Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI
- Azhar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad were off to a watchful start.
- Rain delayed the start of the second ODI by 30 minutes.
- Ahmed Shehzad upped the ante with a flurry of boundaries as the opening pair extended the partnership past fifty.
- Debutant Sachith Pathirana dismissed Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez.
- Milinda Siriwardana dismissed Babar Azam to leave Pakistan in trouble.
- Shoaib Malik also crossed fifty as the fourth-wicket pair helped Pakistan forward.
- Azhar Ali registered his fourth fifty+ score in six innings.
- Mohammad Irfan ended Kusal Perera's stay by dismissing the left-hander for a 25-ball 68.
- Kusal Perera dealt in regular boundaries as he got Sri Lanka off to a blazing start in the chase.
- Kusal Perera equalled Sanath Jayasuriya's record for the second-fastest fifty in ODIs by reaching his half-century off 17 deliveries.
- Kusal Perera is congratulated by Tillakaratne Dilshan after scoring a half-century.
- Pakistan lost wickets in quick succession after the twin fifties.
- Mohammad Rizwan scored a fine half-century while Anwar Ali hit an unbeaten 29 as Pakistan ended up with a total of 287/8.
- Sri Lanka lost wickets in a heap and were in a lot of trouble.
- Milinda Siriwardana put on a good stand with Dinesh Chandimal before falling to Mohammad Hafeez.
- Upul Tharanga was bowled by Rahat Ali and his dismissal resulted in a middle-order collapse.