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
- 12.20
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara
No Run. Fuller length throw onto middle, leaves the ball alone
- 12.10
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara
No Run.
- 12.1NB
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara
No Ball. One Run. Fuller length ball around middle and off, he misses runs on it. No Ball declared of overstepping
- Update
3:30pm Ist / 3:00pm LT: Final Session on Day 2
- Update
3:10pm Ist / 2:40pm LT: Tea Called on Day 2. Pakistan finished their first innings at 434/9 after adding 44 runs and losing three wickets in the post-Lunch session, with Arafat Minhas scoring a fifty before getting out in the deep. Babar Azam declared following the ninth wicket, and Pakistan's new-ball bowlers immediately put Sri Lanka under pressure.Mohammad Abbas dismissed Pasindu Sooriyabandara for a duck, while debutant Saqib Khan picked up his maiden international wicket by removing Dinesh Chandimal. Sri Lanka managed 42 runs in 12 overs, losing two wickets, with Kamindu Mendis and Lahiru Udara taking them to the break. The visitors trail by 392 runs with eight wickets in hand.
- 11.60
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis
No Run. Back of length delivery around middle, he goes to pull it but misses to keeper. Tea Time
End of over 12: 4 runs · SL 42/2
- 11.50
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis
No Run. Fuller ball around off, pushes it to the cover point for dot
- 11.40
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis
No Run. Good length throw around off, went to hit it but misses to keeper
- 11.4NB
Razaullah to Kamindu Mendis
No Ball. One Run. Good length bouncer around off, he leaves it alone. No Ball
- 11.33
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara
Three Runs. Good length delivery around middle, taps it to the mid wicket for three runs
- 11.20
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara
No Run. Good length around off, he misses runs on it
- 11.10
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara
No Run. Good length ball around middle, hits it back to thrower
- 10.60
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run. Fuller length delivery around middle, blocks the ball back to bowler. Maiden Over
End of over 11: 0 runs · SL 38/2
- 10.50
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run. Fuller length throw around middle, defends the ball for zero
- 10.40
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run. Good length delivery around middle, plays it for nothing
- 10.30
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run. Good length throw onto middle, misses for runs on it
- 10.20
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run. Fuller ball around off, hits it for none
- 10.10
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run. Good length delivery around off, defends it
- 9.60
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara
No Run.
End of over 10: 1 run · SL 38/2
- 9.50
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara
No Run.
- 9.40
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara
No Run. Good length bouncer onto middle, Lahiru leaves the ball to keeper for nothing
- 9.30
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara
No Run.
- 9.20
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara
No Run.
- 9.10
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara
No Run.
- 9.1NB
Razaullah to Lahiru Udara
No Ball. One Run. Fuller ball around middle, went to hit it but misses on No Ball
- Bowler
Razaullah — 1 matches
- 8.60
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run. Not Out & Umpire's Call! Review didn't wasted! Fuller length ball around middle, he went to hit it but misses on the waist to the leg side for nothing but dot and then review taken and in that also the decision was not out and umpire's call
End of over 9: 0 runs · SL 37/2
- Update
Pakistan took a review for lbw check and original decision was not out
- 8.50
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run.
- 8.40
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run.
- 8.30
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run.
- 8.20
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run.
- 8.10
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run.
- 7.62
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara
Two Runs. Good length throw around middle, tucks it to square leg for double runs
End of over 8: 5 runs · SL 37/2
- 7.50
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara
No Run.
- 7.41
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis
One Run. Fuller length throw around middle, strikes the ball for one run
- 7.30
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis
No Run.
- 7.22
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis
Two Runs. Good length delivery around off, bats it for couple of runs
- 7.10
Saqib Khan to Kamindu Mendis
No Run.
- 6.62
Mohammad Abbas to Lahiru Udara
Two Runs. Fuller length throw onto middle, hits it for couple of runs
End of over 7: 5 runs · SL 32/2
- 6.51
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
One Run. Fuller length delivery around leg, taps it to the fine leg for a single run
- 6.40
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run.
- 6.31
Mohammad Abbas to Lahiru Udara
One Run. Fuller length throw onto middle, hits it for single run
- 6.21
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
One Run. Fuller length delivery around off, strikes the ball for one run
- 6.10
Mohammad Abbas to Kamindu Mendis
No Run.
- 5.64
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara
Four. Fuller length delivery around off side, carves to the deep cover point for a boundary
End of over 6: 8 runs · SL 27/2
- 5.54
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara
Four. Good length delivery around off, pushes it to the sweeper cover for a boundary
- 5.40
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara
No Run. Good length throw onto middle and off, misses for runs on it
- 5.30
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara
No Run.
- 5.20
Saqib Khan to Lahiru Udara
No Run.