Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 1 run, Babar Azam hits the winning runs! He drives this through the off-side, finds the gap and that's an emphatic win for Pakistan - they get over the line with 8 wickets and 10 balls to spare. Handshakes all around as the two veteran batters start walking back to the pavilion..

Pramod to Babar Azam, 1 run, eased into the off-side by Babar Azam for a single

Pramod to Babar Azam, no run, squeezed down the pitch as the bowler goes full, it's a yorker almost

Pramod to Babar Azam, no run, short ball outside off, Babar Azam leaves it alone

Pramod to Babar Azam, 1 run, Babar Azam brings up his 20th ODI century! A truly exceptional batter in the 50-over game - not just for Pakistan, but in world cricket as a whole. His fanbase stretches far beyond Pakistan, with supporters across the globe admiring his class. A modern-day great in every format. Gets there with a pull through the leg-side and the Pakistani supporters are on cloud nine. His teammates in the dugout give him a standing ovation, while Rizwan hugs him at the other end. Superb knock indeed. He has scored 20 centuries in the ODI format in only 136 innings, 108 innings less than Saeed Anwar

Chameera to Babar Azam, 1 run, pulled through the leg-side as Babar Azam moves to 99* with this single through the leg-side

Chameera to Babar Azam, 1 run, pulls the short ball through the leg-side for one

Chameera to Babar Azam, FOUR, Pakistan inch closer to victory, Babar inches closer to his century. This was pitched up by the bowler around off and Babar Azam drills it through covers for four runs

Chameera to Babar Azam, no run, played towards cover by Babar Azam

Pramod to Babar Azam, 1 run, short of a length on leg, nudged through backward square leg for a single

Pramod to Babar Azam, wide, goes for a pull, but it's a wide ball down the leg-side

Pramod to Babar Azam, no run, banged in short as the batter ducks for cover

Pramod to Babar Azam, 1 run, short of a length around middle and leg, nudged to mid-on for a single

Chameera to Babar Azam, 1 run, on a length around middle and leg, nudged down the pitch for a single

Chameera to Babar Azam, 1 run, pulled to deep square leg as the bowler goes short

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, driven along the carpet to long-off by Babar Azam

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, driven back to Hasaranga by Babar Azam

Chameera to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of a length around off, Babar Azam slices it through point for a single

Chameera to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length around off, punched to the fielder at cover by Babar Azam

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, knocked to long-on with soft hands for a single

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, floated around off, Babar Azam defends it off his front foot

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, FOUR, more runs for Babar Azam. This was short on off and Babar Azam rocks back in the crease to punch it through covers for a rollicking boundary

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, floated on middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket with soft hands by Babar Azam

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, FOUR, pulled away! Short ball on middle and leg, Babar Azam pulls it away to the deep backward square leg for four runs

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 1 run, nudged to mid-wicket where a slight misfield results in a single

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run, short ball on leg, Babar Azam goes for a pull and misses

Kamindu Mendis to Babar Azam, 1 run, sliding into the pads, Babar flicks to deep mid-wicket

Kamindu Mendis to Babar Azam, FOUR, fabulous shot! Flighted delivery around off, Babar gets a good stride across and drives in front of square

Kamindu Mendis to Babar Azam, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Babar works it to mid-on

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 1 run, on a length and close to off, Babar punches to mid-on and crosses over

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Babar drives to long-on

Kamindu Mendis to Babar Azam, 1 run, flighted outside off, Babar eases it to sweeper cover

Kamindu Mendis to Babar Azam, 1 run, very full on middle, Babar digs it out wide of mid-on and crosses over

Kamindu Mendis to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up outside off, Babar pushes it to cover

Kamindu Mendis to Babar Azam, wide, throws it up too far outside off, Babar ignores and collects the wide

Kamindu Mendis to Babar Azam, no run, floated up outside off, Babar drives hard and straight to cover

Kamindu Mendis to Babar Azam, FOUR, short and outside off, plenty of width on offer and Babar cracks the cut in front of square. Gives the sweeper no chance of getting across and making the stop

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, flighted around off, Babar jams the drive out to long-on

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, flighted leg-break, Babar eases it with the spin to long-off

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up outside off, Babar happy to block off the front foot

Pramod to Babar Azam, 1 run, short of length outside off, Babar stands tall and punches to sweeper cover

Pramod to Babar Azam, 1 run, in the air and safe. Banged into the surface, Babar takes it on and attempts the pull, gets a top-edge and the ball lands near deep square leg. Nissanka runs in but the ball drops in front of him

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, googly outside off, Babar presses across and blocks to cover

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, shortens the length, Babar stands tall and knocks it to long-on

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, flighted around off, Babar pushes it straight to cover

Pramod to Babar Azam, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery, Babar punches to long-on

Chameera to Babar Azam, 1 run, short of length delivery, Babar gets on top of the bounce and pulls towards mid-wicket, Kamindu dives to his right and takes pace off, he saved a few runs there

Chameera to Babar Azam, no run, on a length and close to off, Babar angles it to backward point

Chameera to Babar Azam, 2 runs, back of a length around off, Babar punches it in front of square and picks up couple more

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, 1 run, slower ball outside off, Babar drives to sweeper cover and retains strike

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Babar rides the bounce and punches in front of square, easy brace

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, 1 run, pace off full delivery, Babar leans forward and eases it to long-on

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery, Babar punches it back and Liyanage leaps to parry it to mid-on

Chameera to Babar Azam, 1 run, fifty for Azam. A typical knock from Pakistan's no. 3. He's dropped anchor and hardly put a foot wrong. The crowd are on their feet applauding and Babar acknowledges with a bat raise. Back of a length delivery, Babar punches it to sweeper cover

Chameera to Babar Azam, no run, 128.2ks full and outside off, Babar creams the drive straight to cover. Either side and that's a boundary

Asalanka to Babar Azam, 1 run, tossed up on leg, Babar drives it down to long-on

Chameera to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of a length around off, Babar punches it in front of square and has to be content with a single

Chameera to Babar Azam, no run, 124.2ks short and wide outside off, Babar cuts it hard and straight to backward point

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, fraction short in length, Babar hangs back and punches in front of square

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery close to off, Babar settles into the forward defensive

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up leg-break, Babar pushes it straight to cover

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, very full delivery on leg, Babar jams it out to long-on

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Babar reaches and drives to sweeper cover

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, no run, on a length and outside off, Babar defends towards cover and Liyanage is quick to swoop across

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, googly on middle and leg, Babar works it with the spin and retains strike

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, flighted outside off, Babar drives to deep extra cover

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, throws it a bit wider of off-stump, Babar angles the block to point

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up on off, Babar settles into the forward defensive

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Babar gets a thick inside edge to deep square leg

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, no run, 122.2ks fraction short and outside off, Babar cracks it straight to backward point

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, shortens the length outside off, punched to sweeper cover

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, dropped! Tough chance but Asalanka can't hold on. Another drag down and Babar pulls it powerfully towards mid-wicket, Asalanka dives to his left and gets a hand but the ball does not stick

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, FOUR, poor delivery and Babar puts it away. It is a half tracker and Babar could have picked his spot, sinks down and pulls it over mid-wicket. The bottom hand comes off but the ball races across the turf

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Babar pushes it off the inner half towards mid-wicket

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, no run, on a length and outside off, Babar goes hard on the drive and mistimes it to cover

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, 1 run, fullish delivery close to off, Babar punches it to long-on

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, wide, strays down leg, Babar misses the glance and it is called a wide

Janith Liyanage to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery, Babar gets behind the line and defends to mid-on

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 1 run, fraction short and outside off, Babar cracks it in front of square and picks out sweeper

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run, good length ball around off, Babar stays behind the line and defends

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run, on a length and close to off, Babar prods forward and jams the block onto the pad

Asalanka to Babar Azam, no run, fullish delivery around off, Babar pushes it straight to mid-off

Asalanka to Babar Azam, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Babar punches wide of mid-off and crosses over

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length around off, Babar pats it with an angled bat to backward point

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of a length angled in, Babar tucks it to deep square leg

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, no run, 129.1ks good length ball close to off, Babar dabs it to backward point

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, FOUR, shot! That's classic Babar. On a length and outside off, he gets on top of the bounce and punches it in front of square. There's a sweeper in place but he had no chance

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Babar chops it to third man and there's a fumble, extra run conceded

Asalanka to Babar Azam, 1 run, comes down the track, gets too close to the ball and digs the drive out to long-on

Asalanka to Babar Azam, 1 run, flatter and drifting across, Babar goes back and tucks it past mid-wicket

Asalanka to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up around off, Babar pushes it to the right of Asalanka

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 1 run, short of length outside off, Babar rides the bounce and punches to sweeper cover

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 1 run, played with a straight bat to mid-on, the ball rolls gently and Babar is quick off the blocks, easily nabbed

Asitha Fernando to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of a length around off, Babar plays with soft hands wide of cover and crosses over

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, googly but the length is short, Babar goes back and flicks in front of square

Pramod to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length on off, Babar opens the bat face and angles it to point

Pramod to Babar Azam, wide, Madushan continues to leak runs.. He attempts the bouncer but it is too short and too high, Babar ducks and umpire signals a wide for height

Pramod to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Babar blocks solidly to mid-on

Pramod to Babar Azam, 2 runs, in the air and safe. Fullish delivery, hint of away swing and Babar is drawn into the drive, he checks his shot because of the movement and ends up chipping it over the cover region

Pramod to Babar Azam, no run, shortens the length around off, Babar hangs back and defends to mid-wicket

Pramod to Babar Azam, FOUR, lovely shot! Much needed for Babar. The run-rate had come down, the pressure was building on him and Babar gets his first boundary. Fullish delivery around off, he presents the full face of the bat and drives straight of mid-on

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 2 runs, low full toss on the pads, Babar flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and Nissanka in the deep puts in a dive to stop a boundary, saves a couple of runs

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, full and straight on off, Babar Azam looks to defend, gets an inside edge on to the pads

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery around off, driven towards cover by Babar Azam

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, driven to long-on

Pramod to Babar Azam, 1 run, length delivery on middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a single

Pramod to Babar Azam, no run, clipped to mid-wicket by Babar Azam

Pramod to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punched through cover by Babar Azam

Pramod to Babar Azam, 2 runs, in the air but safe! Back of a length around off, Babar Azam chips it over the bowler's head for a couple of runs. Was a good effort by the fielders in the deep. One with the slide, the other fielder with the throw

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, 1 run, a single taken as Babar Azam gently pushes this to long-on

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, loopy delivery around off, Babar Azam pushes it towards cover

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, flatter through the air as Babar Azam knocks it down the pitch

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, sharp turn on offer, Babar Azam knocks it in front of cover

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, googly on middle and leg, nudged into the on-side by Babar Azam

Hasaranga to Babar Azam, no run, tad short on middle and leg, guided back to the bowler by Babar Azam

Chameera to Babar Azam, 1 run, short of a length outside off, Babar Azam runs it to square third man

Chameera to Babar Azam, no run, punched to cover by Babar Azam

Chameera to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length around off, Babar Azam guides it down the pitch

Chameera to Babar Azam, 1 run, played through the off-side by Babar Azam for a single

Asalanka to Babar Azam, 1 run, flatter through the air as Babar Azam works it into the pocket at mid-wicket

Asalanka to Babar Azam, 1 run, bunts this towards long-on for one

Chameera to Babar Azam, no run, short of a length around off, Babar Azam defends it down the pitch

Chameera to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length outside off, sliced to point by Babar Azam