World Cup, PAK vs SL Highlights: Rizwan, Shafique shine in historic win

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Highlights, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique hit centuries as Men in Green recorded highest ever chase in World Cup history at Hyderabad

10:35 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | A quick look back

 

In the second of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Tuesday, October 10, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to record the highest-ever successful chase in the history of World Cups. Mohammad Rizwan (131) and Abdullah Shafique (113) scored centuries for the Men in Green. Earlier, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat first at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Kusal Mendis (122) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (108) struck terrific centuries as Sri Lanka posted a huge total of 344 for 9. 

 

10:26 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Pakistan win by 6 wickets

 

This would be it then. A four to win it by Mohammad Rizwan. He remains unbeaten on 130 and this is now the highest successful chase in World Cup history by any team. This is also Pakistan’s second highest successful run chase in ODI history. 

 

Pakistan Live Score- 348/4 after 48.2 overs 

 

 

10:23 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Pakistan need 1 to win

 

Four!! Half-volley and hit for a four. Just 7 more are needed now. 

 

And a single is taken. 

 

Pulled away for a four now 

 

Scores are level after 48 overs. 

 

Pakistan Live Score- 344/4 after 48 overs 

 

10:20 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE |11 needed in 16 balls now

 

The Pakistani team is slowly and steadily heading towards the target here and just as I was about to write that they need 20 off 18 balls, Iftikhar Ahmed smokes a straight six.  

 

Four!! Pathirana deceived the batter, but a top edge flew off the short third man for a four 

 

And a wide. Now just 11 needed off 16 balls. 

 

10:16 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | How Rizwan reached his hundred

 

A quiet over compared to how things have gone so far. 

 

Have a look at how Rizwan reached his hundred 

 

Pakistan Live Score- 319/4 after 46 overs 

 

10:14 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Saud Shakeel out

 

Saud Shakeel has finally departed after being dropped nearly twice. He was caught by Wellalage off Theekshana. 

 

Watch Saud Shakeel dropped by Hemantha

 

Pakistan- 314/4 after 45 overs 

 

10:10 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE |Pakistan bring up 300

 

Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel have done well not to get overawed by the way the Pakistani team is approaching the target here. 

 

Pakistan- 306/3 after 44 overs 

Watch Rizwan battle with his cramps

 

10:00 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Almost a catch

 

That could have been something going in Sri Lanka’s favour, but it just couldn’t stick in Dasun Shanaka’s hands at cover as Saud Shakeel tried to play an inside-out shot. 

 

Dropped!! Oh Dushan Hemantha, what have you done here? This should have been gobbled up easily. Gets both his hands to the ball, but is just not able to get ahold of it. Hemantha was the same player who caught a ripper to get rid of Abdullah Shafique. 

 

Pakistan- 294/3 after 43 overs 

 

9:51 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Century for Rizwan

 

This has been a brilliant knock by Mohammad Rizwan as he gets to the milestone in 97 balls. He has been injured, and cramping but would not leave the pitch until he gets his job done. 

 

Pakistan- 276/3 after 41.1 overs 

 

9:42 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Theekshana into the attack

 

Maheesh Theekshan has done well to pull the over back after conceding five off the first ball. He conceded only four more runs. 

 

Pakistan- 264/3 after 39 overs 

 

9:34 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | 250 up for Pakistan

 

Rizwan might be feeling all sorts of cramps, but the problem is not his cramps, for Sri Lanka it is the fact that the Pakistani team now needs double digits to win this game. They are past 250 with more than 10 overs to go. 

 

Pakistan- 251/3 after 37 overs 

Watch how Shafique reached his hundred 

 

9:22 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Rizwan feels cramps

 

Mohammad Rizwan, who is key for Pakistan to win this game, is feeling cramps here. The required rate is not tough, it is rather the amount of runs that need to be scored that matters. 107 in 85 balls as Rizwan gets a bit of treatment from the Physio. 

 

Pakistan- 238/3 after 35.5 overs 

 

9:11 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Pathirana gets Shafique

 

Pathirana is always there with the wickets when needed and what a catch this is by the substitute fielder Dushan Hemantha at backward point. It was there to be cut and Shafique did cut it, but it was in the air. 

 

Pakistan- 219/3 after 33.1 overs 

 

9:06 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Sri Lanka bring in their trump card

 

Sri Lanka have brought back Maheesh Theekshana into the attack. 

 

But he could also not get the wicket and gave six runs away in his over. 

 

Pakistan- 213/2 after 33 overs 

 

9:03 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | A look at Abdullah Shafique’s brilliant six

 

Abdullah Shafique hits brilliant six 

 

Pakistan- 207/2 after 32 overs 

 

9:01 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Mohammad Rizwan hits identical boundaries

 

Mohammad Rizwan and his boundary-hitting 

 

Pakistan- 207/2 after 32 overs 

 

8:58 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Pakistan bring up 200

 

The Pakistani team looks like the firm favourites from here on to win this match now. Mohammad Rizwan has hit a massive six on a short ball and then gets a free hit and adds two more to his individual and the Pakistan total. Now the required run rate has gone down below 8. 

 

Four!! Abdullah Shafique hits a cracking drive for a four here. 

 

Pakistan- 207/2 after 32 overs 

 

8:55 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Shafique hits maiden century

 

Abdullah Shafique pulls one hard and for a four to get his maiden ODI hundred and it has come on his World Cup debut, Take a bow young man. He becomes the first Pakistan batter to achieve the feat of scoring a hundred on his World Cup debut. 

 

Pakistan- 193/2 after 31.3 overs 

 

8:52 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Shafique nears century

 

Abdullah Shafique has now reached 99 off just 95 balls and the partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and himself is now 151 strong. 

 

Pakistan- 188/2 after 31 overs 

 

8:43 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Fifty up for Mohammad Rizwan

 

Mohammad Rizwan cuts Matheesha Pathirana past the backward point region for a four to bring up his fifty. This is Rizwan’s 14th ODI fifty to go along with two hundreds. He hit a fifty in the last game against the Netherlands as well.  

 

Pakistan- 170/2 after 29 overs 

 

8:25 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | 100 partnership between Abdullah and Rizwan

 

Abdullah Shafique and Mohammed Rizwan have brought up the 100-run stand for the third wicket and it has come off just 108 balls. They are still going strong though. 

 

Pakistan- 138/2 after 25 overs 

 

8:14 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | What a six!

 

Extreme precision by Abdullah Shafique  

 

Pakistan- 121/2 after 22 overs 
 

8:12 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Pakistan score 50 runs in last 6 overs

 

Pakistan are now getting into the groove and the partnership between Abdullah Shafqiue and Mohammad Rizwan has increased up to 84 off just 84 balls to get the team past 100 and now in a position from where they can attack the Sri Lankan spinners. 

 

Pakistan- 120/2 after 21 overs 

 

7:45 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Pakistan cross 15 over mark

 

After the end of 15 overs, Pakistan have been able to cross the 70-run mark and look like making a move towards the mammoth target of 345 with Mohd Rizwan and Abdullah Shafqieue in the moment. 

 

Pakistan- 71/2 after 15 overs. 

 

7:32 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Rizwan, Shafique settle

 

Mohd Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique look like settling down easily here at the moment. The duo have added 29 off 19 balls and do not look much troubled. 

 

Here’s how Babar Azam got out. 

 

Pakistan- 55/2 after 12 overs. 
 

7:18 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Saved by a whisker

 

Mohd Rizwan looked in all sorts of trouble on an in-swinger from Madushanka. However, the outside edge just flew over cover and fetched him two important runs. 

 

The decision was Reviewed for a catch out here. The ball was a short one and bumped into Abdullah's helmet as he tried to pull it. But before that, did it make any contact with the bat and the answer is no. Sri Lanka lose review. 

 

Pakistan- 48/2 after 10 overs. 

 

7:08 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Here’s a look at the first innings highlights

 

Sri Lanka put up a huge total in the first innings. 

 

Pakistan- 37/2 after 8 overs. 

 

7:04 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Babar departs

 

Babar Azam departs. This one was going down leg and yet he managed to get nick. Babar and his failure to succeed in big games continues. Pakistan are in trouble now. 

 

 

Pakistan- 37/2 after 7.2 overs. 

 

7:01 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE | Here’s how the first wicket fell for Pakistan

 

Imam ul Haq has been the only wicket to fall for Pakistan so far 

 

Pakistan- 36/1 after 7 overs. 

 

6:49 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Maheesh Theekshana starts for Sri Lanka

 

Maheesh Theekshana has started for Sri Lanka in the first over and he has started well. 

 

Pakistan- 22/1 after 5 overs.