05/03Result
10th Match (N), Men's T20 Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 4 2016
Pakistan won by 6 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Umar Akmal
Umar AkmalPakistan
05/03Result
10th Match (N), Men's T20 Asia Cup at Dhaka, Mar 4 2016
Pakistan won by 6 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Umar Akmal
Umar AkmalPakistan

That brings us to the end of our coverage. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did bringing it to you. Do join us for the grand finale on Sunday. It's Bangladesh against India. Sher-e-Bangla will be buzzing, and it should hopefully be a cracker. Until then, it's goodbye and goodnight from all of us at the commentary desk. Cheers!

Shahid Afridi: We're good cricketers, just that we need to have more self-belief. That's what helped us in the chase today. We wanted to keep wickets intact in the first six overs and it worked. We've backed players, we didn't want to tamper with too many things, but the selectors have done well to give everyone a sincere opportunity. We had to change a few things, we worked hard and it helped. I don't fall down easily, yes, it was tough but I'm confident the boys can deliver.

Umar Akmal is the Man of the Match for his 48. "Credit to the captain, coaching staff and team management. Waqar showed me a motivational video before the match. That fired me up. We wanted to sign off with a win, good to see some rhythm to our game before the World T20."

Dinesh Chandimal: Overall we played some good cricket. We were 10-15 short with the bat, that was the turning point in this game. It was difficult to grip the ball with this dew. Injuries are the main issues, we haven't been able to get the best combination as a result. Hopefully players will recover in time.

Sanga says it as it is

10:45pm That should come as some relief for Afridi, Waqar & co, for this has been an otherwise disappointing Asia Cup campaign. The scorecard may say Pakistan won with just four balls to spare, but they were never really challenged in the chase. Umar Akmal piloted the chase after that turbo start by Sharjeel. Sarfraz did what Sarfraz normally does, working the ball into the gaps and mixing his fineness with his street smart ways to eat into the target. All in all, a clinical effort

Sri Lanka would wonder where they lost this. Not much doubt, really. 14 overs - 110 without loss. Next six overs, they made just 40. Once Pakistan went into the break with momentum by their side, they didn't look back. But the form of Dilshan would come as a silver lining

19.2
1
Perera to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, dropped at mid-off. Could have added to the drama. It was full, drilled hard to Kulasekara, who grabbed at it, bobbled out as they complete the run. Looked like Kula was confused for a split second, went Aussie style and burst out of his hand to nearly hit him on the face
19.1
0
Perera to Shoaib Malik, no run, full and dead straight on off, defended

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 150/4 (1 run required from 6 balls, RR: 7.89, RRR: 1.00)

  • Shoaib Malik12 (15b)
  • Nuwan Kulasekara4-0-20-1
  • Dushmantha Chameera4-0-32-0
18.6
W
Kulasekara to Umar Akmal, OUT, outstanding, simply wow. This was a flat hit over the infield, Thisara, at wide long-off, started running almost as soon as Akmal made contact, it was a flat hit and Thisara simply threw his hands up as he moved to his right, did well to hold on even as the momentum threatened to knock him back. He slid over, showed excellent balance. Superb athleticism.

Umar Akmal c Perera b Kulasekara 48 (49m 37b 4x4 2x6) SR: 129.72

18.5
6
Kulasekara to Umar Akmal, SIX, that would have cleared any boundary in the world. Full, he set himself up nicely, clean bat swing and boom. What power!
18.4
1
Kulasekara to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, right into the blockhole again, gets it down to long on
18.3
1
Kulasekara to Umar Akmal, 1 run, gets a thick inside edge as long on swoops in
18.2
0
Kulasekara to Umar Akmal, no run, excellent yorker, jams his bat down in time to keep that out
18.1
1
Kulasekara to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, floats it full on middle, worked towards deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | PAK: 141/3 (10 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.83, RRR: 5.00)

  • Umar Akmal41 (33b)
  • Shoaib Malik10 (13b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera4-0-32-0
  • Nuwan Kulasekara3-0-11-0
17.6
0
Chameera to Umar Akmal, no run, slower one outside off, guides it to point
17.5
4
Chameera to Umar Akmal, FOUR, full toss, a high one at that, picked the gap well enough, there was a fielder there but he had to dive across the turf to pull it back in, unfortunately it wasn't a full-blooded effort
17.4
2
Chameera to Umar Akmal, 2 runs, lofted over cover but his heart would have been in his mouth, falls in no man's land. It was the slower one, the bat face turned in his hand as he made contact

sandyk: "Looks like Pakistan were beaten by their emotions/attitude in the previous games. Against India, they were overwhelmed by the big game mindset and against bangladesh they expected it to be too easy which was not to be. Here, they are playing to their strengths without any prejudice."

17.3
0
Chameera to Umar Akmal, no run, crunched but straight to cover
17.2
4b
Chameera to Umar Akmal, 4 byes, beaten by the legcutter, bounces in front of Dickwella who fails to collect it cleanly, deflects it into the third man bouncer. Misread the bounce completely, didn't get his body behind the ball either
17.2
1w
Chameera to Umar Akmal, 1 wide, flirting with that wide line, Akmal backed away to carve it over point, missed. Touch harsh, line call
17.1
1
Chameera to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, width on offer, he backs away and then reaches out for it, toe-ends it to sweeper cover

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | PAK: 129/3 (22 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.58, RRR: 7.33)

  • Umar Akmal35 (28b)
  • Shoaib Malik9 (12b)
  • Nuwan Kulasekara3-0-11-0
  • Dushmantha Chameera3-0-24-0
16.6
0
Kulasekara to Umar Akmal, no run, gets back and defends

Imtiaz pathan: "I am in a spot of bother folks, whenever i swear not to watch any more pakistan, the next day they perform like champions and then again entice me. Just opened cricinfo tab and found Pakistan in a commanding position, could not believe it, am I dreaming??" No, it's for real. Pinch yourself if in doubt

16.5
1
Kulasekara to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, yorker length outside off, squeezed to long-on
16.4
1
Kulasekara to Umar Akmal, 1 run, whipped to deep square

Successful after a long time

8

No. of times Pakistan had failed to successfully chase targets of 150 or more, before this chase. Overall, this was their 7th win chasing 150 or more in T20Is.

Batsmen back to form?

2012

Last time Pakistan's three of the top four made scores of 30 or more in a T20I, before this match. This is their 6th time overall.

That's some score

1

No. of totals of 150 or more in this Asia Cup, before Sri Lanka's 150 for 4 in this game. India had scored 166 for 6 against Bangladesh in the first match.

Good start as opener

2

No. of half-centuries for Chandimal in 4 innings as opener in T20Is. He has only one half-century in 28 innings at other batting positions.

Good start, a rarity

2

Number of times in this Asia Cup, the team played out the Poweplays without losing any wicket, in 19 team innings. Both times by Sri Lanka: v UAE and v Pakistan today

Regular opponents

15

No. of T20Is between Pak and SL - joint-most between two teams. SL and NZ also have played 15 T20Is against each other. Pak have 9-5 win-loss over SL in 14 T20Is.