Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Nawaz to Asalanka, out Stumped!! Gone! This is a massive moment in the game. Asalanka is one of the best middle-order batters going around and he's been dimissed with over 100 runs needed. This is a match-up Sri Lanka would have wanted their skipper to win. But he departs and Pakistan are jubilant. Asalanka comes down the track, gets deceived in flight and though there was extra bounce, Rizwan gloves the ball cleanly and lights up the stumps in a flash. No need of the third umpire - that's how short Asalanka was from the crease. Asalanka st Rizwan b Nawaz 32(49) [4s-2]

Nawaz to Asalanka, 1 run, flighted outside off, Asalanka sweeps backward of square leg

Saim Ayub to Asalanka, FOUR, big over. 12 runs. Low full toss close to off, Asalanka sinks down on his knee and sweeps it backward of square leg. He almost jammed the sweep out but got the placement spot on

Saim Ayub to Asalanka, no run, sliding in from round the wicket, Asalanka squeezes it off the inner half to short fine

Saim Ayub to Asalanka, 1 run, Ayub applauds the effort. Asalanka has decided to take on Ayub. Flighted delivery around off, Asalanka kneels down and plays the slog sweep again, this time square on the leg-side and Ashraf settles in front of the rope, takes the catch over his head but the momentum was taking him over, he releases the ball and saves five runs

Saim Ayub to Asalanka, FOUR, Asalanka releases the pressure. He was struggling and needed a boundary. Ayub comes on and lands one in the slot, Asalanka sits down and slog sweeps to the vacant deep mid-wicket region, one bounce and over the ropes

Haris Rauf to Asalanka, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Asalanka slaps it on the bounce to sweeper cover

Haris Rauf to Asalanka, no run, fuller and close to off, Asalanka pushes it to cover

Haris Rauf to Asalanka, no run, 136.9ks back of a length delivery, Asalanka gets behind the line and defends to cover

Haris Rauf to Asalanka, no run, 138.4ks full pitcher around off, Asalanka creams the drive straight to cover

Nawaz to Asalanka, 1 run, floated up around off, Asalanka leans across and works it to long-on

Nawaz to Asalanka, no run, flighted outside off, Asalanka sits down and reverse sweeps to short third, he couldn't beat the fielder

Nawaz to Asalanka, 1 run, sharp turn from outside off, Asalanka pats it wide of cover and crosses over

Nawaz to Asalanka, no run, 87.7ks flighted outside off, Asalanka drags the sweep to short fine and Samarawickrama is not keen on a risky single

Nawaz to Asalanka, 1 run, sharp turn and it cramps Asalanka for room, he was shaping to cut and ends up chopping it to backward point

Nawaz to Asalanka, 1 run, tossed up around off, Asalanka works it past mid-wicket and down to long-on

Haris Rauf to Asalanka, 1 run, 135.6ks back of a length around off, Asalanka chops it square of the wicket

Nawaz to Asalanka, 1 run, short and outside off, Asalanka makes room and cuts it straight to sweeper

Nawaz to Asalanka, no run, 89.4ks quicker and around off, Asalanka camps back and knocks it to mid-wicket

Nawaz to Asalanka, 1 run, 81.3ks short of length around off, Asalanka guides it to short third

Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, leg byes, 1 run, strays down leg, Asalanka misses the flick and the ball deflects off the thigh pad

Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, no run, fraction short and swinging away, Asalanka goes for the cut and chops it towards cover

Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, no run, 139.3ks angled into the pads, Asalanka turns it to mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, 2 runs, width on offer, Asalanka throws his bat and slaps it over extra cover, just a couple

Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, no run, there's that movement. Very little but still there. Comes in with the natural angle, Asalanka hangs back to defend but the ball straightens to beat the outside edge. Not sure it carried to Rizwan..

Nawaz to Asalanka, 1 run, spinning into leg, Asalanka nudges it to deep square leg

Nawaz to Asalanka, no run, 90.7ks quicker and back of a length, Asalanka knocks it to mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, 1 run, strays down leg, Asalanka swivels and pulls it to fine leg, goes on the bounce

Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, 1 run, 128.4ks on a length and around off, Asalanka angles it square of the wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Asalanka, no run, 130ks short of length outside off, Asalanka rides the bounce and punches to backward point

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, 1 run, 138.5ks fuller and angled across, Asalanka drives and the outside edge runs down to third man

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, no run, 138.2ks short of length close to off, Asalanka gets on top of the bounce and defends

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, no run, back of a length around off, Asalanka knocks it down the pitch

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, 1 run, in the air and safe. Short and wide outside off, Asalanka goes for the upper cut and gets it off the toe-end, the ball lands in front of the incoming sweeper. He missed out on a scoring opportunity there..

Faheem Ashraf to Asalanka, 1 run, 127.1ks back of a length delivery, Asalanka miscues the flat-batted it back over Ashraf and mid-off tidies up

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, 1 run, angled in from round the wicket, Asalanka knocks it to mid-on and quickly crosses over

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, no run, 135.7ks fullish delivery around off, Asalanka defends towards point

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Asalanka drives on the rise to sweeper cover

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, no run, 132.4ks angled outside off, Asalanka cracks it hard and straight to backward point

Faheem Ashraf to Asalanka, 1 run, dropped! Tough chance and Zaman does not hold on. Not sure he even got a finger to it. The pressure was on Asalanka and he tries to release it with a heave across the line, miscues it straight up and the ball goes a mile before coming down, Zaman comes in from deep square leg and never looked like taking it. In the end, he dives forward and does not even touch the ball. Will that prove to be costly?

Faheem Ashraf to Asalanka, no run, back of a length delivery, Asalanka punches with an open bat face to backward point

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, no run, on a length and close to off, Asalanka angles it with an open face to backward point

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, no run, good length ball on off, Asalanka defends it with a straight bat

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, no run, slanted outside off, Asalanka sees the width and throws his bat, misses and almost nicks off. There's still a bit of movement

Naseem Shah to Asalanka, 1 run, short and angled across, Asalanka cracks it to sweeper cover

Faheem Ashraf to Asalanka, 1 run, length delivery around off, shaping away sharply as Asalanka gets squared up, the outside edge runs down to third man

Haris Rauf to Asalanka, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged back to Haris Rauf

Haris Rauf to Asalanka, no run, short of a length around off, punched to mid-off by Asalanka

Haris Rauf to Asalanka, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven through covers as Asalanka gets off the mark. He slips at the bowler's end