17.2 OUT! TAKEN! Shadab Khan strikes and gives Pakistan a much-needed breakthrough! Fifty and out for Pathum Nissanka. Shadab serves it short and offers a bit of width outside off, Pathum Nissanka stays back and looks to cut it away. Fails to keep his shot along the ground nor does he manage to find the gap. Hits it flat and straight to Abdullah Shafique at point who pouches it with both hands. Nissanka stands there in disbelief before he starts to trudge off. 107/2

1.4 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Hasan Ali draws first blood and gives his team an early breakthrough! He bowls it on the hard length and just outside off with the ball swinging in just a bit. Kusal Perera slashes at it looking to pierce the gap through point but feathers it on the upper edge. The ball carries away to Mohammad Rizwan behind the stumps who takes a regulation catch to dismiss Kusal Perera. 5/1

28.5 OUT! TAKEN! Kusal Mendis has to depart after an amazing knock! Hasan Ali bowls it on length and on middle. Kusal Mendis picked it up well from the middle of the bat but couldn't get the distance needed. Imam-ul-Haq at the fence takes an amazing catch to dismiss the danger man and Hasan Ali gets the important wicket. 218/3

48 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Hasan Ali continues to deliver for Pakistan! Pace on now and on a shortish length, on middle, Sadeera Samarawickrama shapes to use the pace of the delivery and tries to reverse paddle it fine on the off side. The ball skids on and catches the gloves and Mohammad Rizwan behind the wickets, does the rest. Hasan Ali pats Sadeera Samarawickrama on the back to applaud him for his knock. 335/7

30.1 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Hasan Ali gets another one! Hasan Ali drops it on the hard length and outside off. Charith Asalanka tries to drive it but with no foot movement. He ends up feathering the ball on the outer edge. Mohammad Rizwan behind the stumps takes a good catch diving to his left to dismiss the new batter, Charith Asalanka. 229/4

41.1 OUT! TAKEN! Mohammad Nawaz tosses this up and on middle. Dhananjaya de Silva dances down the track looking to muscle it over long off all the way for a biggie but he couldn't get the timing nor the distance on it as the ball traveled as far as long off. Shaheen Afridi gets under it and completes a safe catch to end DDJ's struggle. 294/5

46.3 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Shaheen Afridi has his first wicket and Sri Lanka lose Dasun Shanaka! Continues to bowl it slower and serves this one back of a length, outside off, Dasun Shanaka waits and tries to flat bat it down the ground. Gets down by the lack of pace and lofts it without much timing to long off. Babar Azam runs forward and does the rest. Sri Lanka lose their 6th wicket. 324/6

50 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A wicket to end the innings then! Haris Rauf tries to go full but ends up bowling a low full toss, on off, Dunith Wellalage tries to slice it away on the off side. Does not get the distance nor he is able to find the gap. Hits it straight down the throat of Abdullah Shafique at deep point who makes no mistake. Haris Rauf has his second wicket and Sri Lanka end up with 344 on the board! 344/9

49.2 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Haris Rauf gets into the act now! Nails the yorker to perfection, on the off stump line, Maheesh Theekshana backs away to go through the off side. Fails to get his bat down in time and sees his off stump uprooted. Sri Lanka lose their eight wicket now. 343/8

33.1 OUT! STUNNER! Matheesha Pathirana drops it short and outside off. Abdullah Shafique cuts it aiming to go for the deep point region. He ends up lofting the ball towards point. Dushan Hemantha, the substitute fielder takes a blinder diving to his right and celebrates in style. What a catch as Matheesha Pathirana gets an important wicket of Abdullah Shafique. 213/3

3.3 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Dilshan Madushanka draws first blood and this is a very good catch by Kusal Perera! Dilshan Madushanka bends his back and bangs it into the wicket, Imam-ul-Haq hangs on the back foot and swivels to fetch it from outside off. Gets hurried into the shot and fails to get on top of the bounce as well. Gets a top edge that goes high in the Hyderabad night sky towards fine leg where Kusal Perera settles under the skier and completes the catch by getting low in front. 16/1

7.2 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Dilshan Madushanka strikes again and this time, he gets the big fish! Pakistan have been dealt a massive blow as they lose Babar Azam now. Not the best of deliveries by Madushanka, full and down the leg side, Babar Azam gets tempted by the line and length and tries to help it fine on the leg side. Can only manage to get a feather on it and Sadeera Samarawickrama behind the wicket, moves well to his left and pouches it with both hands. Dilshan Madushanka is delighted and so he should be. 37/2

44.3 OUT! TAKEN! Maheesh Theekshana finally strikes, but is it too late now? Comes from 'round the wicket and floats it up, full and outside off, Saud Shakeel drives away from the body nor he manages to get to the pitch of the ball. Ends up slicing it straight to backward point where Dunith Wellalage takes the simplest of catches. Pakistan lose Saud Shakeel but it is still their game to lose. 308/4