at backward square leg, to prevent the boundary
21.6
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, flighted on off, Babar gets a good stride forward on the block
21.5
M Theekshana to Rizwan, 1 run, too full from Theekshana, Rizwan works with the angle and finds the gap to the left of mid-wicket for a single
21.4
M Theekshana to Rizwan, no run, very full and on off, Rizwan gets close to the ball and whip drives it to mid-on
21.3
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, tad too short from Theekshana, lets Babar go back and tuck it past mid-wicket for a run
21.2
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, Theekshana drifts one onto Babar's pads, he lunges across and turns it behind square on the on-side
21.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery on off, Babar gets well forward and finds cover with the drive
17.6
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, spinning back in, Babar defends off the back foot
17.5
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, full and down leg, Babar blocks to short leg
17.4
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, fullish and on the leg stump, Babar defends
17.3
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, on the stumps, Babar knocks it to leg
17.2
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, 1 run, low full toss, Azhar Ali drives towards cover
17.1
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, 1 run, spinning back in, Babar punches towards cover
15.6
M Theekshana to Babar Azam, no run, low full toss, Babar digs it out
15.5
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Azhar defends and gets a thick edge that rolls to point
15.4
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, flatter delivery, Azhar Ali defends
15.3
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, fullish and down leg, tucked to mid-wicket
15.2
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, turn, rushed flick from Azhar Ali
15.1
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, pushed back to the bowler
13.6
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, defended off the back foot
13.5
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, short and turning down leg, glanced uppishly between short leg and leg gully
13.4
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, stride forward to block this
13.3
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, fullish carrom ball on the leg stump, Azhar Ali defends
13.2
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, flicked to short mid-wicket
13.1
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, covers the line and defends
11.6
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, full and on the stumps, Azhar Ali mistimes the flick to leg
11.5
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, very full delivery, Azhar Ali drives to the on-side
11.4
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, no run, spinning back in, Azhar Ali tucks it to leg
11.3
M Theekshana to Shafique, 1 run, nice and full, driven along the ground through mid-on
11.2
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, tucked towards short leg
11.1
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, spinning back in, Shafique pushes towards mid-on
9.6
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, defended towards short leg
9.5
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, oh almost beaten on the flick shot by this nicely tossed up turning offie, inside edge onto pad rollng towards point
9.4
M Theekshana to Azhar Ali, 1 run, tap and run single to cover
9.3
M Theekshana to Shafique, 1 run, full and on the stumps, Shafique flicks to deep mid-wicket
9.2
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, defended
9.1
M Theekshana to Shafique, FOUR, no more respect says Shafique as he jumps out of the crease and plays a lofted on-drive clearing the infield comfortably. That was a really good shot to watch. Everything neat about it
7.6
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, on the off stump, Shafique defends
7.5
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, blocked off the front foot
7.4
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, on the leg stump, Shafique flicks behind square
7.3
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, fullish and down leg, Shafique flicks towards square leg
7.2
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, on the leg stump, Shafique works it to leg
7.1
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, spinning back in, Shafique defends
5.6
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, bounce with turn, Shafique manages to control this tuck to the leg-side
5.5
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, on the leg stump, Shafique flicks towards mid-wicket
5.4
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, turning back in, Shafique defends
5.3
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, tucks it to leg
5.2
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, spinning back in, Shafique defends
5.1
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, defended
3.6
M Theekshana to Imam, no run, really full, Imam-ul-Haq drives and finds the fielder at cover
3.5
M Theekshana to Imam, no run, covers the line and lets this flighted delivery pass
3.4
M Theekshana to Imam, no run, defended off the back foot
3.3
M Theekshana to Imam, no run, bit of bounce on this away-spinning ball, Imam-ul-Haq pushes away from the body, the ball rolls to the off-side
3.2
M Theekshana to Imam, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Imam-ul-Haq lets it pass
3.1
M Theekshana to Imam, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Imam defends off the front foot towards point
1.6
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, full and down leg, Shafique plays it to backward square leg
1.5
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, spinning back in, Shafique defends off the front foot
1.4
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, shortish delivery on the stumps, Shafique flicks towards square leg
1.3
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, turning back in, Shafique knocks it behind square
1.2
M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, the offie, Shafique defends to leg-side off the inner half of the bat
1.1
M Theekshana to Imam, 1 run, shortish delivery, Imam guides to backward point
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