3.3 OUT! CAUGHT!  Pramod Madushan draws first blood on his debut! Bowls this a touch short and in line with the stumps, Mohammad Rizwan goes for the pull but is in no position to do so. Manages to get a top edge that flies high to the left of the keeper. Kusal Mendis makes no mistake as he takes a comforatble catch. Pakistan seem to have come out agressive and they want to try a different approach here. 28/1

10.4 OUT! BOWLED! The break has worked in favour of Sri Lanka as the plan from Pakistan to go on the attack backfired as they lose their skipper. The backbone of Pakistan, Babar Azam departs. This was the traditional leg spinner, fuller and quicker through the air, on middle. Babar Azam dances down the pitch and tries to slog it over mid-wicket but misses it as it just straightens enought to beat him. The ball goes through and shatters the stumps. Wanindu Hasaranga strikes big and Babar Azam's struggle in the middle ends. 68/3

9.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Chamika Karunaratne bowls this slower, outside off. Fakhar Zaman looks to go hard over the extra cover region but Wanindu Hasaranga in the deep pouches an easy catch and the strings of low scores continue for Fakhar Zaman. 63/2

14.5 OUT! TIMBER! What a comeback from Hasaranga! He slows this one up, fuller and on middle, Iftikhar Ahmed again tries to go for a big slog over mid-wicket but plays through his shot a bit too early, the ball goes through, hits his back pad, and crashes onto the stumps. Asif Ali makes his way out to the middle. 91/5

13.3 OUT! The spinners are right on top of the Pakistan batters here! Khushdil Shah holes out in an attempt to push the scoring. Dhananjaya de Silva flights this one full and outside off, Khushdil Shah charges down the wicket and goes for the heave but manages to slice this high towards long on. Pathum Nissanka judges the ball really well and grabs hold of it. Khushdil Shah has to depart and Pakistan are four down now. 82/4

18.5 OUT! RUN OUT! Mohammad Nawaz has to go back to the hut now. This is on a good length and on middle, Mohammad Nawaz heaves it towards deep mid-wicket and sets off for the run, he calls for the second as he wants to keep the strike. Wanindu Hasaranga in the field is very quick to pick up the bowl and fires in a throw towards the keeper who takes the bails off in a flash as Nawaz puts in a desperate dive in. The umpires sends it upstairs to check, and the replay shows that Nawaz is well short of his crease. Pakistan nine down now. 121/9

15 OUT! BOWLED! That was a beauty! Wanindu Hasaranga bowls a googly outside off. Asif Ali looks to defend it on the front foot but he was beaten all ends up as the ball goes on to crash against the stumps. Asif Ali goes back to the shed without troubling the scorers. Pakistan is in some serious trouble here as Hasan Ali walks out to the middle. 91/6

16 OUT! CAUGHT! Maheesh Theekshana bowls it quicker and around off. Hasan Ali tries to clear the longer boundary of the ground but didn't time it well and Wanindu Hasaranga takes a simple catch at deep mid-wicket. Pakistan are losing their way here in a bid to accelerate. Usman Qadir makes his way out to the middle now. 95/7

17.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Maheesh Theekshana floats this one full and outside off, Usman Qadir goes for the slog but does not time the well. The ball flies high towards the long on fielder where Pathum Nissanka takes an easy catch. Usman Qadir needed to rotate the strike and get Mohammad Nawaz on strike but he was looking for glory. Has to make the long walk back and is replaced by Haris Rauf at the crease. 110/8

19.1 OUT! TAKEN! Pakistan have been bowled out for 121! Pramod Madushan gets his second wicket of the match and is delighted. He bowls this slower, full and on middle, Haris Rauf stays there and tries to go over long on, but fails to pick the slower one and is through his slog early. As, a result the ball goes high in the air and Dhananjaya de Silva at long, settles under it, and completes an easy catch to end the Pakistan innigs. So, the target for Sri Lanka is 122. 121/10

0.2 OUT! TAKEN! Kusal Mendis goes for a golden duck, and that is the perfect start for Pakistan. Mohammad Hasnain bowls this on a hard length and outside off, shaping away with some extra bounce, Kusal Mendis stays there and tries to poke at it, but gets a thick outside edge, and the ball loops up towards the right of first slip where Iftikhar Ahmed moves to that side and takes a simple catch. 1/1

1.2 OUT! TAKEN! Pakistan get two wickets in two overs and this time it is Rauf. This is a pacy delivery, short of a length and outside off, Danushka Gunathilaka stays in his crease and tries to cut it wihtout any foot movement. But, he only manages to get an outside edge to the left of the keeper where Mohammad Rizwan dives and takes a brilliant catch. This is not going to be an easy chase for Sri Lanka as another batter goes without trobling the scorers. 2/2

5 OUT! CAUGHT! Dhananjaya de Silva has to depart and Haris Rauf strikes! He bowls this at 146 clicks on middle and on a good length, Dhananjaya de Silva looks to work this leg side but gets a leading edge that loops towards mid off. Babar Azam takes the easiest of catches and Sri Lanka are three down now. 29/3

11.3 OUT! TAKEN! Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to take on Qadir as well, but holes out. This is flighted, full and on middle, Bhanuka Rajapaksa goes down and tries to slog it away, but he cannot get the required timing and hits it straight up in the air and towards deep mid-wicket, Haris Rauf there runs towards the ball, and takes a good catch. There was absolutely no need for a shot like that at this stage, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa will be kicking himself. 80/4

16.2 OUT! CAUGHT! A bit of confusion in the deep but the catch is taken safely. Mohammad Hasnain bowls it fuller and slower this time Dasun Shanaka tries to go big but mistimes it completely and there has been a collision in the deep between Hasan Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed but Hasan Ali pouches the ball and Dasun Shanaka has to depart. 113/5