Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2022 Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle Date & Time: Jul 24-Jul 28, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Fawad Alam 24(69)
40.1
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, out Lbw!! That's dead. Fawad Alam doesn't even bother to consult his partner. It was that plumb. Ramesh Mendis got the ball to slide in with the angle and it kept really low around middle and leg, Fawad Alam should have been forward but instead, he sat back looking to diffuse into the leg-side, gets beaten due to lack of bounce and umpire Rod Tucker had no hesitation. Fawad Alam lbw b Ramesh Mendis 24(69) [4s-1]
39.5
Asitha Fernando to Fawad Alam, 1 run, Asitha Fernando drags his length back just outside off, Alam looks to pull and gets it off the splice wide of mid-wicket
39.4
Asitha Fernando to Fawad Alam, no run, walks across and blocks the full delivery back to the bowler
39.3
Asitha Fernando to Fawad Alam, no run, fuller and keeps low just outside off, Alam gets across and bunts into the off-side
39.2
Asitha Fernando to Fawad Alam, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Alam drives firmly and gets it to the right of a diving cover
39.1
Asitha Fernando to Fawad Alam, no run, short of length outside off, Alam opens the bat face and punches to backward point
38.3
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, turns away outside off from a length, Alam goes back and across to tap it wide of point
37.5
Asitha Fernando to Fawad Alam, 1 run, drifting into the pads at I0$, Alam hops back and tucks behind square on the leg-side
37.4
Asitha Fernando to Fawad Alam, no run, dug in short outside off, Alam doesn't bother with it
37.3
Asitha Fernando to Fawad Alam, no run, I0$ back of a length outside off, Alam fends with soft hands into the off-side
37.2
Asitha Fernando to Fawad Alam, no run, I0$ full outside off, Alam leans across and pushes it to the right of mid-on
37.1
Asitha Fernando to Fawad Alam, no run, I0$ full outside off, Alam gets across and drives to mid-off
36.2
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, opens the bat face and pushes the full delivery square on the off-side
36.1
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, fuller and keeps low just outside off, Alam jams it to the left of short leg
33.4
Wellalage to Fawad Alam, 1 run, drifting in on leg stump, a tad short, Alam stays back and tucks this behind square leg
33.3
Wellalage to Fawad Alam, no run, flatter and around off, Alam stays on the back foot and defends
33.1
Wellalage to Fawad Alam, 1 run, half-tracker on leg stump, Alam swivels on the back foot and pulls to deep square leg
31.6
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, tossed up on leg stump, Alam works it with soft hands towards short mid-wicket
31.5
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, quicker one on the pads, Alam stays back and tucks it towards mid-wicket
31.4
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, drifting into the left-hander, fuller, Alam gets across and defends
30.6
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, widish off break, the angle forces Alam to play at it and he defends with soft hands
30.5
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, fuller again, more loop, Alam defends off the inside half towards mid-wicket
30.4
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, slower and wider, Alam reaches out and defends towards cover
30.3
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, drifting in around off, on a good length, Alam stays on the back foot and defends
30.2
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, beaten! Mendis is bowling with great rhythm here, this drifts in around off stump and just straightens enough to beat Alam's poke. Lovely bowling
30.1
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, arm-ball that almost sneaks through, Alam gets the faintest of inside edges in defence. Had to get some bat as otherwise, this was plumb LBW
29.4
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, 1 run, slightly short and Alam sits right back to punch this towards deep mid-off
29.3
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, floated up outside off, fuller, Alam gets across a bit and defends
29.2
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, faster on leg stump, fuller, defended
29.1
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, nicely tossed up, Alam gtes across a bit and defends to mid-wicket
28.4
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, full and off, square-driven towards deep point
28.1
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, thick edge, just past slip and it trickles down towards third man! Turn and bounce on this off break, totally opens up Alam who was trying to play off the back foot. Fortunate that this didn't go to hand
27.4
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, 1 run, drops this short and Alam sits deep in the crease to cut it away to deep point
27.3
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, another arm-ball, Alam plays with a slightly open-faced blade, slices it towards cover
27.2
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, skiddy arm-ball, keeps a bit low, Alam defends from the crease
27.1
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, flatter one on middle and off, Alam gets behind the line and defends
25.6
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, arm-ball slanting across Alam who stays on the back foot and punches to cover. Good stop by the fielder
25.5
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, lots of loop, fuller, Alam smothers it with a big stride forward
25.4
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, fired fuller around off, Alam gets across and defends
25.3
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, quicker one outside off, Alam defends from the crease
25.1
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, 1 run, darted in on leg stump, Alam stays back and tucks it towards deep square leg
24.6
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, quicker one on middle and leg, Alam punches towards mid-on and that's another single snatched by this pair
24.4
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 1 run, quicker one outside off, slightly shorter, cut towards deep point
24.3
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, almost another drag-on wicket! Skiddy arm-ball, flatter, Alam is rushed on the back foot in defence and he gets an inside edge that just misses the stumps by the barest of margins. Through his legs and almost kisses leg stump
24.2
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, no run, pushed through quicker, arm-ball, Alam defends off the back foot
24.1
Ramesh Mendis to Fawad Alam, 2 runs, shortish off break, Alam hangs back and cuts this away with the spin, slicing it towards point. Slight fumble allows the batters to get back for the second
23.6
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, 1 run, drops this short with a hint of width, Alam sits back and cuts it away behind point, towards the sweeper
23.4
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, 1 run, tossed up this time, fuller, Alam gets across and wrists it towards mid-on. They take a tight single but it could have been interesting had the fielder gathered it cleanly
23.3
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, skiddy arm-ball, keeps a tad low, Alam crouches on the back foot and defends
22.6
Dhananjaya to Fawad Alam, FOUR, second freebie of the over and it's Alam's turn to find the fence. Long hop, leg-lined and he is quick to rock back, pulling this over mid-wicket with enough power despite slightly being off-balance
22.5
Dhananjaya to Fawad Alam, no run, soft leading edge, doesn't carry to Dhananjaya as Alam checked his shot just in time. Wanted to play through mid-on but this just straightened enough to cause discomfort to the batter
22.4
Dhananjaya to Fawad Alam, no run, tossed up again, slightly wider, Alam presses half-forward and smothers it off the inside half
22.3
Dhananjaya to Fawad Alam, no run, floaty off break on off stump, draws Alam into a forward defence
21.6
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, fired wider, arm-ball, Alam lunges forward and offers his front pad as a line of defence
21.5
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, in-drifter, fuller, worked to short mid-wicket
21.4
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, on a good length this time, slower again, Alam stays on the back foot and defends
21.3
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, wider line, tossed up, Alam flicks to short mid-wicket
20.6
Dhananjaya to Fawad Alam, no run, almost yorkerish, loopy, Alam digs it out in time
20.5
Dhananjaya to Fawad Alam, no run, slower again, leg-lined, nudged to the leg-side
20.4
Dhananjaya to Fawad Alam, no run, drifting in around off, Alam gets across and defends
19.6
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, tossed up and straight, Fawad Alam clips it to mid-wicket
19.5
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, quicker on off again, defended to silly point again off the backfoot
19.4
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, flatter and quicker on off, Fawad Alam defends off the backfoot towards silly point
19.3
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, flatter and slides on, Fawad Alam adjusts to the backfoot and taps to short leg
19.2
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, a bit flatter, blocked into the pitch off the backfoot
19.1
P Jayasuriya to Fawad Alam, no run, pushed fuller around off, Fawad Alam reaches to the pitch on his stride and defends
18.5
Dhananjaya to Fawad Alam, 1 run, tossed up on off, Fawad Alam shuffles to tap it towards mid-on and takes off for a quick single to get off the mark
18.4
Dhananjaya to Fawad Alam, no run, pitched up and Fawad Alam defends towards mid-wicket
18.3
Dhananjaya to Fawad Alam, no run, this one spins big now! Tossed up around off and Fawad Alam played for the turn but the ball still spins past his outside edge. A loud appeal for caught behind, replays show the ball just missed the bat!
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