SL vs PAK Asia Cup Highlights: Bowlers, Nissanka shine in Lankan victory

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Asia Cup Super Four Highlights: Nissanka's 55* was more than enough to guide Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over Pakistan even as they were 29/3 at one stage in chase of 122

11:08 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: That’s how Sri Lanka finished the game

11:06 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Wanindu Hasaranga named Player of the Match

 

It was a difficult choice to make between Waninidu Hasaranga and Pathum Nissnaka but the commentators ruled in favour of the former as he was named the Player of the Match. Hasaranga picked three wickets in his four overs and two of them, Iftikhar Ahmed and Asif Ali came in back-to-back balls and broke the back of Pakistan’s batting. Hasarnaga also scored 10* off three balls to win the game in the 17th over. 

 

10:50 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Victory for Sri Lanka

 

Pathum Nissanka's 55* was more than enough to guide Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over Pakistan even as they were 29/3 at one stage in the chase of their target of 122. Nissanka was aided by the quickfire knocks of Bhanuka Rajapaksa (24) and his captain Dasun Shanaka (21) as well.  Sri Lanka won the match with three overs remaining and became the only unbeaten team in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2022. 

 

10:44 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lanka win by five wickets

 

Mohd Hasnain is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Length ball again and tonked over deep fine leg by Shanaka for a huge six 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Pakistani fielders colliding while catching the ball is not new, what’s new is they are not letting the ball drop now and as a result we have the fifth Sri Lankan wicket falling here 

 

Ball 3 Hits the pads this one, but it was always going down the leg and hence a single has been taken 

 

Ball 4 Four!! If only Mohammad Nawaz could have taken it, the game might got more intersinng, but not to be and it is four runs to Sri Lanka

 

Ball 5 Two more runs added tpo he total and the Sri Lankans need only two more 

 

Ball 6 Four!! And it will be a victory to Sri Lanka thanks to this four by Hasaranga. Sri Lanka win by five wickets with three overs remaining 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 124-5 after 17 overs

 

10:40 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Fifth Sri Lankan wicket falls

 

Mohd Hasnain is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Length ball again and tonked over deep fine leg by Shanaka for a huge six 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Pakistani fielders colliding while catching the ball is not new, what’s new is they are not letting the ball drop now and as a result we have the fifth Sri Lankan wicket falling here 

 

10:38 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lnaka need only 15 now

 

Hasan Ali is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Length ball and a single taken 

 

Ball 2 A huge appeal for caught behind but the umpire did not look impressed at all. The Pakistani team has gone for a review and it will be a waste of a review as there is no edge visible on the UltrEdge. 

 

Ball 3 Worked away on the off side for a quick single 

 

Ball 4 Dot ball

 

Ball 5 And that would be another dot ball. Can the match get interesting anyhow?

 

Ball 6 In the air…but away from the fielder and hence two runs are taken 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 107-4 after 16 overs

 

10:32 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lanka need only 19 to win

 

Haris Rauf is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Yorker from Rauf, worked away by Nissanka for a single 

 

Ball 2 Yorker once again and dug out well by Shanaka for no runs 

 

Ball 3 Oh, what a great length ball, it almost gets the edge of Shanaka’s bat 

 

Ball 4 Four!! On the pads and Shanaka guides this for a four past the deep fine leg 

 

Ball 5 Six!! Length ball and bashed by Shanaka for a six 

 

Ball 6 Dot ball will end the over 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 103-4 after 15 overs

 

10:27 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lanka Live Score 92-4 after 14 overs

10:26 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Nissanka nearing fifty

 

Nawaz is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single off the first ball here 

 

Ball 2 Bowling with a slip here, but it is of no use as he darts this one and Shanaka takes an easy single 

 

Ball 3 Dot ball 

 

Ball 4 Single to long-on 

 

Ball 5 Played easily to deep extra cover for a single by Shanaka

 

Ball 6 In the air…but the slip was taken away and as a result, Nissanka survives  

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 87-4 after 13 overs

 

10:18 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Could the game still turn?

 

Qadir is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Six!! Full toss and Nissanka comes down the ground and hits it over deep mid-wicket, which for some reason was way into the boundary line  

 

Ball 2 Single down the ground as Qadir delivers yet another full toss

 

Ball 3 Wicket!! After getting bashed, Qaidr takes a wicket which is not rare in games like these. Rajapaksa sweeps and but against the turn and gets caught in the deep 

 

Ball 4 Almost a wicket there again as Qadir bowls a peach of a delivery. It missed the bat and then the stumps as well and a review has been taken here for stumping, but seems like Nissanka was in his crease

 

Ball 5 Worked away on the on-side in the gap and two runs taken 

 

Ball 6 Brilliantly fielded by Zaman straight down the ground 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 83-4 after 12 overs

 

10:15 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Wicket for Qadir

 

Qadir is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Six!! Full toss and Nissanka comes down the ground and hits it over deep mid-wicket, which for some reason was way into the boundary line  

 

Ball 2 Single down the ground as Qadir delivers yet another full toss

 

Ball 3 Wicket!! After getting bashed, Qaidr takes a wicket which is not rare in games like these. Rajapaksa sweeps and but against the turn and gets caught in the deep 

 

10:12 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Easy going for Lanka

 

Nawaz is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single off the first ball of Nawaz’s over 

 

Ball 2 Dot ball 

 

Ball 3 Worked away on the on-side for another single 

 

Ball 4 Short and pulled away by Nissanka for a single 

 

Ball 5 Singles are coming easy for Sri Lanka here

 

Ball 6 Quick single taken from short third-man

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 73-3 after 11 overs

 

10:06 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Partnership grows between Rajapaksa and Nissanka

 

Qadir is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Full from Qadir and driven down the ground by Nissanka for a single 

 

Ball 2 Six!! Very poor delivery this one from Qadir as he drops it short and gets pulled away for a six

 

Ball 3 Rajapaksa takes it on the full and sweeps and it goes to the fielder on one bounce

 

Ball 4 Good running as the Lankan batters pick two 

 

Ball 5 Leg break finally and it would be a dot ball 

 

Ball 6 Googly again and pulled away for a single to end the 10th over and its time for drinks 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 68-3 after 10 overs

 

10:02 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Great over from Nawaz

 

Nawaz is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Chance for a stumping, buy Rizwan behind the stumps messes this up as the ball bounces a bit too much than expected 

 

Ball 2 Appeal for LBW but is bat first 

 

Ball 3 Misfield on his bowling by Nawaz gives away a single 

 

Ball 4 Worked away on the on-side for a single by Nissanka

 

Ball 5 Once again betas Rajapaksa in the spin, but a small edge and a single is taken 

 

Ball 6 Worked away on the on side for a single 

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 57-3 after 09 overs

 

9:58 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Fifty up for Sri Lanka

 

Usman Qadir is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Qadir starts with a leg spinner which is taken for a single by Nissanka

 

Ball 2 Googly this time and Rajapaksa is unable to get it away

 

Ball 3 Ohho!! This was a great ball as it beat the edge of Rajapaksa’s bat

 

Ball 4 Six!! Not anymore says Rajapaksa as he brings up the Sri Lankan fifty by hitting the leg break for a six over deep square leg 

 

Ball 5 Almost an edge there again and once again it's the googly doing the trick

 

Ball 6 Single off the last ball will end an eventful over

 

Sri Lanka Live Score 53-3 after 08 overs

 

9:55 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lanka Live Score 45-3 after 07 overs

9:54 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lanka Live Score 37-3 after 06 overs

9:54 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lanka Live Score 29-3 after 05 overs

9:53 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lanka Live Score 22-2 after 04 overs

9:52 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lanka Live Score 7-2 after 03 overs

9:51 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lanka Live Score 3-2 after 02 overs

9:50 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Sri Lanka Live Score 2-1 after 01 over

9:16 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: The great Pakistani collapse

 

The Pakistani team collapsed for a meagre 121 as Sri Lankan spinners weaved a web of wickets. Babar top scored with 30 (29) while Nawaz made 25 off 18 balls to get Pakistan past 100 runs. For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga picked 3-21 in his four overs. Debutant Pramod Madushan and Maheesh Theekshana picked two. Dhananjaya de Silva and Chamika Karunaratne picked one each as well. 

 

9:11 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Pakistan bowled out for 121

 

Madushan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wicket!! Slower ball and Haris Rauf hits this straight down to long-on who makes no mistakes much like all the Sri Lankan fielders tonight and Pakistan gets bowled out for a lowly 121 and they would have to defend this now. 

 

9:08 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Pakistan nine down for 121

 

Madhushanka is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single to deep covers by Haris Rauf 

 

Ball 2 Dot ball as Nawaz tries to hit this over mid-wicket. No, it has been called a no-ball and now Pakistan will get a free-hit

 

Ball 2 Free Hit!! Free hit gets wasted as Madhushanka bowls a length ball outside off and Nawaz could not get a bat on the ball

 

Ball 3 Yorker, worked away on the on-side for two runs 

 

Ball 4 Six!! Finally, some timing from Nawaz as he hits this down the ground for a six 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! Seems like Nawaz has been run out for his fraction of a second of indecision to run or not to ruin the second run and he would have to keep walking back as he has been found short by a long margin. It never looked like two runs

 

Ball 6 Hasnain digs out the yorker and Pakistan will play the 20th over with Haris Rauf at the crease 

 

Pakistan Live Score 121-9 after 19 overs

 

9:07 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Nawaz walks back

 

Madhushanka is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single to deep covers by Haris Rauf 

 

Ball 2 Dot ball as Nawaz tries to hit this over mid-wicket. No, it has been called a no-ball and now Pakistan will get a free-hit

 

Ball 2 Free Hit!!  Free hit gets wasted as Madhushanka bowls a length ball outside off and Nawaz could not get a bat on the ball

 

Ball 3 Yorker, worked away on the on-side for two runs 

 

Ball 4 Six!! Finally, some timing from Nawaz as he hits this down the ground for a six 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! Seems like Nawaz has been run out for his fraction of a second of indecision to run or not to ruin the second run and he would have to keep walking back as he has been found short by a long margin. It never looked like two runs

 

9:00 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Two more overs remain

 

Theekshana is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Worked away by Qadir for a single 

 

Ball 2 Six!! Nawaz says he will attack no matter what and has hit this inside out for a six over covers 

 

Ball 3 Cutaway, but fielded well by Bhanuka as he stops some runs 

 

Ball 4 Hit down the ground for a single 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! It was not necessary at all for Qadir to hit the big shot, especially against the off-spinner and he pays the price by getting caught at deep mid-wicket as Pakistan lose their eighth and are on the verge of getting all out

 

Ball 6 Dot ball will end the over

 

Pakistan Live Score 110-8 after 18 overs

 

9:00 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Pakistan eight down now

 

Theekshana is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Worked away by Qadir for a single 

 

Ball 2 Six!! Nawaz says he will attack no matter what and has hit this inside out for a six over covers 

 

Ball 3 Cutaway, but fielded well by Bhanuka as he stops some runs 

 

Ball 4 Hit down the ground for a single 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! It was not necessary at all for Qadir to hit the big shot especially against the off-spinner and he pays the price by getting caught at deep mid-wicket as Pakistan lose their eighth an are on the verge of getting all out

 

8:56 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: 100 up for Pakistan

 

Madhushanka is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball as Madhushanka comes into the attack 

 

Ball 2 That would have been a very easy run-out had Bhanuka Rajapaksa hit the stumps at the non-striker's end as Usman Qadir had given up the hopes of making it to the crease 

 

Ball 3 Worked away by Nawaz on the on-side for a single 

 

Ball 4 Short ball and it has been called one for the over 

 

Ball 5 Yorker attempted and played well by Qadir to get a single 

 

Ball 6 Four!! Finally, a boundary as the slower one by Nadhusanka has been hit over the infield for four down the ground by Nawaz 

 

Pakistan Live Score 102-7 after 17 overs

 

8:51 PM

SL vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Live: Pakistan seven down

 

Theekshana is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball 

 

Ball 2 Sweep attempted and no connection was made. Two dots in a row now 

 

Ball 3 Wide outside off and finally a two runs for Nawaz

 

Ball 4 Once again wide outside off and Nawaz takes a single this time

 

Ball 5 That would be a wide down the leg 

 

Ball 5 Reverse sweep by Hasan but will get him no runs as it goes straight to the fielder 

 

Ball 6 Wicket!! Pakistan are falling apart here as Hasan Ali has swept his way to Hasaranga at deep square leg and that would be the end of him as Pakistan lose their seventh

 

Pakistan Live Score 95-7 after 16 overs