103.1 -
Mubarak to Misbah, SIX, that's it! This is the highest successful run chase for Pakistan in Test cricket and also the highest successful run chase ever in Sri Lanka. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Misbah advances and muscles it hard over mid-on
102.3 -
Kaushal to Misbah, FOUR, fifty for Misbah. It was tossed up just outside off stump, Misbah steps out, gets to the pitch of the ball and loft-drives it to the left of mid-on, who was interested for a moment. Pakistan are just a hit away now
102.2 -
Kaushal to Misbah, FOUR, misfield and it's gone for four. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Misbah advances and drives hard, Dhammika Prasad moves to his right at mid-off and tries to stop the ball, but lets it go through his legs. It brushed the finger as well
101.0 -
Dhammika to Younis Khan, FOUR, once again Dhammika misses his mark, bowls a juicy full ball, this time Younis Khan drives it all along the ground through mid-on
100.4 -
Dhammika to Misbah, FOUR, take that! The Pakistani skipper wants to finish this quickly. Overpitched delivery, right in the slot, Misbah absolutely drills it hard to the left of the bowler and mid-off had no chance. Hundred partnership comes up
100.2 -
Dhammika to Misbah, FOUR, easily done! Width on offer outside off stump, Misbah camps on the back foot and punches it with an angled bat through backward point to take Pakistan closer
99.5 -
Kaushal to Younis Khan, FOUR, spinning down the leg-side, Younis tickles it fine to fine leg and the fielder had no chance. Mathews drops his head down on seeing that ball race to the boundary
99.1 -
Kaushal to Younis Khan, FOUR, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Younis gets down on one knee and sweeps it over backward square leg for four more
97.1 -
Kaushal to Younis Khan, FOUR, spinning down the leg-side, Younis goes for the sweep after getting inside the line, the ball goes off the inside half of the bat and beats the man at fine leg, who wasn't quick enough running to his right
95.1 -
Kaushal to Younis Khan, FOUR, overpitched, Younis accepts the gift and drives it along the ground through cover and there was no one protecting the boundary
91.2 -
Kaushal to Misbah, FOUR, Misbah had seen enough, he goes BOOM BOOM now, advances and smokes this tossed up delivery over mid-on, brilliant aggressive stuff from the skipper, it almost went the distance
90.4 -
Mathews to Misbah, FOUR, that is deliberate stuff from Misbah, length ball outside off, Misbah opens the face of the bat and guides it in the gap between second and third slip, maybe he wanted to run it down wide of gully, but he'll take it
89.3 -
Kaushal to Younis Khan, FOUR, full toss and Younis says thank you, fetches it from outside off and sweeps it behind square, no need to run for those
87.4 -
Pradeep to Misbah, FOUR, on the stumps, Misbah clips it off his pads behind square on the on-side, you can't bowl there to Misbah
87.1 -
Pradeep to Younis Khan, FOUR, tad fuller and in that corridor outside off, Younis looks to force it through the off-side, gets a thick outside edge that rolls to the left of diving gully, lucky runs these for Pakistan
86.1 -
Dhammika to Younis Khan, leg byes, FOUR, Dhammika pitches it on a good length and gets it to swing into the right-hander, Younis was caught on the shuffle as he was looking to work it to the on-side, he misses and is struck on the front pad, there was a huge appeal straightaway, Mathews was never interested but was forced to take a review as Dhammika looked optimistic
81.5 -
Pradeep to Misbah, byes, FOUR, short of a length delivery and just outside off, Misbah presses half-forward and gets beaten as it bounces extra, the keeper didn't expect it to bounce that much and was on his way down, suddenly realised that it was going over his head and tried to reverse-cup it, but couldn't make a clean stop. That ball really took off!
77.1 -
Kaushal to Misbah, FOUR, well, waist high full toss, Misbah just comes down the wicket to heave it over long-on for a boundary. He took a heavy toll of a gift offered by the bowler
76.4 -
Lakmal to Younis Khan, FOUR, too full from Lakmal, Younis just drives it down the ground for a boundary. Superb timing and placement from Younis. Lakmal paid the price for bowling it very full
72.1 -
Pradeep to Younis Khan, FOUR, back of a length delivery and outside off, Younis tries an extravagant drive, gets an outside edge through the vacant slip cordon and collects a boundary
62.5 -
Kaushal to Younis Khan, FOUR, 30th ton for Younis. What a time to get it. Pressure on, chasing a target and the veteran rises to the occasion. This is also his 5th Test hundred in the 4th innings, the most by any batsman in the history of the game. Not much of a celebration, takes his helmet off and soaks in the applause. Coming to the ball, floated up on middle and leg, Younis kneels down and sweeps it over square leg, beats the man at deep backward square
60.3 -
Mubarak to Masood, FOUR, rank long hop and is dealt with ease, Masood had all the time in the world to pick his spot, goes back and pulls it to the left of long-on, no need to run for those
52.1 -
Lakmal to Younis Khan, FOUR, lovely shot! Last over Younis found the fielder with the on-drive, but not this time. He presents the full face of the bat and drives it handsomely to the left of mid-on, the timing on that didn't require the batsmen to run
40.2 -
Pradeep to Younis Khan, FOUR, banged in short and just outside off, the ball sits up nicely for Younis, who rocks on the back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket, races away to the fence in a jiffy
37.3 -
Kaushal to Masood, FOUR, drifts down the leg-side, all Masood had to do was to get bat on it, he tickles it fine past the keeper and it runs way to the fence
36.2 -
Lakmal to Masood, FOUR, shortish and well outside off, Masood plays it late and dabs it away through the gap between the lone slip and gully
31.3 -
Dhammika to Younis Khan, FOUR, lovely shot! Younis brings up his fifty, his first of the series. This was full and well outside off, Younis comes on the front foot and caresses the drive to the left of short cover, runs away to the fence in no time
31.2 -
Dhammika to Younis Khan, FOUR, slightly back of a length and angled in from just outside off, Younis goes on the back foot and whips it through mid-wicket, the fielder in the deep runs to his left, puts in the dive but the ball escapes to the fence
24.2 -
Kaushal to Masood, FOUR, rank long hop, looks like that slipped out of Kaushal's hands. Short and asking to be hit, Masood goes on the back foot and pulls, almost hit the man at short leg, but it runs away through square leg
22.5 -
Mathews to Masood, FOUR, pulled and pulled nicely! Beautiful wrist work from Masood. This was short and angled into the batsman, Masood rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket, well timed and equally well placed
22.2 -
Mathews to Masood, FOUR, short and wide, Masood hangs back and cuts it late into the square third man fence, superb timing and class exhibited
20.0 -
Kaushal to Masood, FOUR, Masood skips out again but this time he connects well, goes for the loft over mid-wicket and hits it with power, the ball raced away to the fence in no time
19.3 -
Kaushal to Masood, FOUR, good use of the feet from Masood, it was a flighted delivery on the stumps, Masood shimmes down the track and goes for the drive, didn't time it that well but had enough power to carry it to the fence, fielder at mid-on dived to his left but failed to make any contact with the ball
18.3 -
Pradeep to Masood, FOUR, that will be fifty for Pakistan. Good technique shown by Masood, full delivery just outside off, Masood gets into good balance and drives it straight down the ground, no need to run for those
18.0 -
Kaushal to Younis Khan, FOUR, short one and gets punished deservedly, Younis rocks back and rolls his wrists on the pull, picks a four through mid-wicket
17.5 -
Kaushal to Younis Khan, FOUR, slower and on the stumps, Younis jumps inside the crease and clips it behind square on the leg-side, the fielder in the deep could have done better, he was slow in chasing the ball
15.4 -
Kaushal to Masood, FOUR, Masood comes down the track and takes this tossed up delivery on the full, flicks it through mid-wicket and picks up a boundary
15.0 -
Pradeep to Younis Khan, FOUR, full and in the slot, Younis leans forward and drives it gently towards the left of mid-off, Mathews gave the chase but in vain
8.4 -
Dhammika to Younis Khan, FOUR, well, Younis too tries this extravagant flick off the hip to a short delivery that was going down leg, but thankfully for him it goes past the keeper and runs away to the boundary boards
4.4 -
Dhammika to Masood, FOUR, lovely shot from Masood there. He stood tall in the crease, came onto the front foot and drove it through mid-off for a boundary. He holds his pose and admires the shot
98.2 -
Dhammika to Misbah, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Misbah looks to defend from the crease, but gets an inside edge onto pad. As soon as Misbah saw umpire Paul Reiffel raise his finger, he went for the review. In fact, he thumped his bat with the glove to suggest that he hit it. Oh his son is extremely delighted in the stands on seeing the third umpire overturn the onfield call
95.3 -
Kaushal to Younis Khan, 2 runs, tossed up this time, Younis lunges forward and drives it through cover again, he hit this a little squarer and the man at deep point was able to tidy up. 150 up for Younis Khan. He gets a good round of applause and gets a hand shake from Misbah as well. With this, Younis Khan becomes the second Pakistani batsman to register a 150 plus score in fourth innings of a Test match.
58.1 -
Dhammika to Younis Khan, 2 runs, banged in midway down the wicket, Younis backs away and upper cuts it towards the third man region, the fielder runs to his left and keeps the ball in play. Younis wanted the third but Masood was not interested. That brings up the 200-run stand between these two
44.5 -
Mathews to Masood, 1 run, 150 of the partnership comes up! This was in the channel outside off, Masood knocks it square of the wicket for a single
32.0 -
Dhammika to Masood, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Masood stays back and turns it through backward square leg, he will keep the strike. The single brings up the 100-run stand between these two
27.0 -
Kaushal to Masood, 1 run, a good innings from Masood, he gets to his second Test fifty. The captain stands and applauds, while Younis Khan congratulates him by shaking his hand. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Masood drives it past bowler, who dived to his right
13.5 -
Kaushal to Masood, no run, flighted delivery on middle and off, Masood lunges forward to defend, gets an inside edge onto the pad. To the naked eye, it looked like the impact was outside off, but there was bat involved. Good call by umpire Gould