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 Kamindu Mendis, out Bowled!! Another one goes. Again the slowness of the ball gets a batter. Lot slower and Kamindu Mendis was miles early into the pull, came after an age, beats the pull and falls on the stumps. It almost liked slow motion there. Abrar Ahmed ends his spell with a wicket. He has bowled beautifully. Pakistan just when a wicket is needed, they get it. It also kept low and that made it even more difficult for Kamindu. It pitched outside off and from a good length it turned in, Kamindu expected it to bounce a lot higher. Kamindu Mendis b Abrar Ahmed 3(6)

Abrar Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, no run, nicely bowled. It's slower and drifts into leg-stump, Kamindu Mendis gets forward and watchfully defends it back to Abrar Ahmed

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, slower and the leg-break is well outside off, turns away, Pavan Rathnayake gets there and pulls hard and straight to long-on

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, beautiful shot. It's tossed up full on middle, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and gets inside the line, sweeps aerially and it's all the way over deep backward square-leg, nice execution

Abrar Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, quicker good length on middle, slides on, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and pulls to deep backward square-leg

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and works it to deep mid-wicket, he shuffled across to meet that

Abrar Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, no run, clear glove and that's why Kamindu Mendis reviewed. You could spot the deviation of the ball from the naked eye. But umpire Sam Nogajski raises the finger. Kamindu reviews and UltraEdge picks up a glove. Was tossed up full on middle, Kamindu reverse-sweeps and gets a bit of glove on to pad

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 Pavan Rathnayake, leg byes, 1 run, Charith Asalanka is desperate and puts in a full-length dive to make it. Off the pad as this length delivery slides down leg, Pavan Rathnayake flicks and misses, rolls to backward point and Shadab the fielder, the throw is high and not near the bails, that allows Asalanka to get back

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, tossed up full just outside off, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and slogsweeps hard and flat to deep mid-wicket, wide of the man, one bounce over the ropes. Nearly went all the way

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

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, what fielding by Nafay at deep mid-wicket. He misjudged the spin of the ball, was going the wrong way, then flies in the air to his right, dives and with an outstretched right hand catches it, nearly forces a run-out. It's full outside off, Pavan Rathnayake gets low and slogsweeps, flat hit and it's one bounce to Nafay. Rathnayake had to put the skates on for the 2nd as the throw came to his end

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 Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to push, off the thick outer half of the bat and in the air but well wide of 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

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, Rathnayake leans forward and flicks to deep mid-wicket

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, wide, turning away way too much

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, oh inside edge onto pad as Rathnayake looks to nudge this flatter delivery to the on-side

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

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flatter delivery, Rathnayake knocks it to square leg

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, leg byes, 2 runs, Pavan Rathnayake tries to sweep this ball, misses, ball escapes off the pad

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, Rathnayake drives, the Pakistan captain dives to the right at cover and gets a hand on it to stop the run

Abrar Ahmed to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, googly on off-stump, Rathnayake backs away and cuts to backward point

Abrar Ahmed to Kamil Mishara, out Bowled!! Kamil Mishara is waiting to see if the umpires will check for ball coming off the keeper's hand. No it's off the stump first. Brilliant start from Abrar Ahmed. Got this ball to spin back into the LHB. Mishara backed away to cut. He wasn't expecting the ball to spin back into him. Was late on the cut and the ball just brushed the outside of off stump. Kamil Mishara b Abrar Ahmed 26(15) [4s-4 6s-1]