Sri Lanka (160/6) secure a 14-run victory over Pakistan (147/8) to level the T20I series 1–1

[Deewana Mastana]

Bring on 170

 

[sweep_shot]

Finally a game to Test the batting

Yup. Good practice right before the WC.

 

[stani_pak]

Finally a game to Test the batting

This will be a good test indeed, no more for tuk tuk, go hard or go home, no babar or rizwan either, the boys need to show modern cricket

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Pakistani bowling will perform average for 9 out of 10 matches. In that one match it will get the phainty of a life time

 

[Deewana Mastana]

3 sixes off 3 balls

Bring it on says Jayasuriya

 

[sweep_shot]

3 sixes in a row. SL go past 150.

Waseem is under the pump.

 

[stani_pak]

If six...sixes are hit, we may never see Wasim Jnr again

 

[NeVerMind]

Funny game cricket is...Sri Lanka outscoring their previous score by a massive margin in a 12 over game

 

[Sunny_majoka]

AJ jeetain to mano

 

[Nasty Naz]

Proper moronic bowling from Wasim Jr.

Pakistan barely limp to 160 in a 20 overs match. Good luck chasing this I guess.

 

[Rana]

“wEeE nEeeEed moRrre accUmalatoR foR sRi LaNkaa coNdItiooN sAaR”

@gazza619 @Kianig89 @Raja Ishtiaq @BouncerGuy @salman24 @heddie19

 

[Deewana Mastana]

34 off 9 balls Shanaka well played

 

[sweep_shot]

If six...sixes are hit, we may never see Wasim Jnr again

Wicket in 4th ball.

 

[stani_pak]

Wicket in 4th ball.

Yes just saw it, but still bad bowling by wasim jnr, which is a shame, he is usually pretty decent

 

[NeVerMind]

Finally a game to Test the batting

For a moment I thought you meant 'game for test batting'...RizBar got excited

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Mohammad Wasim showing how lethal he is

0 yorkers

 

[Deewana Mastana]

One hit away to get 160

And they get it

Pak to chase 161 in 12 overs

 

[NeVerMind]

Yes just saw it, but still bad bowling by wasim jnr, which is a shame, he is usually pretty decent

Is the ball getting wet in the outfield which is making it difficult for the bowler to grip the ball?

 

[Rana]

160 in 12 overs

Horr Dalo Babar ko apne squad main!

 

[Asif321]

This over might end Wasim WC squad dream

 

[stani_pak]

Lord have mercy Pak might not be able to chase this in 20 overs and we need to do it in 12 overs :/

 

[sweep_shot]

SL finish at 160/6 after 12 overs.

Run-rate was 13+. Insane hitting.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Perfect chaotic game to set in the panic among fans

 

[sweep_shot]

Yes just saw it, but still bad bowling by wasim jnr, which is a shame, he is usually pretty decent

One bad game can happen. All bowlers went for runs. SL batters were in the mood today.

 

[stani_pak]

This over might end Wasim WC squad dream

I think so as well, which is a shame, he is a decent good bowler, just had an off day but so did the rest of the bowlers.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Wasim jnr has dropped himself from the World Cup squad in one game

 

[Nasty Naz]

Pacers went for 108 runs in 7 overs. Nawaz only bowled 1 over while extra overs were given to Wasim & Faheem. Poor captaincy.

 

[CricVet]

Wet ball I get it… but that was some brainless bowling from Wasim. He is out if the WC. No brains

 

[RidiculousMan]

Finally a game to Test the batting

That's what I think too. Ever since the Tri Series drama in UAE. Batting has been escaping.

Finally a real test to see if they can chase 13.5 rpo for 12 overs.

Imagine if we had Babar too here. Uff

Babar and Salman combo together in WT20.

But no sir. We will always blame the bowlers when we lose. Because it's their fault.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Surprised that this is Pathirana's first T20i against Pakistan.

Could see him doing a bit of damage in his most skillful format.

 

[Devadwal]

@Rana ye tumhari team hai ? Lanka ki Lallu team ko 160 runs banwa re wo bhi 12 over Main

 

[Rana]

Need 14 an over

This is going to happen in either a group game or a super 8 game

 

[Zeshan547]

Faheem is proper rubbish. I truly hope he gets dropped for a batter instead. Just roll with 2 pacers & 4 spin options in Abrar/Shadab/Nawaz/Saim instead.

just replace Abrar with Muqeem or Usman Tariq or faisal akram for better variety , two leggies are too risky and overkill. On bad days they can go for too many runs.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Hasan Nawaz and Fakhar Zaman would've been fine chasing this score.

Lets see what Hesson's chosen ones do here

 

[PakPremi]

Everyone got phainty in awkward bowling and fielding condition so no poor reflection on any bowler.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Everyone should relax and stop the wrist slitting, the ball is wet, fielders are also wary of slipping etc. Although Agha should've grown a pair and batted first, there was a chance it could be rained off and they should've tried to get the batting practice in.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Need 14 an over

This is going to happen in either a group game or a super 8 game

100%

And Babar and Salman will be on strike together

 

[Usman Chadda]

Hasan Nawaz and Fakhar Zaman would've been fine chasing this score.

Lets see what Hesson's chosen ones do here

We don’t have the firepower to chase such totals down.

It’s a big ground and you need some really poor bowling to chase this down.

We are looking at a big defeat, not ideal for WC preparation.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Rana Faheem is one of the most useless cricketers in the world right now. Washed up no body. Does nt score runs , Teams smash him at will when he bowls dibbly dobblies and crap fielder too

 

[zahid01]

Let's see how they will go in a chase no tuk tuk here my friend agha

 

[Rana]

Connect in the middle, elevation… it should go for 6

Even if Pakistan get 140 I’ll be impressed here

 

[RidiculousMan]

Everyone should relax and stop the wrist slitting, the ball is wet, fielders are also wary of slipping etc. Although Agha should've grown a pair and batted first, there was a chance it could be rained off and they should've tried to get the batting practice in.

Yea. I know.

But it has turned out as an opportunity for our batting. Which hasn't been challenged for a long time now

 

[CricVet]

This is what I wanted though… Pak under the pump is a good prep. We will find out hiw good these bats are-!

 

[Rana]

Everyone got phainty in awkward bowling and fielding condition so no poor reflection on any bowler.

No one is blaming the bowling

It’s the batting that can’t have an excuse here. The batsman always casually blame the bowling under your heroes Babar and Rizwan.

 

[Rana]

You need a batter to hit 40 off 15 type to give you the momentum and bring down the rr

 

[RidiculousMan]

Hasan Nawaz helped Pakistan chase 200+ in 16 overs at 13 rpo last year. Striking at 233.

Looking forward to the boys here

 

[stani_pak]

One bad game can happen. All bowlers went for runs. SL batters were in the mood today.

I agree that what I saw saying it was a shame, because he is a decent good bowler, but all of the bowlers where bad today and also credit to SL for batting so well tooo

 

[Rana]

This Liyanage guy is a fantastic find for SL

Quality player

 

[RidiculousMan]

You need a batter to hit 40 off 15 type to give you the momentum and bring down the rr

Hussain Talat, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Usman Khan

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Yea. I know.

But it has turned out as an opportunity for our batting. Which hasn't been challenged for a long time now

Exactly, this has just turned into a t10 like shoot out where you swing at everything, SL's attempt came off helped with some wet conditions. If they get another innings they could even fold for 70-80. Main thing is we should just go for it, however I don't have any hopes if Saim/Farhan get out early.

 

[stani_pak]

Time for PAK to go Berzerk no other choice

 

[RidiculousMan]

If Salman cannot strike at 180 tonight. He should demote himself today to no. 10

 

[PakPremi]

No one is blaming the bowling

It’s the batting that can’t have an excuse here. The batsman always casually blame the bowling under your heroes Babar and Rizwan.

Since when did they become my heroes, you know very well I support just the Pakistani team and who ever is playing at the time. I do back up Babar as One day player and Rizwan is miles ahead as a wicket keeper than anyone in Pakistan and contributes well enough for ODIs and Tests. Anyway as you say no RizBar excuses today for you .

 

[PakPremi]

No one is blaming the bowling

It’s the batting that can’t have an excuse here. The batsman always casually blame the bowling under your heroes Babar and Rizwan.

BTW plenty were.

 

[Devadwal]

Connect in the middle, elevation… it should go for 6

Even if Pakistan get 140 I’ll be impressed here

120 ban jaye bhut hai

 

[stani_pak]

need more of this from Farhan good start in the 2nd over

 

[saabir]

This target is too much for this pakistan side.. pakistan expecting target upto 170 in T20 WC and prepared according to that in mind.. this total comes out of syllabus for them

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Send in khaawaja

 

[Nasty Naz]

Dot king Farhan out.

 

[stani_pak]

oh lord Salman coming in at 3

 

[CricVet]

Fail 1 loaded…

 

[mango_bite77]

Nafay should play at 3

 

[CricVet]

Now let see if Salman has his cousin issues as well or possesses some mental toughness to fight from here

 

[CricVet]

Good job salman

 

[RidiculousMan]

Now let see if Salman has his cousin issues as well or possesses some mental toughness to fight from here

Mentally Salman is superior to Babar. It is the skill where he lacks a bit for this format

 

[BreadPakoda]

Agha doing what Babar can’t.

 

[CricVet]

Very smartly done…

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Skipper here to send a message.

I think he's worried about Babar taking number 3 spot so is laying down a major marker.

Well done

 

[Rana]

Agha Maxwell

 

[RidiculousMan]

Salman will need to stay there and take down Hasaranga

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Agha on fire love it well done skipper.

Brave batting

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Agha playing shots surprisingly

 

[Rana]

25 off 7

I’ve never ever seen a Pakistan batsman do this lol

 

[Kianig89]

Sl with a showcase of intent merchants , specifically bonkers at the end,

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Wao Salman that is a surprise

 

[Rana]

29 off 8

Koi Agha ko Roko!!!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Couldn't beat his counterparts 34 off 9

Agha on 29 off 9

 

[Kianig89]

Agha playing once in a lifetime stuff

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Oh twaddi

India watch out

Agha De Villiers is coming

 

[RidiculousMan]

Agha Maxwell

Maxwell or de Villiers?