Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Live స్కోర్, Match 5 of England and Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 2026

The lean run continues for Fakhar Zaman.

OUT! TAKEN! Dilshan Madushanka gets some assistance from the deck and that helps Sri Lanka to get their first breakthrough.

Good length, on middle, angling in. Fakhar Zaman works it to mid-wicket.

Much fuller, on middle. Maaz Sadaqat charges down the track and yorks himself out, ending up digging it back to the bowler.

Hits the deck hard, over middle. Fakhar Zaman rocks back and tucks it to square leg for a single.

Much fuller, on leg, Fakhar Zaman clips it to short mid-wicket.

Full, outside off, Maaz Sadaqat steers it to deep third for one.

Huge appeal for LBW, but the umpire shakes his head. A full toss, around the pads of the batter, swinging down the leg side. Maaz Sadaqat misses his flick and wears it on the front pad. The replay shows that the impact on the pad is outside leg.

On a length, around off, Maaz Sadaqat defends it back to the bowler.

Pitches it up, outside off, nipping away. Fakhar Zaman shuffles across and dabs it down the deck.

Fuller, outside off, Fakhar Zaman punches it to mid off.

Back of a length, outside off, Fakhar Zaman leaves it away.

Good effort! Pitching it fuller, outside off stump, with late outward movement. Sadaqat reaches out to drive on the up, mistiming it slightly to the left of cover. The fielder dives to his left and manages to get a hand to it. The batters take a single.

FOUR! This time, Sadaqat connects it pretty well! This is a touch fuller, wide outside off. Maaz Sadaqat drills into the gap between cover and point for four runs.

Swing and a miss! On a length, outside off, swinging away. Maaz Sadaqat strides forward and tries to drill it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Not much movement through the air or off the seam in the first over. The left-arm quick, Dilshan Madushanka, will steam in from the other end. He has two slips in place.

Drags his length back, around off, Fakhar Zaman gets behind the line and dabs it down. Five dots and a boundary to start things off.

FOUR! Oh, that has been gloriously driven by Zaman! Full-length delivery, pitching it just outside off, nipping it away. Fakhar Zaman plants his front foot toward the delivery and drives it beautifully toward the right of the mid off fielder for four runs.

Pushes it fuller, yet again, does Fernando, around the pads of the batter. Fakhar Zaman clips it to mid-wicket.

Fuller in length, around off, Fakhar Zaman lunges forward and blocks it away to cover.

Pitches it fuller, on off, Fakhar Zaman defends it to cover.

Asitha Fernando scoots from over the wicket and pushes it away from the left-hander. Fakhar Zaman tries to defend it down, but it zips past the outside edge.

We are all set to get going on another warm afternoon in Lahore. It is a sparse crowd at the moment, but expect the stands to fill up later in the evening. A change up top for Pakistan, with Maaz Sadaqat opening alongside Fakhar Zaman. Asitha Fernando will start with the new ball for Sri Lanka. Fakhar will face the first ball. A slip in place. Off we go...

Sri Lanka (Unchanged XI) - Kamindu Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (C/WK), Pavan Rathnayake, Sahan Arachchige, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Fakhar Zaman, Maaz Sadaqat (In for Saim Ayub), Babar Azam, Saad Baig (WK), Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Arafat Minhas, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi (C), Naseem Shah (In for Razaullah), Haris Rauf.

TOSS - It is time for the coin to go up in Lahore. Kusal Mendis calls it correctly, and Sri Lanka elect to BOWL first.