पाकिस्तान vs श्रीलंका, मैच 5, गद्दाफ़ी स्टेडियम, लाहौर, 27 October 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Good length, on middle, angling in. Fakhar Zaman works it to mid-wicket. 

OUT! TAKEN! Dilshan Madushanka gets some assistance from the deck and that helps Sri Lanka to get their first breakthrough. Dilshan Madushanka hits the deck hard and gets extra bounce, just outside off. Fakhar Zaman hangs back and presents the full face of the bat to defend it down, but it hits the outer shoulder of the bat and loops up toward the front of backward point, where Pavan Rathnayake takes the catch.  

Full-length delivery, outside off, Babar Azam shuffles and defends it back to the bowler.

Pitches it up, outside off, Babar Azam lunges and defends it to mid off. 

Four! No need to run for that. The batter stays in the crease and punches it through covers. Finds the fence.

On a length, around off, Maaz Sadaqat defends it back to the bowler.

Huge appeal for LBW, but the umpire shakes his head. A full toss, around the pads of the batter, swinging down the leg side. Maaz Sadaqat misses his flick and wears it on the front pad. The replay shows that the impact on the pad is outside leg. 

Full, outside off, Maaz Sadaqat steers it to deep third for one.

Much fuller, on leg, Fakhar Zaman clips it to short mid-wicket.

Hits the deck hard, over middle. Fakhar Zaman rocks back and tucks it to square leg for a single.

Much fuller, on middle. Maaz Sadaqat charges down the track but yorks himself out, ending up digging it back to the bowler.

Swing and a miss! On a length, outside off, swinging away. Maaz Sadaqat strides forward and tries to drill it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

FOUR! This time, Sadaqat connects it pretty well! This is a touch fuller, wide outside off. Maaz Sadaqat drills into the gap between cover and point for four runs. 

Good effort! Pitching it fuller, outside off stump, with late outward movement. Sadaqat reaches out to drive on the up, mistiming it slightly to the left of cover. The fielder dives to his left and manages to get a hand to it. The batters take a single.

Back of a length, outside off, Fakhar Zaman leaves it away. 

Fuller, outside off, Fakhar Zaman punches it to mid off.

Pitches it up, outside off, nipping away. Fakhar Zaman shuffles across and dabs it down the deck.

Asitha Fernando scoots from over the wicket and pushes it away from the left-hander. Fakhar Zaman tries to defend it down, but it zips past the outside edge. 

Pitches it fuller, on off, Fakhar Zaman defends it to cover. 

Fuller in length, around off, Fakhar Zaman lunges forward and blocks it away to cover. 

Pushes it fuller, yet again, does Fernando, around the pads of the batter. Fakhar Zaman clips it to mid-wicket. 

FOUR! Oh, that has been gloriously driven by Zaman! Full-length delivery, pitching it just outside off, nipping it away. Fakhar Zaman plants his front foot toward the delivery and drives it beautifully toward the right of the mid off fielder for four runs. 

Drags his length back, around off, Fakhar Zaman gets behind the line and dabs it down. Five dots and a boundary to start things off.