Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 50th Match, Super 8 Group 2 (Y3 v Y4), ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, out Bowled!! Gone. It's tossed up full on off, slower and Charith Asalanka is early into the slogsweep, he misses and the off-stump is found. Pakistan needed that wicket for this stand was threatening them. The ploy to bowl slower works. Charith Asalanka b Abrar Ahmed 25(18) [4s-1 6s-2]

Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, dropped by Nafay at cover. And a direct-hit would've got Charith Asalanka too. Agha is going after Abrar Ahmed for not being at the stumps. The throw is well wide of the stumps. It's way too short and wide outside off, Asalanka reaches for it and cuts, Nafay dives to his right and takes it, but when the elbows hit the ground, he drops it. Asalanka was struggling and had Abrar been at the stumps, he could've had a chance. That's what Agha is furious about

Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, no run, quicker and drifts into middle, Charith Asalanka shuffles across and turns it to mid-wicket, straight to the fielder

Usman Tariq to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, round-arm and very low arm too, good length and just outside off, Charith Asalanka goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to glide to the right of short third man for one

Usman Tariq to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, good length and flat on off, Charith Asalanka goes on the back foot and makes room to cut to sweeper cover, Pavan Rathnayake is sent back for the 2nd

Usman Tariq to Charith Asalanka, SIX, smashed for six. Looked a miscue when Charith Asalanka hit that. Was the tossed up delivery and too much flight and too full, Asalanka gets forward and lofts, has enough to clear the ropes straight down the ground, both long-off and long-on were going for it. 10 off the last two balls

Usman Tariq to Charith Asalanka, FOUR, too full and Charith Asalanka picks the bones out of the slogsweep, gets low and hammers it well wide of deep mid-wicket. Was full on off and Asalanka put it away

Usman Tariq to Charith Asalanka, no run, so close to the pad. Charith Asalanka so so lucky. He backed away to dab and the ball kept coming back in, on middle, the bat hits the pad and he manages to glide it to short third man, was the leg-break

Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, the delivery comes in, good length on off, Charith Asalanka backs away and punches it to sweeper cover

Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Charith Asalanka gets low and mistimes the reverse-sweep, takes one in front of backward point

Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, SIX, that is a mad shot! He was struggling to get the timing right and suddenly played a great pull shot to send the ball soaring over deep backward square leg. Naseem will be livid he didn't end the powerplay well

Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, no run, after the slower ball Naseem Shah follows up with a great 139.9kph yorker, Asalanka hurried jams his bat down

Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, no run, oh Asalanka finished the shot yesterday and the ball arrived today. Lovely slower ball into the wicket, Asalanka looks to pull, toe-ends it to the off-side

Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, Asalanka nudges this through deep mid-wicket

Abrar Ahmed to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, yes-no and Pakistan miss a runout. Asalanka had no clue which way the ball will spin. Tried to defend, ball took the inside edge and rolled to square leg. Mid-pitch discussion literally between the batters. The keeper ran, but Shadab picked it up from point. Had one stump to aim at from the side angle. He had a lot of time to throw but he was off target

Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, Asalanka swings and gets it past backward square leg

Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, wide, slower ball way outside off stump this time

Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Asalanka clips it to square leg

Naseem Shah to Charith Asalanka, no run, good length delivery, Asalanka defends