Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Match 5 Full Commentary

Live · Oct 27 2026, Tue - 01:30 PM (IST)

Match 5, - Gaddafi Stadium

PAK

55/3 (11.1)

Sri Lanka elected to field

CRR:4.93

11.1

Hits the good length, outside off. Agha runs it down to deep third and gets to the other end.
0.0

Double change? Yes, Eshan Malinga joins the attack.
10.6

Very full, on off. Babar eases it to mid off.
10.5

Full and around off. Salam uses his feet and knocks it to long on for a run.
10.4

Not in control but safe. Sahan offers flight, full and wide on off. Babar reaches out and flashes at the ball. Slices it uppishly but well away from the backward point fielder to his right. They cross.
10.3

Looped up, on off. Salman steps out and whips it to long on for a single.
10.2

Floated up, on off. Agha plays for the turn again but there isn't any. It is squirted off the outer half to point.
10.1

FOUR! Edged away. Flighted up, on off. Agha lunges across and tries to work it with the spin but the ball keeps straight to take the outside edge. There is no one at slip and it races away down to the deep third fence. The 50 is up for Pakistan.
0.0

The first Powerplay belonged to Sri Lanka without a doubt. Pakistan have plenty of work to do through the middle. The Lankans can now have 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle until the 40th over. First look at spin as Sahan Arachchige comes on.
9.6

Back of a length, outside off, Babar Azam fends it back to the bowler. At the end of 10 overs, Pakistan are 47/3.
9.5

Good-length delivery, outside leg, Salman Agha fails to connect his flick and gets pinged on the front pad, before it bounces off toward backward square leg for a leg bye.

9.4

On a length, around off, Salman Agha defends it to cover.
9.3

Much fuller, outside leg, Salman Agha looks to flick but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears on the pad.
0.0

The start gets even better for Sri Lanka. Salman Agha walks out to the middle.
9.2

Saad Baig c Janith Liyanage b Dilshan Madushanka 5 (8)

OUT! TAKEN! Wicket number 2 for Dilshan Madushanka and Pakistan lose their third wicket. Fuller delivery in the channel outside off. Baig reaches away from his body, attempting to punch on the up. He is early into the shot and chips it straight to short cover, where Janith Liyanage stays low to grab the ball neatly.
9.1

Beaten on the inside edge! Pitches it fuller, outside off, not much movement on this delivery. Saad Baig tries to punch it with hard hands away from his body, but it zips past the inside edge by a thin margin.
8.6

FOUR! Easy pickings! Back of a length, tailing it down the leg side. Babar Azam just glances it away through fine leg for back-to-back boundaries.
8.5

FOUR! It's just getting better and better for Azam. On the fuller side, just outside off. Babar Azam prods forward and drives it gloriously through the cover region for four runs.
8.4

On a nagging length, outside off. Babar Azam dead-bats it down the deck.
8.3

Good length, just outside off, Babar Azam blocks it to the off side.
8.2

Just a shade behind the good length, outside off. Saad Baig hangs back and punches it into the gap at cover and collects three runs as two fielders give chase to haul it in.

0.0

Saad Baig has copped a nasty blow, and the physio is out to have a look. After a bit of magic spray, Baig is ready to resume.
8.1

Saad Baig takes a blow on his gloves! On a good length, around leg and middle. Saad Baig tries to flick it to square leg, but the ball takes off and hits him flush on the left glove.
7.6

On a length, around off, Babar Azam dabs it to mid on.
7.5

FOUR! Short and punished! Bangs it hard onto the deck, over middle and leg. Babar Azam picks up the length pretty early and pulls it hard toward deep backward square leg for a boundary.
7.4

Fullish, around off, Babar Azam drives it crisply but finds the short cover fielder.
7.3

Back of a length, angling in, around middle. Babar Azam hops and tucks it to the left of deep fine leg for a brace.
7.2

FOUR LEG BYES! Free runs for Pakistan! Back of a length, around the hips of the batter. Babar Azam fails to connect his flick, and it brushes off the batter's thigh pad to fly past the left of the keeper for four runs.
7.1

Beaten! Just a shade behind the good length, outside off, nipping away. Babar Azam tries to punch it away from his body, but it zips past the outside edge.
6.6

Excellent shot from the batter, but it is hit straight to the fielder. Pitches it fuller, just outside off. Saad Baig plants his front foot, leans on it and drives it toward mid off.

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