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

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, no run, that's it. Pakistan win. But Dasun Shanaka almost pulled off the miracle off miracles. The last two balls were fine bowling. Especially this. Shanaka doesn't move much in his crease, this is bang on the tramline on the off-side, low full-toss and Shanaka leaves it. There's no signal from the ump and then Shaheen Afridi comes to shake hands with Shanaka. Pakistan are knocked out but end with a win. Replays are in and I have another look at that ball, it was such a close call - touch and go and another ump on another day would've signalled a wide. That's how some decisions go

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, no run, Dasun Shanaka tries a cute reverse-scoop and misses. Wants a wide. But gets nothing. It's a low full-toss and angling away from the right-hander outside off, slight tail away, Shanaka could've tried to hit that through cover, instead he shuffles across and is set for the scoop, but sees the line and tries to reverse-scoop, misses, definitely not a wide. Replays show that Shanaka shuffled across and that's why the ump's call of not a wide is the right one. Had he been in his original batting stance, that was a wide as it was wide of the tramline

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Dasun Shanakaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! What a hero. Hat-trick of sixes. Again a half-volley and in the slot on off, Shanaka stays back, gets forward and clobbers the loft, sliced it off the open-face but all the way over sweeper cover. When it hit the bat, it was six all the way. Pressure on Shaheen Afridi and Pakistan. Crowd giving Sri Lanka so much boost

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, my word! What a shot. What do we have here. The crowd and Mark Howard on air going mental. This is insane stuff. A short of length delivery on middle, Dasun Shanaka backs away slightly and heaves, lots of height and the distance too, flies over deep square-leg. Agha chats with Shaheen Afridi who shakes his head. Replays show that it was the slower-ball into the wicket that Shaheen tried. Shanaka and Wellalage with a glove-tap

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Sri Lanka are still in this. This is a half-volley outside off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and smashes the loft way back at sweeper cover. What a hit under pressure. Shaheen Afridi didn't get it in the yorker length area and Shanaka pounced. Again what power. The crowd losing their marbles here. The face was open and it's carved away

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, Dasun Shanaka starts well. Length and angling into the right-hander on off-stump, Dasun Shanaka backs away and slices the loft, clears backward point and short third man. Agha is pointing at someone as the gum in his mouth takes a beating. It's one-bounce and nearly went all the way

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, no run, beautiful inswinging yorker on off, late inswing, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and defends it back to Shaheen Afridi who threatens to shy back. Shanaka wanted one to take the strike

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, Shaheen Afridi round the wicket. It's full and the ball shapes away from fifth-stump line, Dasun Shanaka hangs back, throws the bat, slices it between backward point and short third man. Flies away

Shaheen Afridi to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, low full-toss and sliding down leg, flicked straight to the fielder at deep backward square-leg

Shaheen Afridi to Pavan Rathnayake, out Caught by (sub)Saim Ayub!! Straight to long-on. Ayub the sub takes it. Pavan Rathnayake looks heavenwards as he walks back. Was full on off, probably the slower-ball, Rathnayake gets forward to loft and doesn't time it, picks out Ayub just inside the cushions. End of a fine knock. Dasun Shanaka pats Rathnayake on the helmet in appreciation. Shaheen Shah shakes his head. He is not happy. Pavan Rathnayake c (sub)Saim Ayub b Shaheen Afridi 58(37) [4s-4 6s-3]

Shaheen Afridi to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, lovely yorker, just outside off, under the bat, Pavan Rathnayake drives and misses

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, full on middle and leg, Dasun Shanaka hangs back and flicks to deep mid-wicket, just one

Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, oh Charith Asalanka was almost in trouble for the runout. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, Mishara taps it to cover-point and sets off. Asalanka had to dive as Nafay had a shy

Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, he's found the gap at cover-point again. Was the slower ball but he's punched this nicely and the timing is great. Kamil Mishara is in the zone

Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, no run, low full toss, driven to extra-cover

Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, fullish delivery, Mishara slaps it hard through cover and he finds the gap as well

Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, SIX, was that a slower ball? No. On a back of a length and on off. Sat up to be hit and Mishara plays a brilliant lofted drive and thankfully it cleared the cameraman who was focused on the action and not aware of the ball coming towards him.

Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, no run, Shaheen a bit too excited in his appeal for LBW. Ball swung back in too much to miss the leg stump. Kamil Mishara looks to flick but couldn't cover the inswing or even get his feet into position

Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, edged and escapes over short third man! Good length delivery swinging away outside off stump, Mishara looks to drive, thick edge and easily cleared the infield

Shaheen Afridi to Kamil Mishara, no run, Mishara pushes it towards mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Nissanka knocks it to mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Pathum Nissanka, no run, Shaheen is now looking to move it across the right-handers so Nissanka will have to be wary of it. Short of a length delivery moving away, Nissanka looks to slog and misses

Shaheen Afridi to Pathum Nissanka, no run, good length delivery swinging back in, Nissanka defends

Shaheen Afridi to Pathum Nissanka, no run, short of length delivery, Nissanka pushes it to the off-side