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 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

Naseem Shah to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, another slower-ball and on a good length outside off, Pavan Rathnayake swipes and it's a thick inside-edge to the left of Usman Khan

Naseem Shah to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, tough chance and dropped by Fakhar going back at short fine. A slower-ball and wide outside off, full, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and scoops, is on the floor as he connects, Fakhar going back got both hands and couldn't hang on as he dives forward. They come back for two. Hesson claps that effort from Fakhar

Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, tossed up full on middle, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to flick wide of deep mid-wicket, easy two

Shadab Khan to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, 50 for Pavan Rathnayake. Fine young player. It's too full outside off, right in the slot for the slogsweep and Rathnayake doesn't miss, bends his back knee and smokes it flat over deep mid-wicket. Easily clears the fence. A raise of the bat and the crowd give him a healthy applause

Shadab Khan to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, slower and wider outside off, the leg-break, turns away, Pavan Rathnayake misses the slogsweep, since it was so slow, it turned big

Shadab Khan to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, just over deep square-leg. What batting. This is tossed up full outside off, the leg-break, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and gets low, the aerial sweep and just over Nawaz's head. Another crucial blow. Agha puts his head down and wears a wry smile on his face

Shadab Khan to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat leg-break outside off, good length and Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and cuts hard and straight to sweeper cover

Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, Pavan Rathnayake is playing so well. He backs away outside the leg-stump, this is full on off, Rathnayake gets forward and slams the lofted drive, in th air but wide of extra-cover who dives to his left, races away

Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat good length on middle, Pavan Rathnayake pulls to deep square-leg, this also kept low

Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and works it to deep mid-wicket

Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, full outside off, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, unreal backing up by Shadab at backward point. Otherwise it was more runs. It's full on middle, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and flicks to deep mid-wicket, a direct-hit and the ricochet off the stumps is flying wide and Shadab dives to his right and with an outstretched right hand catches it. Keeps it to one

Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, quicker good length on middle, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and exposes his leg-stump, but he tucks to deep mid-wicket

Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat outside off, Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across and pulls one bounce to deep mid-wicket

Mohammad Nawaz to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, on a length outside off, turns away, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and punches with an open-face to backward point

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 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

Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Pavan Rathnayake comes down the track and pushes it to long-on

Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, poor delivery and Pavan Rathnayake puts it away. Full and down leg, Rathnayake was shaping to reverse-sweep, then saw the line, sweeps and nutmegs Usman Khan, runs away fine

Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to drive to sweeper cover, was the attempted googly

Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, on a back of a length outside off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover

Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, wide, way down leg, Pavan Rathnayake sweeps and misses, Usman Khan catches it and appeals for a caught behind. Rod Tucker signals a wide. No bat

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

Usman Tariq to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, good length and flat outside off, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to push to the vacant point area

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 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 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

Naseem Shah to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, Nawaz fumbles at extra-cover. Slower delivery outside off stump, Rathnayake slapped it to the fielder and set off. Nawaz was keen to collect and release the ball to try a runout and fumbled in the process

Naseem Shah to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, flicked away over wide mid-on and he's managed to clear the infield. In fact the timing is so good that it almost went all the way. Hit the length ball on the rise

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