Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test Match — Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026 · TEST
Match Drawn
CompletedPakistan
Sri Lanka
Ball by Ball Commentary
- Update
4:49 PM IST, 4:19 PM Local Time:
- Wicket
Saud Shakeel 97 (210) — b Lahiru Kumara. 4s: 8, 6s: 0, SR: 46.19
- 84.5W
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel
Bowled!. No Run. BOWLED. Great inning comes to end. Good length delivery on middle, Shakeel shuffles on the leg side and looks to cut it, but it is beaten and ball clips straight onto the middle off stump. And the match is officially drawn
- 84.40
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel
No Run.
- 84.30
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel
No Run. Good length delivery on middle, driven it to covers
- 84.21
Lahiru Kumara to Razaullah
One Run. Short length delivery on middle, played cut shot towards deep backward point for one
- 84.14
Lahiru Kumara to Razaullah
Four. Short lenth delivery outside off, smashes it hard towards long-off fence for a boundary
- 83.60
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
No Run. Back-of-length delivery on off, looks to cut it but beaten
End of over 84: 4 runs · PAK 279/7
- 83.52
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
Two Runs. Fuller delivery outside off, cuts it towards deep backward point and taken quick double
- 83.40
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
No Run. Fuller delivery outside off, looks to drive it but beaten
- 83.30
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
No Run. Back of length delivery outside off, cuts it to point for a dot
- 83.20
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
No Run.
- 83.12
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
Two Runs. Back of length delivery on middle, flicks it towards deep square leg for double
- 82.61
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel
One Run. Fuller delivery on off, driven it to covers for one
End of over 83: 6 runs · PAK 275/7
- 82.6WD
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel
Wide Ball. One Run.
- 82.54
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel
Four. Short length delivery on middle, pulls it towards deep square leg for a boundary
- 82.40
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel
No Run. Back of length delivery on off, cuts it to covers
- 82.30
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel
No Run.
- 82.20
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel
No Run. Good length delivery on middle, looks to defend it but beaten
- 82.10
Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel
No Run.
- 81.61
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
One Run. Fuller delivery outside off, lofts it to deep backward point for one
End of over 82: 5 runs · PAK 269/7
- 81.54
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
Four. Fuller delivery outside off, driven it towards deep extra cover for a boundary
- 81.40
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
No Run. Back of length delivery outside off, looks to cut it but beaten
- 81.30
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
No Run. Fuller delivery outside off, driven it to extra cover
- 81.20
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
No Run. Good length delivery outside off, looks to drive it but beaten
- 81.10
Dilshan Madushanka to Saud Shakeel
No Run.
- 80.60
Sonal Dinusha to Razaullah
No Run.
End of over 81: 3 runs · PAK 264/7
- 80.50
Sonal Dinusha to Razaullah
No Run.
- 80.41
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel
One Run. Fuller delivery outside off, driven it towards deep extra cover for one
- 80.31
Sonal Dinusha to Razaullah
One Run. Fuller delivery outside off, driven it to covers for one
- 80.20
Sonal Dinusha to Razaullah
No Run.
- 80.11
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel
One Run. Fuller delivery on middle, flicks it to deep square leg for one
- 79.60
Dhananjaya de Silva to Razaullah
No Run.
End of over 80: 10 runs · PAK 261/7
- 79.50
Dhananjaya de Silva to Razaullah
No Run. Good length delivery on middle, looks to defend it but is beaten, and the ball hits on the pads. A huge appeal the umpire has given it NOT OUT. Ball tracking confirms that the delivery would have missed the off stump. The on-field decision stays, and Razaullah survives. NOT OUT! Sri Lanka loses a review.
- Update
Review taken by Mendis against LBW
- New Batter
Razaullah — 1 matches, 92 runs, avg 46, SR 124.32
- Update
Day 5: Tea Break
- Wicket
Arafat Minhas 16 (29) — c Sonal Dinusha b Dhananjaya de Silva. 4s: 3, 6s: 0, SR: 55.17
- 79.4W
Dhananjaya de Silva to Arafat Minhas
Wicket! Caught By Sonal Dinusha. No Run. Fuller delivery outside off, looks to chipped it but did not time it, and the ball goes straight into the hands of Sonal Dinusha at extra cover, and he took a good catch
- 79.30
Dhananjaya de Silva to Arafat Minhas
No Run.
- 79.24
Dhananjaya de Silva to Arafat Minhas
Four. Fuller delivery outside off, lofts it towards deep extra cover for a boundary
- 79.2NB4
Dhananjaya de Silva to Arafat Minhas
No Ball. Five runs, Four.
- 79.11
Dhananjaya de Silva to Saud Shakeel
One Run. Fuller delivery on middle, flicks it to deep square leg for one
- 78.61
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel
One Run. Fuller delivery on middle, flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one
End of over 79: 3 runs · PAK 251/6
- 78.50
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel
No Run. Good length delivery on middle, defended it to covers
- 78.41
Sonal Dinusha to Arafat Minhas
One Run. Good length delivery on middle, driven it to long-on for one
- 78.30
Sonal Dinusha to Arafat Minhas
No Run.
- 78.20
Sonal Dinusha to Arafat Minhas
No Run. Fuller delivery on middle, defended it to covers
- 78.11
Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel
One Run. Fuller delivery on middle, flicks it to mid-wicket for one
- 77.60
Dhananjaya de Silva to Arafat Minhas
No Run.
End of over 78: 1 run · PAK 248/6