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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2026 - Player Highlights

Eshan Malinga 1-27(2 ov)
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Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim, no run, full ball snakes in to hit Wasim on the back leg. Impact umpire's call and missing leg stump by a fair distance. Not out. The crowd go ballistic here in Dambulla and it's because Sri Lanka have won by 14 runs to square the series 1-1.
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Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim, wide, the slower one goes miles outside off and Wasim can only watch it dribble towards the keeper after missing his umpteenth slog
11.5
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim, no run, slower, fuller and wider, Wasim loses balance trying to slog it out of the ground and gets duped for lack of pace
11.4
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim, no run, that will do for Sri Lanka. Eshan Malinga gets his line right on the slower delivery and beats Mohammad Wasim on the under edge. Just a blind slog from Wasim and he gets nowhere near the delivery
11.4
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim, wide, make that two in a row from Eshan Malinga, Wasim doesn't bother with it
11.4
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim, wide, overcooks the slower ball and sprays it well wide of off stump, Wasim ignores it to the keeper
11.3
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim, no run, slower ball once again from Eshan Malinga, it's touch fuller around sixth stump and beats Wasim on the inside edge
11.3
Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim, wide, slower length delivery dished out wide of off stump, Wasim tries to slog and gets beaten due to lack of pace
11.2
Eshan Malinga to Naseem Shah, 1 run, shuffles a long way outside off and heaves the full delivery off the toe end to the right of long-on
11.1
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Eshan Malinga to Mohammad Wasim, out Faheem Ashraf Run Out!! Is that the game for Sri Lanka? Looks like it. Slower length delivery outside off, Wasim fails to pick the change of pace and gets beaten on the under edge. He, though, responds for a quick single from his partner and takes off almost instantly. Mendis collects it cleanly and hits the stumps direct with an underarm throw. Faheem Ashraf was nowhere near the frame. Faheem Ashraf run out (Kusal Mendis) 9(3) [4s-2]
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Eshan Malinga to Salman Agha, 3 runs, chips the full delivery off the inside half over mid-on, the ball loses pace after dropping on the outfield, but that was good enough to fetch 3 for the duo...
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Eshan Malinga to Salman Agha, wide, good length angling down the leg-side, Salman Agha looks for a leg glance and misses
1.5
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Eshan Malinga to Salman Agha, FOUR, the skipper is on a roll here. Streaky, but counts. Slower length delivery just outside off, Salman Agha made room and tried to push it on the off-side. A thick outside edge and it flies away past the diving keeper to his right
1.4
6
Eshan Malinga to Salman Agha, SIX, smoked! Full and angled in on the pads, Salman Agha uses the angle to whip it over backward square for a mighty maximum
1.3
4
Eshan Malinga to Salman Agha, FOUR, off the mark with a boundary is Salman Agha! A mini shuffle towards the ball, opens the bat face and steers it away in the gap between backward point and cover...
1.2
W
Eshan Malinga to Sahibzada Farhan, out Bowled!! Dragged on. The crowd find their voice again. Eshan Malinga gets the ball to wobble in from a length outside off, Sahibzada Farhan made room in a bid to slash it on the off-side. No feet and he ended up slicing it off the thick inside edge back onto middle and off. Sahibzada Farhan b Eshan Malinga 9(7) [4s-2]
1.1
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Eshan Malinga to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, nearly a maximum! The length was short and Sahibzada Farhan was up for the challenge. Swivelled across and muscled the pull over mid-wicket