पाकिस्तान vs श्रीलंका, Super Four - Match 3, शेख़ ज़ाएद स्टेडियम, अबू धाबी, 23 September 2025 - हाइलाइट्स

A confident shout for LBW but turned down! Maheesh Theekshana is convinced, but Charith Asalanka does not send it upstairs instantly. The skipper has a chat with the keeper before taking the review. Sliding on with the arm, fuller and on leg from around the wicket. Hussain is tempted by the flight, and he swings across the line. Gets beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the crouched back thigh. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls away on the off side. Nothing comes on the UltraEdge. The Ball Tracking shows that the impact is umpire's call, and the ball is missing the leg stump. Sri Lanka have burnt both their reviews.

Shorter and quicker, on middle. Nawaz defends it from the crease.

Full and attacking the stumps, Hussain looks to play it down the ground with a straight bat. Gets an inside edge that rolls through square leg for one.

Width offered by Maheesh, fuller in length. Hussain frees his arms and slaps it to the right of extra cover for a couple of runs.

Short and on middle, Talat punches it to long on for a run.

Fired in, fractionally short, outside off. It is not that wide for the cut but Mohammad flays at it and misses.

Short and turning into the pads, Talat nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Looped up, full and on leg, Mohammad Nawaz defends it off the front foot.

FOUR! Fine shot! A bit too full from Wanindu Hasaranga and around off. Nawaz makes the bowler pay as he cracks the drive to the right of cover for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in two for Mohammad Nawaz! Wanindu sprays it on the pads this time. Nawaz gets down on a knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Attacking the front pad, full in length. Mohammad Nawaz presses forward to defend but the ball spins to catch the inside edge and it rolls wide of mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up, full and on middle. Hussain Talat blocks it solidly. 10 runs off Hasaranga's over. Pakistan will take it with both hands. 37 runs needed in 36 balls.

FOUR! Crunched! Nuwan Thushara begins from over the wicket and dishes out a half-volley, outside off. Nawaz transfers his weight on the front foot and drives it sweetly to the left of the man at deep point for a boundary. 100 up for Pakistan!

On a good length, around off, Nawaz taps it to deep point for a single.

Delivers it on a back of a length, on middle and leg. Hussain swivels and pulls it through square leg for one more.

Too straight, on the pads, on a good length, turned away to deep square leg for another single.

Nuwan goes into the surface and this goes across the batter. Hussain will feel that he has missed out. There was width for him to cash in and he threw his hands at the ball but it sailed over the blade.

Slower one, fuller and the line is closer to the off stump. Hussain Talat hangs back and dabs it to backward point.

An arm ball, full and around middle, Nawaz tries to flick it but gets an inside edge towards backward square leg for a single.

Oh, just over! Full and around middle and leg, Hussain Talat backs away and lofts it back over the leaping Charith Asalanka for a single.

 Massive appeal for LBW from the bowler, but the umpire shakes his head. Sri Lanka don't have any reviews. Short and around leg, Talat goes back, and looks to flick it, but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets rapped on the back thigh. Meanwhile, Hussain Talat wants a quick single but is sent back, and the keeper dislodges the bails at the batting end, where Talat makes a dive to save himself. It is referred upstairs, but Talat is well in with a dive and sliding his bat just in time, as shown in the replays. Oh, the replays show that it would have been an umpire's call with the ball clipping the leg stump.

Short and around off, dabbed down towards cover off the back foot.

Another short delivery, around leg, tucked away through backward square leg for a single.

Things are very tight here in Abu Dhabi! Full and around middle, Talat uses his feet and mistimes his lofted shot but in the gap towards long on. A single taken and Pakistan need 28 more.

FOUR! PUNISHED! Too short and around middle, Hussain Talat crouches and pulls it in the gap towards deep square leg for a boundary. Just 24 needed now.

Full but down the leg side, Talat comes forward and tickles it to the left of short fine for a couple of runs more. 

Slower, nice and full, around middle, HT drills it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Excellent shot under pressure! Wanindu floats up, full and outside off, Hussain Talat strides forward and lofts it inside out over covers for a boundary.

Much fuller and around middle, Talat taps it off the toe end of the bat beside the pitch on the leg side and sneaks a quick single.

At the stumps, on the fuller length, swept away to deep backward square leg for a single. 12 off the over and Pakistan need 14 runs off the last 3 overs. Also, Wanindu ends the night with impressive figures of 2/27 in his four overs, but he went a touch expensive in his last two overs. That has swung the momentum back to Pakistan's side.

SIX! SMASHED! That should seal the game in favour of Pakistan. Hard length and a bit outside off, Mohammad Nawaz backs away, gives himself some room and slashes hard. Gets the ball to sail over the deep backward point fence for a biggie. They just need 8 runs now.

A swing and a miss! Chameera switches to over the wicket and bowls a shorter delivery, around middle, Nawaz backs away and tries to slash again but misses this time.

Oh, another dot. Hard length and around leg, seems to be a slower one. Mohammad Nawaz shuffles a long way and looks to scoop it, but fails to connect.

SIX! BELTED! Chameera sticks to his short ball plan and bowls another short ball, around middle, but this one sits up nicely for the batter. Mohammad Nawaz presses back a bit and pumps it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. Just 2 runs needed now. It also brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.

Pace off, on a length and outside off, Nawaz backs away and throws his hands at it to reach out. But gets deceived by the lack of pace on it.

SIX! DONE AND DUSTED! Another slower delivery, full and around middle, Mohammad Nawaz stays leg side of the ball, picks the change of pace, and deposits it over the leaping long on fielder for a biggie to seal the deal. Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets with 12 balls to spare.